Method and apparatus for measuring foot sizes
An apparatus is provided for electronically measuring a foot size which includes a tracing device for electronically tracing an outline of a consumers foot, a data processing device for receiving meas... Read More
Inventors: Smith, Stephen M.;, Assignee: |
Compact thermal camera
Recent advances in thermal IR sensors capable of operating at room temperature have been made, exemplified by U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/203,739, owned by the same assignee as the present inv... Read More
Inventors: Wood, Roland Andrew; Kubisiak, David; Rezachek, Thomas Michael;, Assignee: Honeywell Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Ratio type infrared thermometer
According to one aspect of the present invention, an improved ratio type infrared thermometer provides precise digital representations of the magnitude of the power incident upon the first and second ... Read More
Inventors: Heinke, Thomas; Ysaguirre, Jose; King, Steve; Carlson, Paul;, Assignee: Raytek Subsidiary, Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA) |
Method and system for generating a composite image from partially overlapping adjacent images taken along a plurality of axes
In order to solve the above and other described problems, according to a first aspect of the current invention, a method of generating a composite image from a plurality of partially overlapping image... Read More
Inventors: Ejiri, Koichi; Guan, Haike; Aoki, Shin;, Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Foot analyzer
Briefly described, the present invention, includes a preferred apparatus and a variety of preferred methods for analyzing feet. In one preferred embodiment, a method is provided for measuring feet for... Read More
Inventors: Brown, Algie C.; Welty, Carl T.; Williams, Henry G.; Williams, David M.; Dabbs, James M.;, Assignee: Footmark, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) |
Electronic imaging system for generating a composite image using the difference of two images
The present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems set forth above. Briefly summarized, according to one aspect of the present invention, an electronic imaging system useful f... Read More
Inventors: Parulski, Kenneth A.; Luo, Jiebo; Gindele, Edward B.;, Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) |
Three-dimensional imaging system
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a three-dimensional imaging system for acquiring a succession of two-dimensional images of a target volume represented by an array of... Read More
Inventors: Fenster, Aaron; Dunne, Shane; Larsen, Janpeter T.;, Assignee: Life Imaging Systems (London, CA) |
Method and device for imaging in digital dental radioscopy
It is the object of the present invention to provide methods and devices for imaging in digital dental radioscopy, which permit the use of sensor arrays that are less expensive to produce while mainta... Read More
Inventors: Schmitt, Peter; Kostka, Gunther; Hanke, Randolf;, Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (DE) |
Method and system for sensing and locating a person, e.g. under an avalanche
OF THE INVENTION The detecting and locating system shown in FIG. 1 is a two-frequency multistatic pulse radar. The system includes a transmit antenna 1 and a plurality of receive antennas 2. It also ... Read More
Inventors: Lemaitre, Fran.cedilla.ois; Poussieres, Jean-Claude;, Assignee: Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA) (Chatillon, FR) |
Search device for locating buried persons
What is claimed is: 1. A portable transmitter-receiver device for searching for and locating of persons buried by avalanches, said device comprising: four antennae having main directions for transmiss... Read More
Inventors: Eckhard, Christian;, Assignee: |
Method for transmitting location-related data between a main station and a mobile terminal, mobile terminal and main station
An example method according to the present invention for transmitting location-related data information, a mobile terminal according to an example embodiment of the present invention and a main statio... Read More
Inventors: Gieseke, Arnold; Hans, Martin; Schmidt, Gunnar; Thoms, Dieter; Mundt, Frieder;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Apparatus for monitoring leakage of process cooling water in furnace
An objective of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for monitoring leakage of process cooling water in a furnace by covering a protecting tubing on the bellows, thereby preventing the bel... Read More
Inventors: Pai, Jiun-Rong; Lo, Yung-Hsin; Wu, Hong-Chih;, Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Hsin-Chu, TW) |
Method of manufacturing an enclosed transceiver
What is claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver, comprising the steps of: providing a sheet of polymer film having first and second halves separate... Read More
Inventors: Tuttle, Mark E.; Tuttle, John R.; Lake, Rickie C.;, Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID) |
System for monitoring patients with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome or mitigate the limitations present in conventional monitoring systems. It is another object of the present invention to collect objec... Read More
Inventors: Power, Michael W.;, Assignee: Vitrak Wireless Inc. (Halifax, CA) |
Package assembly
AND ADVANTAGES An apparatus for positioning a first article such as a radio frequency identification device with respect to a second article. The apparatus comprises a blank having first and second pa... Read More
Inventors: Turner, James F.; Best, Scott D.;, Assignee: Saxon, Inc. (Ferndale, MI) |
Communication method between a badge and a motor vehicle
OF THE INVENTION In FIG. 1, there is shown the different zones covered by the LF (Low Frequency) emitting antennas as well as by an RF (Radio Frequency) antenna associated with the vehicle 2. There a... Read More
Inventors: Lefaure, Philippe;, Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive (Toulouse Cedex, FR) |
Product distribution verification system using encoded marks indicative of product and destination
The present invention provides an authenticating, tracking/anti-diversion, and anti-counterfeiting system which can track various goods. The system includes a control or "master" computer, one or more... Read More
Inventors: Moore, Lewis J.;, Assignee: |
Thermal imaging paper laminate
The present invention overcomes the shortcomings associated with the devices and methods of the background art, and achieves other advantages not realized by the background art. It is an aspect of the... Read More
Inventors: Redlin, Gregory George;, Assignee: Appleton Papers Inc. (Appleton, WI) |
Apparatus for testing and marking workpieces
This invention relates to a manual marking system for providing tested workpieces with a visually perceptible indication of the result of the testing. The marking system includes a marker that is adap... Read More
Inventors: Paul, James A.;, Assignee: |
Monitoring device for monitoring the passage of objects through passage
According to the invention there is provided a monitoring device for monitoring passage of objects comprising three radiation transmitter/receivers arranged to transmit and receive respective beams of... Read More
Inventors: Shalvi, Ram; Kleinau, Christopher A. W.;, Assignee: Solar Wide Industries, Ltd. (Kwai Chung, HK) |
Shopping cart scanning system
The present invention is directed to a scanning system for detecting articles in the lower tray of a shopping cart and for providing a voice message upon the detection thereof. The scanning system mon... Read More
Inventors: Geisler, Edwin;, Assignee: |
Light emitting diode indicator
The present invention provides a Light Emitting Diode (LED) indicator that more efficiently dissipates heat generated by LEDs and other circuit components, thereby allowing for a simpler circuit desig... Read More
Inventors: Bohlander, Richard A.; Metzger, Robert W.; Schaeffer, Dwight R.;, Assignee: The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) |
Method and apparatus for real time monitoring of user presence to prolong a portable computer battery operation time
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a portable computer 100 using the techniques of the present invention. The portable computer 100 includes a user interface 102 which can include a keyboard and mouse, a ... Read More
Inventors: Tsirkel, Aaron M.; Holler, Mark A.; Buchheit, Paul T.;, Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Security element for electronic surveillance of articles
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a lower conducting track 1. The lower conducting track 1 is stamped out from an aluminum foil of a thickness of about 38 μm. The lower conducting tr... Read More
Inventors: Altwasser, Richard;, Assignee: Checkpoint Systems International GmbH (Hirschhorn/Neckar, DE) |
Apparatus for transmitting contents information
The identification system according to the present invention comprises at least one identification unit positionable within the cavity of a container and adapted to communicate with at least one fixed... Read More
Inventors: Levy, Raymond H.;, Assignee: |
Simultaneous signal detector
It is a first objective of the invention to provide a simultaneous signal detector for detecting the simultaneous or overlapping arrival of two signals of differing frequencies f1 and f2, which gives ... Read More
Inventors: Richardson, David L.;, Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) |
Solar energy-powered optical reader
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The invention, in the preferred embodiment, takes the form of a portable, hand held optical reader contained within a housing (or body) 10 of appropriate shape. The exact ... Read More
Inventors: Isaac, Richard; Shapira, Reuven; Bard, Simon;, Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Holtsville, NY) |
Data processing system and method for accessing a plurality of radio frequency identification tags
The previously mentioned needs are fulfilled with the present invention. Accordingly, there is provided, in a first form, a radio frequency identification tag system. The radio frequency identificatio... Read More
Inventors: Cato, Robert Thomas;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Pulse position modulation communications protocol
The present invention specifically addresses and alleviates the above-mentioned deficiencies associated with the prior art. More particularly, in a first embodiment the present invention comprises a m... Read More
Inventors: Hicks, Randall G.; Guthrie, Warren E.; Wesley, James T.;, Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) |
Wrist strap test mode circuitry
The previously described deficiencies of the prior art wrist straps are overcome by the present invention. The present invention comprises a static wrist strap having an inexpensive radio transmitter ... Read More
Inventors: Pohribnij, Walter Jerry; Guthrie, Warren E.; Trainor, Michael J.;, Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) |
Communications 
