Black and white monitoring system for use in a remote controller
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a black and white monitoring system for use in a remote controller. Another object of the present invention is to provide a black and w... Read More
Inventors: Kang, Cheol H.;, Assignee: Goldstar Co., Ltd. (Seoul, KR) |
Guiding device for visually handicapped person
The guiding device for visually handicapped person, according to the present invention, includes a portable unit and a position indicator unit. The portable unit is equipped with a radio frequency (RF... Read More
Inventors: Ono, Yujiro; Nakatome, Syuichi; Kumada, Yoshihide; Suzuki, Kenji; Kawamura, Junichi; Ota, Katunori; Tomiyama, Satoru;, Assignee: Namco, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Forward facing brake light
An unique application of a long existing concept is herein presented that in the inventors opinion, if employed widely in motorized vehicles of various types, would greatly increase the safety of the ... Read More
Inventors: Pitcher, Laurence S.;, Assignee: |
Mid range UV communications
The present invention is directed to providing an apparatus for directing a UV beam of controlled divergence to assure mid-range communications in the solar-blind region of the ultraviolet spectrum. A... Read More
Inventors: Geller, Myer; Evanoff, Jr., George A.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC) |
Automobile multiple communication system operable under low power consumption
The present invention has been made in an attempt to solve the above-described problems, and therefore, an object is to provide an automobile multiplex communication system capable of realizing low po... Read More
Inventors: Sakagami, Atsushi; Sekido, Tatsuya; Yamamoto, Isao; Echigo, Yuko;, Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Yokohama, JP) |
Remote actuation of downhole tools using vibration
The above-discussed and other drawbacks and deficiencies of the prior art are overcome or alleviated by the remote actuation/communication system of the invention. The invention provides reliable comm... Read More
Inventors: Tubel, Paulo S.; Bergeron, Clark; Griffin, Clarence V.;, Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated (Houston, TX) |
Field emitter liquid crystal display
We claim: 1. A flat panel display comprising: a plurality of liquid crystal pixels situated in a first plane; and a plurality of field emitter arrays situated in a second plane; and wherein: said firs... Read More
Inventors: Akinwande, Akintunde Ibitayo; Sarma, Kalluri R.;, Assignee: Honeywell Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Circuit and method for calibrating a digital-to-analog converter
OF THE DRAWINGS Generally, the present invention provides a method for improving Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) linearity by incorporating multiple DACs and current sources whose full-scale output... Read More
Inventors: Hanna, John Edward;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Method and apparatus for modulating a doppler radar signal
There is provided by this invention a passive system which does not generate a new radar signal but which continuously varies and reflects the incoming signal and acts to reflect the incoming wave to ... Read More
Inventors: Hann, Lenn R.;, Assignee: |
Methods and systems for operating temperature controls for electronic equipment
According to aspects of the present invention, electronic equipment can be operated in an enclosure wherein the electronic equipment is powered by a DC power source including a rectifier that receives... Read More
Inventors: Vitek, Edward;, Assignee: Ericsson Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) |
Auto security system with two-stage disarming
The main objective of this invention is to provide an alarm system with two-stage disarming, which secures the vehicle when it is disarmed while the owner is within sight of but far away from the vehi... Read More
Inventors: Hwang, Shih M.;, Assignee: |
Ergonomic thumb-actuable keyboard for a hand-grippable device
AND BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Turning attention now to the drawings and referring first to FIG. 1, there is indicated generally at 20 a hand-held device, namely, a portable telephone, ... Read More
Inventors: Gambaro, Thomas L.;, Assignee: |
Compact one-handed typing keyboard having keys corresponding to a standard two-handed keyboard
OF THE INVENTION A portion of a compact computer keyboard 10, with a plurality of first or left hand keys 12 and a plurality of second or right hand keys 14, is shown in FIG. 1. The first and second ... Read More
Inventors: Dombroski, Michael L.;, Assignee: |
Foot-operated multi-directional sensing device
The present invention is directed to a foot-operated device that satisfies this need. There is accordingly provided in practice of preferred embodiments of the present invention a foot operated multi-... Read More
Inventors: Redlich, Sanford I.; Heller, Jacqueline H.;, Assignee: Fleetfoot, L.L.C. (San Franisco, CA) |
ISAR imaging radar system
In accordance with the present invention, an improved ISAR radar method and system is provided that enhances doppler resolution by using a computational method that eliminates from the received ISAR s... Read More
Inventors: Tsao, Sherman H.;, Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX) |
Portable antenna
In accordance with the present invention, a portable antenna is provided for mounting on a motor vehicle's side window which enables easy and rapid mounting and removal. The portable antenna includes ... Read More
Inventors: Blaese, Herbert R.;, Assignee: |
Cordless guitar transmitter
Accordingly, a transmitter unit for use with a stringed musical instrument having a transducer electrically connected to an output jack is provided, said unit comprising transmitter circuitry; a coil ... Read More
Inventors: Davis, Richard L.;, Assignee: Airjack Wireless Systems Incorporated (Dartmouth, CA) |
Combination remote hand control/foot pedal control system for VCR
I claim: 1. A remote control system for operating a video cassette recorder (VCR), comprising: a hand-operated multi-function remote control unit for generating control signals for operating the VCR a... Read More
Inventors: Friedman, Robert S.;, Assignee: Dallas Cowboys Football Club Limited (Irving, TX) |
Endovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulas
The invention is a method for forming an occlusion within a vascular cavity having blood disposed therein comprising the steps of endovascularly disposing a wire and/or tip near an endovascular openin... Read More
Inventors: Guglielmi, Guido; Sepetka, Ivan;, Assignee: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA) |
Auxiliary steering wheel command system
It is therefore a principal object of the present invention to provide a system for transmitting a selected one of a plurality of commands to be multiplexed via a single slip-ring. It is a further obj... Read More
Inventors: Shaw, Mark L.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Impedance discriminator responsive to operation of switches mounted on a steering wheel
An object of the present invention is to provide an automobile switching apparatus which is immune to voltage supply variations and noise. According to the invention, apparatus for use in an automobil... Read More
Inventors: Mizuno, Yoshikazu; Ninoyu, Yutaka; Suzuki, Motoyoshi; Ikuma, Akira;, Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd. (Kariya, JP) |
Speed control device for an electronic sewing machine
It is an object of the invention to provide a speed control device for a sewing machine that has any connection line broken in the connection between a controller and a machine body so that the breaki... Read More
Inventors: Orii, Akira; Kongo, Takeshi;, Assignee: Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
DC bus for discrete signals
Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a bus circuit arrangement for reducing the wiring required between discrete signal sources and their remote associated receivers... Read More
Inventors: Hinckley, Paul H.;, Assignee: Grumman Aerospace Corporation (Bethpage, NY) |
Multiplexed vehicle window wiper control
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 of the drawing shows a windshield wiper system having a two channel time division multiplex controller. The multiplex controller utilizes a multiplex encoder 4, which... Read More
Inventors: Mueller, Donald L.; Monahan, Michael B.; Wright, Amanda R.;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Remote controlled guidance system for working vehicle
Briefly, the present invention is a remote control method of guidance for a work vehicle. It includes a handheld control unit, an antenna/transponder placed in a peripheral corner of the worksite, and... Read More
Inventors: Zondlo, Robert;, Assignee: |
Comprehensive software protection system
To implement the present invention, a data processing system is used that provides protection of software from adversarial observers for a generic random-access machine (RAM) model of computation. The... Read More
Inventors: Ostrovsky, Rafail; Goldreich, Oded;, Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) |
Key input means having a switching element made of a light emitting diode
The present invention relates to a key input means which itself indicates an input condition and, more particularly, to a key input means having a switching element made of a light emitting diode. A c... Read More
Inventors: Satoh, Masaharu;, Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JA) |
Sealed backlit switch assembly
The switch assembly according to the present invention, in one form thereof, comprises a unitary housing, including a mounting portion and a hollow push button, which is composed of a resilient materi... Read More
Inventors: Simcoe, Steven B.; Orth, Charles M.; VanDaele, John J.;, Assignee: Tokheim Corporation (Fort Wayne, IN) |
Protection system for electronic equipment
This invention relates to a system to ensure the protection of electronic equipment without causing functional perturbation. For this purpose, the transmitting and/or receiving surface is covered with... Read More
Inventors: Dorey, Jacques; Chekroun, Claude;, Assignee: Thomson-CSF Radant (Les Ulis, FR) |
Method of drilling in response to looking ahead of drill bit
OF THE PREFERRED METHODS AND EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to FIG. 1, which generally depicts a drilling rig 10 and related components, including an acoustic system ... Read More
Inventors: Rao, M. Vikram;, Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) |
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