Electrical pulse counters, pulse dividers, or shift registers: circuits and systems inventions 11/08

20080292044 - Signal detection circuit: A signal detection circuit comprising: a differential amplifier to which an output voltage of a detection coil of a magnetic sensor is to be applied; a comparator to output a digital signal being at one logic level in a period between two spike-shaped voltages adjacent to each other in the... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20080285703 - System for providing an indication of the integrity of a device and method of use: An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a device and a counter system coupled thereto. The counter system provides an indication of a number of times the device is inserted into a slot. Through the use of the device disclosed above, a history and a number of insertions of a... Agent: Ibm Rp-rps Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080285704 - Programmable integer and fractional frequency divider: A programmable integer and fractional frequency divider is provided. The programmable divider divides a frequency of an input signal by a first divisor to generate an output signal, and comprises a programmable integer frequency divider and a fractional number switch. The programmable integer frequency divider divides the frequency of the... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080285705 - Shift register with individual driving node: A shift register having individual driving nodes is disclosed. The shift register includes a first clock pull-down module, a second clock pull-down module, a key pull-down module, a self feedback module, and a driving output unit. The first clock pull-down module is used to pull-down the potential of a gate... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080279327 - Shift register and shift register apparatus thereof: A shift register and a shift register apparatus are provided. The shift register includes a plurality of shift register apparatus, and each shift register apparatus comprises a pre-charge circuit, a pull-up circuit and a pull-down circuit. The pre-charge circuit is used for sampling an input signal according to a first... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office