Electrical pulse counters, pulse dividers, or shift registers: circuits and systems inventions 07/08

20080181352 - Pulse counter for an insect electrocutor: An electric pulse counter for counting and recording the number of insects killed in a commercial insect electrocutor through an on-site field server is disclosed. The pulse counter is configured of field servers 100, an internet 40, an administrative computer 60, and user terminals 50. An insect electrocutor 20 is... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080181353 - Sensor device, and portable communication terminal and electronic device using the sensor device: A sensor device for detecting a positional relationship between a first member and a second member, includes a first charge-holding electrode provided on a surface of the first member and holding a charge, a second charge-holding electrode provided on the surface of the first member and holding a charge differing... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080181354 - Counting device, distance meter, counting method, and distance measuring method: A counting device includes a counting unit, period measuring unit, frequency distribution generating unit, representative value calculation unit, and correction value calculation unit. The counting unit counts the number of signals input during a counting interval. The number of signals has a linear relationship with a physical quantity. The signals... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080170652 - Frequency-division circuit: A frequency-division circuit comprises a pair of multi-state circuits (MSCA, MSCB). Each multi-state circuit can be switched throughout a cycle of states (SA(1), . . . , SA(N); SB(1), . . . , SB(N)). One multi-state circuit (MSCA) switches to a next state in response to a rising edge (Er)... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080165913 - Detection of a digital counter malfunction: A method and a circuit for detecting a malfunction of at least one first counter controlled by a first signal, in which a second counter, controlled by a second signal identical to the first signal or to its inverse, and counting in the reverse direction with respect to the first... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080165914 - System and method for managing counters: A counter system and method and computer program product for managing counter systems. Counter systems management includes receiving a count event associated with a counter, updating a first stage counter value based on the count event, determining whether to eject the counter value based on a random function of the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080159467 - Method for determining the rotation speed of rotating shaft: A method for determining the rotation speed of a rotating shaft that has associated with it a means that has markings which produce an electrical signal upon being carried past a sensor element of a sensor, the sensor encompassing an evaluation device that counts the markings carried past the sensor... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP