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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7630471 | Encoder reset device and method An encoder reset device and method that allows for an encoder to be reset and/or recharged at virtually any location. A reset device and method of the present invention also allows the reset/charging process to take place simultaneously with the removal of an encode... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7321651 | High frequency circuit capable of error detection and correction of code patterns running at full speed A method, an apparatus, and a computer program are provided for generating an error detection state and correction of code patterns. Generally, conducting full speed testing of the dI/dt circuit in a low bandwidth lab environment is difficult. A circuit, however, ca... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7209265 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for initializing image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus including a scanner with a direct control section configured to control a scanning operation of the scanner so as to input image information from an original document and a main body configured to process the image information. The main... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6882697 | Digital counter A digital counter with a dial position having a hardware part which determines the n lowest-value bits of the dial position and a software part which determines the remaining higher-value bits of the dial position includes first and a second software parts as the so... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6826249 | High-speed synchronous counters with reduced logic complexity Described are fast synchronous counters with reduced combinatorial logic. In one embodiment, a four-bit shift register is configured in a ring and preset with a data pattern (e.g., 1000). The register is then rapidly shifted into any of four unique states. Combinato... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6661864 | Counter circuit for detecting erroneous operation and recovering to normal operation by itself A counter circuit includes a plurality of flip flop circuits (FF circuits) sequentially connected for receiving a common clock signal, and two-input logic gates each having an input connected to an output of a corresponding FF circuit and the other input ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6459752 | Configuration and method for determining whether the counter reading of a counter has reached a predetermined value or not A system and a method are characterized in that the method of detection can be configured by varying a size and/or a position of a time slot to be taken into consideration for the detection and/or by varying relevant bits of the counts to be compared. Thi... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6285731 | Counting device and inhaler including a counting device A counting device, comprising: an input 105, 107 for receiving an input signal having at least three distinct input states; memory means 810 for storing a count; and means 620 responsive to a predetermined sequence of input states of said input signal to ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6167108 | Method of processing signals of encoders and apparatus employing the same The present invention provides a method of processing signals of encoders and an apparatus employing the same by each of which increase and decrease of a counter value can be made to match an angle of a rotational angle of two-phase incremental encoders a... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6097780 | Track counter The track counter circuit of the present invention is for counting tracks. The circuit indicates a circuit for generating a first signal indicating a first track has been crossed and a second signal indicating a second track has been crossed after the fir... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5579225 | Method of generating an output signal representing vehicle speed and indicating same A method of selecting a pinion for a vehicle speedometer system uses a transmission output speed sensor and a transmission controller which applies a pinion factor to the signal from the sensor to generate an output signal representing the speed of the ve... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5206891 | Operational control counter circuitry for electrical apparatus An electrical apparatus (e.g., copying apparatus) equipped with a counter for counting the number of specific cycles. Allowance or prevention of an operation cycle is controlled in accordance with voltage changes at a predetermined position of the control... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5181232 | Diesel engine revolution counter The revolutions of a diesel engine are counted by providing vibration detector converting the vibration propagating through the fuel injection pipe into an electric signal; an amplitude sorter for receiving the electric output signal of the detector and p... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5155747 | Anti-fraud means for digital measuring instrument An anti-fraud device for digital measuring instrument includes a sensing encoder integrated circuit combinably packed with a sensor, and a measuring decoder integrated circuit combinably packed with a measuring meter for receiving signal as sensed from th... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5038367 | Opinion sampling device A polling device (10) includes a housing (12), pushbuttons (14, 16) mounted on the housing for receiving customer responses to an inquiry, circuitry for counting and storing the number of times each pushbutton (14, 16) is depressed, and a time delay circu... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5020008 | Method of calibrating vehicle speed signals A method of determining a calibration factor used to calibrate vehicle speed signals includes the steps of driving the vehicle over a measured distance, counting the pulses generated while driving the vehicle over the measured distance, and then calculati... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4897860 | Programmable time base circuit with protected internal calibration A timeout circuit with internal calibration includes an oscillator (11) for generating an initial frequency for division by a modulo-n counter (20). The counter (20) receives the value of n from a calibration register (22) and divides the frequency of the... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4829546 | Radio controlled inductive loop counter for detecting human proximity A remote controlled object counter has a data counter which may e.g. be buried beneath a trail for counting the passage of people along the trail and a data collector separate from the data counter. The data counter employs an inductive loop with an oscil... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4789959 | Delay circuit for a real time clock A delay circuit for a data manipulation circuit is provided in which data update signals to the data manipulation circuit are delayed when a data access signal is present so that data is not manipulated during accessing of the data.... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4785200 | Self correcting single event upset (SEU) hardened CMOS register A self correcting single event upset-hardened CMOS register comprises a master portion and a slave portion. The master portion is coupled to a source of data and includes a feedback means such that said master portion can store said data during the first ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4768210 | Method and apparatus for failsafe storage and reading of a digital counter in case of power interruption A method for the non-volatile storage of the counter reading of a digital counter including storage locations for receiving counter readings and state information of a counting cycle, includes successively storing an actual counter reading in two independ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4756012 | Surface mounted device parts counter A method and apparatus for counting the exact number of electrical circuit components carried by a length of component dispensing tape is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the invention uses optical detectors to detect the transmission of light thro... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4694474 | High speed counter for thin objects A device for counting objects in a stacked relationship which includes a bifurcated optical cable, a light source for directing light through the bundle at the stack and a sensor for generating a signal proportional to the light reflected by the stack. Th... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4689575 | Clock synchronization circuit for a computer timer A timing system which includes a timer circuit, a source of first clock pulses for advancing the timer circuit, and a circuit for reading out the timer circuit in synchronism advanced therewith and where there is also included a second source of clock pul... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4686483 | Digital filter circuit A digital filter circuit includes first and second counters which set and reset a latch circuit at predetermined counts. Clock pulses and the input signal are passed through a gate circuit to the first counter which outputs a set signal to the latch circu... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4667184 | Apparatus for counting enumeration input pulses In an apparatus for counting enumeration input pulses according to the present invention, an enumeration input pulse is put in parallel in a plurality of stages of logical product computing oscillator means, and counting in the logical product computing o... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4628521 | Indicating device in measuring machine An indicating device in a measuring machine in which the flickering of an indicated value due to vibrations of the machine and the like is avoided. The indicating device includes a flickering sensing circuit for receiving up signals or down signals output... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4602246 | Intruder detector apparatus Detectors (11a-d) are located at a plurality of locations and include go, no-go decision processor apparatus for subjecting outputs of the detectors (11a-d) to a go, no-go decision process. First signal generator and transmitter apparatus (12a-d) are inte... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4573174 | Electronic postage meter having interlock between mechanical and electrical registers An electronic postage meter includes electronic circuitry for providing an accounting of the number of mailpieces imprinted with postage, and the amount of postage imprinted on such mailpieces. An electro-optic sensor connects with a mechanical drive of a... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4566110 | Auto-zeroing linear analog to digital converter apparatus and method Offset-error included data normally is output from a single ramp analog to digital converter in response to input information applied thereto during light or cuvette sample intervals. During dark sample intervals between the cuvette sample intervals, the ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4532415 | Number wheel counters An electrical impulse operated number wheel counter with coaxial number wheels (2); transfer pinions (8); a reciprocable pawl (12) engaging the first number wheel and a solenoid (20) driving the pawl, has a series of leaf springs (33) carried on the solen... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4519088 | Usage control system A usage control system for copiers and the like, adapted to connect to the copier through the existing accounting system connection. A check-operated device, such as a coin box or magnetic card reader, supplies the copier with a signal to initiate operati... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4519091 | Data capture in an uninterrupted counter A method of sampling accurately the instantaneous content of a high speed counter without interrupting the counting process is provided. The method is applicable even when the higher order digits of the counter are constructed by slower switching circuits... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4511999 | Gun shot control unit for seismic exploration A gun shot control unit for a seismic exploration system compensates for the inherent delay between the shot command signal and the actual occurrence of the seismic pulse. A digital clock is synchronized with an external source. Timing pulses occurring at... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4365298 | Speed control systems for governing the speed of a vehicle A tachometer signal provides input to first and second parallel connected channels, each of the channels comprising in series operational amplifier, threshold detector, and counting devices. A comparator checks that the same count is registered by the cou... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4314148 | Device for counting and distributing sheets The device comprises a magazine for a stack of sheets, a sheet-extracting head which can be connected to a vacuum source and is rotatably mounted on a turntable which carries a number of columns, and means for counting the number of revolutions performed ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4303850 | Real time clock using computer and separate counting means Apparatus for maintaining a real time clock normally incremented by a CPU when power is provided thereto and maintained by a separate counting means when power is removed from the CPU, the separate counting means powered independently of the CPU power sou... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4301444 | Apparatus for detecting possible defeat of systems for remote metering of utilities In remotely readable utility metering systems of the type including a plurality of rates and apparatus for indicating the amount of the utility consumed at each rate and shed controlled appliances with shed commands and rate change commands being issued f... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4286149 | Apparatus and method for detection of overlapping objects Method and means are disclosed for detection of overlapped sheets transported along a path. A plurality of detection means are aligned substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of said sheets, each detection means including one or more radi... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4281765 | Article-detect signal separating network A network for separating an article-detect signal into a number of parts corresponding to the number of articles randomly disposed in next-abutting relationship is characterized by a circuit arrangement adapted to sample and hold a predetermined percentag... | 08/04/1981 |
