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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7940602 | Real-time system and method of underwater depth discrepancy detection, recordation and alarm notification An underwater depth discrepancy system and method are provided. A comparator compares an actual underwater depth with a predetermined/prerecorded chart depth corresponding to a current location corresponding to the location of the actual underwater depth. A first si... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7324021 | Input device An input device includes a plurality of input keys arranged in a matrix of three or more rows and three or more columns; electrodes facing parts of or all surfaces of the input keys that surround intersection of rows and columns formed by the arrangement of the inpu... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7209031 | Obstacle detecting apparatus and method An obstacle detecting apparatus includes an image input unit for receiving images inputted respectively from a plurality of image pick-up devices and accumulating the input images, a feature calculating unit for calculating predetermined, specific feature quantities... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7138938 | System and method for preemptively sensing an object and selectively operating both a collision countermeasure system and a parking assistance system aboard an automotive vehicle A system and method for preemptively sensing an object in the potential drive path of an automotive vehicle and selectively operating both a collision countermeasure system and a parking assistance system aboard the automotive vehicle are disclosed herein. The syste... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7006406 | Underwater detecting apparatus, depth measuring apparatus and display apparatus A display having a screen providing historical water depth information and a screen providing fish school detection information is presented. The water depth information and the fish school detection information may be derived from an echo signal, and can be display... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6317385 | Aquaculture feeding monitor The invention is a system for measuring the rate of food pellet loss in a fish farming operation. The fish are held in a seacage in a body of water. Food dropped into the seacage sinks down through the cage and uneaten pellets exit the bottom of the seaca... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6141302 | Optical recording/reproducing apparatus including a mask device for masking marginal rays, in a direction perpendicular to a recording medium track, of a light beam returned from the recording medium An optical recording/reproducing apparatus includes an irradiation optical system for irradiating a light beam from a light source onto a predetermined track of an optical recording medium having a plurality of neighboring tracks as a fine light spot so a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5627510 | Vehicular safety distance alarm system A vehicular safety distance alarm system for monitoring a travelling distance between a source vehicle and a target vehicle and activating an alarm when a predetermined safety distance defined between the two for a given speed is compromised comprising a ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5594413 | Car collision prevention apparatus and method using dual processor and automatic sensor switching function Car collision prevention apparatus and method comprises a slave processor for transmitting and receiving a laser beam or an ultrasonic wave signal to extract distance information between a car and a car in front, and a master processor for comparing the e... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5574426 | Obstacle detection system for vehicles moving in reverse An electronic obstacle detection system for guiding and warning a motorist of obstacles in the detection area while backing-up. The main components of the system include a pair of sensor clusters to be affixed to the rear of the vehicle, a pair of exterio... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5274607 | Pool monitor The present invention shows a system for the continuous echo analysis of a body of liquid, surrounded by walls of known dimension, for the presence of an object. Such a system comprises: a transmitting component capable of translating an electrical pulse into ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4873676 | Sonar depth sounder apparatus An improved microprocessor-controlled sonar depth sounder, which is automatically operative to detect and lock to the bottom of a body of water, fill in the display below the detected bottom, change display scales in response to the detected bottom going ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4731762 | Distance sensing apparatus Apparatus for sensing distances in air by transmitting an ultrasonic pulse and measuring the time for return of an echo from a target object is characterized by ability to measure distances to multiple target objects. Preferably the apparatus defaults by ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4677595 | Ultrasonic vehicle rangefinder An ultrasonic vehicle rangefinder having a detecting system for discriminating whether trouble is in transmission or reception side is shown. The discrimination is established by detection of an attenuation vibration at a transmission microphone.... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4648081 | Circuit for automatic seabed discrimination A circuit automatically determines the nature of the seabed over which a vessel is passing, indicating via an audible or other warning signal when a fishing vessel is above a type of seabed which might damage the fishing net. The circuit is responsive to ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4644512 | Sonar depth finder with relative depth LCD display A computer system is proposed for finding and displaying the depth and depth related values of an object in an aquatic environment in which and LCD display is subdivided into segments each representing a fraction of the total depth range in which the syst... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4597069 | Depthsounder/fish finder A depthsounder for selectively measuring either bottom depth or the depth of any fish located beneath a vessel. When operating in a depth mode, the depthsounder automatically adjusts the gain of its receiver to minimize interference and provide a filtered... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4580250 | Ultrasonic detection and communication system for automobiles An ultrasonic detection circuit for detecting obstacles behind a backing motor vehicle, and an ultrasonic communication circuit are automatically switched such that the ultrasonic detection circuit is operable only when the communication circuit is not in... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4561064 | Non-contacting distance measuring system To determine if a pulsed beam system, typically an ultrasonic pulsed beam system, which is located externally of a motor vehicle is in operative condition, a transmitter (14) projects a beam to a fixed reflector (16) located on the vehicle, and one (19) o... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4551722 | Apparatus and method for detecting obstacles in the path of a moving vehicle Obstacles in the path of a vehicle are detected by an ultrasonic radar system which measures the time between the instance of transmission of an ultrasonic wave pulse and another instance of reception of an echo signal. The transmitting period is controll... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4549181 | Moving obstacle detection system for a vehicle A moving obstacle detection system using a Doppler radar device for an automotive vehicle which detects and informs a vehicle driver that another vehicle (moving obstacle) approaches or moves away from the detecting vehicle, wherein there is provided a me... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4543577 | Moving obstacle detection system for a vehicle A moving obstacle detection system for an automotive vehicle utilizing a doppler effect of the transmitted wave against an obstacle which runs in front of the vehicle such as another vehicle. The system generally comprises: (a) a doppler radar unit which ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4528563 | Rearward obstruction sensing system for automotive vehicle A rearward obstruction sensing system for an automotive vehicle detects obstructions within plural warning areas defined near the vehicle body. Four speakers near the four corners of the passenger compartment face toward the allocated warning areas when s... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4479207 | Load detecting system for automatic storage apparatus Apparatus for detecting a load within a preselected bin of an automatic storage rack has a transducer for directing an ultrasonic beam into the bin and for detecting an echo reflected from a load struck by the beam; a digital counter adapted to generate p... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4464738 | Sonar distance sensing apparatus A distance sensing apparatus is provided in the form of a case housing electronic equipment including a piezoelectric transducer for radiating pulsed sonic or ultrasonic signals along a measurement path through a sound horn (3) which creates a narrow beam... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4459689 | Multiple zone object detection system Apparatus utilizing a combination energy transmitting and energy receiving transducer or a transducer set consisting of separate energy transmitting and energy receiving transducers, are employed to detect and subsequently indicate the presence of an obje... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4442512 | Ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving device for vehicles An ultrasonic wave transmitter and receiver adapted to be mounted on the rear portion of a vehicle to detect the distance between the rear end of the vehicle and any obstruction located at the rear side of the vehicle. The ultrasonic wave transmitter and ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4409827 | Combined marine instrument and display therefor A combined knotmeter, distance/log meter and depth meter including a meter housing, a dial face having indicia symmetrically centered thereabout, an analog speed indicator having a pointer for cooperating with the indicia; upper and lower openings in the ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4399431 | Alarm or warning device for signaling left-behind master or original An alarm system for the copying machine for giving the audio or visual alarm signal when an operator leaves a copying machine without taking a master or original out of it after a copying operation. The alarm system includes a master detection means for d... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4345657 | Electronic depth indicator for hydraulic drilling machines A depth determining device has features for informing the operator of the depth of the cutting tool of a hydraulic drilling machine. The drilling machine is for earth boreing and has a piston carried in a cylinder and secured to a driven kelly. The device... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4326273 | Ultrasonic ranging device An ultrasonic ranging device for use in a vehicle having a high frequency oscillator supplying continuous sine wave signals to a power amplifier through a first gate controlled by a timer. A second gate controlled by the timer supplies an amplified sine w... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4323992 | Depth sounder repeater structure and method A depth sounder repeater providing a remote display of the depth of a body of water digitally or by meter movement, a depth alarm, a lost echo signal, and a meter scale expansion for shallow depth display in conjunction with a ship's sonar, display of "al... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4313181 | Torpedo countermeasure 1. Apparatus for protecting a vessel from a waterborne missile launched urwater by air pressure, comprising means for continuously listening to port and to starboard at three spaced locations at predetermined progressive distances astern of the vessel fo... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4278962 | Automatic alarm system for detecting obstacles behind a backing vehicle An automatic alarm is disclosed for detecting obstacles behind a vehicle as the vehicle travels backwards. The alarm includes a casing mounted at the rear of the vehicle and having a rearwardly facing opening. A revolving disc is mounted within the casing... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4260980 | Blind spot detector for vehicles Apparatus for detecting the presence of an object moving relative to a vehicle within a location adjacent said vehicle, which location is hidden from the view of the operator of the vehicle; which comprises a first transducer mounted on the vehicle for tr... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4240152 | Object indicator for moving vehicles A system for locating and determining the distance to an object with respect to a movable vehicle is provided which utilizes at least three transducers wherein at least two of the three transducers operates either as a receiver transducer, in which case t... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4229811 | Intrusion detection method and apparatus An improved method and apparatus for carrying the method are disclosed which provide for selection by the user of a surface used as a reference in the detection of an intrusion. This is achieved by periodically projecting pulses of acoustical energy from ... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4228530 | Mud level monitor The level of mud in the mud return line of a rotary drilling rig is determined by cutting a hole in the top of the line and securing over the hole the saddle shaped base flange of a heat insulated sound tube supporting the ultra sonic transducer of an air... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4225949 | Method of and apparatus for navigating unmarked channels In an apparatus for guiding or controlling a vessel over the center of an unmarked channel, a pair of ultrasonic transducers are mounted athwartship on the hull of the vessel and directed downwardly to transmit ultrasonic pulses and to receive correspondi... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4225952 | Marine depth sounding apparatus A marine depth sounding apparatus including a floatable housing carrying a sonic transducer for emitting sound waves toward the bottom of a body of water and for detecting the reflections of such sound waves, and a sound transmitter for emitting an audibl... | 09/30/1980 |
