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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155920 | Method for the determination of a nacelle-inclination In one aspect, a method for the determination of a nacelle-inclination is provided. A first difference-signal is formed from the difference of a measured nacelle acceleration and an offset-value from a calibration. A second difference-signal is formed from a differe... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150651 | Acceleration compensated inclinometer An inclinometer using a speedometer and a forward-looking accelerometer for measuring inclination angle. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8000925 | Moving body with tilt angle estimating mechanism A moving body with a tilt angle estimating mechanism capable of estimating a tilt angle of a vehicle body with high accuracy. The moving body includes: an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration in two axial directions; a gyro sensor for detecting an angul... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7920985 | Inclination calculation apparatus and inclination calculation program, and game apparatus and game program An inclination calculation apparatus within a game machine computes inclination of an input device having an acceleration sensor/detector capable of detecting acceleration in at least two axial directions. Programmed logic circuitry within the apparatus generates pr... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7765085 | Road gradient estimating system An estimated gradient value of a road is calculated based on a vehicle acceleration “A” and a time varying portion “A′” of a wheel speed. In a case that an acceleration corresponding value “Ggrad0” for the estimated gradient value is not regarde... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7552026 | APS based integrated sun sensor The disclosure relates to an APS based integrated sun sensor comprising: a diaphragm unit, a detection unit, a processing electronics unit and an interface unit. The diaphragm unit is operatively connected with the detection unit for forming a sunspots image. The de... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7426451 | Handheld surface coordinate measuring device A surface coordinate measuring device (1) includes a computing unit (8) arranged in a handheld housing (9), a positioning device (2) for positioning the coordinate measuring device at a surface point (P) on a wall surface (3), a di... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424388 | Motion determining apparatus and storage medium having motion determining program stored thereon Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor is obtained. A rotation motion of an input device around a predetermined direction as a rotation axis is determined by comparing a start point in a two-dimensional coordinate system which is represented b... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7412348 | Storage medium storing a game program, game apparatus, and game controlling method A game system includes a game apparatus and a controller. The controller is furnished with an acceleration sensor for detecting accelerations in at least two axis directions. Game processing corresponding to the kind of an acceleration input by means of the controll... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411512 | Tracking the geographic location of an animal Systems and techniques for tracking the geographic location. In one aspect, a method includes receiving timed magnetic field information descriptive of a magnetic field to which a magnetometer was subject, the magnetic field information having been collected while t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7403857 | Enhanced measurement of azimuthal dependence of subterranean parameters with filters and/or discretely sampled data A method for estimating an azimuthal dependence of a parameter of a borehole using logging sensor measurements acquired as a function of azimuth of the logging sensors is provided. The method includes acquiring at least one logging sensor measurement and a correspon... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7379841 | Inclination calculation apparatus and inclination calculation program, and game apparatus and game program An inclination calculation apparatus within a game machine computes an inclination of an input device having an acceleration sensor/detector capable of simultaneously detecting an acceleration in at least two axial directions. Programmed logic circuitry within the a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369960 | Device and method for detecting an angular position of a rotating object In detecting the time at which a rotating object passes a given angular position, a value range of an angular position sensor output signal which varies relatively rapidly with angular position acts as a trip threshold that, when exceeded, indicates the object has a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363723 | Measuring device A hand held measuring device for measuring for construction or other industries using measuring tapes to ascertain measurements. The device features an extendable tape engaged to an electronic sensor communicating the measurement to a data processor and digital disp... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350303 | Level, angle and distance measuring device The portable self-contained horizontal and vertical level, angle and distance measuring device is suitable for indicating whether or when two or more points are level with each other and for measuring distances and angles between two or more points, a point and a li... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339731 | Self-aligning telescope Embodiments of the present disclosure include self-aligning telescope control systems and self-alignment methods. In an embodiment, a telescope control system orients a telescope with respect to the celestial sphere by pointing the telescope in the direction of an a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331477 | Method and device for determining a swinging motion of a load suspended from a lifting gear A method and a device for determining the rotary oscillation of a load suspended from a lifting gear are disclosed. The lifting gear includes a trolley equipped with a camera that can be oriented towards the load. The load includes at least two spaced apart markers,... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325327 | Method and apparatus for measuring angular or linear displacement An apparatus and method are disclosed for measuring the angular or linear displacement of an object. That displacement is transmitted to a movable conductive member, which, in response thereto, is moved to a position at which it electrically contacts one of a plural... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324916 | Gyro based alignment system A gyroscope, in one embodiment a ring laser gyro, is used in an alignment measuring device for checking and adjusting alignment of a vehicle. The device includes an “x” and a “y” digital inclinometer working in concert with the gyroscope to measure various a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305772 | Graphical clinometer display system and method A system for monitoring inclination of a vehicle is disclosed, wherein the system comprises a clinometer in communication with a computer. The clinometer is configured to measure at least one inclination angle of the vehicle and send an electrical signal representin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7289898 | Apparatus and method for measuring speed of a moving object An apparatus and method for measuring the speed of a moving object is provided. A first acceleration along the moving direction of the moving object and a second acceleration along the lateral direction of the moving object are measured. A first angular speed along ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283934 | Acceptance testing of actuators using predetermined thresholds An improved technique of acceptance testing an actuator system involves measuring system parameters of the actuator system during operation of the actuator system, and storing the measured system parameters in computerized memory as a set of measured system paramete... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275335 | Wireless tram gauge assembly The present invention relates to a digital tram gauge assembly having an extendible elongate tram bar having a first height rod at a first end and a second height rod at a second end. A digital measuring device is positionable about the tram bar and is capable of di... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277818 | Method and program for leveling aspherical workpieces The invention provides an aspherical workpiece leveling method for leveling an aspherical workpiece mounted on a tilt correction table. The method includes three-dimensionally measuring a surface of the aspherical workpiece containing an extreme value; deriving a se... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7204621 | Vehicle provided with inclination sensor To prevent an inclination sensor of a vehicle from becoming soiled by flying matter such as muddy water splashes scattered by the rotating wheels of the vehicle itself, which may result in false detection of the inclination of the vehicle to a road surface, a vehicl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188426 | Inclination sensor An electronic inclination sensor is provided for the determination and display of surface inclination and the direction of such inclination. The information regarding the inclination and direction of inclination can be displayed such that an end user can readily and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181750 | Disc drive apparatus In a disc drive apparatus, provided in the front face thereof is a changeover switch for changing over settings between a master and a slave in working of disc drive apparatus. Changeover switch is electrically connected to a substrate in the interior thereof by a c... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172711 | Interface materials and methods of production and use thereof An interface material comprising a resin mixture and at least one solder material is herein described. The resin material may comprise any suitable resin material, but it is preferred that the resin material be silicone-based comprising one or more compounds such as... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171378 | Portable electronic terminal and data processing system The present invention relates to a personal shopping system for combined use in both the home of a user and a shopping establishment. The system includes a host computer which is coupled to a host modem and, optionally, to at least one wireless multi-access point. A... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164973 | Method for determining vehicle velocity A method and device for determining a vectorial vehicle velocity by estimating a mean value for the vehicle velocity by using a position-finding device to obtain a first value, and to then compare this first value with a second value estimated using inertial sensors... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7117607 | Electronic inclinometer An apparatus used for notifying a user of a patient's upper body physical orientation. The apparatus uses an inclinometer that is attached in the region of the patient's upper body to measure the physical orientation of the patient's upper body, which is then transm... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7093963 | Light axis adjusting apparatus for vehicle headlamp A light axis adjusting apparatus for a vehicle headlamp has an inclination sensor which receives at least two ultrasonic signals transmitted toward a road surface in a vehicle width direction, and detects the inclined state of a vehicle relative to the road surface ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089674 | Angle-measuring gauge for motorcycles and the like An angle measuring guide includes a housing having a plurality of monolithically formed walls and an annular opening formed within selected ones of the walls. The rear wall has a planar surface for being directly mated with the motorcycle. A transparent lens is mono... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089150 | Gyro based alignment system A gyroscope, in one embodiment a ring laser gyro, is used in an alignment measuring device for checking and adjusting alignment of a vehicle. The device includes an “x” and a “y” digital inclinometer working in concert with the gyroscope to measure various a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7058197 | Multi-variable model for identifying crop response zones in a field An computer implemented apparatus and method are disclosed for defining areas of a field in which a crop or other vegetation is grown based on their selective ability to grow such vegetation through a growing season, or some shorter preselected time period. The meth... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047152 | Method and a system for evaluation of static friction A method for evaluation whether oscillations in a control process depend on static friction in an actuator. A signal from the actuator or the signal from the process is measured. The measured signal is signal processed for the purpose of detecting whether the measur... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7035467 | Method and system for processing images for themed imaging services In a method for determining the general semantic theme of a group of images, whereby each digitized image is identified as belonging to a specific group of images, one or more image feature measurements are extracted from each of the digitized images in an image gro... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7002336 | Test adapter for a weapon store test set A method and apparatus for testing the electrical power system of an aircraft uses existing unmodified test equipment not otherwise capable of reliably testing and certifying the aircraft for weapon store launching operations for a particular store type. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6947873 | Method and apparatus for generating measurement data In a system for observing the ground based on various data items measured at one or more observation points by at least one measuring instrument, the measured data items are collected in a collection center, it is determined whether at least one of the measured data... | 09/20/2005 |
