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6184793 Method of testing aboveground fuel systems  
A method of testing an aboveground-type fuel storage tank includes steps of positioning at a test location an aboveground-type fuel storage tank that has been configured as it is intended to be in...
6169489 Motor winding contamination detector and detection  
A method and apparatus for detecting motor contamination utilizes zero-sequence currents in a sensing coil to detect contamination. The detector includes a current transformer comprised of a...
6169491 Multiport power monitor  
A multi-port power monitor is provided which indicates whether power is being supplied to one or more of a plurality of ports connected to external devices. The multi-port power monitor comprises a...
6163264 Electrical connectors, lamps and lampholders  
A lamp has a tungsten filament within an evacuated glass bulb and connected to electrical conductors. Connected between the two electrical conductors are a series-connected neon and resistor. In...
6163263 Circuitry for electrical device in multi-device communications system  
A self-monitoring power supply can be incorporated into electrical devices which are part of a multi-device communication system. The power supply is energized by electrical energy received from a...
6163266 Fan operation detection circuit for a DC fan and method of operation thereof  
For use with a DC fan, a detection circuit and a method of detecting an operational condition thereof. In one embodiment, the detection circuit includes: (1) a sensor, coupled to the DC fan, that...
6160485 Voltage level conditioning transceiver cable  
A voltage level conditioning transceiver cable includes a a voltage level conditioning circuit, a single ended to differential circuit, a controller connector, a device connector, and a plurality...
6160484 Process and apparatus for the display and provision of alarm means for measured values on communications terminals  
A method and apparatus for communicating and storing measured values that are measured on electrical equipment. The values are retrieved within the framework of a link controller of at least one...
6157308 Detecting hidden faults in reliable power systems  
A method and apparatus for detecting silent faults in feeding diodes of redundant DC power supplies. The voltages on both sides of the feeding diodes are measured. Arrangements are then made to...
6157309 Battery pack  
In a battery pack, it is difficult that information on a contained battery of the battery pack, such as the accurate state of charge of the battery, is detected at an external equipment. A...
6157312 Appliance for integrating multiple forms of communication  
A communication appliance with a desktop unit and a secondary unit. The desktop unit includes an outer casing, bottom feet, openings in the outer casing for control elements, a plurality of...
6147616 Automatic power interruption and re-supply relay for an electric power line  
The present invention provides a digital automatic power interruption and re-supply relay for performing detection and comparing operation to inform a state of an accident with voice and numerals...
6147617 Apparatus and method for detecting faults in outdoor display  
The present invention is to provide an apparatus for detecting errors due to cutoff of a unit pixel and short between the unit pixel and the ground voltage level in a lighting-off state, and also a...
6147615 Speed detecting device for a direct current motor, and electric fan with a motor speed detecting device  
A speed detecting device is adapted for use with a direct current motor, and includes a coupling circuit adapted to be connected electrically to a power input line of the motor, a one-shot circuit,...
6140926 Redundant status indicators for fault tolerance  
A system includes multiple modules, each powered by a different power source, and a status indicator for a first of the modules. Any of the multiple modules can drive the status indicator. Each of...
6137418 Single channel apparatus for on-line monitoring of three-phase AC motor stator electrical faults  
An on-line monitor for electrical faults in the stator of an ac motor has a single di/dt current transformer or three separate di/dt current transformers coupled to the three phase conductors of...
6133840 Apparatus using vibration motor  
An apparatus using a vibration motor as a drive source is arranged to inhibit a starting action of the vibration motor when the motor is found to be in a sticking state and not drivable. The...
6121886 Method for predicting fault conditions in an intelligent electronic device  
A method of predicting an eminent circuit breaker trip condition using an intelligent electronic device such as a trip unit, a protective relay, a power meter or other IED is presented. The...
6111503 Integrated proximity detector for antennas  
A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of objects such as persons in front of a high-frequency communications antenna comprising a transmitting element connected to a circulator. The...
6111504 Electronic equipment security and recovery system  
The present invention describes an apparatus and method for an electronic equipment security and recovery system in which the disconnection of electrical power and subsequent movement of the...
6111548 Enclosed power transmission system with a sensor positioned within the enclosure and an antenna assigned to the sensor  
Sensors positioned in power transmission systems with tubular enclosures have radio interrogation capabilities. The radio antenna assigned to a sensor is a planar antenna with a radiating element...
6104302 Fuse protected power supply circuit for a sensor-operated solenoid  
A fuse protected power supply circuit for a sensor-operated solenoid controls plumbing fixtures such as automatically-operated faucets, automatically-operated flush valves, hand dryers, soap...
6104297 Corona discharge detection system  
A corona discharge detection device comprising an optical sensor for generating an electrical signal in response to the detection of ultraviolet radiation in a prescribed range. The detection...
6104303 Battery detecting device for a radio pager  
In a device applicable to a pager or similar electronic apparatus for detecting a thin disk-like primary battery which feeds power to a load circuit, a secondary battery is provided which is...
6101559 System for identifying the physical location of one or more peripheral devices by selecting icons on a display representing the one or more peripheral devices  
A method and apparatus which indicates the physical location of one or more peripheral devices. A system operator uses an input device to select an icon that is displayed on a display device. The...
6100807 Rack protection monitor  
A hardwired, fail-safe rack protection monitor utilizes electromechanical relays to respond to the detection by condition sensors of abnormal or alarm conditions (such as smoke, temperature, wind...
6087948 Encoder  
A method of establishing a state of an encoder, and an encoder having a state assessment device that includes the steps of generating at least one analogue signal whose amplitude is changed in...
6087949 Method and apparatus for preventing overheat of portable telephone  
A method and apparatus for preventing an accident or a fault of a device due to heat generation by calculating a temperature of a device expected after data transmission is finished to predict a...
6081729 Encapsulated tubular conductor  
An encapsulated tubular conductor having at least two antenna elements disposed on the capsule thereof for maintaining therebetween wireless information transmission in a transmitting-receiving...
6075449 Performance indicator for an electrical static eliminator device  
An electrical static eliminator device performance indicator including a sensor for sensing the ion flow from an emitter point of the static eliminator device and also for sensing the presence of a...
6072399 Method of determining the quantity of the material cut by an electrically powered cutting tool and circuit arrangement for implementing this method  
The invention is directed to a method and a circuit arrangement for determining the quantity of the material cut by an electrically powered cutting tool. According to the present invention, the...
6070988 Control panel for an image forming device  
A control panel that includes printed information cards used in conjunction with status indicators to give the user detailed information about printer operations. The invented control panel...
6052059 Fuse plug  
A fuse plug, in particular for terminal blocks in control, regulation and power supply systems, essentially comprising a housing, a fuse-element which is fused upon overshooting of a specific...
6049283 Gas detecting apparatus  
The presence of a serviceable electrochemical gas sensor (1) in gas detecting apparatus is determined on the basis of the noise in the output of a sensor amplifier. A microcomputer (22) calculates...
6034610 Method and arrangement for monitoring the operation of a gas probe  
The invention is directed to a method for monitoring the operation of a gas probe, such as a λ-probe for an internal combustion engine. The λ-probe has a probe ceramic (Nernst cell) and a probe...
6028522 System for monitoring the light level around an ATM  
The present invention is generally directed to a system and method for monitoring the level of light surrounding an automatic teller machine (ATM). In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a...
6023228 Method and apparatus for checking electrical drive mechanisms  
A method and an apparatus are provided for checking a plurality of electrical drive mechanisms which may, in particular, be drive mechanisms for railroad switches. Measured values are picked up at...
6018300 Fault monitoring  
6016105 Fault indicator providing contact closure and light indication on fault detection  
A fault indicator for detecting the occurrence of a fault current in a monitored conductor and providing a contact closure and a light indication indicative thereof includes a rotatably mounted...
6016519 Data communication system, data communication device and memory medium, for storing data communication program  
Disclosed is a system, for exchanging data among a plurality of devices, wherein a device can detect the state of another device without that device being powered on, and whereby usability can be...
6016104 System for controlling the resistance of a load connected to a transformer  
An arrangement allowing a definite and reliable determination of a load resistance connected to the secondary side of a transformer includes devices, which measure exclusively the inductance of the...
6014083 Metalclad switchgear assembly with partial discharge detection  
A metalclad switchgear assembly for high or medium voltage, having a cladding, includes at least one sensor arranged in an interior space of the cladding for detecting a condition variable within...
6008730 Sound warning circuit for PCI hot plug  
A sound warning circuit for PCI hot plug basically comprises: a timer that takes as inputs a fixed frequency clock and the system port B's bit 0, and which controls the system; a logic AND gate...
6002338 Method and system for detecting failures in self-exciting sensor  
A method and system for detecting faults with a self-exciting sensor includes a monitor circuit coupled to the self-exciting sensor for monitoring a signal associated with the sensor and generating...
5995009 Warning apparatus for an injection molding machine  
A warning apparatus for an injection molding machine includes a detection device for detecting an operation performed by an operator of the injection molding machine; a warning section for warning...
5982291 Electric fence security system  
Electric fences used to keep animals in or out of a particular area of land often cover great distances over all manner of terrain, making it very difficult to ensure the effectiveness of the...
5973418 Pull-out high current switch  
A high-current fusible switch includes a nonconductive base, a nonconductive removable top, a plurality of conductive fuse clips, and a fuse having blade-type terminals. The fuse clips are fixedly...
5973608 Remotely activated electrical control arrangement  
An arrangement for controlling the activation of an electrical appliance. The arrangement utilizes a capacitive sensor to recognize the physical proximity of a user (e.g., a hand) to an internal...
5973604 Method for monitoring optical fiber cables for lightning damage  
Lightning strikes on or proximate to an optical fiber cable may be detected via a lightning detector (18) that monitors the characteristics of voltage present on a metallic sheath (12) associated...
5969600 Dangerous condition warning device incorporating a time-limited hush mode of operation to defeat an audible low battery warning signal  
A battery operable dangerous condition warning device adapted to issue an alarm when a sensed dangerous condition exceeds a predetermined status incorporates a monitoring device circuit including:...