Communications: electrical inventions

20090278653 - Device for operating an electrical device of an automation system: An electrical device of an automation system is operated by carrying out the following steps: an electronic control device of the electrical device detects an external data storage module which is connected to the device; the electronic control device reads a control program stored on the external data storage module,... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090278655 - Method for inhibiting egress from a chamber containing contaminants: An embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of securing a room from removal of contaminants from the room, comprising a chamber and a portal with a door, wherein the method comprises: locking the door of the portal of the room; electronically sensing flesh of a hand of an... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20090278654 - Method of and system for controlling access to an automated media library: A method of controlling access to an automated media library receives a request for access to the library from an individual having an identity. Access may include importing media to the library, exporting media from the library, and opening a locked door to a cabinet containing the library. If the... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090278656 - Remote keyless entry transmitter: A remote wireless keyless entry transmitter includes a communications interface for connecting the transmitter directly to an in-vehicle network for registering the transmitter with the vehicle access system. The interface is further connectable to a personal computer to load a set of control codes and programming codes corresponding to a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090278657 - Image display device and method for controlling the same: A disclosed image display device includes a display part; a user identifying part configured to perform personal identification to identify personal identification information; a detecting part configured to detect whether the image display device is held by hand; and a control part configured to display an image on the display... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090278659 - Arrangement and method for identifying people: A method for identifying people involves breathing respired air into a collector unit, trapping condensate from the respired air in the collector unit, introduction of the condensate by a same introduction to a DNA sensor unit, analysis of the condensate after a cell disruption, comparison of the result the data... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090278660 - Credit card protection system: The present invention provides positive protection for the machine readable credit card, debit card, etc., against theft by eliminating the presence of visible identifying and correlating information on the credit card or debit card itself until the card is activated by a wireless biometric verification system. The preferred mode of... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090278658 - Eye image taking device and authentication device using the same: There are provided a first imaging unit for imaging at least an eye of an object, a second imaging unit having a focused range different from that of the first imaging unit, and arranged so as to image the same direction as that of the first imaging unit, an eye... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090278661 - Hybrid ultrasonic and radio frequency identification system and method: A radio frequency identification system and method includes a tag reader and radio frequency identification tag. The tag reader includes an ultrasonic transducer capable of transmitting tones at selected ultrasonic frequencies and a radio transmitter capable of transmitting signals at selected radio frequencies. The tag reader includes a radio receiver... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090278664 - Radio frequency identification (rfid) tag encryption method and system using broadcast encryption (be) scheme: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag encryption method and system using a broadcast encryption (BE) scheme are provided by encrypting an ID of an RFID tag, storing the encrypted ID in a server and the RFID tag, and storing information relating to a reader authorized to read out the RFID... Agent: Mcneely Bodendorf LLP

20090278663 - Rfid tag information system: The disclosure discloses a RFID tag information system comprising a transmission/reception antenna configured to carry out information transmission/reception via radio communication with a RFID circuit element; an access information processing device configured to carry out predetermined processing relating to information for access that accesses the RFID circuit element or access... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090278662 - System and method for determining the position of instrumented biological agents: A system for determining the position of instrumented biological agents including a plurality of biological agents each having a miniature transmitter/receiver attached thereto. A plurality of antenna is placed about an area of interest. An interrogator subsystem is configured to determine the position of each miniature transmitter/receiver on each of... Agent: Iandiorio Teska & Coleman

20090278666 - Power reception device, electronic apparatus, and non-contact power transmission system: A power reception device includes a first resistance element having one end electrically connected to one end of a secondary coil which is able to be electromagnetically coupled to a primary coil of a power transmission devices a second resistance element having one end electrically connected to the other end... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090278665 - Communication method having selectable response signal strength levels: A communication method in a system having a reader and at least one transceiver, the method including the reader selecting a response signal strength level from a plurality of response signal strength levels; and establishing communication between the reader and the at least one transceiver at the selected response signal... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090278667 - Method and computer program product for loading and executing program code at micro-processor: A method and apparatus for loading and executing program code at a micro-processor are disclosed. In this method, a monitoring procedure is performed to monitor whether the micro-processor receives a loading request corresponding to a target program code. If the loading request is received, the target program code is loaded... Agent: Wpat, PC

20090278668 - Method and apparatus for controlling alarm function of mobile device with inertial sensor: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for controlling an alarm function of a mobile device with an inertial sensor. In one example of the method, after an initial threshold value is established, an alarm occurrence is generated at a predefined hour. If the alarm occurrence is the first, an... Agent: Cha & Reiter, LLC

20090278669 - Device for protecting a photovoltaic plant against rodent bite damage: The invention relates to a device for protecting a photovoltaic plant (1) against rodent bite damage, wherein the photovoltaic plant (1) comprises several components, among them solar cells (2), a control unit (5), an inverter (7), an internal voltage supply means (13) and at least one microcontroller (9) which are... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090278670 - Gong for the striking work or alarm of a watch: The gong for the striking work or alarm of a watch is configured to produce a sound within the audible frequency range when it is struck by at least one hammer. This gong is made of a material, wherein the square root of the ratio of the elasticity module of... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20090278671 - Tactile feedback input device: An input device includes an input device chassis. At least one tactile feedback module is coupled to the input device chassis. The tactile feedback module includes a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet located in a spaced apart relationship from the first electromagnet. A mass includes a pair of opposing... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090278672 - Driver assistance system having a device for recognizing stationary objects: A driver assistance system for motor vehicles, having a localization system for localizing objects in the surroundings of the vehicle and having a device for recognizing stationary objects by comparing the difference between the relative motion of the object and the inherent motion of the vehicle with a threshold value,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090278673 - Vehicle backup detector that indicates a distance from an obstruction: A vehicle backup detector that indicates a distance from an obstruction comprises multiple ultrasonic transducers, a central processing unit, memory, a video camera, a graphics superimposing module and a display device. The ultrasonic transducers emit and receive ultrasonic waves. The central processing unit defines multiple sensing coordinates in a sensing... Agent: Elizabeth Chien-hale

20090278674 - Methods and systems for automated emergency lighting: A control circuit for activating at least one emergency light when a vehicle's brakes are applied is described. The control circuit includes a pressure switch configured to selectively couple a power source and an electronically-operated actuator to facilitate selectively energizing the electronically-operated actuator. The electronically-operated actuator includes at least one... Agent: Armstrong Teasdale LLP (12729 +2000) John S. Beulick

20090278675 - Automatic warning and breaking system for vehicle: An automatic warning and breaking system for a vehicle, includes a plurality of cameras, a motion sensor, a data process unit, an alarm unit, a control unit and an adjustor unit. The cameras are for capturing images of objects inside and outside of the vehicle. The motion sensor unit includes... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090278676 - Built-in instrument cluster: A built-in instrument cluster for a motor vehicle includes at least one display device, which emits image-forming light and is arranged in the direct field of view of an observer, and at least one illuminated and/or self-illuminating electromechanical indicator device, which is arranged in the observer's field of view, at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090278677 - Vehicular instrument device, vehicle with vehicular instrument device, vehicular display device, and vehicle with vehicular display device: A first meter cluster panel and a second meter cluster panel are disposed on an instrument panel of a vehicle such that the first meter cluster panel and the second meter cluster panel have respective centers of display disposed substantially coaxially with each other. The first meter cluster panel is... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090278678 - Braking and acceleration psychomotor indicator of vehicles: The invention can be used to increase the comfort and safety of road traffic by using a more appropriate notification of braking and acceleration of transport vehicles. According to the invention, the indicator includes an acceleration speed (a kick) sensor, a switch and one or more groups of sources of... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090278679 - Methods and media for event notification in information handling systems: A method for providing event notification to an application is disclosed. The method may include sending a message to an operating system (OS) driver when a first event occurs. Code in a BIOS associated with the first event may be executed after the OS driver receives the message. A first... Agent: Andrea E. Tran Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20090278680 - Method and device for optimizing the alarm configuration: The disclosure relates to a method and device suitable in which historical process measurement values are evaluated and used for the generation of alarm suppression rules. In connection with predetermined requirements, alarm configuration parameters are tested, evaluated and optimized. The historical process measurement values are further used to identify predictive... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090278681 - Modular programmable safety device: A modular programmable safety device and system coupled with multiple sensors. The device has a memory unit to store the data modules, which can be synthesized into speech and a microprocessor-based speech module, which is connected to the memory and to a transceiver. A remote server computer is connected to... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20090278682 - Mobile device with locating function: A mobile device with locating function includes a microphone, an amplifier circuit, an A/D converter, an MPU, and a beacon circuit. The microphone allows sound activation of the locating function of the mobile device. The amplifier circuit is connected to the microphone, and capable of amplifying signals output from the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090278683 - Systems, methods, and apparatus for metal detection, viewing, and communications: A detection and viewing system includes a wireless device associated with a door and configured to communicate video data, the wireless device including a camera for providing the video data; a sensor for activating the camera, the sensor comprising a metal detector; a plurality of peripheral devices, each peripheral device... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20090278684 - Scanning security detector: A method of identifying a potential security threat in a space. A first scan of the space is performed during a first time interval by illuminating at least a portion of the space with energy from an energy source at an illumination angle, such that the energy is reflected from... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090278686 - Method and apparatus for tracking objects and people: An object locating, identifying, tracking, and surveillance system, denoted the Assets Locating, Tracking, and Surveillance System (ALTSS), is provided for managing physical objects and evidence in environments such as police departments, law offices, and the Courts. ALTSS employs radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, computer programming and database applications, networking technologies,... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090278685 - Methods and systems for calibration of rfid sensors: Methods and systems for calibration of RFID sensors used in manufacturing and monitoring systems are provided. The methods include measuring impedance of an RFID sensor antenna, relating the measurement of impedance to one or more parameters (such as physical, chemical and biological properties), computing one or more analytical fit coefficients,... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090278687 - Wireless ic device: A wireless IC device includes an electromagnetic coupling module, which includes a feeder circuit board having a wireless IC chip arranged to process transmission and reception signals mounted thereon, and a radiation plate. Linear loop electrodes provided in the radiation plate are electromagnetically coupled to planar electrodes located on a... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090278688 - Rfid devices using rfid circuits and antennas having unmatched frequency ranges: An RFID system in which RFID devices utilize RFID circuits and antennas having unmatched frequency ranges. The system includes an RFID interrogator having multiple interrogator antennas. Each interrogator antenna can be tuned to different respective frequency ranges. The system includes an RFID device having an RFID circuit, and device antennas... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv3)

20090278689 - Miniature resonating marker assembly: A miniature resonating marker assembly that includes, in one embodiment, a ferromagnetic core, a wire coil disposed around the core, and a capacitor connected to the wire coil adjacent to the magnetic core. The core, coil, and capacitor form a signal element that, when energized, generates a magnetic field at... Agent: Calypso Medical / Perkins Coie, LLP

20090278690 - Rf devices: A low cost passive RFID tag uses capacitive or inductive coupling between the RF IC chip and the antenna. Coupling elements are formed directly on the surface of the RF IC chip.... Agent: Law Office Of Peter V.d. Wilde

20090278692 - Rfid encrypted paper book: The present invention provides an improved form of scientific printed textbooks. The invention relates to tagging of pictures/photos/illustrations in regular printed paper-books using Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) chips/inlays, for the purpose of linking those pictures/photos/illustrations to various remotely stored multimedia presentations. With the aid of a Bluetooth integrated RFID scanner, each... Agent: Saif Abdullah Alzaabi

20090278691 - Security device having a hooking element: A security device (102) for an article, comprising a security tag, a locking mechanism, a locking element (186) and a housing (130) comprising means for securing the security tag, locking mechanism and locking element thereto.... Agent: Tyco International Ltd

20090278695 - Apparatus and method for automatically selecting and executing files associated with a user: An apparatus includes a media player configured for executing stored files, and a sensor connected to the media player configured for perceiving a feature of a user who approaches the apparatus and transferring the feature to the media player. The media player plays files according to the feature perceived by... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090278693 - Ear tag element and methods for producing an ear tag element: The invention relates to an ear tag element for tagging animals and to methods for producing it. The ear tag element according to the invention comprises a body (1) and a transponder (4) which is embedded in the said body, the transponder having a chip and an antenna which are... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090278696 - System and method for providing enhanced weight alert notification during automated patient management: A system and method for providing enhanced weight alert notification during automated patient management is presented. A plurality of weight measurements in an automated patient environment from a weight monitoring device for a patient during an observation period is remotely obtained. A raw baseline weight for the patient is determined... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20090278694 - Tether apparatus: A tether apparatus having a housing which includes a cavity, and further wherein the housing is adapted for association with a user; a securement member, wherein the securement member is associated with at least a portion of the housing; and a tracking sub-assembly having a communication member, wherein the communication... Agent: King & Partners, PLC

20090278697 - Gps unit that points home only for alzheimer victims: Alzheimer victims often get lost when they're out and about. They usually end up being brought back home by the police; I propose a GPS ((global positioning system) unit with only one function: POINTING HOME.... Agent: Robert A Meilleur

20090278698 - Key for vehicle and drunken driving preventing device: The object of the invention is to provide a vehicle key capable of preventing the drunken driving. The vehicle key comprises a key portion with the forward end portion thereof insertable into the key hole of the vehicle such as a train, a motor bike and an automobile, a holder... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090278699 - Recreational vehicle holding tank sensor probe: A wastewater holding tank sensor probe for use in determining the presence of a conductive liquid held within a wastewater holding tank in a recreational vehicle is disclosed. The probe is less sensitive to the presence of conductive residue as a result of an improved geometry and/or choice of materials... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090278700 - Audio status information for a portable electronic device: Improved techniques for providing status information associated with an electronic device to its user in an audible manner are disclosed. The status information can pertain to one or more conditions of the electronic device. The conditions can vary depending on the nature of the electronic device. As an example, where... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP/apple Inc.

20090278701 - Systems, methods and apparatus for detecting replacement of a battery in a remote control: Various embodiments of systems, methods and apparatus are provided for indicating to a user a low battery condition of a remote control for a controlled device. More particularly, a remote control detects a low battery condition as well as the replacement of batteries in the remote control. The remote control... Agent: Echostar Technologies, L.L.C. Legal Department

20090278702 - Arrangement and method for positioning of apparatuses: In an arrangement and associated method for positioning of apparatuses (in particular of a C-arm), the position and orientation of a C-arm and of a pointer instrument are determined by a navigation system, and an alignment of the C-arm is conducted based on the orientation of the pointer apparatus.... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090278703 - Multiple door: This door comprises a structure with pillars and/or longitudinal members, two or more parallel drums for winding up respective closure elements, and guides for the parallel, guided displacement of said closure elements. The openings of the guides are arranged in a stepped fashion for the insertion of the closure elements... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090278705 - Systems and methods for providing location-aware wi-fi access for a portable device: Methods and systems for providing location-aware WiFi access for a portable device include determining an initial location of the portable device and transmitting the initial location to a WiFi location provider, wherein the WiFi location provider comprises locations and WiFi parameters for a plurality of WiFi access points, wherein each... Agent: Strategic Patent Group, P.C.

20090278704 - Receiving apparatus: In contactless communication in which a carrier wave transmitted from a first antenna of a host is received via a second antenna of a terminal and the carrier wave is amplitude-modulated on the terminal to transmit data to the host, a carrier wave detected from the first antenna is amplitude-demodulated... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090278706 - Method and system for remote updates of meters for metering the consumption of electricity, water or gas: In a method and system of remote metering the consumption of utilities like electricity, water or gas, each of a plurality of remote meters (RM) measures a consumption and reports the measured-consumption to a concentrator (C). The concentrator (C) communicates with a plurality of remote meters (RM) in order to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090278707 - Wear monitor for recreational footgear: A wear monitor for footgear can indicate when a shoe or component may have exceeded its expected useful life. The indication can be triggered by a measure of use, such as steps taken or distance accrued in the shoes, either through estimation or actual measurements. The monitor can take into... Agent: R.d. Johnson & Associates, P.C.

20090278708 - Power outage management and power support restoration for devices in a wireless network: Techniques for power outage management and power support restoration for devices in a wireless network are disclosed herein. Such a wireless network may include a number of bi-directional nodes in bi-directional wireless communication with one or more central nodes. Each bi-directional node may have a wireless communication path to one... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090278709 - Parking assist apparatus and method: The present invention is aimed at setting an efficient target track of a vehicle and thus improving convenience of the parking assist. According to the present invention, a parking assisting apparatus for assisting parking a vehicle is provided. The parking assisting apparatus comprises detecting means for detecting a positional relationship... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090278710 - Moving vehicle system and method of detecting position of moving vehicle: A detection head has an array including a plurality of coils. Magnetic marks are arranged in a travel route at a pitch equal to the array length. By interaction between the magnetic marks and the coils, a position of a moving vehicle is determined based on the magnetic marks.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090273433 - Method of automatically programming a new ballast on a digital ballast communication link: A method for replacing a previously-installed lighting control device with a newly-installed lighting control device in a lighting control system provides for automatic programming of the newly-installed device if there is only one newly-installed device in the system. The system comprises a controller interconnected to the newly-installed device by a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090273435 - Coordinated security systems and methods for an electronic device: Systems and methods for implementing security features of a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device comprises a first security module configured to implement a first security operation and a second security module configured to implement a second security operation. The method includes: detecting a first security event; implementing a... Agent: Bereskin And Parr LLP/s.e.n.c.r.l., S.r.l.

20090273436 - Method and device for controlling use of power tools: A method and device for blocking unauthorized use of power tools with a circuit-interrupting device being positioned between a power tool and an electrical power source (AC power or battery power). The circuit-interrupting device is in a normally open circuit configuration to prevent unauthorized use. Authorized use is with a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090273434 - System and method for factory key code display with an automotive keyless entry system: A system and method for providing keypad information to a user for a keypad coupled to an exterior portion of the vehicle is provided. The method includes receiving a first radio frequency (RF) signal from a first transmitter and increasing a first count in response to detecting the first RF... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090273437 - Key-operated switch: A key-operated switch includes a first excitation device which generates a first alternating magnetic field and has a first inductance. The key-operated switch is constructed in such a manner that the first alternating magnetic field can be used to scan a first coding of a key, with the first coding... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090273440 - Electronic access control handle set for a door lock: The present invention provides for a handle set for a lock with a latch, the handle set having an authentication circuit and actuator in the interior handle that allow access to authenticated transponders. The present invention also provides a device and method for transmitting a rotational movement and force in... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090273439 - Micro-chip id: An electronic device worn by a person; in a exemplary embodiment comprising a radio-frequency receiver-transmitter, a CODEC, and a processing element having storage. The device is configured to operate within a location or venue, and if outside the location or venue, to transition to “sleep mode.” The device communicates and... Agent: James Richards

20090273438 - Remote monitoring, interrogation and control apparatus for stationary and mobile systems: A wireless control apparatus includes a function control device adapted to control a function and a nomadic device. The nomadic device and the function control device communicate by a long-range communication network to control functions on the function control device in response to signals from the nomadic device. The nomadic... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090273442 - Portable access device: Portable devices, methods, and systems for controlling access to computers and other secure systems such as systems protecting secure premises, by processing data supplied by the individual seeking access to the system and data supplied by the system to which the prospective user seeks access, to determine whether access by... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090273441 - System and method for adjusting components within an office space: A method for adjusting the components within an office space includes adjusting to a preferred setting at least one of a plurality of physical features of at least one of a plurality of components for at least one of a plurality of persons; and storing the preferred setting for the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Fishkill

20090273443 - Display of an electronic shelf label: The present invention relates to an electronic shelf label, a system including electronic shelf labels, a related method and a computer program, comprising a power source for giving power to a display for displaying product related information, and at least one memory register for storing a product related information, and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090273447 - Bioprocess data management: e

20090273445 - Reader with radio frequency identification function: A reader with a radio frequency identification function for reading a signal of an electronic tag includes a casing, a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a transmission interface. The casing in a racket shape is composed of an upper casing and a lower casing. Each of the... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090273444 - Remote motion monitoring system: A system, apparatus, and method for motion monitoring. In an embodiment, a plurality of self-powered active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transmitters are each configured to intermittently transmit radio frequency pulse at a rate proportional to motion, containing identification information. The pulse produced by each of the RFID transmitters are received... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20090273446 - Wireless tag and electrically conductive pipe having wireless tag: A wireless tag adapted for mounting inside a hollow electrically conductive pipe, includes: a contact placed in contact with the electrically conductive pipe so as to be electrically connected to the electrically conductive pipe; a lead wire placed inside the electrically conductive pipe along a longitudinal direction of the electrically... Agent: Hanify & King Professional Corporation

20090273448 - Computer with rfid interrogator: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a computer with a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. A system includes a processor, a store of codes representing goods and services cross-referenced to supplemental information, a radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator, an input/output tag (IO), and a memory including a process... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv3)

20090273451 - Method and device for obtaining item information using rfid tags: Methods and devices for enabling a user to obtain item information relating to an item (10), the item having associated therewith an item identification means (12) and an RFID response means (14) arranged to provide a predetermined response on being subjected to a currently applicable trigger signal; the method comprising... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090273450 - Object tracking: A method of tracking an object (1) tagged with a radio frequency identification tag (2) having an identification code using a network of readers (3) is described. A reader (3) interrogates the tag (2) by transmitting its identification code. In response to receiving its identification code, the tag identifies itself... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090273452 - Recharge of an active transponder: A method for configuring a terminal capable of emitting a radio-frequency field for a transponder including, in the presence of a transponder within the range of the terminal, at least one step of adaptation of the series resistance of an oscillating circuit of the terminal, according to an off-load value,... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090273449 - Rfid interrogator with adjustable signal characteristics: A radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator housed in a portable platform that includes at least one antenna, a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal through the antenna, and a controller in communication with the transceiver for adjusting power and direction of the transmitted RF signal. The... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv3)

20090273453 - Item identification using rfid: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for item identification using RFID. A system includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator, and a computer coupled to the RFID interrogator, the computer including a database comprising RFID identification codes and items associated with the RFID identification codes, two or more the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv3)

20090273454 - Communication apparatus and method of controlling antenna characteristics: There is provided a communication apparatus including a voltage detection unit for detecting an antenna end voltage of a reader or a non-contact type IC card when non-contact communicating using a load modulation of the non-contact type IC card with respect to a magnetic field signal from the reader/writer; and... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090273455 - System and method for in-patient telephony: A system and method for tracking patients to enable communications. A presence of a patient is detected in a room. Communications intended for the patient are associated with the room. The communications are routed to the patient in the room.... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090273456 - Freeway safety device: The present invention provides a freeway safety device which will audibly and visibly alert the driver when a vehicle enters the “blindspot” of the vehicle being driven. The present invention provides an ultrasonic detector which permits location of a detected object by the use of an array of ultrasonic transducers... Agent: Ruth Eure

20090273457 - Display system: A display system for displaying an opening state of a motor vehicle door is provided that includes, but is not limited to a sensor system for detecting an opening state of the motor vehicle door. A display unit is connected to the sensor system for displaying the opening state of... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090273458 - Method to monitor manual steering of dynamic systems and device: The invention concerns a method and an arrangement for ensuring through active monitoring an attentive manual control of a dynamic system. The method and the arrangement use the tactile ability of the human hand to receive, particularly when the muscles are relaxed, certain types of vibrations through two sets of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090273459 - Tachometer and gear indicating apparatus: An apparatus for a vehicle having a multi-gear transmission includes an analogue tachometer display device indicating by continuously displacing a pointer against a graduated scale the number of revolutions per unit of time of a vehicle engine; a computer processing unit CPU receiving input signals representative of the actual engine... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090273460 - Pneumatic tyre for vehicle wheels provided with an antenna and method of manufacturing thereof: A pneumatic tyre for vehicle wheels with a radially inner surface of a substantially toroidal conformation, includes at least one antenna provided with an electrically conductive elongated body in engagement with the radially inner surface through a plurality of constraint elements. Each pair of consecutive constraint elements identifies an orthodromic... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090273461 - System and method for identifying a spare wheel: A method is presented for identifying a first wheel on a vehicle, the vehicle including a wireless receiver. The method comprising receiving a plurality of wheel identifiers at the wireless receiver and selecting one of the plurality of wheel identifiers that corresponds to the first wheel based on the number... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090273462 - Using fixed mobile convergence femtocells for alarm reporting: An alarm reporting system and method for reporting alarms to a central monitoring station via low-power femtocells is presented. An alarm reporting system comprises a plurality of sensors, an alarm reporting module that receives alarm signals from the plurality of sensors, and a logic unit that generates an alarm message... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090273463 - Emergency warning system and method of installation: An emergency warning system includes a plurality of emergency annunciators for installation in a physical zone, a zone controller and a master controller. Each emergency annunciator is operable to independently and periodically perform a self-test for verifying its capacity to annunciate an emergency and to transmit a report of the... Agent: Smart & Biggar

20090273464 - Synthetic smoke generator and smoke detector tester using such a generator: The present invention relates to an electrically operated device for generating synthetic smoke and also to a hazard detector tester utilizing such a device. The device comprises a collapsible container provided with vaporisable liquid and a tube, one end of which is immersed in the liquid and the other end... Agent: Koppel, Patrick, Heybl & Dawson

20090273465 - Room separation in a wlan based rtls and method therefor: A wireless location system for tracking and locating a wireless tag in a structure having defined areas that provides for differentiation between the defined areas has at least one ultrasonic transmitter positioned in each of the defined areas for transmitting an ultrasonic signal having area identification and/or transmitter ID information.... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20090273466 - System and method to manage movement of assets: An embodiment of a system to manage movement of at least one asset is provided. The system includes at least one tracking element operable to generate a signal representative of a location of the asset, and a controller in communication with the tracking element. The controller includes computer readable program... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20090273467 - Ip based monitoring and alarming: A patient monitoring system (8) monitors health related parameters of a patient (10). A medical device (12) obtains measurements of the health related parameters of the patient (10). A first mobile device (16), associated with the patient (10), wirelessly collects and transmits the health related parameters of the patient (10).... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090273468 - System and method for correlating biometric trends with a related temporal event: Systems and methods for correlating biometric trends with a related temporal event are disclosed. A preferred embodiment utilizes an implantable medical device comprising at least one sensor in electronic communication with a patient management system adapted to temporally analyze and correlate biometric data. Some embodiments of a system disclosed herein... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090273469 - Dynamically configurable wireless device: A wireless device for facilitating for GPS-based asset tracking via a wireless communications network and a centralized management system. The wireless device includes dynamically configurable event profiles which allow the wireless device to be dynamically reconfigured and to perform certain actions based on a dynamically configurable combination of received events.... Agent: Cameron Fraser, Cto

20090273470 - Environmental monitoring and control system: A wireless environmental monitoring system is disclosed comprising at least one monitor unit in wireless communication with a remote monitoring centre by way of the Internet and a server unit wherein the server unit is in wireless communication with both the monitor unit and the remote monitoring centre. The monitor... Agent: Vytas Sinkevicius

20090273471 - Method of operating a networked cbrne detection system: A CBRNE detection system and method for operating same are disclosed. The method provides a relatively increased Probability of Detection and a relatively decreased Probability of False Alarms for a networked system of detectors. In the illustrative embodiment, a central controller of the system is capable of receiving information from... Agent: Lockheed Martin C/o Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090273472 - Apparatus, system, and method for safely and securely storing materials: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for safely and securely storing materials. A plurality of smart tiles sense traffic and generate traffic data. A network transmits the traffic data from the smart tiles. A computer determines a plurality of normal traffic patterns from the traffic data. In addition, the... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090273473 - Power conserving active rfid label: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a power conserving active RFID label. A system for performing radio frequency (RF) communications includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to one or more items to be tracked, the RFID tag configured to receive a request and a time interval... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv3)

20090273474 - Radio ic tag: [MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM(S)] The wireless IC tag of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a case (20); an antenna (60), which is provided in the case (20); a metal plate (901), which is disposed in the case opposite to the antenna (60); and a mechanism for altering... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090273475 - Anti-theft device: An anti-theft tag with a locking mechanism that cannot be removed without breaking the lock. The anti-theft of tag has a removable lock that can be replaced after it is broken. The securing pin secures the lock in place in the first part of the tag. When the securing pin... Agent: John C. Smith, Esq.

20090273476 - Merchandise securing device having a recessed closure: The invention relates to a merchandise securing device (1) comprising at least one merchandise securing element (4, 5, 15) and a closing mechanism (6) with a fastening element (8) that can be inserted into a clamping element (18, 19, 20) of the closing mechanism (6) similar to a needle. Such... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090273477 - Hygiene compliance monitoring: A system and method of monitoring compliance with one or more hygiene protocols is disclosed. Compliance requirements may be tracked or monitored from a remote monitoring center, or compliance data hub. The compliance data hub may be operable to monitor a plurality of hygiene protocols that are defined for a... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090273478 - Sleep alert wristband: A sleep alert device comprises a sensor adapted for sensing a physiological condition of a user indicative of falling asleep. The sensed physiological condition is compared to a predetermined threshold to determine if the user is falling asleep. An alarm is activated to stimulate and wake the user if the... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20090273479 - Hazard dectection and mitigation system and method: Provided is a system and method for providing monitoring of hazardous materials, including collecting environmental data via one or more sensors directed at the hazardous materials source, the environmental data including one or more environmentally detectable reference points; comparing the environmental data to a set of current ambient conditions, the... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090273480 - Portable electronic device with moisture infiltration indication system: A portable electronic device may have a dock connector moisture infiltration indication structure for indicating whether moisture has infiltrated the device. The structure may be located within a dock connector port. The dock connector may have a viewing hole that enables viewing of the moisture indicator. The moisture indicator may... Agent: Treyz Law Group

20090273481 - Solar-charged power source: A solar-charged power source for use in powering an electronic device, such as a game camera, comprises a housing, a photovoltaic cell provided on an upper surface of the housing, a battery and electronic circuitry, including a microcontroller, contained within the housing. A display is mounted on an outer surface... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090273482 - Valve alarm: A valve alarm for use with a valve having an open position, a closed position, and a knob is provided. The valve alarm includes a handle having a knob seat receivable about the knob, and a body defining a volume. The knob seat is carried within the volume and moveable... Agent: Robert A. Parsons

20090273483 - Flexible electroluminescent capacitive sensor: The flexible electroluminescent capacitive sensor system contains an electroluminescent capacitive sensor, a capacitance meter, and an electroluminescence electronic drive. The capacitive sensor contains in order a first barrier layer, a first transparent electrode layer, a phosphor layer, a second electrode layer, a flexible, resilient dielectric layer, and an electrically conductive... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20090273484 - Device for vehicle seat occupancy detection: Device for vehicle seat occupancy detection, wherein a base frame which can be adjusted in the height direction of a vehicle seat and which is composed of at least two scissors arms which are connected to one another is arranged between a seat part of the vehicle seat and a... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20090273485 - Proximity system for portable electronic devices and associated methods for operating the same: A proximity system for a portable electronic device includes a base unit including a first proximity module, and a locator unit carried by the portable electronic device. The locator unit includes a controller, and a motion sensor coupled to the controller for determining if the portable electronic device is in... Agent: Michael W. Taylor

20090273486 - crossing-located alert system: An alert system for generating, in the vicinity of a crossing such as an intersection or a railcar station warning line, a wide-area image indicative of an actual or impending traffic safety problem, comprising at least one safety indication component for indicating a state of an actual or impending safety... Agent: Marsteller & Associates

20090273487 - Apparatus for interconnecting a pilot station to at least one other aircraft zone, cockpit and aircraft equipped with such an apparatus: An interconnecting apparatus for interconnecting a pilot station of an aircraft to at least one aircraft zone includes a device for communicating between the pilot station and the aircraft zone. The aircraft zone includes a device permitting a person present in the aircraft zone to identify themselves and a display... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090273488 - Method and system for alerting aircrew to unsafe vibration levels: An onboard system for a rotary wing aircraft detects a limit cycle oscillation in the tail mast and provides a timely indication of the limit cycle oscillation to an aircrew before serious damage to the airframe is likely to occur.... Agent: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Office Of Counsel Bldg 435

20090273489 - System and method for transportation vehicle tracking: A system and method for transportation vehicle tracking. A method for tracking a vehicle includes receiving information for the vehicle as the vehicle departs a starting location, creating a data record for the vehicle, receiving updated information for the vehicle, updating the data record for the vehicle, and finalizing the... Agent: Jeffery Khuong Lu

20090267731 - Portable terminal device, key operation lock method and program thereof: If there is not a key operation over a predetermined period of time, a lock control unit receives a timeout signal input from a timer. If the housings are closed, the lock control unit receives a detection result indicating that the housings are closed from an open/close detecting unit. If... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090267732 - Data collection system for electronic parking meters: There is disclosed a single space parking meter that includes a low powered radio for communicating with a mobile access point. There is also provided a parking meter management system comprising a single space parking meter and a mobile access point. The mobile access point comprises a coin collection cart,... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20090267728 - Method of visiting a site: A method and system for providing an interactive experience to a visitor of an entertainment venue comprising a plurality of locations. The visitor is assigned a portable identification device having stored thereon information uniquely identifying the visitor. A central computer then randomly directs the visitor to a first one of... Agent: Goudreau Gage Dubuc

20090267733 - Electronic control apparatus: Disclosed is an electronic control apparatus for a vehicle which includes: 1) first storage means for storing vehicle identification information unique to the vehicle; 2) second storage means for storing immobilizer identification information unique to the vehicle; 3) command receiving means for receiving, from an external control apparatus, an update... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090267734 - Monitoring system and method of smart key: A smart key monitoring system for a vehicle comprises: a first LF output antenna which transmits an authentication low frequency (LF) signal within a preset distance from a portion of one side of the vehicle; an RF receiver which is installed in a portion of the vehicle and receives an... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267729 - Anti-counterfeiting system: A method and apparatus for verifying the authenticity of, and detecting tampering with, an item is disclosed. An RFID transponder comprises an antenna resonant circuit which is coupled to an associated integrated circuit when the integrated circuit is positioned proximately to the antenna resonant circuit, thereby enabling the integrated circuit... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20090267730 - Robust authentication and key agreement protocol for net-generation wireless networks: Embodiments of the invention may be used to provide an authentication and key agreement protocol that is more robust against base station, replay and other attacks compared to previously known systems. The nonce-based authentication and key agreement protocol provides security against such attacks while avoiding the problems that arise in... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20090267735 - Fingerprint authentication method in human body communication: There is provided a fingerprint authentication method in human body communication capable of transmitting/receiving data through the fingerprint authentication. The fingerprint authentication method in human body communications is capable of classifying data about two users, which carry about a human body communication equipment, into disclosure information, protection and security information... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090267739 - Chipless microwave identification tag: A chipless microwave identification tag (200) comprising: a dielectric substrate (210); and a plurality of antenna elements (220) made from a conductive material and disposed on at least one surface (205, 255) of the dielectric substrate (210); wherein when the tag (200) is excited by an incident microwave signal (131),... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090267743 - Method and apparatus for a deployable radio-frequency identification portal system: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a coupling element coupled to the first assembly and the second assembly. The first assembly includes a processor, a memory, and a radiator module, the processor operatively coupled to the memory and the radiator module. The second... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090267736 - Non-contact electronic device: A contactless electronic device comprises a semiconductor integrated circuit device, a plurality of antennas (or antenna coils) for receiving high-frequency signals supplied by radio waves or electromagnetic waves having different frequencies. An interface judgment circuit judges which antenna the high-frequency signals are inputted through, and according to a result of... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090267741 - Rfid floor tags for machine localization and delivery of visual information: An RFID system for a portable cleaning machine having RFID reader. Location of the machine within a floor field is achieved by detecting one or more of a plurality of floor-applied RFID tags as the cleaning machine traverses the floor field. Each RFID tag includes a tag carrier including visual... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.A.

20090267737 - Rfid system with distributed readers: A system in one embodiment includes a plurality of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers, each reader being capable of using a single antenna for both transmit and receive functions, wherein, during operation, one of the readers transmits and at least another of the readers receives a response to the transmission... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20090267744 - Safety equipment for freight loading and unloading docks: To inform warehousemen that a vehicle that has arrived at a dock is situated so as to allow loading or unloading operations, the dock is equipped with a series of radio identification tags placed in succession along an access lane to the dock and it is verified by appropriate devices... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090267742 - Sequenced antenna array for determining where gaming chips with embedded rfid tags are located on a blackjack, poker or other gaming table & for myriad other rfid applications: An improved antenna system, method and apparatus for interrogating and locating RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags and other RF (Radio Frequency) devices, and various applications therefore and thereof, are disclosed. One embodiment is for reading and locating the physical position of RFID tags (such as is made by Phillips, Siemens's... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090267738 - Signal conversion device, radio frequency identification (rfid) tag, and method for operating the rfid tag: A signal conversion device, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and a method for operating the RFID tag. The RFID tag has an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory module for storing RFID tag information and transmitting the RFID tag information; an information comparison module coupled to the electrically erasable programmable... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267740 - Systems and processes for tracking items: Systems and processes for tracking the status of an item are disclosed. Systems and processes for decommissioning identifying information from pharmaceutical product containers are disclosed.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090267745 - Reader for wireless identification ic tag and wireless identification ic tag system: A reflected electromagnetic wave received, for example, from a wireless identification IC tag through an antenna (105) is processed not by a complicated circuit, but by capacitors (107, 100) and diodes (108, 109). By the combination of the capacitors (107, 100) and the diodes (108, 109), a voltage of the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090267746 - Multi-port receiver: A multi-port receiver with a sophisticated signal processing technique for demodulating radiofrequency (RF) modulated digital signals that simplifies the multi-port receiver hardware. A section of a transmission line with coupling probes is used as a six-port circuit. Fixed probes distributed along the transmission line sample the resulting wave pattern at... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090267747 - Security and data collision systems and related techniques for use with radio frequency identification systems: In accordance with the present invention, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for use with an RFID system which includes one or more RFID tag readers, includes a tag communication device adapted to communicate with each of the one or more tag readers, a one-way hash function stored on the... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090267748 - Sports box: A portable, easy-to-use and transport sports box for display of real-time information at an athletic event is presented. A number of embodiments are presented. Each embodiment includes a display and a transport system. The transport system is used for easy transportation of the sports box to and from the athletic... Agent: Arthur W. Fisher Patent Dominion Partnership Lp

20090267749 - Ultrasonic vibrator: A mobile device including a casing, a signal generator housed within the casing, for generating signals, at least one speaker housed within the casing and coupled with the signal generator, for producing sound from a signal generated by said signal generator, wherein the sound produced by the at least one... Agent: Soquel Group, LLC

20090267750 - Mobile unit communication apparatus and computer-readable recording medium: A mobile unit communication apparatus (1), including a wireless transceiver (9), is provided at a mobile unit. At the mobile unit communication apparatus (1), a surrounding object detection unit (6) detects objects surrounding the mobile unit. The surrounding communication impediment detection unit (7) detects a likelihood of an impediment to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090267751 - Tire pressure monitor system tool with parts number database: A tire pressure monitor system tool is capable of communicating with a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems. The tool includes a storing module that stores a plurality of communication protocols that are used for enabling the tool to communicate with a tire pressure monitor system. The tool enables a... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090267752 - Vehicle instrument panel: The present invention relates to a vehicle instrument panel. As described above, the vehicle instrument panel includes a text panel indicating a graduation and a character; a pointer having a multi-fraction shape, while an end portion moves over the surface of the text panel; and a display unit which is... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267753 - Digital united information instrument panel for vehicle: The present invention relates to a digital united information instrument panel for vehicle. The digital united information instrument panel for vehicle of the present invention includes a graduation unit indicating a velocity information of vehicle; and an united information display window indicating a driving status information of vehicle with a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267754 - Monitoring and entry system presence service: A monitoring and entry system presence service provides notification about a trigger event to a user and performs actions based on user input. Interface devices equipped with client applications capable of performing actions such as VoIP calls, video calls, and the like, register with a control and session layer, which... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Tkhr Attn: Patent Docketing

20090267755 - Method and warning alarm device, smoke detector in particular: A method for testing the free entrance of gas into a measuring cavity of a warning alarm device via at least one opening, wherein an acoustic signal is generated in the measuring cavity and the change of the resonance behaviour of the measuring cavity is measured in order to emit... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20090267756 - Collaborative incident media recording system and related methods: Methods for responding to a potential incident are provided in which data about the potential incident is received from a first remote sensing unit. Additional remote sensing units are identified that may have additional data about the potential incident, and additional data about the potential incident is received from at... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Mb Attn: Patent Docketing

20090267757 - Vehicle immobilizer systems and methods including rfid enabled computer and associated license plate with rfid tag: Vehicle occupant identification and safety systems and methods include an RFID equipped vehicle including a computer system for controlling operating functions of the vehicle, an RFID emitter for use by a passenger of the vehicle, and processing logic associated with the computer system for determining when the vehicle has concluded... Agent: Donald Bollella Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

20090267758 - Systems and apparatus for measuring a bioactive agent effect: Apparatus and systems are described that include physical media related to accepting at least one attribute associated with an individual from a licensed health care provider and/or presenting an output of an artificial sensory experience associated with a request to measure at least one effect of a bioactive agent on... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090267759 - Method for controlling a wireless smart display panel: A method for controlling a wireless smart display panel. The method uses a sensor to monitor environmental information, such as temperature or humidity, and the information is transmitted to a processor by using a wireless communication device that is compatible with IEEE 802.15.4. Moreover, the environmental information is converted to... Agent: Venable LLP

20090267760 - Event-driven mobile hazmat monitoring: A HAZMAT monitoring system detects a plurality of different hazardous materials and includes first and second pluralities of RSIs. Each RSI of the first plurality forms a node in a first wireless sensor network and is associated with a mobile container and with at least one sensor that is configured... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20090267763 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program: An information processing apparatus includes a user information detection means for detecting user information concerning a user, a score calculation means for calculating a score indicating the degree that a designated object which is an object designated by the user exists at each of plural setting areas which are previously... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090267761 - Intelligent packaging method and system based on acoustic wave devices: An intelligent packaging system utilizing acoustic wave devices includes an electronic module, a SAW ID, various passive SAW sensors and a printed antenna. The passive SAW sensors include a SAW pressure sensor, a SAW temperature sensor and one or more SAW chemical sensors for monitoring physical parameters of a package... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090267762 - Systems and methods for detecting loss of an electronic device: A computing system and method for detecting loss of an electronic device stores an alert time and a recipient for receiving transmittable information, determines whether the electronic device is missing via a collision sensor and a orientation sensor, issues an alert that the electronic device is missing, and sends the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267764 - \"catch one\" system: The system will consist of components/materials that are readily available in the marketplace and will not require any development and subsequent approval of new technologies or materials. The system components (deadbolt mechanisms, pushbutton stations, and central connection/control panel) will be hardwired to ensure that the system's operation will not be... Agent: Richard L. Klaas

20090267765 - Rfid to prevent reprocessing: An RFID identification system includes an RFID tag associated with a medical device, an RFID antenna for receiving signals issued by the RFID tag, an RFID reader identifying an RFID labeled medical device, and a computer system in communication with the RFID reader.... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20090267766 - Theft protection: A theft protection for an electronic device, in particular an optionally portable computer, a mobile telephone or a PDA, comprises an electrical cable (2) with a coupling connector (3) for coupling to a corresponding coupling connector of the device. Alarm means are connected to the cable (2) which are able... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090267770 - Lprf device wake up using wireless tag: A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20090267767 - Radio frequency identification tag for a mobile phone: A radio frequency identification tag for a mobile phone comprises a combination layer, a radio frequency identification layer and an anti-slip layer. By such arrangements, the radio frequency identification tag can provide the mobile phone with a wireless identification function.... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090267768 - Registration method and placement assisting apparatus for location information tag: The invention is directed to the provision of a registration method and a placement assisting apparatus that can accurately register an object into a three-dimensional spatial database. More specifically, the invention provides a registration method for a location information tag, includes the steps of acquiring tag information of the location... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090267769 - Wireless visibility network: A system for identifying, monitoring, and tracking a plurality of tools includes: a pad for placing the tools, wherein the pad includes a plurality of appropriately-sized cutouts for nesting each of the tools; a sensor in each cutout that detects placement and removal of the tool in the cutout; and... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20090267771 - Passively transferring radio frequency signals: The present disclosure includes a system and method for passively transferring radio frequency signals. In some implementations, a signal transfer element configured to passively transfer RF signals between a first region of a container and a second region of the container includes a first antenna, a second antenna and a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090267772 - Payload aware medical cart, system and method: A payload aware medical cart, system and method utilizes a computer system to take inventory of the medical products stored in the medical cart. Each medical product carries an ID tag that provides a unique identifier when queried by an ID sensor, and the medical cart detects the contents of... Agent: Epstein & Gerken

20090267774 - Automobile physiological monitoring system and method for using the same: An automobile monitoring system to monitor user body characteristics, includes at least one sensor to monitor at least one user body characteristic. The at least one sensor is operatively coupled to a body of a user to monitor the at least one user body characteristic while the user is operating... Agent: Medtronic Minimed Inc.

20090267775 - Automobile physiological monitoring system and method for using the same: An automobile monitoring system to monitor user body characteristics includes at least one sensor to monitor at least one user body characteristic. The at least one sensor is operatively coupled to a body of a user to monitor the at least one user body characteristic while the user is operating... Agent: Medtronic Minimed Inc.

20090267776 - Hygiene compliance: A system and method of monitoring compliance with a hygiene protocol is disclosed. The movement of person within or otherwise associated with a facility may be tracked and hygiene requirements may be imposed based on the movement. In monitoring hygiene compliance, a number of hygiene levels may be defined that... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090267773 - Multiple sensor for structure identification: An volume of a patient can be mapped with a system operable to identify a plurality of locations and save a plurality of locations of a mapping instrument. The mapping instrument can include one or more electrodes that can sense a voltage that can be correlated to a three dimensional... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090267777 - System and method for monitoring an alertness of an operator of a powered system: A system is provided for monitoring an alertness of an operator of a powered system. The system includes a controller configured to initiate an alert countdown upon determining a lack of input received from the operator during an operation of the powered system. The controller is configured to communicate an... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20090267778 - Optical signal quality monitoring: An optical signal quality monitoring apparatus includes a trajectory length acquirer measuring a Stokes vector of an optical transmission signal over an optical signal modulation frequency band and acquiring the length of a trajectory in the optical signal modulation frequency band traced out on a Poincare sphere by the measured... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090267779 - Miniature night lamp with weathercast and alarm module: A miniature night lamp with weathercast and alarm module comprises a miniature night lamp and a control means. In addition to providing night illumination, the control means is able to receive the weathercast signal of the weather bureau and let the user to hear information about the local weather conditions,... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090267781 - Encoder: The present invention performs calculations on photoelectric conversion signals (Ia, Ib, Ic, Id) supplied from a light receiving device and calculates two signals (IA, IB) as a result. Furthermore, the signal (IAB) is generated based on the signals (IA, IB), and the signal (IAB) is output from the encoder. As... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090267780 - Input/output interface and functionality adjustment based on environmental conditions: In an electronic device having a graphical output device, a method of controlling input/output characteristics of the output device includes sensing at least one environmental condition, selecting display characteristics of the electronic device based on the environmental condition, and selectively altering size of text displayed on the graphical output device... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090267782 - Brush wear monitor: A worn brush monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of brushes of an electrical machine comprises a plurality of mounted flags configured to be in moveable communication relative to a wear of each of the plurality of brushes and an electrical recording circuit. The electrical recording circuit includes at least... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090267783 - Shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar sensing system, unitless activity assessment and associated methods: A shoe wear out sensor (100,210,310) includes at least one detector (104,312) for sensing a physical metric that changes as a sole of a shoe wears out, a processor (102) configured to process the physical metric over time to determine if the shoe is worn out, and an alarm (106)... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20090267784 - Parameter detection system: The present invention refers to a parameter detection system for detecting in a non-mechanical manner at least one parameter of an object (1) to be examined. The parameter detection system includes a mounting device (2) for holding the object, and a mobile unit (14) which is freely movable and adapted... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090267785 - Connector: The present invention relates to a socket for connecting a plug to an electronic device, comprising a sensor device, wherein the socket is adapted to be arranged in an electronic device and to be connected to a plug, the sensor device is adapted to detect a plug when it is... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090267786 - Opening and closing apparatus: An opening and closing apparatus having an opening and closing body, a drive portion, a control portion, and a detecting device is disclosed. The detecting device has a sensor portion for detecting the capacitance between the sensor portion and an object that is in the proximity of the sensor portion... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20090267787 - System and method for proximity detection: A system and method for detecting a proximity of a person to a machine includes a first transmitter unit carried by the person, a plurality of receiver units located on the machine at know locations, and a processing unit including data defining a first boundary around the machine. The first... Agent: Stites & Harbison, PLLC

20090267788 - Method for managing lockers remotely: A method capable of remotely managing the implementation, the installation control and use of cabinets or storage lockers at any location over the Internet, through communication between databases that interconnect the end user needs with the capacities and needs of the location that makes the lockers available.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090267789 - Socket structure with a remote control switch: A socket structure with a remote control switch comprises a control switch and a power-supplying seat. The power-supplying seat is provided with an indication light source, and the control switch is turned on or off by a direct driving means. Thereby, the control switch is less likely to cause an... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090267790 - Changing communication priorities for downhole lwd/mwd applications: In one aspect of the present invention, a method for tool string communication comprising the steps of: providing a downhole tool string with at least two downhole LWD/MWD instruments in electrical communication with a downhole telemetry system, the instruments being capable of generating at least one data packet assigned a... Agent: Tyson J. Wilde Novatek International, Inc.

20090267791 - Intelligent efficient servo-actuator for a downhole pulser: An improved energy efficient intelligent pulser driver used for generating a mud pulse in a MWD (measurement while drilling) application. In the pulser driver, a direct current (DC) powered control circuit activates a three-phase DC brushless motor that operates a servo-valve. Opening of the servo-valve equalizes pressure in a plenum... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090267792 - Customer supported automatic meter reading method: A method is described in which an automatic metering reading (AMR) method is implemented in the utility distribution system. The AMR method comprises a mesh network in which selected customers of the utility company support the network by providing collocated internet access points via the customer's existing internet connections; thus... Agent: Henry Crichlow

20090267793 - Roadway systems and methods for conditionally transmitting a radio signal to vehicles, depending on whether a certain person is in the area: Disclosed are alert systems and methods for a roadway.... Agent: Jackson Patent Law Office

20090267795 - Control circuit for traffic light: A control circuit for traffic light includes a pulse control circuit, a control switch element, a control drive circuit, a power source, and an LED. The pulse control circuit includes a control chip is capable of outputting a low level signal and a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal by turns. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267794 - Light emitting diode based traffic light module: A traffic light module (10) includes three substrates (14, 15, 16) and three groups of LEDs (11, 12, 13) respectively mounted on the substrates. The substrates are spaced from each other. The LEDs of each group are arranged in a particular shape to define a symbolic sign.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267796 - Apparatus and method for reducing failures in traffic signals: An apparatus and method for testing an independent monitoring circuit in an LED traffic signal is provided. The apparatus comprises: a proof test circuit embedded within the traffic signal; and a proof test device embedded within the traffic signal. The method comprises: via the proof test circuit, simulating a faulty... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090267797 - Ultrasonic obstacle detection system for vehicles: The present invention provides a digital ultrasonic obstacle detection system for vehicles, which can tune reference data, which is the basis for the determination of whether an obstacle has been detected. This system executes a parking assist mode or a tuning mode in response to a command from an external... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267799 - Arrangement of a recorder for an aircraft more particularly adapted to the general aviation: The invention relates to an assembly intended to equip an aircraft, more particularly an aircraft having a mass of less of 5,700 kg, the assembly including an emergency locator transmitter (1) and a data recorder (10), the recorder including at least an acquisition and processing module (11) for receiving and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090267798 - The communication of landing conditions: The invention discloses differing embodiments of methods, aircraft, and apparatus for communicating the braking conditions of a runway. In one embodiment, braking information may be determined from a first aircraft which has landed on the runway. The braking information may be communicated to air traffic control and/or a second aircraft.... Agent: RozenblatIPLLC And The Boeing Company

20090267800 - Representing a holding pattern on a vertical situation display: Techniques for representing a holding pattern on a vertical situation display are described. The vertical situation display has a first screen area to depict the holding pattern and second screen area to show a flight path after the holding pattern. The representation of the holding pattern visually informs a flight... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090267801 - Traffic situation display method, traffic situation display system, in-vehicle device, and computer program: There is provided a method for displaying a traffic situation in a traffic situation display system, the method comprising: transmitting image data obtained by imaging an imaging region including roads from a road-side device; receiving the transmitted image data in an in-vehicle device; displaying an image on the basis of... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090267802 - Vehicle theft prevention: There is described a method for preventing vehicle theft, the method comprising embedding multiple signal emitting devices in a vehicle, each one of the signal emitting devices being camouflaged among a part of the vehicle and hidden from view, each one of the signal emitting devices being independent of a... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090261943 - Method and apparatus for providing premise monitoring: A method and apparatus for enabling the use of an IP based network that supports triple play services, comprising voice service, data service and video service, to provide premise monitoring are disclosed. For example, the method monitors a premise via at least one sensing device, and sends security related information... Agent: At & T Legal Department - Wt

20090261945 - Passive entry system and method for performing function thereof: Provided are a passive entry system for changing a scan method to reduce battery consumption of a smart key and a method for performing a function thereof. In the passive entry system, a smart key ECU periodically transmits a low-frequency scan signal for detecting the smart key. When the smart... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090261946 - Access control system for a vehicle: The transmission unit has two connected LC band pass filters, whereby the first band pass is a pre-filter comprises a first coil and a first condenser group comprising at least one condenser and the second band pass comprises the LF antenna as inductor and a second condenser group comprising at... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20090261944 - Content distribution system, server computer and recording medium: A server computer includes a receiving part for receiving a content and apparatus identification information of an apparatus that existed in a vicinity when the content was generated; an extracting part for extracting identification information corresponding to the apparatus identification information received by the receiving part by referring to a... Agent: Fujitsu Patent Center C/o Cpa Global

20090261947 - Authentication apparatus, authentication method, and authentication program: Disclosed is an authentication apparatus easily achieving convenience and high accuracy in authentication. The authentication apparatus has an authentication accuracy simulation section that simulates authentication accuracy and also has a registration information setting section that sets an ID and biometric information input as registration information. The authentication accuracy simulation section... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090261950 - Environmental monitor: A battery powered remote control unit or other ancillary device (2) is shipped in the same packaging as the main product (1) and is subject to similar environmental conditions throughout the supply chain. The remote control unit is fitted with an environmental sensor (20) to detect such conditions during transit,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090261948 - Machine element control apparatus using rfid tag and machine element control using the same: In a machine element control method, when conducting maintenance and inspection of a machine element assembly such as a plant to be operated for a long period of time exceeding life of RFID tags, to enable use of the RFID tags to identify respective machine elements, new RFID tags are... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090261949 - Mobile communication terminal with ic tag reader: The object of the present invention is to provide with a mobile communication terminal with IC tag reader capable of having smaller scale less than that of the conventional apparatus for the multi built-in RFID tag and reading out data in conformity with at least two RFID protocols, ISO-15693 and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090261951 - Rfid tag, operating method of rfid tag and operating method between rfid tag and rfid reader: An RFID tag including a transmitting/receiving unit, a memory and a control unit. A first identification code, a second identification code, a password, and a set of data are stored in the memory. If the set of data is under protection, the set of data is accessible only when a... Agent: Wpat, PC

20090261952 - Reader/writer, communication processing device, communication processing method, data management system and communication system: A communication processing device includes a control unit for, when receiving an address update request signal including a segment identifier for identifying a segment address of a recording unit from a reader/writer, holding the segment identifier in a RAM, and when receiving a readout request signal including an offset address... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090261953 - Radio frequency identification device: An RFID device includes an analog block, a digital block, and a memory block. The analog block receives a radio frequency signal in order to output an operating command signal. The digital block outputs an address, an operating control signal, a temperature sensor activating signal, and a temperature compensating signal... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090261955 - Intelligent bail: An identification device is configured to be coupled externally to an optoelectronic device to provide connectivity and/or identification information in an optical network in which the optoelectronic device is implemented. The identification device may include an integrated circuit with unique identification information and a plurality of contacts coupled to the... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090261954 - Method and system for transmitting an identifier of a valve of a wheel of a vehicle to a receiver on board this vehicle: The method is for transmitting data identifying a valve of a wheel to a receiver on board a vehicle. The method includes, excitation of the valve, transmission by the valve of a frame including at least a code identifying the valve, and reception of the frame by the on-board receiver.... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090261956 - Rfid network system: A RFID network system which allows the use of simple and low cost, reduced functionality RFID readers/writers thanks to the use of a plurality of concentrators which allow to distribute the processing work related to the reading, writing and verification of each reader, thus optimizing the use of each system... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090261957 - In-vehicle image display apparatus: An in-vehicle image display apparatus for use in a vehicle is provided which includes: a state detecting device that detects a state of surroundings of the vehicle; a display device that is provided at least in an entire front window section of the vehicle and capable of displaying information over... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090261959 - Energy dissipative cushioning system: An apparatus, method, computer program product, and/or system are described that determine a pre-collision event, actuate, in response to determining the pre-collision event, a cushioning element prior to a collision between a first object and a second object, the cushioning element including one or more tension-bearing members to dissipate at... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP Suite 400

20090261958 - Low cost, automatic collision notification system and method of using the same: The present invention is directed to a low cost, automatic, vehicle collision notification system and method of initiation a low cost automatic vehicle collision notification. The system comprises an electronic controller with a buffer memory wherein resides information related to vehicle direction, speed, and restraint conditions; at least one vehicle... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20090261960 - Pit road display: Instruments or gauges arranged to provide feedback detectable by the peripheral vision of a driver when vehicle operating parameters, such as engine speed, temperature, pressure, and voltage, are in a critical range, include one or more of the following types of instruments or gauges and/or features: (a) a tachometer that... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090261961 - Method and apparatus for detecting decrease in tire air pressure and program for determining decrease in tire air pressure: A method of detecting a decrease in a tire air pressure based on wheel rotation information obtained from tires attached to a four-wheel vehicle. The method includes: a step of calculating wheel rotation information obtained from the respective wheel tires; a step of computing the first to the third judgment... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090261962 - Tire sensor module and method for its manufacture: A tire sensor module having a circuit carrier, on or in which at least one sensor element is attached for measuring a measured variable, an antenna for transmitting sensor signals to a receiving unit of the vehicle, and a housing, in whose housing inner chamber the circuit carrier is received,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090261963 - Vehicle deceleration warning system: A vehicle deceleration warning system for efficiently warning following vehicles of a decelerating or slow moving leading vehicle. The vehicle deceleration warning system generally includes an accelerometer, a control unit electrically connected to the accelerometer, a brake light relay electrically connected to the control unit and at least one brake... Agent: Neustel Law Offices, Ltd.

20090261964 - System for signalling and locating vehicles involved in accidents, stopped vehicles and vehicles with mechanical problems: The invention relates to a system for signalling and locating vehicles involved in accidents, stopped vehicles and vehicles with mechanical problems in daytime and night-time conditions as well as in adverse weather conditions. According to the invention, the occupants of the vehicle can raise the alarm without leaving the vehicle... Agent: Horst M. Kasper

20090261965 - Room management system: Apparatus and method for managing utilization of rooms in a clinic, for example, include a visible display, for example, colored lights at an examining room, indicating one or more of several available room status values for the room. An input device including, e.g., push buttons, is coupled to the display... Agent: The Luther Law Firm, PLC

20090261966 - Remotely directed vehicle inspection method and apparatus: A method of inspecting a vehicle, comprising providing at an inspection site a hand-held inspection wand that transceives audio-visual information with a command/remote site a safe distance from the inspection site and that is staffed by law enforcement personnel, stopping the vehicle at the remote site, instructing an occupant of... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20090261967 - System and method of reporting alert events in a security system: A system and method for reporting alert events to a terminal device of a user of the security system. In one aspect, a security device of the system generates data of an image or a video clip indicative of an alert event in a detection zone of the security system... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090261968 - Wireless data acquisition network and operating methods: A wireless network is provided, that may comprise wireless sensor units organized in chains of wireless sensor units. Each wireless sensor unit may comprise plural sensors and at least a wireless transceiver connected to communicate by wires or wirelessly with the plural sensors. Each chain of wireless sensor units may... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090261969 - Vehicle state notifying system, its constituent device, and notifying method: A vehicle state notifying system for notifying the user of a vehicle state through a simple configuration at a low cost is proved. The notifying system includes a slave device which the user carries and a master device radio-communicatable with the slave device bidirectionally. Upon reception of send request data... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20090261970 - Remote monitor system with radio dispatch: The present invention is directed toward systems and methods for providing a remote monitoring system with radio dispatch. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a central monitoring unit for receiving a first event signal from a first remote monitoring device, identifying the first remote monitoring device as the... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP Bank Of America Plaza

20090261971 - System and method for real-time management of mobile resources: A system and method are disclosed for real-time management of mobile resources. The management system includes an on board system, a processor, and a data center. The on board system is provided with the mobile resource to be managed and includes a number of sensors to monitor various conditions. Each... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090261973 - Door latching recognition apparatus and process: An acoustic door latch detector is provided in which a sound recognition sensor is integrated into a door or door lock mechanism. The programmable sound recognition sensor can be trained to recognize the acoustic signature of the door and door lock mechanism being properly engaged and secured. The acoustic sensor... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20090261972 - Emergency information and transportation control system: A system for providing transportation information to passengers during an emergency, such as a terrorist attack. The system links emergency responders, public transportation operations (including subways, buses and other mass transit systems), and network operations in a coordinated evacuation of a crowded metropolitan area. Information is provided to the public... Agent: Shumaker Loop & Kendrick

20090261974 - System for wirelessly monitoring inventory in the dispensing of items: Items are automatically counted by proximity sensors, and correlated with a transaction. When items are removed from the proximity sensors, the system determines if a transaction for the proper amount was made at a time correlated to the time the item was removed. The person who was close to the... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris Inc

20090261975 - Active logistical tag for cargo: An active logistical tag for cooperation with cargo elements, said tag comprising: a housing compatible for attachment of said tag to said cargo; a sensor suite for sensing logistical prompts, said prompts including at least one of motion, static magnetic fields and incident electromagnetic radiation; and a transmitter coupled to... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090261976 - Phase coupler for rotating fields: This invention relates to dynamically controlled, electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems whereby an array of antenna elements is digitally phased and actively driven for concurrent transmission, and digitally phased and combined in the receiver unit to improve detection. In particular, the individual frequency and phase of the plurality of the... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20090261977 - Electronic article surveillance activator/deactivator and method therefor: An electric motor, system and method for activating and deactivating an EAS article is disclosed. The electric motor has a stationary electromagnet having a center. The electric motor further has a platform located parallel to the electromagnet, wherein the platform rotates about a center concentric with the center of the... Agent: Tyco International Ltd

20090261978 - Apparatus and method of ubiquitous context-aware agent based on sensor networks: An apparatus and method for context awareness by detecting intentions of a user in the ubiquitous environment using context information which is created by analyzing real world data collected from sensors are provided. The apparatus is configured of a sensor platform, a context-aware agent and a service provider. The sensor... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090261979 - Driver fatigue monitoring system and method: Method and system for monitoring a vehicle driver includes an optical imaging system that obtains images of the driver, and a processor coupled to the optical imaging system and arranged to analyze the images obtained by the optical imaging system to locate a head of the driver in the images... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20090261980 - Fire detector incorporating a gas sensor: A fire detector incorporates a heatable gas sensor. The sensor is cycled through a plurality of different operating temperature ranges, and one or more outputs at each temperature range are acquired. A plurality of acquired outputs, corresponding to the plurality of temperature ranges, can be coupled in parallel to pattern... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090261981 - Weight monitoring systems and methods: Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to weight monitoring systems for recovering, processing, monitoring, and managing various commodities or products stored in a container.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090261983 - Multifunctional portable electronic device: The invention discloses a multifunctional portable electronic device (100) which includes a sound detecting module (10) and a warning module (30). The sound detecting module (10) is electrically connected within the multifunction portable electronic device (100) to induce the outside voice signal. The warning module (30) includes an irradiance module... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090261982 - Polling system for a moved machine component: A polling system for a moved machine component comprises a polling subunit that is to be disposed at the machine component end and is provided with at least one switch which operates without power in a certain state of the machine component or a certain position of a part of... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20090261984 - Gamut error notifying device: The object is to enable the user to selectively set the notification of a gamut error and notification deactivation condition. For this, a detection means 3 detecting a gamut error of an input image signal, and a plurality of notifying means 5, 8 and 6, 9 and 11 notifying that... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090261985 - Turntable for display unit and control method therefor: There is provided a turntable for a display unit which is automatically rotatable in a direction to its operator, the turntable including: a mounting section that is mounted with the display unit, an electric rotating mechanism that rotates the mounting section; a reception section that is installed in the display... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090261986 - Downlink while pumps are off: A system and method for communicating with a downhole tool is disclosed. In one embodiment, a telemetry system for communicating with a downhole tool in a wellbore includes a first electrode. A modulated electric current flows from the first electrode through a formation to the downhole tool. The telemetry system... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090261987 - Sensor instrument system including method for detecting analytes in fluids: A sensor instrument system for detecting and identifying analytes in fluids of a region comprising a local sensor instrument and remote central station. The instrument is comprised of a core technology employing a single sensor having two electrodes operated by an electrical frequency sweeping to generate two sets of patterned... Agent: Rozsa Law Group Lc

20090261988 - System, access control device and method for enabling the exchange and shared use of parking spaces: This invention describes a new system, device and method for the shared use and exchange of parking spaces, with controlled access between parking supply and demand entities, and specifically between individuals. The parking exchange system includes: i) a central platform to manage the operations resulting from the use of the... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090261989 - Gas turbine engine rotor lock prevention system and method: A system and method of at least reducing the likelihood of a rotor lock in an aircraft gas turbine engine is provided. A determination is made that each propulsion gas turbine engine on an aircraft has experienced a flameout. The rotational speed of each propulsion gas turbine engine is compared... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services