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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188872 | Robust evaluation of a temperature measurement signal by using a dynamic adaptation of a computational model A device for evaluating a temperature measurement signal of a temperature measurement facility has a modeling unit with a first input for picking up an input signal which is indicative for the temperature measurement signal, a second input for picking up a feedback ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184001 | Smart display device for independent living care A wireless contextual prompting device provides contextual (context-aware) prompting in the home for applications such as Activities of Daily Living (ADL) monitoring, medication adherence, journaling, social messaging and coaching. The device combines the advantages... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184011 | Visual indication of fault status, storage and clearance in an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) An arc fault detector includes a means for repeatedly measuring an elapsed time. The arc fault detector also includes at least one means to perform arc detection at each repeated elapsed time. Means for initiating a tripping mechanism is activated after the elapsed ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179246 | Indication clothing An indication clothing being adapted to be worn by an object is provided. The indication clothing comprises an indication sign, a storage module, a G-sensor and a process module. The storage module is configured to store threshold information. The G-sensor is config... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179262 | Article management system, RFID tag, and apparatus for communicating with RFID tag An article management system includes a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit elements respectively handled in association with articles to be managed; and an apparatus for communicating with an RFID tag, each of the RFID tag circuit elements ha... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174395 | Transceiver unit in a measurement system A measurement system may comprise a sensor wire and a transceiver unit. The sensor wire may comprise an insertable portion configured to be inserted in a blood vessel of a patient's body and a sensor disposed within the insertable portion at a distal end of the sens... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174394 | System for noninvasive determination of analytes in tissue An apparatus and method for noninvasive determination of analyte properties of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy to clinically relevant levels of precision and accuracy. The system includes subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174399 | Methods to detect hazardous conditions in a safety ground circuit in the presence of ground loop currents and electrical noise The invention comprises a set of methods to detect the resistance of a connection to safety ground and to detect the presence of voltage hazardous to people in systems where an unknown amount of current intermittently flows in the safety ground circuit. Samples of v... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169334 | Magnetic rotary encoder with feedback unit A magnetic rotary encoder with feedback unit, including a base, a cover body, a sensing element and a display element. The base has a hollow main body formed with a receiving space. The receiving space has an opening at one end of the main body. The cover body is di... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169307 | Vehicle rear-view mirror To provide a vehicle rear-view mirror equipped with a display device, configured so that: a warning indication is easy to see from the driver and is hard to see from following vehicles and vehicles on the adjacent lanes; and when no warning is indicated, no disconti... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164451 | Cash handling facility management Cash handling facilities, such as cash vaults, receive and process large quantities of cash. The cash handling facility may have a plurality of custody points at which the amount of cash being processed is verified, counted, stored, or otherwise processed. Cash hand... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164440 | Methods for emergency communication within a fire safety system An emergency device or emergency system is configured for operation within a fire safety system, or a fire safety portion of a building automation system (BAS). For example, wireless devices, emergency devices and/or automation components within the fire safety syst... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164447 | Closing system having a force sensor The invention relates to a closing system comprising at least one door provided with at least one displaceable closure element and a closure element receiving member. The at least one closing element of the door lock projects into the closing element receiving membe... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159359 | Function check for a gas-alarm annunciator A test device, for checking the functioning capability of a gas-alarm annunciator, has a reservoir in which are located a target fluid and a carrier fluid. At least a part of the carrier fluid is present in a liquid aggregate state and the target fluid is at least p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154411 | System and method for person or object position location utilizing impulse radio A System and Method for Person or Object Position Location Utilizing Impulse Radio, comprising a plurality of reference impulse radios; an object or person to be tracked having a mobile impulse radio associated therewith; an architecture with an associated positioni... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154407 | RFID device time synchronization from a public source A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes an antenna linked to a receiving circuit, the antenna tuned to receive a radio frequency (RF) time-code signal from a public source, a controller circuit and an internal clock linked to the receiving circuit, a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154403 | System and method for associating items of a set In one embodiment, a system for facilitating the location of a first item of a set of items includes a first wireless device associated with the first item of the set, the first wireless device including an output device and a receiver, and a second wireless device ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149110 | Large area position/proximity correction device with alarms using (D)GPS technology A movable boundary detection apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a receiver operable to receive a positioning signal including actual position coordinates of a movable device in a first space and a memory module including a memory to store predefined posit... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149131 | Interface for medical infusion pump An apparatus and method for indicating a change in operation of a medical infusion pump includes a memory configured to store an original pump parameter and a current pump parameter. The apparatus further includes a programmable circuit in electrical communication w... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149107 | System and method for person or object position location utilizing impulse radio A System and Method for Person or Object Position Location Utilizing Impulse Radio, comprising a plurality of reference impulse radios; an object or person to be tracked having a mobile impulse radio associated therewith; an architecture with an associated positioni... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149109 | Mobile emergency device for emergency personnel An mobile emergency device is disclosed. The mobile emergency device includes a wireless communications component, a processor in communication with the wireless communications component, a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149130 | Portable electronic device operateable by rotation thereof A portable electronic device includes a housing, a rotation sensor, and a processor. The rotation sensor includes a supporting plate fixed to the housing, a cylindric carrier, an electron emitting device, a magnet, a number of strip-shaped electrodes, and a detectin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144022 | Heat sensitive sensor for flexible waveguides An apparatus designed to alert on an abnormal condition inside of a fiber bundle (116). The apparatus includes an air pipe (112) configured inside of the fiber bundle, an air compression element adapted to apply air into the air pipe, at least one sens... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144018 | Combination electronic article surveillance/radio frequency identification antenna and method A combination EAS/RFID antenna for use in an EAS/RFID surveillance system. The antenna includes an EAS antenna element and an RFID antenna element. The EAS antenna element includes an EAS loop antenna defining an interior portion. The RFID antenna element includes a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144017 | Transponder and method for operating a transponder An RFID transponder having an adjustable response field strength including a determination circuit formed to determine a quantity which is derivable from a field strength of an electromagnetic field prevailing at the location of the RFID transponder, a comparator fo... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138914 | Method and apparatus for implementing enhanced signature checking security measures for solar energy systems A method and a system for securing a device in a single embodiment or in some embodiments, the system comprises a remote module which comprises a switch electrically connected to an electrical input or at electrical output of the device, a serial link comprising a f... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138948 | Automatically engaged traffic sign The present invention describes a sealed, automatic sign that displays a traffic sign (such as a stop or yield sign) visible when the power to the sign is interrupted. The sign has a shade, which covers the stop sign within the frame work while the power is on. When... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134472 | Monitoring systems and methods for monitoring the condition of one or more components of an electrical device Methods and systems for monitoring a component of an electrical device and/or a brush of a brush holder assembly are provided. One method includes receiving data from a plurality of remote monitoring locations at a central control unit, where the data may be evaluat... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130090 | Apparatus and method for detecting decrease in tire air pressure and program for detecting decrease in tire air pressure An apparatus for detecting a decreased air pressure of a tire includes an acceleration calculation circuit for calculating, based on rotation velocity information of tires of respective wheels of a vehicle; an acceleration variation calculation circuit for calculati... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125327 | Method for increasing vehicle brake/safety/hazard light visibility Vehicle brake lights, hazard lights, bicycle lights, and safety lights for pedestrians, walkers, and runners. The human eye perceives light differently depending on its frequency (or wavelength) relative to the condition or degree of ambient lighting. Moreover, the ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120477 | Flexdoor status display A method is provided for displaying a closed state of a motor vehicle door which can adopt at least two closed states depending on driving speed, in particular a motor vehicle door, that includes, but is not limited to two door leaves which open in opposite directio... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120490 | RFID tag information system An RFID tag information system comprises a transmission/reception antenna configured to carry out information transmission/reception via radio communication with a RFID circuit element. An access information processing device configured to carry out predetermined pr... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120497 | RFID transponder enclosure for harsh environments A radio frequency identification device is enclosed in an enclosure suitable for harsh environments, and is resistant to physical, chemical, temperature, and electro-magnetic abuse. The enclosure includes a shell member configured to deflect direct blows to the tran... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120491 | Wheeled vehicle mounted with RFID tag, RFID tag, speed measurement system, and speed measurement method An RFID tag having a memory portion for holding information on a wheeled vehicle is mounted on the wheeled vehicle, and an external interrogator and the RFID tag exchange information with each other. Further, an RFID tag having a memory portion for holding informati... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120492 | Blister package with integrated electronic tag and method of manufacture A blister package with an integrated RFID tag is provided. The conductive lidding material is modified to serve not only to seal some contents within some formed blister film, but also to act as an RFID tag antenna. An IC chip is electrically connected to the liddin... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115629 | Collective objects management system using R.F. object identification with multiple crystals A collective objects management system for objects such as documents contained in file folders in drawers of file cabinets. Each file folder has an electrical circuit with a visible indicator mounted on the file folder. Each folder circuit has a pair of crystals whi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115609 | Multi function bluetooth apparatus A method and apparatus for secure access to data, to application and to systems and for providing an alarm to users upon detecting that a monitored device is not within a desired proximity using a multi-function BLUETOOTH apparatus are described. The multi-function ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115637 | Systems and methods to selectively connect antennas to receive and backscatter radio frequency signals Systems and methods to selectively attach and control antennas via diodes and current sources. In one embodiment, a system includes: an RFID reader having a plurality of reader antennas of different polarizations to transmit radio frequency signals; and at least one... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111162 | Method, apparatus and article for detection of transponder tagged objects, for example during surgery The presence or absence of objects is determined by interrogating or exciting transponders coupled to the objects using pulsed wide band frequency signals. Ambient or background noise is evaluated and a threshold adjusted based on the level of noise. Adjustment may ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111173 | Method of detecting and documenting traffic violations, such as red light violations or speeding violations According to the present invention, a first measured data packet M1 of a first vehicle 1 at a first measuring time point tM1 and a first image data packet B1 are generated, and measured data packets MX of additional... | 02/07/2012 |
