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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7518529 | Monitoring device for a medium voltage overhead line A monitoring device (1) for monitoring the electrical properties of a medium voltage overhead line (3) in a medium voltage network comprises three separate measurement sensors (2a, 2b, 2c), each being adapted f... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7342508 | Telemetry system and method with variable parameters A programmable telemetry circuit that may be programmed for high bandwidth, low Q; low bandwidth, high Q; or for other parameters. The programmable telemetry circuit may include a first coil; a high impedance path having a first node connected to a first node of the... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337080 | Method and apparatus for instrument transformer reclassification Systems and methods for reclassifying instrument transformers. A line mounted device that includes a sensor that can be attached to a power line. The line mounted device generates data or representations of the power parameters of the power line. A processor in the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336202 | Temperature monitoring device Temperature measurement data obtained by measuring the temperature of a cable clamp (31) by a temperature sensor (320) is radio-transmitted from a temperature sensing unit (32) at a predetermined timing, and the radio-transmitted temperature mea... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7282944 | Body capacitance electric field powered device for high voltage lines Devices that couple to high voltage transmission lines obtain power themselves using the body capacitance of an element of the devices. The devices generate a comparatively lower voltage from the current flowing between the high voltage line and the element of the d... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7263870 | Gauge calibration method The instrument panel gauge assembly includes an applique having gauge graphics printed thereon and a needle pointer for a gauge assembly positioned adjacent thereto. A transparent chaplet is formed within the applique to allow light to pass through. The needle passe... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7187275 | Method and apparatus for a remote electric power line conductor faulted circuit current, conductor temperature, conductor potential and conductor strain monitoring and alarm system An electric power line characteristic monitoring method that allows automatic conductor circuit fault data logging of average nominal and maximum magnitudes of conductor current, voltage, temperature and strain. Additionally, an alarm is implemented to enunciate a f... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7158012 | Non-invasive powerline communications system A non-invasive powerline communications system includes: means for generating communication signals at a first location for transmission on a powerline; means for reactively coupling the communication signals to the powerline; and means for receiving said communicat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154414 | System and method for remote tire pressure monitoring A system and method for monitoring vehicle tire pressure. A tire pressure monitor for each tire includes a pressure sensor for sensing tire pressure, a transmitter for transmitting a tire pressure signal representative of the sensed tire pressure, and a batter provi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7135988 | Temperature recorder and temperature recording and controlling system for power supply equipment A temperature recorder capable of storing, in time sequence, measured temperatures and measured times as temperature records in a memory incorporated therein, wherein, the temperature recorder is installed in a power line for temperature recording and, when the powe... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7105952 | Distributed floating series active impendances for power transmission systems Floating electrically isolated active impedance modules are formed to attach to power transmission lines without breaking the lines such that the power line forms a secondary of the main transformer of the module. Each module includes an electrical energy storage de... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076378 | Device and method for providing power line characteristics and diagnostics An apparatus determines a characteristic of a portion of a power line. The apparatus comprises a coupling device in communication with a processor. The coupling device receives a signal from a power line and the processor receives the signal from the coupling device... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072163 | Method and apparatus for a remote electric power line conductor faulted circuit current monitoring system An electric power line characteristic apparatus and monitoring method allows automatic conductor current data logging of maximum current magnitudes and data storage for later retrieval in a remote electric power line conductor faulted circuit current monitoring syst... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7049830 | Sensor device and method for interrogating a sensor device A sensor device includes i sensor elements of a first type and j additional sensor elements of a second type, the i sensor elements of the first type being connected in a circuitry (n×m) matrix array with n row conductors and m column conductors, where i, j, n and ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043378 | Measurement unit A measurement unit (1) for collecting and forwarding measured data, includes at least one measuring point for determining the measured data, and at least one interface for at least indirectly transferring the measured data to a control center (2). A pa... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6911900 | System and method for electronically signalling along a fence line A system for electronically signalling along a fence line, comprising one or more transmitter device(s) for connection to the fence line from which control signals or information may be sent along the fence line and one or more receiver device(s) for connection to t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6515594 | Remote controlled measurement arrangement and process for remote controlled operation of several measuring points Two different types of data transfer are provided. The first type of data transfer takes place between a data transfer device and each individual measuring point. This first type of data transfer requires close physical relation between the data transfer ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6429786 | Sensor and evaluation system, in particular for double sensors for determining positions and limit values The invention relates to a sensor and evaluation system for capturing data at a measuring station (3), in particular for use in double sensors for determining end positions and limit values. The individual sensors (1, 1', 2, 2', 16, 16') are operated as s... | 08/06/2002 |
| 5440301 | Intelligent alerting and locating communication system An intelligent alerting and locating communication system includes a centrally located scanner which communicates with a plurality of remotely located receivers to continuously monitor conditions through a plurality of detectors associated with each recei... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5216623 | System and method for monitoring and analyzing energy characteristics A system for monitoring various, diverse energy characteristics of an energy consuming system. The system includes a data gathering device that accumulates data representing each of the sensed energy characteristics in real time, the data representing mag... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5041827 | Apparatus for the preparation and wireless transmission of measured values Analog measured values are processed by an A/D converter (50) and/or digital measured values are processed by a timer (60) in a microcomputer and fed through a P/S converter (62) to a logic means (42). Furthermore, RF pulses are fed by an oscillator means... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4829298 | Electrical power line monitoring systems, including harmonic value measurements and relaying communications The invention is primarily directed to sensor modules for mounting directly upon energized electrical power lines to monitor parameters associated with operation thereof, wherein the modules have a more compact lateral configuration than prior art modules... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4644354 | Fluid detector A system for detecting fluid pollutants includes probes for sensing the presence of a polar liquid, a non-polar liquid, and a dry condition, and for producing a polar liquid signal, a non-polar liquid signal, and a dry condition signal. A reference circui... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4459583 | Alarm system An alarm system which includes at least one primary detecting device that provides an analog output signal. The rate of change of the analog output signal is monitored, and an alarm signal is generated when the rate of change exceeds a preset limit. The a... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4392136 | Circuit arrangement for storing signal values In a circuit arrangement including a plurality of multi-position data switches and a memory connected for storing, in respective addressable memory locations, representations of the positions of the data switches, each data switch is a multi-digit coding ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4150357 | Malfunction alerting indicator for carburetor choke valve The intermediate positions of a carburetor choke valve between fully open and closed positions are registered during engine operation by illumination of light emitting diodes on a dash mounted indicator to warn the driver of incomplete opening of the chok... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4149155 | Apparatus for displaying plant data A standard picture such as a circle, of which the magnitude can be varied in response to the present value of a main plant data signal (or significant data), is displayed in a picture-plane of a display means. The present values of a large amount of plant... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4124839 | Electro-optical method and system especially suited for remote meter reading Coded cylindrical drums mounted on the pointers of dials of a meter are provided with parallel axially aligned rows of data elements constituted by opaque and transparent areas. Each of the drums is provided with a transparent centrally located ring paral... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4075607 | System for collecting data from meters placed at remote places A data collection system wherein a central or data collection station is interconnected through data transmission lines with a plurality of meters or terminal stations at remote places and prior to the data reading operation a high-level voltage is applie... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4068163 | Reed switch oscillator assembly for a position indicating system The position of a control rod located within a nuclear reactor is sensed by a position indicating system utilizing a series of self-exciting reed switch oscillator assemblies mounted along the path of control rod travel. Each reed switch oscillator assemb... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4064451 | Hysteresis compensated reed switch assembly for a position indicating system The position of a control rod located within a nuclear reactor is sensed by a position indicating system utilizing low hysteresis reed switch assemblies. Each reed switch assembly includes a reed switch having an alternating magnetic flux field applied th... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4037219 | Meter dial encoder for remote meter reading A meter dial encoder for converting angular dial pointer shaft positions includes a single track code pattern having binary coded arcuate sectors rotated by the shaft. The pattern is rotated adjacent a pattern sensing assembly including a single circular ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4004097 | Automatic meter reading device A device for automatically reading one or more meters at a remote location and supplying the information read over telephone lines to a central station includes a coupler effective on command from the central station to furnish power to the meter reading ... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3986498 | Remote ECG monitoring system A remote ECG monitoring and telemetry system for use in a hospital equipped with a master antenna television cable system comprising a portable patient sensor/transmitter unit for deriving ECG information and for transmitting a first frequency signal modu... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3962691 | Device for the transmission over a distance of indications in particular of a meter A meter to be read which has indicator drums and an exterior connector and, on the other hand, a reading apparatus for making a reading of the indications of the drums detachably connected to the connector. A coding unit in the meter comprises for each dr... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3961317 | System for remote reading of indicating devices such as meters and the like A system for remote reading of indicating devices such as meters and the like, which devices are comprised of a plurality of switch contacts and associated resistance elements. The reading systems senses the closing of one or more of a group of device con... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3959628 | Electrical read-out apparatus A watt-hour meter or other visual read-out apparatus which may also be read electrically through the use of a plurality of code discs and a photoelectric sensing device in spaced juxtaposition with the back sides of the discs. The sensing device is suppor... | 05/25/1976 |