| Patent # | Description |
|---|---|
| US-8,159,364 |
Wireless power transmission system The wireless power transmission is a system for providing wireless charging and/or primary power to electronic/electrical devices via microwave energy. The... |
| US-8,159,363 |
Using gravity to direct a rotatable camera in a handheld electronic device In a handheld electronic device, a motor is controlled to adjust, according to input received at a user-input element of the device, an angle of rotation of a... |
| US-8,159,362 |
Method of detecting faults using graduated fault detection levels A faulted circuit indicator utilizes digitized fault indication curves to determine if a fault has occurred in a monitored conductor. Fault indication curves... |
| US-8,159,361 |
Methods and apparatus for providing power to a notification appliance
circuit An arrangement for use in a safety notification system includes primary and secondary power sources and a voltage converter. The primary power source provides... |
| US-8,159,360 |
Faulted circuit indicator with fault characteristic detection and display A display for a faulted circuit indicator is disclosed. A plurality of light-emitting diodes is arranged so that at least two diodes are visible to a person... |
| US-8,159,359 |
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... |
| US-8,159,358 |
Apparatus and method for storage tank hatch monitoring in an inventory
management system A method includes receiving information associated with a level of material in a tank, where the tank has a hatch. The method also includes determining whether... |
| US-8,159,357 |
Means to prospect for water ice on heavenly bodies Apparatus and a method are described for prospecting for water ice on heavenly bodies with the apparatus consisting of site preparation tools and a water ice... |
| US-8,159,356 |
Flame detection and suppression system using a thermoelectric generator Apparatus and methods for protecting process equipment from a fire and/or an explosion are provided. In particular, the apparatus and methods utilize Seebeck... |
| US-8,159,355 |
Multi-option communication methods of fault notification in pet
containment systems An animal confinement system including at least one transmitter, a loop antenna associated with each transmitter, a loop monitor associated with each loop... |
| US-8,159,354 |
Human movement measurement system A system for use in playing a video game, the system acting to measure the position of transponders for testing and to train the user to manipulate the position... |
| US-8,159,353 |
Portable electronic device, method, and computer-readable medium for
determining user's activity level The invention relates to a portable electronic device, a method, and a computer software product. The portable electronic device comprises an active time unit... |
| US-8,159,352 |
Personal care implement having a display A personal care implement or toothbrush includes a display for providing content to a user. The display may be configured to present content in a mirror-image... |
| US-8,159,351 |
Dual use RFID/EAS device A radio frequency identification (RFID) device has multiple modes of operation. One of the modes of operation is an electronic article surveillance (EAS) mode,... |
| US-8,159,350 |
Method and system for localizing objects using passive RFID tags which
identifies the RFID with an LED Method and system for localizing an object in a stack of objects. A passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is attached to each object. Each RFID tag... |
| US-8,159,349 |
Secure modular applicators to commission wireless sensors The present invention includes novel systems and devices for commissioning wireless tags, RFID tags, and wireless sensors. The present invention benefits... |
| US-8,159,348 |
Communication system with antenna box amplifier A communication system for communicating with an implanted wireless sensor is provided. A transmit antenna element can propagate an energizing signal onto a... |
| US-8,159,347 |
Sensors having gap based sensing devices and methods of making and using
the same A sensor is provided. The sensor comprises at least one sensing device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, and a gap defined as a distance... |
| US-8,159,346 |
RFID system, RFID cable system, and RFID cable laying method When an RFID is attached to an object to assist testing operations, the following problems are encountered; (1) the RFID of write type tends to cause a failure... |
| US-8,159,345 |
RFID monitoring and tracking of tools A system for identifying, monitoring, and tracking a plurality of tools includes: a pad for placing the tools, wherein the pad includes a plurality of... |
| US-8,159,344 |
Microwave motion detectors utilizing multi-frequency ranging and target
angle detection A method of detecting a moving target within a predefined protected region with a microwave motion detector, by transmitting microwave frequency signals and... |
| US-8,159,343 |
Abnormality detecting device The abnormality detecting device of this invention comprises a movement detecting unit detecting a presence of a movement of a body based on a video signal in a... |
| US-8,159,342 |
Systems and methods for wireless object tracking A system for object tracking may comprise at least one subsystem that couples an electronic signal emitting and receiving device to an object to be tracked, at... |
| US-8,159,341 |
Hazard detection and mitigation system and method Provided is a system and method for providing monitoring of hazardous materials, including collecting environmental data via one or more sensors directed at the... |
| US-8,159,340 |
Techniques for wireless sensing using device including sensor train A remote wireless network includes a plurality of sensors/transmitters wherein each sensor is uniquely identifiable and lends its unique identity to the... |
| US-8,159,339 |
Child monitoring system Disclosed is a child monitoring system. The child monitoring system includes a plurality of caregiver units and a child monitoring unit. The child monitoring... |
| US-8,159,338 |
Asset monitoring arrangement and method Arrangement and method for monitoring an asset includes a location determining system and a self-powered interior sensor and communication system which data... |
| US-8,159,337 |
Systems and methods for identification of locations A viewing apparatus provides a user with a view of his or her surroundings and enables the user to select a location from the view of the surroundings for... |
| US-8,159,336 |
Apparatus and method for maintaining communication with a stolen vehicle
tracking device Communications are maintained between a base station and a stolen vehicle tracking (SVT) module disposed with a vehicle. At the SVT module at the vehicle, it is... |
| US-8,159,335 |
Controlling a user's interaction with a keyboard of a multi-application
electronic device Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for controlling a user's interaction with a keyboard of a multi-application electronic device such as a... |
| US-8,159,334 |
System and method of communicating emergency alerts A tangible computer readable medium includes instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to communicate with a multicast alert server to... |
| US-8,159,333 |
Energy-efficient indoor localization system and a method of reducing power
consumption of a radio badge in the... A method of reducing power consumption of a radio badge in a localization system is disclosed, in which the radio badge is carried by a tracked target and is... |
| US-8,159,332 |
Radio frequency identification transponder A radio frequency identification transponder including a power supply and a dynamic memory array which stores data. When power from the power supply ceases, the... |
| US-8,159,331 |
Method and system for radiated power control for short range RFID tag
reading A method and system for power control for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag reading is provided. The system includes a power amplifier for providing an... |
| US-8,159,330 |
System and method for dimensional rating using RFID technology A device for determining the dimensions of a parcel includes a platform and two adjacent walls. Each of the platform and walls are provided with a respective... |
| US-8,159,329 |
Location determination and guidance using radio frequency identification A method and system for location determination and guidance using radio frequency identification (RFID) are disclosed. A location of a mobile RFID reader can be... |
| US-8,159,328 |
Biometric authentication and verification Biometric authentication and verification are described. A method in biometric identification includes establishing a foundational biometric measurement based... |
| US-8,159,327 |
Device including authentication glyph A device used in an authentication process. The device includes a processor, a display coupled to the processor, and a computer readable medium coupled to the... |
| US-8,159,326 |
Locking device A present locking device is a locking device for locking/unlocking a lock of a door of a closed space, including: a first transmission antenna for transmitting... |
| US-8,159,325 |
Wireless remote control signal transfer method and apparatus, and wireless
remote control system In response to continuous operation of an operation key on a remote control transmitter, the transmitter repetitively transmits a corresponding remote control... |
| US-8,159,324 |
Portable electronic device for controlling and managing functions and/or
data of a vehicle The portable electronic device (1) allows functions and/or data of a vehicle to be controlled and managed. In order to do this, the portable device comprises,... |
| US-8,159,323 |
Transformer and power supply apparatus using the same A transformer includes a first bobbin having a first primary winding and a first secondary winding wound therearound, having a first through hole; a second... |
| US-8,159,322 |
Laminated coil A laminated coil includes a laminated body insulating layers and coil patterns are integrally stacked in a desired order, a coil formed by connecting the coil... |
| US-8,159,321 |
Production method for an electromagnetic switching device having partition
walls between primary and auxiliary... In one embodiment of the present invention, a production method for an electromagnetic switching device includes the following steps in the sequence listed:... |
| US-8,159,320 |
Latching micro-magnetic relay and method of operating same A micro-machined magnetic latching relay has a moveable cantilever comprising a soft magnetic material and having a first end and a second end. The cantilever... |
| US-8,159,319 |
Double-breaking contact system for a low voltage circuit breaker, a molded
case circuit breaker comprising the... A concept of a double-breaking contact system with a rotating contact arm is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a novel arrangement of fixed conductors that... |
| US-8,159,318 |
Electromagnet assembly directly driving latch of an electronic circuit
breaker A circuit breaker includes a trip unit and an electronic fault detection unit sharing a common trip latch for causing the circuit breaker to trip upon detection... |
| US-8,159,317 |
Variable impedance adapter for tuning system performance A variable impedance adapter that has a value of characteristic impedance that is responsive to changes in the configuration of the adapter. In one embodiment,... |
| US-8,159,316 |
High-frequency transmission line connection structure, circuit board,
high-frequency module, and radar device The invention relates to a high-frequency transmission line connection structure, a circuit board having the connection structure, a high-frequency module... |
| US-8,159,315 |
Substrate, communication module, and communication apparatus A substrate for mounting a filter has a connection line layer having a transmission line for connecting a filter, a ground layer placed below the connection... |