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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE42866 | Ground fault circuit interrupter with enhanced radio frequency interference suppression A ground fault circuit interrupter device having a feedthrough capacitor for substantially reducing interference from radio frequency signals such as those emitted from cell phones and 2-way radios. The ground fault circuit interrupter device includes a printed circ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7948224 | Feedback controller having multiple feedback paths A feedback controller comprises first and second feedback circuits. The first feedback circuit is connected between an input node and an output node and has an error node. The first feedback circuit comprising a feedback amplifier for comparing a feedback signal to ... | 05/24/2011 |
| RE42319 | Circuit protection device A voltage suppression device for suppressing voltage surges in an electrical circuit, comprised of a voltage sensitive element having a predetermined voltage rating, the voltage sensitive element increasing in temperature as voltage applied across the voltage sensit... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7919887 | High repetitous pulse generation and energy recovery system In order to provide a pulse power supply device using regenerating magnetic energy stored in a discharge circuit to a capacitor so as to use it as next discharge energy and supplying a bipolar pulse current with high repetition, a bridge circuit is composed of four ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7494068 | Contactless transponder A contactless transponder includes an antenna made from a conductive material that is disposed on a surface of a substrate. An integrated circuit chip having electrical contacts is mounted on a surface of the antenna that is remote from the substrate. The contacts o... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7448542 | Method for detecting a non-scan at a retail checkout station A method for detecting a non-scan at a retail checkout station includes detecting the passing of an item across a scanner device of a retail checkout station, obtaining an image of the item passing across the scanner, detecting a scan of an item passing across the s... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441706 | Method and system for processing and using information A method for processing information wherein information is received from a plurality of bar code scanners, preferably reading web codes, the source and destination information for the received information is determined and data from the received information is distr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438229 | Combined magnetic shield member and pressure pad for a magnetic reader A magnetic shield member for a device with a magnetic reader, the magnetic shield member includes a biasing member including a first end, a second end opposite to the first end and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends, the first end con... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431215 | Automatically-activated hand-supportable omni-directional laser scanning bar code symbol reader having a user-selectable linear scanning menu-reading mode supported by a omni-directional laser scanning pattern having temporally varying intensity characteristics for improved bar code symbol navigation and alignment during menu-reading operations An automatically-activated bar code reading system including: a visible laser light source, scanning element and a plurality of stationary mirrors. When arranged in a first configuration, the visible laser light source, scanning element and plurality of stationary m... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429001 | Label identification system and coding method suited therefor The invention relates to a label identification system comprised of a transmitting-receiving unit and of identification labels on which the identification information is stored in the form of a digital identification information word. The provision of a circuit on t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428994 | Toy adapting to color of surroundings A toy or game piece for producing color includes a housing formed in the shape of a toy; a color reader to read a sample and generate data; a processing device to process the generated data and determine a color of the sample based on the generated data; and a light... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427026 | Memory card adapter for connecting a miniature card to a standard card connector, along with a method of fabricating same An adapter, along with a method of fabricating the adapter, for a memory card connector to enable a miniature memory card to be inserted into a larger, standard memory card connector. A two-part housing is provided of a size and shape to simulate a standard memory c... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427013 | Calculator apparatus A calculator is provided that includes an input pad that includes a sales tax button and a currency pad, which includes a change due button and a number of currency keys. The currency keys can be depressed in order to enter numeric values associated with currency. T... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7419091 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine with disposable cash display An automated banking machine system and method is provided which is operative to display a disposable cash amount associated with an account. The disposable cash amount is calculated responsive to the current Available Balance and responsive to future debit and cred... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413116 | Banking system, automated teller machine, financial transaction method, and a recording medium recording a financial transaction program readable by computer The present invention is a banking system comprises a borrowing application section, a borrowing information acquiring section that acquires information about the borrowing money permitted by a cashing service dealer, a transaction instruction inputting section that... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410098 | Automated will call system A will call system for automating the management of storage and retrieval of items, preferably medical prescriptions. The automated system provides informational control of all items in the system. The automated will call monitors the length of time an item remains ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410097 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine deposit printing system and method An automated banking machine which dispenses cash and includes a mechanism for accepting deposited items. Deposited items may be provided to the machine in envelopes which are first passed to a user from an envelope storage area (132) in the machine through a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7392948 | Electronic product identifier system An electronic product identifier system is provided for use with a product storage area adapted to store more than one type of product. The electronic product identifier system has a display adapted to present product information for more than one product along a le... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392949 | Test tube barcode reading apparatus A barcode reading apparatus provided in a transfer mechanism to transfer intermittently a test tube holder holding a test tube with a barcode on periphery, comprises a barcode reader which reads a barcode of the test tube during halt of intermittent transfer by the ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389925 | Scanner with locking module formed by magnetic component A scanner includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a photoelectric sensor for scanning a medium to produce an image, a movable carriage positioned on the first shaft for carrying the photoelectric sensor, a movable light source module positioned on the second shaft f... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389935 | Card stripper for removing cards from card carriers An automated system for preparing cards for further processing includes an envelope feed hopper configured to receive a plurality of envelopes, each having contents including a card carrier and one or more cards attached thereto. The systems also includes an envelop... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387235 | Mutual authentication security system with recovery from partial programming Memory contents in an electronic key are re-programmed using a base station from a multi-byte pre-existing or default value. If writing the new secret code value is interrupted and results in a partially-written value then a first recovery code is formed comprising ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387251 | Bar code recognition method and system for paper handling equipment A method and system for reading various codes, such as codes imprinted on an item, includes a first and a second code reader that each scan the code on the item to read the code. The data obtained by the first and the second code reader is merged to reconstruct the ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383993 | Combined magnetic shield member and pressure pad for a magnetic reader A magnetic shield member for a device with a magnetic reader, the magnetic shield member includes a biasing member including a first end, a second end opposite to the first end and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends, the first end con... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380710 | Payment card preloaded with unique numbers A conventional looking payment card comprises a plastic card with a legacy card reader compatible magnetic stripe for dynamic user account data. Internal to the plastic card, and behind the magnetic stripe, a number of fixed-position magnetic write heads allow the u... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370802 | Hand held scanner with rotating head A hand-held optical character scanner includes a handle with a base including a plurality of angled planes for supporting the handle on a substantially flat object at different angles relative to the surface of the object, an arm extending from the handle, with a mo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367507 | Optical scanning module An optical scanning module includes a housing, a light source and a first heat-dissipating sheet. The light source is disposed inside the housing for emitting a source light to be projected onto the object. The light source includes an electrode wrapped by an electr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364081 | Method and apparatus for reading under sampled bar code symbols The present invention is directed to a method for reading a bar code symbol with an optical reader. The method includes the step of scanning the bar code symbol to obtain a plurality of scan lines. Each of the plurality of scan lines includes a linear array of N-pix... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7346236 | Collimator lens, fiber collimator and optical parts A collimator lens having a low reflectivity and significantly improved durability against high-power light is provided so that optical parts using the collimator lens can be reduced in size and cost lowered. A plurality of optical fibers can be connected to the coll... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344081 | Method of automatically detecting a test result of a probe zone of a test strip A method of automatically detecting a test result of a probe zone of a test strip Is provided. In one embodiment, he method comprises capturing an image of a bar code and an image of at least one test strip from a scanning object, determining a setting value for the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341185 | Method of marking and monitoring products at a self-service checkout terminal A method of marking products purchased through a self-service checkout terminal includes scanning a product to be purchased into a computer and issuing a tamper resistant label from a printer at the self-service checkout terminal. The tamper resistant label includes... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325734 | Methods and devices for assigning RFID device personality Methods and devices are provided for identifying, locating and provisioning individual RFID devices in a network with “personalities” that are appropriate for the roles of the RFID devices. According to some implementations of the invention, a combination of EPC... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325729 | Enhanced purchase verification for self checkout system A method and system for enabling reliable verification of items being purchased using a self checkout system. The self checkout system is equipped with a verification mark dispenser and verification mark detectors that respectively dispenses a mark on an item as the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322523 | Methods and devices for uniquely provisioning RFID devices Methods and devices are provided for identifying and provisioning individual RFID devices in a network. According to some implementations of the invention, a combination of EPC code information and existing networking standards form the basis of identifying and prov... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314179 | Stored-value card with movable graphic portion A stored-value card assembly includes a base substrate and an auxiliary member. The base substrate includes an account identifier linking the stored-value card to at least one of a financial account or a financial record. The auxiliary member is movably coupled to t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314169 | Device that issues authority for automation systems by issuing an encrypted time pass An industrial automation security system comprises an access ticket relating to an industrial automation system. The access ticket comprises one or more restrictive attributes that restrict access rights to a portion of contents of the industrial automation system. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309014 | Sterilizer cassette handling system with dual visual code reading A method for tracking sterilant cassettes within a sterilizer involves reading for the presence of a cassette within a cassette processing area of the sterilizer by reading a first visual code on the cassette with a scanner and with the same scanner reading for the ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306143 | Dynamic smart card/media imaging A smart electronic media dynamic imaging system and method to store and retrieve intelligent data tat may be used for displaying images, USCT alerts, or textual messages. The system is comprised of smart media, a reader, a vendor or electronic gate having display an... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7308166 | Coupling a light sensor array with an optical component An optical component system includes an optical component having a plurality of ports through which light signals exit the optical component. The system also includes a light sensor array having a plurality of light sensors. The light sensor array is coupled to the ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303138 | Integrated circuit card having staggered sequences of connector terminals An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in stagge... | 12/04/2007 |
