Communications: electrical inventions 06/07

20070146116 - Wireless communications device with integrated user activity module: A wireless communications device comprises a sensor and a processor. The sensor measures a user's performance. The processor monitors the user's measured performance to determine a progress of the user towards the completion of a predetermined objective. Based on the measured performance, the processor selects and renders appropriate multimedia effects... Agent: Coats & Bennett/sony Ericsson

20070146117 - Biometric cabinet lock: A biometric locking system, including a biometric validation module for receiving a biometric profile and asserting a control signal responsive to a biometric evaluation of the biometric profile; an outer cylindrical housing; an inner housing, telescopingly coupled to the outer cylindrical housing, for operating in both an operational mode and... Agent: Patent Law Offices Of Michael E. Woods

20070146115 - Power management lock system and method: A power management lock system including an electronic lock unit configured to lock and unlock a door and further including at least one sensor in communication with the electronic lock unit, the sensor configured to sense an open condition of the door and a closed condition of the door, wherein... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070146118 - Networked movable barrier operator system: A network operator radio module (NORM) configured to be removably attached to a barrier operator comprises a transmitting antenna, a receiving antenna, a transceiver antenna, and a microcontroller. The module communicates with a communication network that comprises various nodes configured by a network controller module and a network communication module.... Agent: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070146119 - Door open-close device: A door open-close device for control of a lock mechanism of a door is housed in a door handle. The door open-close device is provided with a lock switch connected to an external circuit so as to control the external circuit; and an antenna disposed to have a gap toward... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070146120 - Motor vehicle door arrangement: A motor vehicle door arrangement with at least one motor vehicle door and a drive for motorized movement of the motor vehicle door from the closed position into the open position and from the open position into the closed position and with a control for triggering the drive, the control... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070146121 - Method and system for triggering network access: The present invention makes it possible that devices are triggered by RF signals and the owner of the RF chip responsible for the triggering can receive a financial compensation for this. Hereto a method and a system for triggering a first-device by a RF signal and logging the triggering are... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070146122 - Window-attached alerting device: A window-attached alerting device (10) having an electronics circuit (12) that is enclosed within an alerting device enclosure (40) that includes an outer side (42) and an inner side (44). The outer side (42) is removably attached to an inner surface (62) of a windowpane (60) that is attached to... Agent: Albert O Cota

20070146123 - Multi-tone back-up alarm: A multi-tone vehicle motion alarm is provided as an augmentation of a single-tone alarm by imbedding in the alarm sound a plurality band-limited single-tone acoustic signals of different frequencies that are emitted in pulsed synchronism so that the warning signal is emitted in a form that allows directionality of the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070146124 - Radio tag-mounting member for use in tire, pneumatic tire, and assembly composed of pneumatic tire and rim: A radio tag-mounting member for use in a pneumatic tire having a sponge material fixed to the pneumatic tire at a rim-mounted side surface thereof or/and a rim at a tire-mounted side surface thereof; and a radio tag having a portion for detecting an internal state of the pneumatic tire... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070146125 - Vehicle safety system: A turn indication system for a vehicle includes an indicating member movable between a first position and a second position in response to the actuation of a turn signal switch. A door-ajar indication system for a vehicle includes an indicating member movable between a first position and a second position... Agent: John K. Kim C/o Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070146126 - Lighting control with occupancy detection: In illuminated local areas occupants are actively detected to facilitate control of the illumination and possibly other local parameters such as temperature. The emitted light in each local area is uniquely modulated to identify the respective area. The modulated light is detected by any wearable occupancy detectors in the local... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070146127 - System, method and device for detecting a siren: A system, device and method for detecting an audible alarm are provided. In one embodiment, the method may include the steps of receiving an audio input, determining that the audio input has at least a threshold magnitude, determining that the audio input includes one or more a target frequencies, determining... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20070146128 - Systems and devices for broadband communication with an alarm panel: A communications system for an alarm panel including: an alarm panel adaptor in operable communication with the alarm panel generating analog alarm signals; a first powerline communications device in operable communication with a the alarm panel adaptor converting the analog alarm signals to powerline alarm signals; a second powerline communications... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20070146129 - Power saving device for gps device: A power saving device for a GPS device is to utilize acceleration of gravity sensor to continue detecting the acceleration variation of the GPS device; if an acceleration value is larger than a threshold value, a GPS signal receiver is then started; if the acceleration value is smaller than the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070146130 - Device for wireless data exchange as well as method for establishment of a wireless connection between in particular a medical sensor unit and a computer: An apparatus and method to enable a simple installation of a sensor unit (in one example an intra-oral x-ray sensor) on a network. The sensor unit is preferably a sensor in the medical field, and it is provided that the sensor unit is itself fashioned as an access point and... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070146131 - Method for detecting characteristic movements of a vehicle driver for the purpose of diagnosing a lowering of vigilance by said driver: A method for detecting characteristic movements of a vehicle driver for diagnosing a lowering of vigilance by the driver. In a preliminary phase, the surface of the seat base and of the backrest of the seat is divided into a plurality of elementary surfaces in each of which is embedded... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070146132 - Tamper detection system, method and apparatus: A tamper and/or intrusion detection system is provided for making a structure tamperproof. The tamper and/or intrusion detection system includes an energy source for transmitting energy through an energy-transmitting layer, and a detector for detecting a change in energy distribution within the energy-transmitting layer.... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20070146133 - Acceleration-based theft detection system for portable electronic devices: A theft prevention system for protecting portable electronic devices is disclosed. An acceleration sensor detects the acceleration of a portable electronic device, and a controller analyzes this acceleration to determine whether a theft condition is present. If so, an alarm can be initiated. The theft prevention system can include a... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP/apple Inc.

20070146134 - Programmable alarm module and system for protecting merchandise: A security alarm module for attaching to an item of merchandise in a security system for protecting the item of merchandise has a housing, a logic control circuit including a central controller, a wireless interface for communicating with a programmable key containing a security code, and a memory circuit for... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20070146136 - Navigation system and method: A navigation system and method are applied in a predetermined space in which a plurality of control points is defined. The navigation method comprises the steps of: installing a plurality of control point RFID tags near the entrance to every control point-controlled lane, wherein each control point RFID tag is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070146135 - Assembling rfid components using webs: Webs carrying RFID antennas RFID modules support high-speed mass production of RFID tags. Preferably, a sprocketed web having a sequence of sprocket holes near at least one margin to be engaged by a sprocket drive in a machine carries a sequence of RFID antennas, and another sprocketed web carries a... Agent: Terrance A. Meador Incaplaw

20070146137 - Article surveillance system: An electronic article surveillance system and method are disclosed. Pulses are emitted in an electromagnetic field, and in monitoring intervals between the pulses, reply signals are received from alarm labels within the surveillance area of the system. An incoming signal is sampled in the system. The zero crossings of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070146138 - Interface antenna: An interface antenna is positioned between a tag antenna associated with a tag and a reader antenna associated with a reader. The interface antenna receives an electromagnetic carrier signal transmitted by the reader antenna and causes an increase in intensity of the electromagnetic carrier signal at the location of the... Agent: John R. Doherty Wiggin And Dana

20070146142 - Security tag for cigarette pack: A cigarette pack having at least one security tag formed from the metal layer of the cigarette pack liner. One version of the security tag utilizes a preformed coil that is electrically coupled to a portion of the metal layer to form a capacitor and thereby complete a coil/capacitor security... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070146144 - Hang tag with swivel attachment: A hang tag provides for the accommodation of electronic article surveillance (EAS) marker. The hang tag includes a housing for supporting the EAS marker therein. A securement head is provided for accommodating a securement strap for coupling the housing to an article which is to be protected. The head is... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070146141 - Method for authenticating product: Radio frequency identification tags are placed in contact with a product thereby allowing the tags to be read by an appropriate scanning device. Placement of the tags, either conspicuously or inconspicuously within the package allows for the verification that the product is authentic and is not a knock off or... Agent: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

20070146139 - Method for producing a security layered construction and security layered construction and identification documents containing such a construction: A method for producing a security layered construction as well as a security layered construction for an identification document (61), particularly for personal identification, having a transponder layer (20) and at least one cover layer (38, 39), the transponder layer being covered using the at least one cover layer to... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070146143 - Smart corrugated cardboard: A communication-ready corrugated article and method for making the corrugated article is disclosed. The corrugated article includes a linersheet (e.g., craft paper), an undulating medium (e.g., craft paper), a conductive strip (e.g., metal, aluminum, wire, coil), and a security chip (e.g., RFID chip, EAS chip, integrated circuit, chip strap, RFID... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070146140 - Split-able label: A split-able label 10 of the present invention is configured as having an adhesive layer 2 on a back surface 1b of a label base 1, having a plurality of sections, being split-able over a boundary 1c of a first section 11 and a second section 12 when affixed to... Agent: Snider & Associates

20070146145 - System and method for analyzing activity of a body: The present invention comprises a system and method of operation for evaluating body activity relative to an environment. According to an exemplary embodiment, the system comprises a processor that is associable with a sensor for sensing dynamic and static accelerative phenomena of the body. The processor is operable to process... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070146146 - Systems and methods for evaluating driver attentivenes for collision avoidance: Systems and method for evaluating driver attentiveness are provided. An allocation unit evaluates defined first input data to recognize a specific driving situation among a plurality of defined driving situations. A driver monitoring unit is operatively coupled to the allocation unit and evaluates defined second input data, based on the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070146147 - Optical/rf tv device with remote fault detection: A power outage detection device that is configured to be easily coupled to Optical/Rf TV signal transmission devices having test contacts, wherein the power outage detection device of the present invention preferably includes a housing with viewable LED display lights on at least one surface thereof, and an extended coupling... Agent: Blynn L. Shideler The Blk Law Group

20070146148 - Airflow filter device and air-conditioning systems for a vehicle and a construction machine using the same device: An airflow filter device is employed, for example, in an air-conditioning system for a vehicle and an air-conditioning system for a construction machine. The filter device has a filter for purifying an airflow, an ammeter for detecting clogging in the filter, a filter cleaning warning light that provides a warning... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070146149 - Apparatus for determining type of liquid in a container and method for controlling the apparatus: A technique for quickly determining the type of liquid in a container externally regardless of the material of the container, preferably contactlessly. A halogen heater 102 and an infrared thermopile 103 are disposed outside an electrically conductive container 101 made of aluminum, for example. The surface temperature of the container... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070146150 - Carbon monoxide poisoning avoidance system: An enclosed space, such as a garage, has a carbon monoxide detector. If an elevated level in the concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) is detected, an automatic closure is forced to open. In the case of a garage, the automatic garage door motor is energized upon detecting an unsafe level... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070146151 - Internal short circuit detection based on detection of open circuit voltages of battery modules: A battery inspection device inspects for internal short circuits in a battery. The conditions of battery modules B are inspected by measuring open circuit voltage signals of the battery modules that form a battery stack. The open circuit voltage signals are supplied to a detection circuit through voltage signal lines... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070146152 - Monitoring status of railyard equipment using wireless sensing devices: A wireless position sensing device is provided for monitoring railyard equipment status. The device comprises a gravity sensing mechanism for sensing an angular displacement with respect to a substantially vertical line, and for generating a displacement signal upon sensing a change in angular displacement exceeding approximately 40 degrees. A processing... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070146153 - Motion sensing talking technology: An apparatus to monitor the natural at rest status of an item and alerting system whereupon movement of the item is detected when the item is otherwise disturbed from its natural at rest position and contains a base member of a shape to receive the electronics assembly, a circuit board,... Agent: Bernard Blane Lafleur

20070146154 - Service transaction monitoring system, method, and device: A system, method, and device for monitoring the dispensing of liquids, in particular, beverages dispensed at a bar or restaurant is disclosed. The device attaches to the exterior of a container and detects dispensing events by sensing tilt or motion of the container, which could include a bottle or a... Agent: Jagtiani + Guttag

20070146156 - Warning information displaying apparatus and method of electric device: The present invention discloses a warning information displaying apparatus and method of an electric device which receive a warning signal included in a wireless signal and display the warning signal in the form of a message. The warning information displaying apparatus of the electric device includes a wireless receiving module... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070146155 - Method and apparatus for driving data in liquid crystal display panel: A method and apparatus for driving the data in a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel are presented. The method and apparatus prevent or reduce defects at the boundary between pixel blocks when the pixel blocks are sequentially driven on a block-by-block basis. The method includes applying data signals to a... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070146157 - Method for communicating between an order transmitter and an order receiver-transmitter: The inventive method makes it possible to communicate between an order transmitter and a bi-directional order transmitter-receiver for controlling elements which ensure the security or comfort of a building. The transmission of control orders from the order transmitter to the order transmitter-receiver or from said order transmitter-receiver to other elements... Agent: Ronald R Santucci Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070146158 - Networked digital audio amplifier: A Networked Digital Audio Amplifier (NDAA) uses a 1394 connection to connect devices to the NDAA in an digital A/V network of devices. The NDAA addresses the audio amplifier needs of the digital A/V network, whereby there is no need for a conventional AV Receiver, entirely. Further, the wiring is... Agent: Kenneth L. Sherman, Esq. Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman, LLP

20070146159 - System for tracking railcars in a railroad environment: A system determines real-time locations of railcars in a railroad environment. Railcars are equipped with at least four RFID tags. A RFID reader at a fixed location at every track branch in the environment reads the RFID tags. Railcar locations are updated for the railcars by determining the branches on... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20070146160 - Remote controller: A remote controller allowing a user to change settings is provided. The remote controller includes a touch panel, a control circuit, a screen display memory, a setting data memory, a control data memory, an infrared transmission unit, and a battery. The control circuit includes a screen-display control circuit for displaying... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070146161 - Biometric information transmitter: To restrain a communicatable distance from being shortened even when a power source voltage is lowered. A heart beat signal transmission control portion controls a resonance starting oscillation portion to output a start signal in synchronism with a heart beat signal detected by a heart beat signal detecting portion and... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Suite 1231

20070146162 - Vehicle communication system: A vehicle communication system is provide with a host vehicle two way communication device, an omni-directional antenna, a bi-directional antenna, a vehicle positioning component, a vehicle map component and at least one of a vehicle broadcast power modulating component and a bidirectional antenna aiming component. The vehicle map component includes... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070146165 - Parking assistance system: A parking assistance system includes an imaging apparatus for obtaining image information of surroundings of a vehicle, a displaying apparatus for displaying the image information, a vehicle position calculating device for calculating a vehicle position from the image information, a parking reference detecting device for detecting a parking reference from... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070146163 - Method and system for identification and registration of a moving object entering a pre-determined area, related network and computer program product therefor: A method for identification and registration of a moving object, entering a pre-determined area to be monitored. The identification operation has interaction between the moving object and an area access system associated with the predetermined area and including supplying identification information, while the registration operation is carried out over a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070146166 - Parking assist apparatus: A parking assist apparatus includes a monitor displaying an image captured by a camera mounted to a vehicle for capturing an image in a moving direction of the vehicle and an assist information output device outputting assist information for assisting a parking operation and displaying the assist information on the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070146164 - Parking assistance system and parking assistance method: A parking assistance system for outputting parking instructions to the driver of a vehicle has a sensor device which is designed for performing a parking space measurement on the basis of parking space limits and generating parking space information on the basis of the parking space measurement; a program-controlled device... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070146167 - Air vessel tracking system and method: A vessel tracking system may be used to detect and report an alert condition of a vessel (e.g., an aircraft). A vessel tracking system may monitor one or more travel (e.g., flight) characteristics of a vessel. At least one of the travel characteristics may be compared to one or more... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070146168 - System and method for synchronizing lights powered by wild frequency ac: Flashing lights powered by a common wild frequency power source (40) are synchronized with respect to flash rate and duration. Each lighthead includes a power supply device (1), which includes a timing signal generator (30) and a synchronization device (5). The timing signal generator (30) includes a precision clock (310),... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070139158 - Rf protocol with variable period wakeup: A remote wake-up assembly is provided including a remote device containing logic adapted to: generate a pre-amble signal comprising a plurality of pre-determined signal pulses sequentially varied throughout a pre-amble period; and generate a main message signal after a wake-up time-period. A receiver system is included containing logic adapted to:... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070139161 - Id detection device and id detection method: An ID detection device includes a transmit/receive antenna unit having a transmit/receive antenna and a movement mechanism for making the transmit/receive antenna scan, wherein a file folder in which the RFID tags are arranged close to one another in a row is set on the transmit/receive antenna unit, to make... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070139157 - On-vehicle radio device: An on-vehicle radio device that acquires identification information for unlocking a lock device of a vehicle from a portable radio device having the identification information recorded therein by radio communication with the portable radio device, includes: variable frequency signal generating means P0, 21, 22; band changing means that changes a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070139159 - Clock generation circuit: A circuit according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a first frequency to voltage converter for storing a reference voltage based on a frequency of an incoming signal, and a second frequency to voltage converter for storing a second voltage based on the frequency of the incoming signal,... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070139160 - 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 data in the dynamic memory array is validly maintained for a predetermined period of time. The dynamic memory array is responsive to an interrogating signal... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC

20070139162 - Dense reader system with improved listen before talk communications: Methods, systems and apparatuses for RFID readers forming a reader network are described. In an aspect of the present invention, readers communicate according to a “Listen Before Talk” (LBT) protocol to avoid undesirable interference.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070139163 - Optimized operation of a dense reader system: Methods, systems and apparatuses for RFID readers forming a reader network are described. In an aspect of the present invention, a plurality of RFID readers are configured to interrogate tags. Furthermore, the readers are configured to communicate with one another. Each of the readers include a ID number which identifies... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070139164 - Radio frequency data communications device: A radio frequency identification device includes an integrated circuit including a receiver, a transmitter, and a microprocessor. The receiver and transmitter together define an active transponder. The integrated circuit is preferably a monolithic single die integrated circuit including the receiver, the transmitter, and the microprocessor. Because the device includes an... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070139165 - Acoustic wave device used as rfid and as sensor: An acoustic wave device and related systems and methods, with some embodiments comprising a device with both an acoustic wave sensor and a SAW RFID. In some embodiments, the device is powered by capturing energy from the surrounding environment without the need for an interrogating RF signal.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070139166 - Retail service/server annunciator/pager, centerpiece and system: The invented retail customer service annunciator/pager comprises a base configured to recline on a retail tabletop; a tapered body extending upwardly from the base; and a combination switch/light adjacent the apex of the tapered body, the switch/light configured alternately to switch a visible light on and off when the switch... Agent: Ater Wynne LLP

20070139167 - Electromagnetic field tactile display interface and biosensor: Tactile communication methods, systems and devices for wireless touch communication which include an array of electromechanical transducers each independently capable of producing a vibration for communicating qualitative and quantitative tactile cues to a user, at least one electromagnetic field sensor coupled with at least one of the array of transducers... Agent: Law Offices Of Brian S. Steinberger

20070139169 - Methods and systems for vehicle communications with ground systems: A method of communicating data between a vehicle and a ground system is described. The method includes initiating a connection between a plurality of clients on a vehicle and a ground system, and communicating, in parallel, data between the plurality of clients and the ground system.... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070139168 - Smart modem device for vehicular and roadside applications: The present invention is directed generally to a smart modem device for vehicular and roadside applications for remote data collection and transmission to a central data collection and processing facility. The modem includes a number of sets of connection managers and monitors for performing specified tasks with respect to connections... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070139170 - Vehicle antitheft apparatus: An antitheft apparatus for a vehicle includes a theft behavior sensing device and a paint injecting device. The theft behavior sensing device senses a theft behavior to the vehicle. The paint injecting device injects paint toward at least one of an exterior and an interior of a cabin of the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070139172 - Remote control device: A remote control device is provided which has a plurality of LEDs arranged on different surfaces of its body and a means for transmitting different signals from the different LEDs corresponding to direction buttons. The signal receiving unit of a target device to be operated, such as a television, receives... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070139173 - Wireless buckle-up detection using rf technology: An automotive restraint monitoring assembly is provided comprised of a seatbelt assembly including a buckle element and clip element affixed to an automotive seat assembly. A wireless transponder element and transponder antenna are positioned within the buckle element and transmit a seat-based unique identification signal only when the clip element... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070139171 - Method for transmitting information and signal transmission system, particularly for access control: A signal transmission system is disclosed that includes at least one receiving unit, which is designed to receive electromagnetic signals, and at least one transmitting unit, which is designed to transmit an electromagnetic signal, position-dependent at the location of the receiving unit, with a signal vector, Whereby the transmitting unit... Agent: Mcgrath, Geissler, Olds & Richardson, PLLC

20070139176 - Method and system for supporting path control: Method and system for supporting path control are disclosed for supporting path control especially of a vehicle on a road or in an off-road environment, or of a ship or an airplane. The supporting of path control is especially provided by conducting at least one of the following steps (a)... Agent: White, Redway & Brown LLP

20070139174 - Proximity sensing system: A vehicle proximity sensing system which can be mounted into or near the mirror housing assembly of a vehicle such as a large public or commercial vehicle which detects obstacles near the front of the vehicle e.g. under the exterior rear mirror or otherwise not visible to the driver and... Agent: Anthony R Barkume

20070139175 - System and method for the magnetic detection of the presence of objects in a blind angle of an automobile vehicle: A system and method for the magnetic detection of the presence of objects in a blind angle of an automobile vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a first means of detection of distortion of the earth's magnetic field caused by the entry of a ferromagnetic object into a blind angle,... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070139177 - Cab receptacle with indicator light: An electrical indicator system and a method for operating the system includes a plug adapted to be electrically coupled to a power source remote from the vehicle and an indicator adapted to be mounted to the vehicle at a visible location. The indicator is operable to provide a first visual... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070139178 - Double mold shot pull to seat universal tpms sensor: A tire pressure sensor assembly is provided for use with a wheel rim including a valve hole. The sensor assembly including a metal valve stem element having a stem base, a stem body, a stem cap end, and an inner stem chamber. A lower sensor housing is rigidly over-molded onto... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070139180 - Apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure: The present invention provides an apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure which prevent the issuance of an erroneous alarm and thus determine abnormality in tire air-pressure even when a rotational velocity of the tire changes by causes other than a decrease in an air pressure. An... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070139179 - Apparatus, method and program for alarming decrease in tire air-pressure: To provide an apparatus, method and program for alarming decrease in tire air-pressure which enable to detect decrease in air-pressure of all of four-wheels tires at reduced costs. The apparatus for alarming decrease in tire air-pressure includes means of (1) detecting decrease in tire air-pressure by measuring change of parameter... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070139181 - Apparatus and method using a sensor to detect improper orientation of an object: Apparatus and method is provided for using low cost, passive RF sensor technology such as RFID tags, to determine whether containers or other objects are in a right-side-up orientation. A useful embodiment of the invention is directed to sensor apparatus for use in detecting an improper orientation of a conventional... Agent: Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.C.

20070139182 - Emergency communications for the mobile environment: Systems and methods for two-way, interactive communication regarding emergency notifications and responses for mobile environments are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a specific geographic area is designated for selective emergency communications. The emergency communications may comprise text, audio, video, and other types of data. The... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070139184 - Intelligent remote test/display unit for duct smoke detector: A remote accessory unit can communicate via a data protocol with one or more displaced duct detector control units. The accessory unit can present status indicators visually, on a per sensor basis. Both audible and visible annunciators can be provided to indicate an alarm condition.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070139183 - Portable monitoring unit: A sensor system that provides an adjustable threshold level for the sensed quantity is described. The adjustable threshold allows the sensor to adjust to ambient conditions, aging of components, and other operational variations while still providing a relatively sensitive detection capability for hazardous conditions. The adjustable threshold sensor can operate... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070139185 - Rfid systems for vehicular applications: An indication system (10) for a vehicle (11) includes a radio frequency circuit (12) with a transponder (84) and an in-vehicle RF tagged element (18). The transponder (84) transmits a status request signal. A first radio frequency identification tag (84) is coupled to the in-vehicle RF tagged element (18). The... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070139186 - Circuit configuration for transmission of data signals from and/or to household appliances: Data signals are transmitted from and/or to household appliances between a first transceiver device and a second transceiver device via an AC power supply line system within a transmission frequency range that exceeds the frequency of the AC power supply. The respective transceiver device is connected to the AC power... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070139187 - Microchip monitoring system and method: A microchip monitoring system that monitors the status and/or location of a person, animal or asset carrying a small, discrete microchip. The microchip monitoring system generally includes a microchip and a portable communications device both attached to the object being monitored, a communications device coupled to the portable communications device... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070139188 - Method and apparatus for communicating between a home network and a wireless network: A bridge apparatus is provided that interfaces the home network to the wireless network. The bridge apparatus is separate from the security panel module, and includes a processor that translates commands received from the home network control unit into wireless network commands and transmits the wireless network commands over a... Agent: General Instrument Corporation Dba The Connected Home Solutions Business Of Motorola, Inc.

20070139189 - Multi-platform monitoring system and method: A method, computer program product, and system for receiving a data signal from a transmitting device. The data signal is processed to determine if the data signal is a device data signal or a personal data signal. If the data signal is a device data signal, the device data signal... Agent: Brian J. Colandreo Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pileger, PLLC

20070139191 - System and method for real time location tracking and communications: Disclosed is a system and method for tracking location of objects (personnel) at a site. The system comprises: a central server, plurality of remote locator tags disposed on the objects, plurality of remote repeater devices capable of transmitting data signals to locate the locator tags, receiving location data signals from... Agent: Robert J. Sayfie, P.C.

20070139190 - System and method that provide emergency instructions: The present invention relates to a system and method that provide emergency instructions to an individual. The emergency notification system includes a plurality of badges where each badge is adapted to be joined with an individual. The emergency notification system further includes a device that locates each badge and sends... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070139192 - Sensor unit having a network video camera: A sensor unit includes a network video camera and a sensor operable to detect a condition of an environment. A power connector connects the sensor unit to a power line, and a signal connector connects the sensor to a signal line. The sensor is operable to output a signal on... Agent: General Instrument Corporation Dba The Connected Home Solutions Business Of Motorola, Inc.

20070139193 - Wireless monitoring system: A system and method for remotely monitoring the operation of a turbine includes a remote device having a power module connected to a sensor and a transmitter. The remote device is powered by the power module and connected to a system such that the remote device is self-powered. The remote... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070139194 - Remote spa monitor: A method and apparatus for remotely monitoring a status of a spa installation includes transmitting status commands from a spa monitor to a spa installation over a communication link, and generating an alarm if status data is not returned via the link.... Agent: Law Offices Of Larry K. Roberts, Inc.

20070139195 - Security system employing a hall effect sensor: A monitoring system includes a sensor arrangement for monitoring first and second adjacent members that are displaceable with respect to one another, The sensor includes a magnet securable to the first adjacent member and an analog magnetic transducer securable to the second adjacent member in sufficient proximity of the permanent... Agent: General Instrument Corporation Dba The Connected Home Solutions Business Of Motorola, Inc.

20070139196 - Seal device: A seal device (20) with a seal body (21) and an attachment device (22) for the captive attachment of the seal body to an object to be sealed, wherein one end of the attachment device is connected in a single piece with the seal body while its other end comprises... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070139197 - Asset sealing and tracking system and method: A system and method of asset sealing and tracking includes a first RFID device with a first identity that is permanently affixed to a container door, and removable second RFID device with a second identity is coupled to the first RFID device—and inserted through a locking hasp of the container... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070139199 - Method and apparatus for an active radio frequency identification tag: In on aspect, a dual mode radio frequency identification (RFID) tag adapted to facilitate location determination in a network is provided. The RFID tag comprises a transceiver adapted to wirelessly exchange information with the network, and a controller coupled to the transceiver, the controller configurable to operate the RFID tag... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070139200 - Methods and system for reduced attenuation in tracking objects using rf technology: A method and system for a Radio Frequency (RF)-based identification, tracking and locating of objects. The method and system use a narrow bandwidth signal in VHF of lower frequency range, which minimizes propagation loss and loss of accuracy of the RF locating signals. The signal is sent from a Master... Agent: Bardmesser Law Group, P.C.

20070139198 - Rfid tag capable of limiting over-voltage and method for controlling over-voltage thereof: Provided are an RFID tag capable of limiting an over-voltage and a method for controlling an over-voltage thereof. The RFID tag includes: an antenna unit receiving external electromagnetic waves to induce an input voltage; a voltage generator rectifying the input voltage to generate a driving voltage; a voltage limiter adaptively... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070139204 - Ear thermometer having the rfid reading function: An ear thermometer having the RFID reading function comprises an ear thermometer body, a display unit, an RFID reading key and a temperature detection unit. The ear thermometer can read an RFID tag of a subject and detect his ear temperature. The RFID tag and the measured ear temperature of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070139202 - Radio frequency identification (rfid) solution to lost time spent on instrument inventory: A method for manufacturing an object having an encapsulated radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is provided. An RFID tag is mechanically or chemically affixed to a first portion of the object being manufactured. The first portion of the object, with the RFID tag affixed is placed in a cavity of... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070139203 - Rfid tag: The present invention relates to an RFID tag performing exchange of information with an external device without contact, and is to improve the resistance to bending while avoiding an increase in the thickness of the RFID tag. A circuit chip is bonded to a base portion of a base with... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP Suite 1000

20070139206 - Rfid tag: The present invention provides an RFID tag excellent in the diffusion of heat. The RFID tag includes a base, an antenna pattern that is provided on the base and forms a communication antenna, a circuit chip that is electrically connected to the antenna pattern and performs radio communication via the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070139205 - Seal having an ic tag and method of attaching the same: The seal having an IC tag is to be attached to cover a bordering part between the cover and main body of a container. The seal has a base member serving as a support, an antenna provided on one surface of the base member and having a slit, an IC... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070139201 - Textile material with antenna components of an hf transponder: A textile material with antenna components for an HF transponder is disclosed, which may be operated by connection of a circuit module to the antenna components, adjusted, or which may be adjusted to a working frequency. The antenna components comprise electrically-conducting components of the textile material itself, which may be... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070139207 - Method & system for notification of a restraining/protective order violation based on predatory patterns: A method and system relating to a restraining or protective order violation scenario where the movements of the restrainee and the movements of the protected person are monitored in order to detect if a predatory pattern is at hand. The movement, velocity, and positioning of the restrainee can be described... Agent: Steven M. Greenberg, Esquire Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20070139208 - Method and apparatus for detecting moisture in building materials: A moisture sensor system is described. In one embodiment, the provides an adjustable threshold level for the sensed moisture level. The adjustable threshold allows the moisture sensor to adjust to ambient conditions, aging of components, and other operational variations while still providing a relatively sensitive detection capability. In one embodiment,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070139209 - Intelligent duct smoke detector: A control unit can be in communication with an plurality of displaced duct sensors. Sensors can be placed in supply and return ducts of an HVAC-type fluid delivery systems. The unit can communicate status information as well as sensor sensitivity or other parameter values, on a per sensor basis, to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070139210 - Wireless system with multi-device control: A control system includes an enclosure, a control panel, and a plurality of controls, indicators, or both mounted on the control panel or in the enclosure. At least some of the plurality of controls, indicators, or both are configured to wirelessly communicate with each other inside the enclosure, and at... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12552)

20070139211 - Sensor system for a positive displacement pump: A positive displacement pump is provided that includes a pump housing having a pump chamber; a plunger mounted in the pump housing for reciprocating motion in the pump chamber; a suction valve positioned to allow a fluid to enter the pump chamber upon movement of the plunger in a first... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

20070139212 - System and method for tracking alerts: The disclosure provides for a method and apparatus for generating alerts which prompt a customer representative to initiate communications with a customer relative to the alert. Further provided is a tracking template which is provided to the customer representative, whereby the customer representative can easily provide an input through the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070139213 - Remote activated kill switch system: An apparatus comprising a vehicle identification electronic chip, a transmitter/receiver, and an ignition system is disclosed. The vehicle identification electronic chip supplies a vehicle identification number to a remote device in response to an activation signal. The apparatus may further include an on/off switch. The transmitter/receiver may receive a stop... Agent: Walter J, Tencza Jr.

20070139214 - Remote control for home entertainment: A remote control system is provided that includes a master controller for storing a plurality of remote control codes for a plurality of remotely controlled equipment, receiving a remote control code request message, retrieving a requested remote control code and transmitting the requested remote control code, and a remote control... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070139215 - Remote control device and information reproducing system: According to one embodiment, a remote control device of the present invention has an input section constituted of a plurality of button groups, a direction key, a determine button and the like, and has a function of a backlight to allow a main body to emit light for a first... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070139216 - Vehicular component control using wireless switch assemblies: Control system for controlling adjustable components in a vehicle using wireless switch assemblies or other input devices which provide input to the control system to enable the control system to control the components based on the input. The control system includes an interrogator arranged to transmit RF signals having identification... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20070139217 - Data relay system for casing mounted sensors, actuators and generators: A casing sensor and methods for sensing using a casing sensor are disclosed. The casing sensor includes a casing shoe and a sensor coupled to the casing shoe. A casing data relay includes a downhole receiver coupled to a well casing and a transmitter coupled to the receiver. The casing... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070139218 - Device and method for processing meter data from multiple meters: A satellite communications device for processing meter data includes an interface adapted to receive data from a plurality of remotely located utility meters of a selected meter type. The interface is configurable to receive data from at least a first meter type and a second meter type. A satellite modem... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070139220 - Method and system for metering consumption of energy: A module for an electrical distribution system is provided. The module includes a socket board electrically coupled to the electrical distribution system. A plurality of sockets is mounted on the socket board. Each socket defines a port. A sensor is positioned within each port and is electrically coupled to the... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12552)

20070139219 - Server and method for processing meter data into a common format: A method for processing meter data into a common format includes receiving, in a first transmission, meter data using a satellite communications network in a common protocol, the meter data representing information read at time intervals from associated utility meters in at least two data formats, each data format associated... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070139221 - Emergency vehicle and locomotive warning system: An emergency vehicle and locomotive locating and warning device comprising a transponder for transmitting a radio frequency signal and a multi-signal receiver capable of receiving a signal from the transponder. The multi-signal receiver transmits a signal which indicates the type of emergency vehicle or locomotive. The received signal causes a... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070139222 - Converting voice weather data into data for display in an aircraft cockpit: A method of providing visual data to a pilot in an aircraft cockpit includes receiving information in the form of a voice signal, converting the information to visual data, and displaying the visual data to the pilot in the aircraft cockpit.... Agent: Kent Kling

20070139223 - Vehicle tracking system: A system for tracking a motor vehicle is disclosed, which includes a device that can be magnetically or mechanically affixed to a vehicle. For one example, the device includes a GPS receiver and a data transmitter. When the device is activated and affixed to a vehicle, the GPS receiver provides... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070132550 - Electromechanical lock device and method: An electromechanical lock device includes a communication mechanism, wherein are received digital data include an instruction set of operational instructions; a controller that is operative to produce electric signals in association with the instruction set; an actuator that is responsive to the controller to perform a set of operations that... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20070132546 - Service providing apparatus, service providing program, computer-readable recording medium, service providing method, and key unit: A crime prevention system includes an operation sensor 3 that judges whether a user has operated an access point in an object of operation by a user, an ID authentication processing unit 21 that performs ID authentication for the user on the basis of a result of the judgment of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070132551 - Operation and control of mechanical devices using shape memory materials and biometric information: In one embodiment the present invention includes a biometric information recognizer and a shape memory material. The biometric information recognizer recognizes biometric information (such as speech) and signals the shape memory material with a current. The current causes the shape memory material to change shape, thereby reconfiguring a mechanical device.... Agent: Fountainhead Law Group, PC Suite 509

20070132548 - Method and apparatus for programming electronic security token: A method of programming a second security token using data stored on a first security token, wherein a privilege to be assigned to the second security token is selected by a user of the first security token. The user selects from privileges derived from a first set of privileges assigned... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070132547 - System for sending information of container and system for tracing container comprising the same: It is necessary to minimize the costs needed to establish a physical distribution tracking system in order to maximally reduce the physical distribution costs leading to the increase in product costs when establishing the physical distribution tracking system for confirming container information in real time including information on a position... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070132553 - Automatic door control system and method: A main control ECU of a vehicle unit performs mutual communication with a portable device by external transmitters when respective vehicle doors provided with the automatic open/close function are open. The main control ECU further performs, after ID code matching is confirmed, the mutual communication with the portable device by... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070132554 - Computer module for sensor system with activation alert: A method of preparing a computer module for the receipt of an activation alert communicated from a sensor system includes programming the computer module to recognize the activation alert and communicating the activation alert to the computer module. The computer module initializes a start-up and initialization sequence in response to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070132552 - Hands-free vehicle door opener: A hands-free vehicle door opener utilizes a spring-loaded mechanical pushing device, or other method, to open a vehicle door a few inches upon a laser emitting device sensing a foot in its emitted laser. The laser is emitted from the laser emitter upon the key fob of a smart key... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070132549 - Method and device for verifying owner of article: A manufacturer of an article generates a keyword, and electromagnetically writes the keyword into an RFID and prints the keyword on a guarantee card. The RFID tag is then affixed to the article, and the article is packed along with the guarantee card and shipped. When making a sale, a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070132555 - Ultra low frequency tag and system: Active high frequency radio tags have two major disadvantages: First, since the power consumption of any solid state circuit is proportional to the operating speed, active LF,HF and UHF tags require large batteries with limited life (two to maximum five years) and as a result are bulky heavy devices; Second,... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20070132557 - Rfid device having a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory: A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes an antenna configured to transmit or receive a radio frequency signal to or from an external communication apparatus; an analog block configured to generate a first power voltage in response to the radio frequency signal; a digital block configured to receive the first... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070132556 - 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 data in the dynamic memory array is validly maintained for a predetermined period of time. The dynamic memory array is responsive to an interrogating signal... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist, PC

20070132558 - Method and system for monitoring a patient in a premises: A system and method for monitoring the whereabouts of a patient in a house using security system components such as motion detectors and the like, and for providing automated lighting sequences to strategically located light fixtures for use as an aide in the patient walking around the house unattended.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070132559 - Seat occupancy detection system: A seat occupancy detection system for a vehicle comprises a seat antenna electrode arrange in a seat of a vehicle a floor antenna electrode arranged in a foot area associated with the seat and a driver and evaluation circuit, which is operatively connected to the seat and floor antenna electrodes... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070132560 - Coupling alignment system: An apparatus for aligning a tow vehicle and a trailer having a scanner mounted on or near the bumper of the tow vehicle, one or more targets on or near the trailer hitch, and a display device inside the tow vehicle cabin. The scanner emits a laser beam which is... Agent: Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated

20070132561 - Bus safety controller method and system: System and method for automatically broadcasting voice-based prompt warnings toward an embarkation and/or disembarkation location at which passengers such as students and others may or will be present. The method is multi-model providing voice messages during an approach mode, a stop mode and a standby mode. Recorded human voice messages... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20070132562 - Facilitated safe car steering device: A facilitated safe care steering device capable of preventing such problems with present transportation vehicles and working vehicles that, since these vehicles are formed to be excessively dependent upon the viewing, sensing, and judgement of drivers, these vehicles cannot be said to be able to cope with the physical decline... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070132563 - Speed-sensitive rear obstacle detection and avoidance system: A rear obstacle detection and avoidance system for use on a vehicle comprises a rear obstacle detector that is coupled to the vehicle and measures the distance between the vehicle and an obstacle substantially to the vehicle's rear, a speed sensor that determines vehicle speed, an alert generator that notifies... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070132565 - Collision load detection device and collision obstacle discrimination device using the same: A collision load detection device for a vehicle is provided with first-type load detection members and second-type load detection members. The first-type load detection member and the second-type load detection member respectively have different sensitivity properties from each other. The signal detected in the high sensitivity field is selected from... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070132564 - Device pertaining to a motor vehicle, used to provide data relating to an accident: In a device for a motor vehicle for providing data relating to an accident, the data relating to an accident includes both position data of the motor vehicle and data relating to the vehicle, which in turn includes recovery-related specification data. Furthermore, a conversion device is for converting an emergency... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070132566 - Display device and vehicle: A vehicle has a display device which widens the field of view (visible area) reflected by a side mirror or a back mirror mounted on the vehicle. To enable a driver driving the vehicle to confirm safety even when it is difficult for the driver to visually recognize some of... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070132567 - Video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle: A vehicular video mirror system comprises an interior electrochromic mirror having a transflective mirror reflector and a video screen disposed behind the mirror reflector so that the presence of the video screen is substantially unobservable to a driver of the vehicle until the video screen is actuated to emit light... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070132568 - Method, apparatus and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure: A method, an apparatus and a program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure which enables to prevent issuing a eroneous alarm or no alarm when only one tire is replaced with a new tire can be provided. The method of alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure includes a step of detecting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070132569 - Apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure: The present invention provides an apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure which detects abnormality of a tire even under unusual conditions such as offset load on a vehicle or providing a snow chain on one wheel. The apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070132570 - Apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure: The present invention provides an apparatus, method and program for detecting abnormality in tire air-pressure which allow detecting abnormality in tire air-pressure even if pressure in a tire is completely zero. The apparatus for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure includes means of (1) calculating the acceleration variations of respective tires... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070132571 - Warning system for detecting presence of a child in a vehicle: A warning system detects the presence of a child within a vehicle that doesn't rely on the detection of vehicle ignition state to generate an alarm. The warning system is capable of operation within any type of vehicle and could be easily transported from one vehicle to another. The warning... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070132572 - Warning system for detecting presence of a child in a vehicle: An instrument panel image display device displays an instrument panel image by which various information is provided to a driver. In this device, the instrument panel image includes a plurality of gauge-like images displayed at specific positions in the instrument panel image display device. Further, this device includes an image... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070132573 - U-turn signal device for motor vehicles: U-turn signaling device for vehicles is disclosed, which includes an LED array, and an integrated circuit control circuit which is produces LED activation control signals. These control signals activate the LED array to produce at least three modes of activity including a tail light mode, a turn mode and a... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Offices

20070132574 - Pre-braking warning device for vehicles: A pre-braking warning device for vehicles is designed to be installed on a brake pedal of a vehicle and has a bottom substrate, a pressure-sensing unit mounted in the bottom substrate and a cover attached over the pressure-sensing unit and the bottom substrate. When the pressure-sensing unit detects that a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070132575 - Emergency notification and directional signaling apparatus: An emergency notification and directional signaling apparatus includes an alarm remotely mountable from and responsive to an emergency event detector and alarm. The remote alarm activates one of a supplementary visual and audible alarm which may include one or more different colored lights, one of which is a pulsed strobe,... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070132577 - Method and apparatus for estimating the location of a signal transmitter: In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a beaconing device transmits a radio signal that can be detected by a plurality of wireless receivers positioned at various known locations. The receivers form nodes of a wireless network that further includes a control node with which the receivers can... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070132576 - Method and apparatus for tracking persons: In accordance with the principles of the invention, one or more individuals carry a wireless beaconing device that transmits a signal on a regular basis, such as every five seconds, that can be detected by a plurality of wireless receivers positioned at various locations in a household or other area.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070132578 - Monitoring system and method: A monitoring system (10) for monitoring people in swimming pools and other similar environments has a child unit (12) and a parent unit (14) that are in wireless communication with each other. The child unit is intended to be worn by a person near a swimming pool. The child unit... Agent: Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, P.C.

20070132579 - Electric device with wireless communication module: The present invention discloses an electric device with a wireless communication module which receives weather information through a pager network, calculates well-being indexes from the weather information, and provides the well-being indexes to the user by itself and through the other electric devices in a real time. The electric device... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070132580 - Trays for use in security screening: The present invention the present invention relates to methods and systems for performing security screening using trays which may be identifiable by a unique tray identification number.... Agent: Sheppard Mullin Richter

20070132581 - Method and apparatus for ferrous object and/or magnetic field detection for mri safety: A method and apparatus for ferrous object and/or magnetic field detection are provided. Embodiments can improve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety and increase the safety of MRI facilities. Embodiments can detect a given magnetic field strength around a MRI machine and alert users to the field's presence. In an embodiment,... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20070132582 - Mobile object detection method and detection system: The present invention provides a mobile object detection method, and a mobile object detection system, that allow detecting the movement of an object based on measurements of the electric field intensity generated by transmitters such as IC tags, while curbing implementation costs. Movement of the object is detected by measuring... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070132584 - Combined radio frequency identification system: A radio frequency identfication (RFID) system is described, including a low frequency read-write device (1B) comprising an antenna (2B) connected to a transceiver (4B), for receiving/transmitting low RF waves from/to an RFID tag (5B), and a decoder (3B) for decoding said low RF waves into digital data (dig-B); an host... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070132588 - Data storing apparatus and method for rfid tags with sensors: Provided is a data storing apparatus and method for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags with sensors. The apparatus includes: a first storing block which includes a kill password storage and an access password storage; a second storing block which includes an Electronic Product Code (EPC) storage, a protocol control storage,... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070132585 - Method and rfid system for providing a service: A method and RFID system for providing a service is provided. A plurality of RFID tokens are prepared. Each tag is associated with one or more services. The RFID token is a RFID tag-based token. A user selects the RFID tag to an item. The RFID token is inserted into... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070132583 - Monitoring signals of radio frequency identification systems: A system and method for optimally placing radio frequency identification (RFID) antennas. The system varies the placement of RFID tag and interrogator antennas with respect to each other and a stationary object or objects. A signal generator sends a known reference signal to the one or more RFID interrogator antennas.... Agent: Justin Gray

20070132589 - System and method for managing postal devices using radio frequency identification: A system and method for processing postal work using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) apparatus. With RFID applied to the postal work, the system includes a structure for managing postal devices used in postal registration center and postal delivery center such as embedded controllers for controlling monitors, audio alarms, alarm lamps... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070132586 - System and methods for visualizing the location and movement of people in facilities: A system and method for visualizing the location and movement of people in facilities. The facility is provided with a plurality of sensors such as RF or IR sensors that communicate with a badge worn by each individual and selected physical assets in the facility. The sensors send data to... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick, Esq. Patent Services

20070132587 - Time domain embedding of application information in an rfid response stream: According to some embodiments, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag communicates additional information using a series of selective responses. For example, one or more sensors may be coupled to an RFID tag. The RFID tag responds to multiple RFID polls using a vector of selective responses to encode sensor state.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070132590 - Id tag: When a predetermined voltage is applied between electrodes (302), metal ions deposit in a solid electrolyte (308), and thereby a conduction channel (310) is formed therein. The solid electrolyte switch (300) is thus turned on. Because this deposition mechanism is reversible, application of reverse voltage between the electrodes of the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070132591 - Rfid device: A radio frequency identification device including a substantially planar surface. Surface has a longitudinal axis and lateral axis. A plurality of discrete longitudinally spaced laterally elongate conductive dipole elements is mounted to surface. In the present embodiment these elements include a director element, a reflector element, and a driven element... Agent: Adam Bennett Intellectual Property Section

20070132592 - Electromagnetic tags: An electromagnetic tag includes a communication component, which includes an optical transmitter/emitter that transmits/emits optically encoded information.... Agent: Mark S. Svat Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070132594 - Electronic device and fabrication method thereof: A technique able to fabricate an inlet for an electronic tag having a desired communication characteristic is provided in an easy and less expensive manner. A matching circuit pattern for which a high dimensional accuracy is required and antenna patterns not requiring a high dimensional accuracy are formed in separate... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070132593 - Rfid tag: A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip and an antenna. The IC chip is enclosed inside a coating of endothermic material. The endothermic material includes silicon resin or ceramic resin or both.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070132595 - Transponder device with mega pads: A transponder device is disclosed that includes an integrated circuit device, a coil configured for coupling to an electromagnetic field, and at least one discrete capacitor including contact areas. The capacitor is bonded to the integrated circuit device and to the coil through the contact areas.... Agent: Mcgrath, Geissler, Olds & Richardson, PLLC

20070132597 - Methods and systems for monitoring patient support exiting and initiating response: Methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring patient support exiting and initiating a response to prevent or mitigate harm. One ore more cameras provide a video data stream of a patient resting on a bed, chair, wheelchair, gurney, recliner or other support. A computer system analyses the video data... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070132596 - Sound privacy machine and methods of use thereof: The present invention relates to masking airborne sound transmissions and is particularly directed toward masking bodily function sounds emanating from a bathroom. To that end the present invention provides a sound system comprising a sound generator in wireless communication with a transmitter that detects motion. In automatic function, the transmitter... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070132598 - Use of wing-fanning sounds to affect cockroach movement: Disclosed are methods for affecting movement of a cockroach by attracting a cockroach to a specified location or repelling a cockroach from a specified location. One generates a cockroach wing-fanning sound adjacent the location and exposes the cockroach to the sound. Acoustic generators emitting wing-fanning sound are preferably incorporated into... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070132599 - Apparatus and method for measuring precipitation: A precipitation gauge for measuring liquid and frozen precipitation is provided according to the present invention that includes a support structure having at least one light sensor, or pair of electrodes, and at least one light source disposed thereon so that the light sensor may receive light that is emitted... Agent: John P. Higgins

20070132600 - Smoke detection for hardware cabinets: An air-cooled electronic component cabinet has an air sampling conduit to enable smoke detection from air from different areas within the cabinet. An air sampling conduit has one or more orifices to sample air from the different areas within the cabinet, such as adjacent different electronic chassis assemblies or enclosures... Agent: John D. Cowart Intellectual Property Section Law Department

20070132601 - Gas alarm system with wind direction indicator: A hazardous gases and wind direction sensor includes a housing having a hazardous gas sensor. The gas sensor sends an output signal to a transmitter at a predetermined frequency upon detecting a hazardous gas. Wind detection is provided by eight LEDs aligned with eight corresponding photocells disposed in the housing,... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070132602 - Vehicle lighting apparatus: A vehicle lighting apparatus includes a plurality of semiconductor light sources that are connected with each other in series, a switching regulator for supplying an electric power from a power source to each of said plurality of semiconductor light sources, forward voltage detection circuitry for detecting a forward voltage of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070132603 - Method and apparatus for measuring work performed by a compressor: An apparatus and method for monitoring a reciprocating member of a reciprocating piston compressor is presented. The apparatus and method provide a means for measuring parameters of the reciprocating member, such as road load or cross-head temperature and the like, and wirelessly transmitting the data to a receiver. A mobile... Agent: Crutsinger & Booth

20070132604 - Pathway indicating luminaire: An pathway indicating luminaire for use in an auxiliary lighting system contains at least one source of primary light and at least one light emitting diode. A switching system provides energy from a storage cell to the light emitting diode upon certain conditions, generally by time or by lack of... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn

20070132605 - Casing mounted sensors, actuators and generators: A casing sensor and methods for sensing using a casing sensor are disclosed. The casing sensor includes a casing shoe and a sensor coupled to the casing shoe. A casing data relay includes a downhole receiver coupled to a well casing and a transmitter coupled to the receiver. The casing... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070132606 - Channel equalization for mud-pulse telemetry: Channel estimation and signal equalization is used in a mud-pulse telemetry system for uplink communication during drilling of wellbores.... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070132607 - Wireless communication terminal: A wireless communication terminal includes a transmission power control unit that changes transmission power; a first storage unit that pre-stores an association of a transmission power value with a difference between a terminal temperature and an ambient temperature; a temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of the terminal to... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070132608 - Emergency vehicle warning system: An emergency vehicle transmits a Vehicle Present Signal when in transit on public roads responding to an emergency. The signal can include information relating to the type of emergency vehicle, local highway and terrain data, and the location, speed and direction of travel of the emergency vehicle. When the Vehicle... Agent: Sean R. Votaw

20070132609 - Alarm/alert system for emergency vehicles: A system for alerting motorists about an approaching emergency vehicle is disclosed, which broadcasts an emergency warning message that motorists can readily hear and use to determine the approach direction of the emergency vehicle. For example, a system for alerting motorists about an approaching emergency vehicle is disclosed, which includes... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070132610 - Mounting of a rearview camera in a protection housing with a view window: The invention provides an arrangement for mounting and fixing a rearview camera (10) on a body shell structure element of a motor vehicle, said camera (10) being arranged at the back of the vehicle with the optical axis (C) thereof globally oriented longitudinally towards the rear. Said invention is characterised... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070132611 - Parking control device: A vehicle detection device with a parking gate (1) and a parking stand (4) consists of a geomagnetic field sensor (10) in the parking stand (4) for detecting a vehicle at the parking stand (4) and/or a geomagnetic field sensor (11) in the parking gate (1) for detecting a vehicle... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070126551 - Biometric padlock: A padlock having a body and a shackle having two ends, one end of the shackle being rotatably secured within the body, the other end of the shackle being releasable from the body when the padlock is unlocked; the padlock comprising: a biometric interface disposed in a bottom wall defined... Agent: Patent Law Offices Of Michael E. Woods

20070126552 - Secure spread spectrum-facilitated remote control signaling method and apparatus: Remote control signaling may be conveyed using a spread spectrum link and/or a non-spread spectrum link. Enabling link interfaces (such as corresponding transmitters, receivers, or transceivers) to support this flexibility are provided in a shared housing and couple as appropriate to a remote control signal platform. A corresponding apparatus may... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070126550 - Method and apparatus for using imperfections in computing devices for device authentication: A method for authenticating a device including the steps of operating the device to create at least one failure condition; obtaining a measurement based on the at least one failure condition; and, comparing the measurement based on the at least one failure condition with a previously stored measurement based on... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20070126554 - Multiple rfid reader system and method for controlling multiple rfid readers in the same: A multiple RFID reader system for controlling operations of multiple RFID readers is provided. To minimize radio interference between multiple RFID readers, when a new RFID reader connects to the system, the system calculates probabilities of radio interference between the new RFID reader and already connected RFID readers and creates... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070126553 - Power control method for mobile rfid reader and rfid reader using the same: Provided is a power control method for a mobile Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader and an RFID reader using the same. The RFID reader includes: an RFID reader transmission/reception control unit for creating a message to be transmitted to an RFID tag and transmitting RFID tag information to a terminal... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070126555 - Method and system for optimizing radio frequency identification (rfid) reader operation: Methods and apparatuses are described for optimizing an interrogation of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag population. An RFID reader sets an initial number of time slots used to interrogate a population of tags. The reader does not previously know the size of the tag population. The reader monitors responses... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070126557 - Method and device for contactless trasmission of data from a number of data carriers, preferably in the form of rfid-tags: Contactless transmission of data for a number of information carriers uses a reader connected alternately at time intervals with a number of antennas, to send polling signals to information carriers and/or to receive information signals from the information carriers. If the connection between the reader and an antenna initially connected... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070126556 - Printed radio frequency identification (rfid) tag using tags-talk-first (ttf) protocol: A method, algorithm, architecture, circuits, and/or systems for EAS, HF, UHF, and RFID designs suitable for multi-tag read applications using TTF anti-collision schemes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tag for wirelessly communicating with a reader can include: (i) a memory portion with an identifier, the memory having at least... Agent: The Law Offices Of Andrew D. Fortney, Ph.d., P.C.

20070126558 - Adaptive control for improved rfid transponder read and write performance: System, methods and computer program product are provided for an adaptive control for adjusting the electromagnetic interrogation signal of an RFID transceiver where said signal is used to read and/or write to an RFID transponder, or to adjust the gain of the RFID transceiver, or adjust both the gain and... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070126559 - Vehicular abnormality notification system, method and apparatus, and vehicle-mounted apparatus: An apparatus, a method and a system of vehicle abnormality notification in which predetermined information is transmitted to a predetermined subject when an abnormality in the vehicle state is detected in a vehicle are constructed so that even when an abnormality in the vehicle state has been detected in the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070126560 - Method and system for vehicle security: The present invention provides a method and a system for vehicle security implemented in a vehicle (106). The method includes scanning one or more fingers of a user of the vehicle (106) by using a scanner (102). Based on the information received from the scanner (102), a controller (104) determines... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070126561 - Integrated keyless entry system and vehicle component monitoring: Vehicle with integrated keyless entry system and component monitoring capabilities includes at least one door assembly each having a door, an interrogator arranged to transmit waves, a processor coupled to the interrogator and each door assembly, a portable identification device for keyless entry into the vehicle which responds to waves... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20070126562 - Security system and method using mobile terminal: A security system and method using a Bluetooth communication function of a mobile terminal are provided. In the security system, a mobile terminal is configured to receive a satellite signal, enable a Bluetooth communication module when the mobile terminal is located within a communication zone where Bluetooth communication with a... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070126565 - Process for monitoring blind angle in motor vehicles: Driver assist systems for monitoring blind zones are known from the state-of-the-art. The requirements placed upon the reliability of this type of driver assist system is very high, and as a result these systems known from the state-of-the-art frequently trigger false warnings. For this reason, a process for blind zone... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070126564 - System and method for monitoring surrounding of vehicle: A system for monitoring surroundings of a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors and cameras for detecting approach distances of the object and capturing the object in the rear area and the side areas of the vehicle. A control code generating unit calculates distance values from the sensed distances to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070126563 - Vehicle collision detector: A collision prevention detector (22), and a method therefor, to be mounted on a vehicle (10), transmits a sequence of transmissions of IR signals. The signals are transmitted in sequences alternating between at least one at the right and to the left positioned LED (24, 26, 34, 36), when both... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070126566 - Child restraint system with child seat monitoring system and method for monitoring a child seat: A child restraint system with a child seat monitoring system and a method for monitoring a child seat are provided. The child restraint system is adapted to be mounted within a vehicle. The child restraint system includes a child seat having a carrier portion and a handle coupled to the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070126567 - Vehicle indicator assembly: An indicator assembly for a vehicle instrument cluster is provided. The indicator assembly includes a (“floating”) needle configured to rotate with respect to an indicator housing. The needle is selectively illuminable by a light source which may be mounted in various placements with respect the indicator assembly.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070126568 - Fault detection system and method for managing the same: A fault detection system comprises a data server configured to collect parameters incoming from at least one apparatus, at least one fault-sensing module configured to generate an alarm signal if the parameter exceeds a predetermined specification, a monitoring module configured to restart the fault-sensing module if the fault-sensing module operates... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070126569 - Method and apparatus for transmission of wireless signals in a mobile platform: There is provided a method and system for communicating a signal output from a wireless sensor to a processor on a mobile platform upon interruption of wireless communications with the processor. The wireless sensor is signally connected to a local processor operative to wirelessly communicate with the processor. A second... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070126570 - Electrical connector and process for decentralized storage of the parameters of a sensor: An electrical connector for connection to a sensor has an integrated microcontroller, with a plug-and-socket connection for connection to an interface of the sensor and with an electronic circuit. With the connector, the data of a sensor, especially the parameter data, can be mirrored outside the sensor in a simple... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070126571 - Power line communication system having time server: A system for bi-directional power distribution line communication. The system is configured for data communication with an endpoint transceiver located at a customer premise. The system comprises a time server in electrical communication with the transceiver, the time server configured to retrieve the time. A substation controller is in electrical... Agent: Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070126573 - First responder localization and communication system: A system for tracking, graphically selecting and interacting with people, vehicles and/or equipment (“Mobile Units”) employs a tracked device attached to Mobile Unit capable of collecting information relating to the Mobile Unit to which it is attached and for communicating this digital information via radio waves to a base connected... Agent: Lawrence P. Zale

20070126572 - Location-based emergency message system for mobile communication devices: A system whereby emergency personnel can select individuals within a specified time and geography to send emergency messages via GPS and AGPS enabled mobile communication devices that have been registered by those individuals to receive such messages.... Agent: Brent Wadman

20070126574 - Automatic doorbell driver: An automatic doorbell driver that utilizes the power, wiring, and primary load of a conventional doorbell system. The automatic doorbell driver comprising coupling means for coupling the automatic doorbell driver to the conventional doorbell system; power supply means for supplying power to the automatic doorbell driver; sensing means for sensing... Agent: Peter Langer

20070126575 - Carts for use in security screening: The present invention the present invention relates to methods and systems for performing security screening using trays and a cart to facilitate the management and flow of those trays.... Agent: Don J. Pelto

20070126576 - Portable motion detector and alarm system and method: A portable security alarm system including a movement detecting and signal transmitting member for mounting on or proximate to the object whose movement is to be detected, a signal receiving and alarm generating member for receiving a signal from the movement detecting and signal transmitting member and producing a security... Agent: Walter W. Duft Law Offices Of Walter W. Duft

20070126577 - Door latch position sensor: A door latch position system includes a magnet on a wheel that fits over the hub of the latch and a Hall effect sensor with a circuit board that is mounted on the vehicle body. Alternatively, the magnet and Hall sensor can both be attached to the circuit board, and... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070126580 - Apparatus and method for reducing the risk of static induced damage of an radio frequency identification device: A radio frequency identification device includes a substrate, radio frequency identification circuitry carried by the substrate, and a static dissipative material positioned on the radio frequency identification device to promote dissipation of a static charge associated with the radio frequency identification device.... Agent: Intellectual Property Section Law Department

20070126581 - Method and apparatus for providing presence information using radio frequency identification technique: Provided are a presence information providing apparatus and method including an information requiring unit receiving identification information stored in a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag located in a communication region of an RFID reader from the RFID reader belonging to a subscriber, and acquiring a subscriber's presence information based on... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070126578 - Method for slap-and-ship rfid labeling: A method for applying at least one RFID product tag to each of a plurality of products and to a product-containing container. Each product, case, or box is first unloaded from a container (e.g. pallet, tote, crate) or passed directly from manufacturing onto a conveyor whereon each item receives at... Agent: Colin P Cahoon Carstens & Cahoon LLP

20070126579 - Passive radio frequency identification (rfid) transponder/reader system and method for survey marker location: A system designed to identify survey markers that are obscured by an accumulation of dust and dirt or overgrowth of vegetation. The system provides for automatic detection of survey markers using passive radio frequency transponder technology to detect the immediate presence of a tagged survey marker and read additional unique... Agent: David Adams

20070126582 - Dual bit encoding / decoding of rfid signal: In some embodiments of a radio frequency identification (RFID) system, multiple bits of data may be encoded at the same time based on a frequency shift key (FSK) modulation technique using multiple frequencies, by permitting any or all of the frequencies to be modulated on a carrier wave at the... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070126583 - Position locator for locating position of radio tag: An antenna having directivity receives a harmonic signal generated from a radio tag, and position information corresponding to a direction and reception information indicating whether or not a harmonic signal was received from the direction are output, regarding each of the directions to which the antenna is directed.... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070126584 - Adaptable detection threshold for rfid tags and chips: RFID tags, tag circuits, and methods are provided that reduce at least in part the distortion to received wireless signals, which is caused by interference in the environment. Two or more thresholds are used to digitize the received signal implemented by two or more demodulators. Multiple low pass and digital... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070126585 - System integration of rfid and mimo technologies: An embodiment of the present invention provides a system including a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and a reader. Each RFID tag of the plurality of RFID tags backscatter transmits a signal. In one embodiment, the reader includes a plurality of antennas and a signal processor. In another... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070126586 - Wireless tag adjusting method, wireless tag adjusting system, and wireless tag: A wireless tag adjusting method comprising measuring a communication characteristic by performing wireless communication with a wireless tag having an antenna and an integrated circuit connected to the antenna, calculating an antenna adjustment pattern on the basis of the measured communication characteristic, and forming an adjustment pattern by one of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070126587 - Bearing with ic tag and seal for the same: To provide an IC-tagged bearing device, in which the IC tag can easily and assuredly fitted to the bearing device and can easily be protected from an environment of elevated temperature. A sealing member 5 for sealing a bearing space delimited between inner and outer races 1 and 2 has... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070126588 - Rfid standoff label and method of use: A RFID label suitable for use on a metal support surface. In one embodiment, the RFID label includes a substrate having a downwardly extending integral leg. RFID circuitry is disposed on the substrate adjacent to the leg which spaces the RFID circuitry from the support surface to reduce interference from... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070126589 - Rfid tag label: A label includes a first portion that is printable with optically readable information and a detachable second portion that has an RFID tag that can be encoded with corresponding RFID information. The printable portion and the RFID portion can thus be printed and encoded, respectively, with information for the same... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070126590 - Wall mounted pest suppression system: A wall-mountable system of the present invention detects and suppresses pests. The system includes a housing, a pest detection device, and a line. The housing is mounted to a wall and penetrates into a remote area behind the wall. The housing also has an access hole. The pest detection device... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070126591 - Washing machine water leak prevention system: A washing machine having a leak prevention system that reduces the risk of flooding caused by a failed line or stuck water valve is provided. The leak prevention system uses a battery powered, RF enabled water valve that is attached directly to the taps used to supply water to the... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070126592 - Method and apparatus for machine state quatification in machinery management systems: A method for determining a steady state operating condition of a machine includes determining whether a current machine speed of the machine is within a defined range of operation, determining whether a step change in output power of the machine has occurred, determining a first duration of time elapsed since... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070126593 - Massage apparatus having a remote controller: A massage apparatus comprising a vibrator device in operative association with a remote controller for remote operation of the vibrator device is disclosed. The remote controller comprises a controller body having a control panel that remotely controls the operation of the vibrator device and a signal transmitter for transmitting a... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC

20070126594 - Borehole telemetry system: A telemetry apparatus and method for communicating data from a down-hole location through a borehole to the surface is described including a light source, an optical fiber being placed along the length of the wellbore and receiving light from the light source, a transducer located such as to produce a... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Intellectual Property Law Department

20070126595 - Logging system, method of logging an earth formation and method of producing a hydrocarbon fluid: A logging system for use in a wellbore formed in an earth formation. A tubular conduit is provided extending from surface into the wellbore, as well as a surface communication and control device located at the surface. A telemetry device located inside the wellbore is capable of sending and receiving... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070126596 - Downhole transmission system comprising a coaxial capacitor: A transmission system in a downhole component comprises a plurality of data transmission elements. A coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an outer conductor is disposed within a passage in the downhole component such that at least one capacitor is disposed in the passage and having a first terminal... Agent: Jeffrey E. Daly Intelliserv, Inc

20070126597 - Remote control identification means: A remote control identification system includes a first housing member. At least one wireless signal receiving unit is disposed at least one of in and on the first housing member. An at least one of a visual and an audio device is disposed in or on the housing member in... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070126598 - Portable boom gate apparatus: Boom gate apparatus (10) including: (i) a portable trolley (13); (ii) an elongate gate (11) mounted to the portable body (13); and (iii) actuating means (41) for moving the elongate gate from an upright non-operational position to a horizontal operational position characterised in that; (iv) said actuating means is controlled... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070126599 - Solar power traffic light: A traffic signal apparatus is provided with solar panels, a battery source for powering light directional signals during a power outage and a charger linked to the solar panels for re-energizing the battery source. Changing of the light directional signals (i.e. red, yellow, green, arrow) is controlled by a timer... Agent: Robert M. Downey, P.A.

20070126600 - Warning tube: The warning tube guides drivers around an obstacle such as a construction site. Beginning with a base that has a neck, the warning tube has corrugations like an accordion, a sleeve at the lower end, its own neck at the upper end, and a variety of fittings temporarily placed into... Agent: Paul M. Denk Suite 170

20070126601 - Warning tube: Provided is a system and method for reporting a regulation violation of a vehicle. The system includes a sensor, a competent authority server, a vehicle database, a relay, and a vehicle terminal. The sensor senses the regulation violation of the vehicle. The competent authority server reads sense information received from... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070126602 - Egpws flap position enhancement: A processor, software code, and a method for generating warning indicating that flaps are not suitably in a take-off position. A first component is configured to receive a first signal indicative of one of a group of flaps positions, the group including a take-off position. A second component is configured... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070126603 - Method and system for locating parked cars: A system and a method of determining the location of parked cars in a parking area includes a vehicle-mountable transceiver and a plurality of transceivers disposed throughout the parking area. Each vehicle-mountable transceiver has or is assigned an identification code by which communications between the vehicle-mountable transceiver and the transceivers... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070126604 - In-vehicle conditional multi-media center: A system for controlling the operation of an in-vehicle multi-media system based on identifying operating conditions for the vehicle. Various operational rules can be applied to the multi-media system based on an identified operating condition. Operating conditions can include a variety of criteria including traffic, weather, vehicle operating parameters, or... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20070126605 - Method for updating a digital map: A method of updating a digital map comprising elements of a traffic route network, in a user end device on which at least one user application of the digital map runs, using a second digital map which is arranged in a control center, in which only a subset of elements... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group