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6573836 Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of powdered material in envelopes  
An apparatus for detecting the presence of powdered materials in envelopes comprises a container with an envelope-positioning unit, envelope corner or edge cutter, a powder excitation and...
6570498 Integrated access system  
An integrated access system includes an access device, a locking mechanism, a sensor, a controller, and a video device. The controller is coupled to the locking mechanism and the sensor and...
6563422 Non acoustic alarm device  
The invention concerns a non acoustic alarm device, intended to be fitted to a unit worn in contact with the body, such as a timepiece or a portable telephone, including a case, a moving mass...
6560711 Activity sensing interface between a computer and an input peripheral  
An interface apparatus and method between a computer and an input peripheral are disclosed for activity sensing in the vicinity of the computer and signal activation indicative thereof to the...
6556136 Method and apparatus for use in location of conductors  
Buried elongate conductors (e.g. pipes and cables) are located using an antenna assembly of ten vertical coils (A-J) arranged in two identical rows (A-E and F-J) arranged one above the other....
6552652 Rescue device  
A rescue device with a GPS receiver, a computer, and vibration sensors. The device detects and distinguishes vibrations and sends a radio message to a Low Earth Orbit satellite that relays messages...
6551277 Syringe pumps  
A syringe pump has a plunger head retainer with two retainer arms mounted on shafts extending parallel to the syringe axis. Each shaft carries a gear, which is engaged by common gear wheel mounted...
6549124 Environment monitoring system for a vehicle with an image pickup device  
In an environment monitoring system for a vehicle, when a detecting means decides that an approaching vehicle cannot be detected by an image processing means, a waning means gives warning of this...
6549130 Control apparatus and method for vehicles and/or for premises  
A control apparatus and method, including a first control device, located at a vehicle or premises, capable of at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, one or more of...
6549122 Portable orientation system  
A portable orientation system which, when for example the human sense of vision fails, can make information gathered from the surroundings available to another human sense. The portable orientation...
6545603 Measuring device using an indirect measurement of permittivity  
Measuring device is presented employing indirect measurement of permittivity and including two electrically conductive bodies respectively constituting a measuring probe and a reference probe,...
6542076 Control, monitoring and/or security apparatus and method  
Control apparatus and method including a first control device, located at the vehicle or premises, for monitoring or detecting an event, which generates and/or transmits a first notification signal...
6538568 Emergency lighting remote monitoring and control system  
An emergency lighting monitoring and control system controls and monitors the emergency lights in a building. A central control unit automatically schedules self tests for each of the emergency...
6538569 Container with sensor  
A sealed container is provided with a sensor capable of monitoring the physical and/or chemical condition of materials stored in the container. The sensor may or may not have its own power source....
6535855 Push banking system and method  
A software/hardware system which provides immediate, on-going interaction between an institution and its customers. The system communicates with customers/subscribers over numerous, different...
6529848 Thermal analysis apparatus  
The problem the present invention sets out to resolve is to detect events regardless of the condition of the system operation, and notify one or a plurality of users at remote locations of the...
6522258 Garage door status light system  
A garage door status light system comprises a garage door. The garage door is movable between a raised open orientation and a lowered closed orientation. A garage door opener is provided. The...
6522251 Method and apparatus for securing an earth moving machine  
The present invention includes a method and apparatus to secure a machine having a machine security system. The machine security system includes a primary controller, and a key switch associated...
6518880 Physical-quantity detection sensor  
A physical-quantity detection sensor includes a sensor portion ( 10 ) for generating and outputting a voltage depending on a physical quantity. A signal processing circuit ( 4 ) operates for...
6518889 Voice-activated personal alarm  
A voice-activated personal alarm includes a satellite global positioning receiver, a specific danger sensor, a voice activation circuit, and a radio transmitter. In a specific embodiment, the...
6515586 Tactile tracking systems and methods  
A tactile sensory system comprising a floor covering integrated with a tactile sensory layer to form a tactile sensory surface is described. The tactile sensory layer has a plurality of sensors....
6512466 Vehicle tracker with power saving features and related methods  
A vehicle tracking unit preferably includes a vehicle position determining device, a wireless communications device, a back-up battery, and a controller connected to the wireless communications...
6504478 Earth stratum flush monitoring method and a system thereof  
An earth stratum flush monitoring method and a system thereof. Multiple transmitter units are embedded in the earth stratum at predetermined depth intervals. When the earth stratum is flushed, the...
6496593 Optical muzzle blast detection and counterfire targeting system and method  
A system for remote detection of muzzle blasts produced by rifles, artillery and other weapons, and similar explosive events. The system includes an infrared camera, image processing circuits,...
6496111 Personal security system  
A security system has a base unit that includes a wireless telephone transmitter and receiver and a computer unit. The computer unit has a memory for storing an emergency phone number and an...
6492905 Object proximity/security adaptive event detection  
A security system incorporating a reasoning system and security rules and processes. Transponders may be triggered and sensed from a distance to identify both items and individuals. These sensed...
6472983 Device for monitoring the anchor or anchor chain  
A device for monitoring the anchor or anchor chain, intended for facilities floating ahead of the anchor, such as ships, comprising a measurement device which determines by one or more sensors the...
6469627 Mounting clip having a wireless communication device  
The present invention is directed to an identification device that is resiliently deformable between a first shape and a second, smaller shape. The second shape allows for inserting the mounting...
6456199 Continuous noise monitoring and reduction system and method  
An apparatus adapted to be worn in an environment in which unsafe noise levels may be present for the purpose of continuously monitoring the noise level impinging upon the ear(s) of a user. The...
6452491 Amplifier and heat sink configuration  
An amplifier assembly includes a heat sink and a plurality of amplifier stages, where the total power rating of the amplifier stages is greater than the power rating of the heat sink. The heat sink...
6441733 Method for making security systems more tamper resistant and a security system  
A method for making a security system more tamper resistant involving the step of monitoring an electric reference characteristic in a detection circuit of a security system and generating random...
6433683 Multipurpose wireless video alarm device and system  
The invention is an alarm system which transmits audio and video signals using radio frequency of a monitored enclosure to a remote location by means of wireless technology when said alarm system...
6431984 Security systems for use in gaming tables and methods therefor  
A security system for use in gaming comprises, in combination, a gaming table, and a plurality of light-sensitive detectors arranged in a pattern on the gaming table. A plurality of indicating...
6420970 Emergency exit door with an emergency door opening system with a control box having an emergency door opening button and display module  
An improved emergency door with an emergency door opening system having a control box comprising a housing with a cylinder lock, an emergency door opening button, and an audio alarm sensor to...
6417769 Voice-controlled burglarproof device  
A burglarproof device is arranged to take advantage of voice as the medium for detecting a burglar. The burglarproof device includes a voice sensing device, such as a microphone, for sensing the...
6405112 Vehicle operator performance monitor with enhanced data retrieval capabilities  
A vehicle operator performance monitor ( 10 ) generally comprises a housing ( 30 ), a mount ( 40 ) for mounting housing ( 30 ) to a vehicle ( 20 ), such as an automobile ( 21 ), an image sensor (...
6404336 Displacement sensor in a system suitable for controlling movements and alarms  
The chamber ( 3 ) of the sensor ( 1 ) comprises a first and a second passage ( 16, 17 ) that communicate with the outside; a source of visible light ( 11 ) outside the chamber, through the first of...
6396400 Security system and enclosure to protect data contained therein  
A security system includes a data storage device in which data or other information to be protected is stored. The data storage device, control logic, and other components are contained in a sealed...
6396399 Reduction of devices to quiet operation  
An object alerting device discovers nearby alerting devices, compares the nearby alerting devices to a condition, and sets the object alerting device to a quiet mode when the condition is met by...
6392540 Non-auditory sound detection system  
A non-auditory sound detection system for changing sound into non-auditory signals that stimulate a user to alert the user of the presence of a pre-determined sound. The non-auditory sound...
6392539 Object detection apparatus  
Provided is an object detection apparatus, which includes a light emission device irradiating an object with light at a wavelength having less disturbance, and a light reception device including a...
6388571 Monitoring device comprising a master machine and slave machine  
The monitoring device according to the present invention is a monitoring device A which comprises a master machine 101 comprising plural cameras 102 , a camera interface circuit 103 , a master...
6384724 Smoke alarm  
An alarm system for alerting persons within a monitored area as to an emergency situation. The alarm system includes a monitoring unit strategically placed within said monitored area, a vibrating...
6384725 Automatic laser detecting surveyor's rod  
An automatic laser detecting surveyor's rod includes a normal surveyor's rod with an automatic laser beam search unit included. When the device is activated, the search unit moves up and down the...
6380854 Remote alarm tester  
Remote Alarm Tester with A graphic display panel having an attached electronic sound sensing device, the sound sensing device capable of activating an LED light when a sound of seventy five Db or...
6377173 Garage door opener signal incorporated into vehicle key/fob combination  
A unique system is provided for storing home security function signals such as garage door opener signals on a vehicle key/fob combination. The key/fob combination learns its coded signal from a...
6373384 Inflatable security device  
A deterrent device comprises a portable container having a cavity disposed therein and an actuator mechanism disposed within the cavity. An inflatable deterrent extends outwardly from the actuator...
6369702 Rearview mirror with safety catch  
A rearview mirror for motor vehicles includes a mirror housing, a mirror pane mounted in the housing, a support structure for attaching the mirror housing to the vehicle, and a pivoting connection...
6366207 Device for modifying vehicle operator driving behavior  
Device for monitoring and/or modifying vehicle operator behavior. The device is suited for reducing vehicle operator aggressive driving behavior which leads to increased anger and so-called “road...
6359559 Toy that provides an indication when an end user consumes a consumable substance  
A toy that activates an indicator while an end user consumes an edible substance. The toy includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are connected to the indicator. An electrical path...