Electrical pulse counters, pulse dividers, or shift registers: circuits and systems inventions 02/08

20080049887 - Method for monitoring the state of turbines based on their coasting time: The invention relates to a method for monitoring the condition of turbines using their coasting time. The aim of the invention is to ensure that the monitoring process is as sensitive as possible with low resource requirements. To achieve this, the measured coasting time (tmeasured) is corrected by means of... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080043897 - Low latency counter event indication: A hybrid counter array device for counting events with interrupt indication includes a first counter portion comprising N counter devices, each for counting signals representing event occurrences and providing a first count value representing lower order bits. An overflow bit device associated with each respective counter device is additionally set... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080043898 - Shift register comprising electrical fuse and related method: A shift register including an electrical fuse and a method of operating the shift register are disclosed. The shift register includes a register flip-flop group circuit and a plurality of output circuits respectively receiving a plurality of enable signals. Each output circuit includes a fuse control flip-flop receiving one of... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080043899 - Space and power efficient hybrid counters array: A hybrid counter array device for counting events. The hybrid counter array includes a first counter portion comprising N counter devices, each counter device for receiving signals representing occurrences of events from an event source and providing a first count value corresponding to a lower order bits of the hybrid... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080037697 - Reproduction time measuring circuit and digital data reproducing apparatus: A reproduction time measuring circuit for measuring a reproduction time of digital data sampled at a predetermined frequency, the circuit comprises: a count circuit configured to count a clock of the predetermined frequency while the digital data is stored in an output buffer configured to output the digital data in... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20080037698 - Counter circuit and method of operating the same: A control unit that outputs a plurality of control signals in response to the input of a plurality of counter enable signals allocated into the numerical value of a multiple of 2 is provided. An operating unit increments or decrements by a multiple of 2 in response to input of... Agent: Venable LLP