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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932856 | Satellite signal reception device, and control method for a satellite signal reception device A satellite signal reception device has a reception unit that receives a satellite signal transmitted from a positioning information satellite, and a reception control component that controls the reception unit to execute a reception process. The reception control c... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7398180 | Vehicle technician time clock tool A vehicle technician time clock tool comprises a computer-implemented interface to a database, wherein the database contains vehicle service task-related information and time-related information, the vehicle service task-related information and time-related informat... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7242639 | Altimeter watch The invention concerns a method allowing an electronic watch to automatically exit an altimeter mode including the following steps: (a) entry into altimeter mode by activating the watch altimeter module; (b) using a pressure sensor of the watch to measure at least o... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7173881 | Silent morning alarm A alarm system for providing silent notification to a user including an alarm device. The alarm device includes means for generating an alarm signal, and a transmitter connected to the generating means for transmitting the alarm signal. The system further includes a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6822930 | Motor run timer A timer is enclosed in a pressure tight enclosure which is attached to or is part of the motor rotor. Rotation of the rotor is sensed and the timer is turned on when the rotor is turning and is turned off when the rotor is idle. The version usable in motors of the p... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6822554 | Systems and methods for medication monitoring The present invention relates to a method and system of medication monitoring which includes analyzing data on the clinical consequences of variable patient compliance with prescribed drug regimens, communicating to caregivers and/or patients the compliance-dependen... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6798718 | Sensor timepiece, sensor timepiece data input system and method, and computer readable recording medium To make calibration of temperature compensation etc. of individual sensor timepieces straightforward, to carry out measurements of physical quantities by each type of sensor in a highly precise manner, to make setting of a time and date for implementing the original... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6754138 | Data transmission/reception system for electronic timepieces A data transmission/reception system for wrist-type electronic timepiece. The data transmission/reception system for electronic timepieces comprises a data transmission device for generating data signals, and an electronic timepiece that receives data signals from t... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6686848 | Remote control apparatus and electronic appliance controllable by same A remote control apparatus includes various operation keys and is connected to a plurality of electronic appliances through buses. If a timepiece reset mode is set on a side of the remote control apparatus and then a desired electronic appliance is select... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6522601 | Data transmission/reception system for electronic timepieces A data transmission/reception system for wrist-type electronic timepiece. The data transmission/reception system for electronic timepieces comprises a data transmission device for generating data signals, and an electronic timepiece that receives data sig... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6464390 | Multifunction wrist watch with electronic device A wristwatch with a usable dial, fitted with keys, includes an electronic device to form a multifunctional wrist worn device. The structure of the wristwatch is such that there is enough space to regularly actuate each key with a finger. The part of the m... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6448887 | Two-stage alarm apparatus and method A two-stage alarm (10) includes a clock generator (36). A memory device (28 and 30) for storing data is connected to the clock generator (36). A data display device (22) is connected to the memory device (28 and 30) for displaying stored data. An alarm is... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6212133 | Low power GPS receiver system and method of using same A new and improved low power GPS signal receiver system includes a GPS signal receiver device and control processor for powering up the signal receiver device for a first sufficient period of time to locate and acquire a time signal from a single GPS sate... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6212134 | Watch dog timer system A watch dog timer system which has an abnormality checking function of a high degree of reliability. In the watch dog timer system, abnormality of a computer system is detected as a variation of a value allocated in accordance with an execution condition ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6167482 | Method and apparatus utilizing a flash memory device to maintain accurate unit timing A method for re-programming a memory device in a micro-controller system is provided. The method includes the steps of installing a software RTC service routine running outside the flash memory device, wherein a counter measures the total re-programming p... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5625334 | Indicating device for warning a user that a prescribed interval of the time after event has not elapsed The invention provides a device that cautions the user of medication, for example, by visual change and/or surface contour change of a part of a medicine container, that a preset time since an event, such as since the last prior use or application of the ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5554967 | Reminder device A reminder device for notifying a user when to take a dosage of medication. The credit card size device includes a first time counter for maintaining an elapsed program time and a second time counter for maintaining a current interval time. An alarm notif... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5343444 | Pneumatic timer A pneumatic timer applicable to electric contactors and has bellows whose air intake is controlled by a limited duct with a variable section and length. The limited duct is established by a radial hole made in flange immobilized with regard to the adjustm... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5136621 | Timing and lap counting device for a swimmer Swim/sporting event timer/counter. A waterproof housing has upwardly projecting digital displays and two spaced ultrasonic receivers. A swimmer wears an ultrasonic transmitter tuned to ultrasonic receivers. by measuring the time differential for the ultra... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5121367 | Game trail monitoring device A device for monitoring the passage of a big game animal along a game trail has a battery powered, digital clock within a container with the container wall provided with a telephone type of jack which includes a pull pin holding switch contacts apart to m... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5023848 | Solder wave dwell timer A pair of spaced apart probes generally approximating the contact geometry of conveyed object to be wave soldered is similarly conveyed past and in contact with the solder wave. A timing circuit interconnects with the probes and measures the dwell time of... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4979400 | Force and elapsed time recording assembly A safety belt assembly of the present invention measures the amount of force exerted on the assembly and also the point in time when a force was exerted on the assembly. The assembly includes a first and second member associated with one another, mechanis... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4908806 | Directional spring for AC synchronous motor A directional starting spring which ensures that an AC synchronous motor is rotating in the proper direction is disclosed. The AC synchronous motor includes a circular magnet rotating in "synch" with the frequency of the alternating current. The magnet ro... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4853682 | Data stored display device A data stored display device such as wrist watch comprises a central processing unit, a transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving data and including a coil, RAMs written in and read out data under the control of the central processin... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4805467 | Force recording seat belt assembly A safety belt assembly of the present invention measures the amount of force exerted on the assembly and also the point in time when a force was exerted on the assembly. The assembly includes a first and second member associated with one another, mechanis... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4748601 | Game monitoring device A game monitoring device includes a digital clock module which is controlled by a trip-thread which is pulled by the passage of game and results in the electrical contact of two leads which control the electronics of the digital clock module.... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4725996 | Operational timer circuit for monitoring a motor under load The circuit comprises an elapsed time indicating meter and a silicon-controlled rectifier, used to supply power to the meter, connected in series across the circuit's first and third terminals. Additionally, the circuit includes a small resistor connected... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4677861 | Force recording seat belt assembly The present safety belt assembly measures the amount of force exerted on the assembly and, also, the point in time when a force was exerted on the assembly. The assembly comprises a first and second member; a mechanism coupled with the first and second me... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4615624 | Trail monitor A suspended-line-and-clock trail monitor improved (1) by anchoring the monitor-end of the trip-line in such a manner that when a crossing animal increases line tension beyond a predetermined threshold, stored line pays out to and is carried by the animal,... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4604621 | Device for the electromagnetic transmission of an event taking place in an interference-laden environment The electromagnetic transmission in an interference-laden environment of events defined by the time of their occurrence is accomplished by repeatedly generating, at equal intervals after occurrence of the event, signals representing the occurrence of the ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4592659 | Timer for coin operated devices An improved motorized timer for coin operated devices utilizing a spring slip clutch. A single motor drives a single rotating cam which controls first and second switches, a first of which controls operation of the timer motor, and a second of which contr... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4534012 | Portable programmable information device and external programming station A small-sized portable information system is provided including a small-sized portable information device and an external station. Both the external station and the portable information device are provided with a central processing unit, a memory device, ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4421417 | Fluid delivery monitor A fluid delivery monitor having a flow sensor, accumulator for recording the duration of sensed flow, a code device to display the contents of and reset the accumulator upon entry of a preselected sequence, and a fluid sensor to disable the accumulator fo... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4394090 | Process timing apparatus An indicating electronic timer useful for timing processing events and for controlling a process measures the elapsed time from a moment at which a process variable attains a predetermined value and produces a signal which varies in accordance with the el... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4290128 | Time sequence monitor Apparatus having a plurality of signal channels, a plurality of stopwatch circuits and a plurality of time lapse displays interconnected so that the relative time lapses in a series of related occurrences can be displayed.... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4232382 | Incrementing signal hold circuit for a clock/calculator A watch/calculator is disclosed which employs a hold circuit to hold clock incrementing pulses when data from the clock is transferred to calculator circuitry or an arithmetic operation is performed on the data. When the time data is returned from the cal... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4211065 | Automatic system for setting digital watches A system for automatically time setting and message setting or programming of a cased digital watch or a watch module and including both an external setting unit and a serial interface control circuit inside the cased digital watch. The system in accordan... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4188825 | Monitor for divers to avoid decompression The monitor has means for automatically initiating a counter which displays accumulated bottom time and surface interval and means for preventing resetting until a safe surface interval has elapsed.... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4160923 | Touch sensitive electronic switching circuit for electronic wristwatches In a touch sensitive electronic switching circuit including a C-MOS inverter, for use in electronic wristwatches, a resistor of 1-10 MΩ is connected to the source electrode of the P-channel MOS type field effect transistor included within the C-MOS inver... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4109140 | Diver's control and indication apparatus Improved diver's apparatus is disclosed for automatically determining and displaying the depth and duration of a dive, as well as the allowable bottom time remaining for the dive to permit a safe ascent without going through decompression stages. For long... | 08/22/1978 |
