Tape printing apparatus
It is an object of the invention to provide a tape printing apparatus which is capable of positively discharging a cut tape strip out of the apparatus by forcibly discharging the same, thereby prevent... Read More
Inventors: Furuya, Yoshikiyo; Hashimoto, Akira; Sakano, Hideki; Sodeyama, Hideo; Nakamura, Tomoki; Kojima, Ko; Unno, Teruhiko;, Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP); King Jim Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Body composition analyzer
We claim: 1. A body composition analyzer comprising: a plurality of electrodes attachable to the body of a person, said body forming a network of unknown impedance; a reference network of known impeda... Read More
Inventors: Gallup, David A.; Mercola, Joseph M.; Shaw, William E.;, Assignee: Body Composition Analyzers, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Frequency regulation of an oscillator for use in MWD transmission
The present invention addresses these and other drawbacks in the art by creating an oscillating pressure using a control valve that is driven by the pressures in a mud pulser. The present invention is... Read More
Inventors: Collette, Herman D.;, Assignee: |
Membrane key switch with anti-inversion feature
The present invention relates to a matrix key switch of the membrane type wherein there are laminations of dielectric film material and plastic sheet material having selectively disposed thereon, cond... Read More
Inventors: MacHarrie, Robert A.;, Assignee: AMP Incorporated (Harrisburg, PA) |
Precise differential voltage interpolation analog-to-digital converter having double interpolation using nonlinear resistors
To address the above-discussed deficiencies of flash analog-to-digital converters (ADC), the present invention teaches an inexpensive ADC having precise differential voltage interpolation without the ... Read More
Inventors: Lin, Heng-Chih; Haroun, Baher S.;, Assignee: Texas Instruments, Incorporated (Dallas, TX) |
Method of teaching transmitter codes to remote receivers
In a disclosed embodiment of this invention, the signal to place the receiver in programming mode is sent through a communication bus line associated with the vehicle system, after the receiver has be... Read More
Inventors: Benzie, Thomas; Settles, Steven; Feldman, Andrea;, Assignee: Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc. (Southfield, MI) |
Game attractant
Calls simulating an animal noise are often used for attracting game to a hunter. For example, hunters of turkeys often use a call that mimics the vocal sounds of a female turkey in an attempt to attra... Read More
Inventors: Halstead, Scott M.;, Assignee: Halstead Services Group, LLC (Knoxville, TN) |
Television system including television set, and accessory devices controlled by a single remote control device
What is claimed: 1. A remote control device for use with a television comprising: display instruction means for signaling said television to display a menu which includes a plurality of menu items, se... Read More
Inventors: Kayashima, Kazuhiro; Kurosaki, Toshihiko; Egusa, Yo; Atuta, Hiroshi; Yamamoto, Hiroshi;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Techniques for pausing and resuming analog-to-digital signal conversion
Various aspects will now be described in connection with exemplary embodiments, including certain aspects described in terms of sequences of actions that can be performed by elements of a computer sy... Read More
Inventors: Potlapalli, Yasho; Beldiman, Octavian; Fujita, Takashi;, Assignee: Renesas Technology America, Inc. (San Jose, CA) |
Control circuit for entertainment system demonstration
OF THE INVENTION While this invention is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail specific embodiments, with the unders... Read More
Inventors: Sgambati, William J.;, Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Sony Electronics, Inc. (Park Ridge, NJ) |
Message formatting, authentication, and error detection in home control systems
The invention includes groups of sending and receiving components that communicate using household electrical wiring. Often, such a group is a pair of components, one of which is a controlling compone... Read More
Inventors: Odinak, Gilad; Keam, Nigel S.;, Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) |
Remote control radio system
We claim: 1. A remote control radio system for positioning a servo unit in accordance with the setting of an adjustable control comprising a transmitter having broadcast means for broadcasting a radio... Read More
Inventors: Hellman, Robert R.; French, Douglas M.;, Assignee: Westport International, Inc. (Milford, CT) |
Radio control transmitter with variable function switches
The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing disadvantages of the prior art. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a radio control transmitter which is capab... Read More
Inventors: Aneha, Akira;, Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Mobara, JP) |
Method and device for the encoding and decoding of power distribution at the outputs of a system
To overcome this drawback, the present invention, instead of using a switch placed downline, uses a low-power distribution encoder, placed upline with respect to the amplification, and a distribution ... Read More
Inventors: Esposito, Pierre; Quemin, Patrick; Ruffenach, Olivier;, Assignee: Thales (Paris, FR) |
Transponder, including transponder system
In FIG. 1 is shown a typical transponder device 18 consisting of an analogue 22 and a digital 23 unit. The analogue part has an antenna 1 and a radio frequency transponder 24. It is often designed to... Read More
Inventors: Vavik, Geir Monsen;, Assignee: |
Keyboard for the remote control of machine tools and the like
What is claimed is: 1. A keyboard assembly, particularly but not exclusively for the remote control of machine tools, said assembly comprising a tubular casing with a display window therein, a body wi... Read More
Inventors: Savazzi, Ezio;, Assignee: Fidia S.p.A (San Mauro Torinese, IT) |
System having a dual-purpose telephone and mouse
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved computer peripheral device. It is another object to incorporate a mouse and a telephone into a single, integrated computer per... Read More
Inventors: Yeom, Yun-Pil; Choi, Young-Gyoo;, Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon, KR) |
Handheld programmable sign with folding screens
It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a handheld sign that will increase the advantages of my U.S. Pat. No. 5,973,607 and my application Ser. No. 358,493 by increasing the dis... Read More
Inventors: Munyon, Timothy;, Assignee: |
Sealed housing for a remote switching device
We claim: 1. An improved portable, remote switching device of the type having a switch and a housing assembly adapted to permit actuation of the switch by engagement between the housing and a force ap... Read More
Inventors: Tinder, David V.; Loria, Frank S.;, Assignee: United Technologies Automotive, Inc. (Dearborn, MI) |
Low power reference buffer circuit utilizing switched capacitors
Reference in the specification to "one embodiment", "an embodiment", or "another embodiment" of the present invention means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connect... Read More
Inventors: Thilenius, Stephen C;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Molded article with partial metal plating and a process for producing such article
The present invention relates to a first process of molding a primary molded article, conducting a pre-treatment of the primary molded article by adding a catalyst such as palladium, gold, silver, pla... Read More
Inventors: Yumoto, Tetsuo;, Assignee: Sankyo Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Antennas with integrated windings
It is therefore a first object of the present invention to provide an improved method for fabricating an antenna with conductive windings. It is another object of the present invention to provide an i... Read More
Inventors: Rudisill, Charles A.;, Assignee: Ericsson Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) |
AD converter with a power saving circuit and its control method
It is an object of the present invention to provide an AD converter, as well as its control method, which removes the drawbacks of the prior art described above, reduces the power consumption of the b... Read More
Inventors: Yoshinaga, Chikashi;, Assignee: NEC Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Apparatus for converting direct coupled data devices to acoustic coupled data devices
A method and apparatus for converting direct coupled data devices to acoustic coupled devices is disclosed. The apparatus consists of an acoustic coupler and associated electronics to provide acoustic... Read More
Inventors: Serrano, Arthur L.;, Assignee: Novation, Inc. (Chatsworth, CA) |
Remote control apparatus
In accordance with the above and other objects of the invention, there is provided a remote control apparatus including a plurality of load stations, each including one or more addressible loads, and ... Read More
Inventors: Yamamoto, Hitoshi;, Assignee: Fuji Electric Company Ltd. (Kanagawa, JP) |
Pipe repair assembly
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved pipe repair assembly which does not require welding or cutting out of a damaged pipe section. According to the present invention, a pipe... Read More
Inventors: Firestone, Douglas B.;, Assignee: |
Entry point mapping and skipping method and apparatus
The present invention uses a fixed entrypoint map to produce an entry point address of a first micro-instruction for a particular macro-instruction. That address is then incremented by a fixed number,... Read More
Inventors: Fu, Peter L.; Lenoski, Daniel E.;, Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated (Cupertino, CA) |
Autoprogramming tuner apparatus
OF THE DRAWING Referring to the sole FIGURE, a user operable tuner control keyboard 100 is coupled via a four wire bus 110 to a tuner 300. Tuner 300 is responsive to key commands entered by the user ... Read More
Inventors: Mengel, William H.;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Fairfield, CT) |
Acoustic coupler for high-speed modem
The present invention is a novel and improved device for connecting a data modem to a telephone line by way of the acoustic handset. The typical telephone set includes a handset containing a microphon... Read More
Inventors: Gutzmer, Howard A.;, Assignee: |
Object locator system employing variable frequency code tone generators
In accordance with the present invention, the vehicle capacity of a vehicle locator system is increased by employing a plural interval coding sequence and by arranging each coding tone oscillator to g... Read More
Inventors: Knickel, Elwyn R.;, Assignee: |
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