Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8140291 | Stator turn fault detection apparatus and method for induction machine A system and method are provided for correction of parameters used in determination of stator turn faults of an induction motor. An embodiment may include determining a residual impedance and/or a residual voltage of the motor, and correcting a normalized cross-coup... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8126673 | High rate line-by-line calculation method and program by forked line type resolution The invention offers a calculation method and program capable of performing line-by-line calculations using a Voigt function at speeds of 50-100 times what is conventional. The Voigt function is divided into a first range around the peak and a skirt portion not cont... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8078421 | Multi-cell disk drive test system providing a power recovery mode A multi-cell disk drive test system that provides a power recovery mode is disclosed. The multi-cell disk drive test system includes a test platform having a plurality of cells configured to receive and to provide communication with disk drives loaded therein, respe... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7996174 | Disk drive testing A disk drive testing system includes at least one robotic arm defining a first axis substantially normal to a floor surface. The robotic arm is operable to rotate through a predetermined arc about and extend radially from the first axis. Multiple racks are arranged ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7974809 | Power monitoring and testing Systems and methods for monitoring, managing, and testing power systems are disclosed. In various embodiments, a site server collects data from one or more generators, automatic transfer switches, sensors, and cameras at a site. The site server stores captured data ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7945415 | Detection of faults in an injector arrangement A fault detection method for detecting short circuit faults in an injector arrangement at engine start-up. The injector arrangement comprises one or more piezoelectric fuel injectors, which are connected in a drive circuit. In one aspect of the invention, the potent... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7912666 | Disk drive grouping in a multi-cell disk drive test system Disclosed is a system and method for disk drive grouping in a multi-cell disk drive test system. A test platform includes a plurality of cells. Each cell is configured to receive and to provide communication with a disk drive. An automated loader/unloader is coupled... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7761254 | Operator interface assembly including a Hall effect element and machine using same A machine having an operator interface for requesting an action from an actuator of the machine includes a movable component of the operator interface. The movable component is movable among at least two positions. One of a magnet and a Hall effect sensor is positio... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7711511 | Method and apparatus for automatically testing a railroad interlocking A railroad signal system interlocking is automatically tested. A control point interface corresponding to a predetermined function of the interlocking has an isolated section and a control section. The isolated section is connected with the interlocking and has a no... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7584070 | Testing/adjusting method and test control apparatus for rotating disk storage devices Embodiments of the invention provide a method of testing/adjusting magnetic disk devices, in which the method allows the tests/adjustments to be conducted by solving problems due to the data sizes and characteristics of test/adjustment programs. After assembly of a ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7548827 | Magnetic data processing apparatus, method and machine readable medium A magnetic data processing apparatus having a first generation part that stores samples of the magnetic data in accordance with a first sampling rule, and generates first offset update data based on the stored samples of the magnetic data when a distribution of the ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7548826 | Power monitoring and testing Systems and methods for monitoring, managing, and testing power systems are disclosed. In various embodiments, a site server collects data from one or more generators, automatic transfer switches, sensors, and cameras at a site. The site server stores captured data ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7433792 | Disc drive testing system and method A disc drive testing method is provided for testing a plurality of disc drives. The disc drive testing method includes steps of: selecting a disc drive as a current testing disc drive; sending load/unload commands to the current testing disc drive to drive the curre... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415377 | Relay testing system and method A programmable system for testing relays and controlling systems is provided. In one embodiment the present disclosure provides a programmable device capable of, for example, testing relays. The device includes a signal generator for generating signals to test relay... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395168 | Method for evaluating semiconductor device error and system for supporting the same Spectrum data of white neutrons having different spectrum shapes, and SEE counts obtained by a white neutron method using this multiple spectrum data, are stored. A computing section reads out the spectrum data, divides the data into energy groups, and calculates an... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363187 | Method and apparatus for automatically testing a railroad interlocking A railroad signal system interlocking is automatically tested. A control point interface corresponding to a predetermined function of the interlocking has an isolated section and a control section. The isolated section is connected with the interlocking and has a no... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7336455 | System and method for proactive motor wellness diagnosis The present invention is directed to a power meter or overload relay including a housing and a plurality of sensors configured to monitor operation of a motor. A processor disposed within the housing and configured to receive operational feedback from the plurality ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324909 | Fault diagnosis apparatus A fault diagnosis section activates a driving component alone, measures an operation state signal and a paper passage time, and stores feature values (Vm, σv, Tqs, σts) extracted as a determination reference in a storage medium. A paper passage fault determination... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308397 | Method for controlling and emulating functional and logical behaviors of an array of storage devices for different protocols A method for controlling and emulating the functional and logical behaviors of an array of storage devices is established by loading a software module to an array controller board. The software module is integrated into the array controller subsystem manager by prov... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292954 | Acceptance testing of actuators using backlash and stiction measurements Aspects of the present invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for measuring certain actuator system parameters of an actuator, e.g., an EMA in its working environment. Stiction and backlash are examples of such parameters, and these ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7280863 | System and method for radar-assisted catheter guidance and control A Catheter Guidance Control and Imaging (CGCI) system whereby a magnetic tip attached to a surgical tool is detected, displayed and influenced positionally so as to allow diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to be performed is described. The tools that can be so eq... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275009 | Fault diagnosis apparatus A fault diagnosis section activates a driving component alone, measures an operation state signal and a paper passage time, and stores feature values (Vm, σv, Tqs, σts) extracted as a determination reference in a storage medium. A paper passage fault determination... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7260492 | Control system for a failure mode testing system A control system for a failure mode testing system is described. The control system employs at least one control algorithm that enables the testing system to be operated at optimal pressure and frequency levels in order to generate a desired system response, such as... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257506 | Position detecting system and method A position detection system for locating an object including a magnetic field generator is disclosed. The position detection system also includes an array of parallel conductors responsive to a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator and a plurality... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254508 | Site loops A method for use with a test system having sites that hold devices under test (DUTs) includes executing a first site loop to iterate through the sites, where the first site loop includes an instruction to program hardware associated with at least one of the sites, a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254525 | Method and apparatus for automated analysis of hard disk drive performance A method and apparatus is provided which reduces the equipment and time requirements for hard disk drive performance testing during manufacturing. This invention executes self-contained performance testing code that resides within the drive's manufacturing firmware,... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248986 | Programmable system for device testing and control A programmable system for testing relays and controlling systems is provided. In one embodiment the present disclosure provides a programmable device capable of, for example, testing relays. The device includes a signal generator for generating signals to test relay... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243038 | Method and apparatus for testing circuit boards A system and method for inductance testing a planar magnetic circuit in a board having a pair of contacts that may include a core; a pair of leads; a controller for contacting the pair of leads with the pair of contacts, registering the core with the planar magnet c... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7243048 | Fault detection system and method using multiway principal component analysis A fault detection system and method is provided that facilitates detection of faults that are manifest over a plurality of different operational phases. The fault detection system and method use multiway principal component analysis (MPCA) to detect fault from turbi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239968 | Method and apparatus for predicting fan failure A method and apparatus are provided for monitoring and adjusting angular speed or rotational frequency of a fan as well as wear. As a result of being able to monitor the angular speed or rotational frequency of a fan, a prediction of both wear and failure can be mad... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239973 | Method and test adapter for testing an appliance having a smart card reader For testing of the appliance, a test adapter is used as an interface, which is inserted into the smart card reader of the appliance. Advantageously, a contact of the smart card reader is used for testing of the appliance, which is not used by the appliance, when ope... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219028 | Apparatus for testing hard disk drive A device testing apparatus, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) testing apparatus, using one host computer to test a plurality of the devices, such as to burn-in test HDDs. A host computer having at least two serial communication ports is communicably connected to power... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212895 | Magnetic sensor A magnetic flux is sensed within a gap at a first location between two portions of a vehicle body/structure and a signal generated responsive thereto controls an element of the vehicle, wherein the magnetic flux is responsive to a disturbance of the vehicle body/str... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209844 | Magnetic crash sensor A first magnetic field generated by a first coil operatively associated with a first portion of a vehicle interacts with at least one conductive element operatively associated with or at least a part of a second portion of the vehicle so as to generate an eddy curre... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203615 | Switched flight test installation with a “packet” type data format A flight test installation system for collecting aircraft data includes a sensor level configured to convert aircraft physical inputs into plural measurable electrical parameters, an acquisition level configured to perform at least one of an analogue, discrete or di... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185222 | Apparatus, system, and method for maintaining data in a storage array An apparatus, system, and process are disclosed for maintaining data in an electronic storage array during multiple, concurrent drive failures. A first drive failure is recognized and the storage system controller subsequently enters a first operating mode. The stor... | 02/27/2007 |
