Electrical pulse counters, pulse dividers, or shift registers: circuits and systems inventions 12/08

20080310579 - Pace capture device for assisting with a sporting activity: The present invention includes a system and method for monitoring a user's pace and providing an indication of the user's average pace in conjunction with performing an activity. The method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes monitoring a user's pace relating to the performance of the activity... Agent: Dreier LLP Susan Formicola

20080304613 - Monitoring device for connectors: An exemplary monitoring device includes: a time chip connected to a connector to generate a time signal and a count signal when the connector is working, the time signal indicating how long the connector is in use, the count signal indicating that the total number of times the connector has... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080304614 - Electronic multimode data shift device, in particular for coding/decoding with an ldpc code: An electronic device includes N inputs to receive R input data, R being able to take values from 1 to N, and N outputs. A configurable shift circuit is coupled between the N inputs and N outputs and has a cascade of shift stages, each shift stage comprising at least... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080298535 - Circuit structure for timer counter and electrical device using the same: A circuit structure for a timer counter counting the cycles of the pulse width of a digital signal corresponding to a clock signal is provided, wherein the signal type of the digital signal is Non-return to zero code. The timer counter circuit structure includes a first counter module and a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee