Transmitter direction identifier
Accordingly, the present invention is a transmitter direction identifier. The present invention includes a transmitter for sending a coded signal. A receiver receives the coded signal from the transmi... Read More
Inventors: LeMense, Thomas John;, Assignee: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) |
System for automated selection of a communications unit for refrigerating containers
We claim: 1. A system for automated selection of a responsible communications unit from among a plurality of communications units for refrigerating containers, the responsible communications unit acti... Read More
Inventors: Jensen, Peter Nyegaard; Knakkergaard, Kaare; Hansen, Per Juul; Sahl, Bj.0.rn;, Assignee: Lanng & Stelman A/S (Viby J., DK) |
Cam operated switch
What is claimed is: 1. A switch which comprises: a. a housing having an opening; b. a pair of preloaded cantilever beams with each being positioned along an opposing side of the opening and adapted to... Read More
Inventors: Hooper, Jr., Dean Roosevelt;, Assignee: AMP Incorporated (Harrisburg, PA) |
Control system for a vehicle having a multifunctional button for a remote controller
We claim: 1. An electrical control system for an automotive vehicle having electrically operated door locks each with a locked mode, an unlocked mode and an antitheft mode, said system comprising: a c... Read More
Inventors: Kleefeldt, Frank; Ostermann, Wilfried; Welskopf, Fred;, Assignee: Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, DE) |
Anti-theft device for a vehicle
The present invention provides an anti-theft device for a vehicle, comprising a dead bolt mechanism which includes a dead bolt mounted for linear translation within a housing, means for mounting the h... Read More
Inventors: Everett, Gregory J.;, Assignee: |
Pushbutton keyboard system
Among the many objects of this invention may be noted the provision of a keyboard system which has minimal number of conductor paths; the provision of such a keyboard system in which standard, commerc... Read More
Inventors: Boulanger, Henry J.; Midon, William J.;, Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX) |
Wireless data module with two separate transmitter control outputs
What is claimed is: 1. A wireless-accessible module, comprising: wireless receiver circuitry to receive a wireless query; a first manual input to receive a manual start signal; control circuitry elect... Read More
Inventors: Bolan, Michael L.; Dias, Donald R.; Payne, II, William Lee;, Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corp. (Dallas, TX) |
Polymeric piezoelectric key actuated device
What we claim is: 1. A electrically non-contact key input device comprising a piezoelectric polymer film having layer electrodes on both surfaces thereof, and means for straining said film so that sai... Read More
Inventors: Ohigashi, Hiroji; Shigenari, Reiko; Ogawa, Syozo; Sekine, Nobuo;, Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, JA) |
Piezoelectric snap actuator
What is claimed is: 1. A piezoelectric actuator comprising: a piezoelectric bender element; a dish-shaped snap-action device for exerting a positive force in opposition to said piezoelectric bender el... Read More
Inventors: Kolm, Henry H.; Kolm, Eric A.;, Assignee: Piezo Electric Products, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) |
Apparatus for passive damping of a structure
OF THE DRAWINGS Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a preferred passive damping system for a structural member 10, which includes a constraining piezoelectric element 12, an embedded piezoele... Read More
Inventors: Bicos, Andrew S.;, Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation (Long Beach, CA) |
Touch responsive keying unit for electronic musical instruments
The touch responsive keying unit of the present invention comprises a mechanism for generating an AC voltage signal at a peak amplitude corresponding to the depressive force applied to the key and a c... Read More
Inventors: Schrecongost, Ray B.;, Assignee: Marmon Company (Chicago, IL) |
Validation checking in traffic monitoring equipment
One object of the present invention is to check the correct sequence of impulses derived from several cables, a single cable and/or a sensor pad or other sensor according to the set up of the equipmen... Read More
Inventors: Gebert, Franz J.; Gebert, Rudiger H.; Gebert, Ralf D. H.;, Assignee: |
Optical disc recording apparatus with a light beam having a controllable quantity
Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a novel and useful optical disc recording apparatus in which the problems described heretofore are eliminated. Another and more ... Read More
Inventors: Mashimo, Akira;, Assignee: Teac Corporation (JP) |
Device for machine communication in data transmission
We claim: 1. A data carrier for a non-contact remote data communication with a control station, the control station controlling a passage to one of a plurality of different areas or spaces by checking... Read More
Inventors: Kocznar, Wolfram; Wallerstorfer, Kurt;, Assignee: Skidata Computer Gesellschaft m.b.H. (St. Leonard-Gartenau, AT) |
Security module
Consequently, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a system for identifying and verifying the identification of personnel accessing between stations or zones in a facility and fo... Read More
Inventors: Moses, Leonard C.; Kendall, John H. W.; Hyde, Bradley G.;, Assignee: American Engineering Corporation (Collegedale, TN) |
Academic quiz controller
According to this invention, a microprocessor-based control module is in electronic communication with one or more player interfaces. Each player interface may have preferably up to eight contestant p... Read More
Inventors: Piwonka, Dennis F.; Schreiber, Gregory S.;, Assignee: |
Sealing gasket with hard interior backbone and integral crush limiters
The present invention is of the general nature of the prior patents identified above, but further incorporates compression limiters integral with the backbone element of the gasket that is encased in ... Read More
Inventors: Sihon, Tanas M.;, Assignee: Chrysler Corporation (Highland Park, MI) |
Computerized editing and composing system
This invention relates to a computerized editing and composing system and a method of the same; and, more particularly, to a system and a method of editing and composing for literature, scientific doc... Read More
Inventors: Yin, Bujiu; Zhou, Yiming; Chen, Yilin;, Assignee: Beijing Stone New Technology Research Institute (Beijing, CN) |
Method and apparatus for controlling a keyboard operated device
The present invention provides a keyboard operated device having the features lacking in the prior art mentioned above. Specifically, the present invention provides a keyboard operated device having a... Read More
Inventors: Raskin, Jef;, Assignee: |
Keyboard touch response setting apparatus
It is an object of the present invention to provide a touch response setting apparatus with which a player can desirably set a touch response of a keyboard on the basis of his or her feeling or skill.... Read More
Inventors: Kitamura, Mineo; Washiyama, Yutaka;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho (Shizuoka, JP) |
M=5(4,11)runlength limited code for multi-level data
The present invention is directed toward an M=5 (4,11) runlength-limited code for multi-level data storage and/or communications. Also disclosed herein is a system and method for generating multi-leve... Read More
Inventors: McLaughlin, Steven W.;, Assignee: Optex Corporation (Rockville, MD) |
Cursor control system
Based on the above background, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cursor movement system that is capable of achieving both straight and smooth curved lines when only a discrete-dire... Read More
Inventors: Smith, III, Jay; Fort, Jeffrey W.;, Assignee: |
Computer mouse pad
I claim: 1. A computer mouse pad made of a laminate consisting of three discrete layers, an upper layer, an intermediate layer, and a bottom layer: (A) said upper layer being made of a non-static poly... Read More
Inventors: Kuipers, Jurjen;, Assignee: |
Variable resistance switch
There are claimed: 1. Variable resistance switch of a continuously-variable resistance pressure-dependent measurement sensor for triggering a switching operation of an electrical evaluating circuit th... Read More
Inventors: Waigand, Helmut;, Assignee: Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Post-termination apparatus and process for thick film resistors of printed circuit boards
Referring now to FIG. 1A, there is shown a portion of a printed circuit board 10 including a layer 12 which is used as a thick film resistor in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. Circui... Read More
Inventors: Palanisamy, Ponnusamy;, Assignee: Delco Electronics Corporation (Kokomo, IN) |
Reduction of comparator power requirement in a switched capacitor ADC
It is an objective of the invention to reduce the power requirement of ADC devices of the kind previously discussed. According to the invention, this reduction in power requirement is achieved by deco... Read More
Inventors: Doyle, John;, Assignee: University College Cork (IE) |
amplifying signals in switched capacitor environments
An embodiment of an amplification circuit of the present invention is implemented in the context of a Miller Compensated Amplifier which contains two amplifiers, referred to as a pre-amplifier and a m... Read More
Inventors: Kulhalli, Suhas R.; Pentakota, Visvesvaraya A.;, Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX) |
Device for handling game pieces
What is claimed is: 1. A unitary device for handling game pieces comprising four uniform one piece elements, each of said four elements having rectangular base portion, an obtuse trapezoidal central p... Read More
Inventors: Cohrs, Kenneth O.;, Assignee: |
Radar detector arrangement
In accordance with the present invention, a radar detector is equipped with a positional tracking system, such as a global positioning satellite (GPS) system which can track the location of the vehicl... Read More
Inventors: Silverman, David Phillip;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
Wide band radar detector with three-sweep input stage
The present invention provides a police radar detector that takes advantage of the sensitivity improvements offered by LNA's, but without sacrificing the advantages of operating with an LO having harm... Read More
Inventors: Kuhn, John;, Assignee: Escort, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) |
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