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7385524 Automated meter reading, billing and payment processing system  
The present invention includes an automatic commodity or services billing and metering system that when installed does not damage any existing meters or gauges, will fit virtually all known meters...
7336201 Remote access energy meter system and method  
A remote energy meter system and method is provided having a meter server and a client module located remotely from the meter server. The meter server communicates with the client via a wireless...
7330662 System and method for remote optical digital networking of computing devices  
The extended range of optical data communication is enabled through the use of intermediary relay stations spaced fairly far apart. IRDA communicatiOn, as is well known, uses very short duration...
7305327 Wireless meter for real time measurements and method therefor  
A wireless metering device for real time measuring of at least one parameter has a probe for measuring the at least one parameter. The probe will wirelessly transmit real time measured values. A...
7302366 Measuring instrument  
A measuring instrument, in particular a flow or level meter, includes a base module for the acquisition and processing of measured data and an add-on module. Both the base module and the add-on...
7276901 Method for shunt detection in sensors  
For monitoring a sensor using differential voltage evaluation for detecting a short circuit to ground and/or to supply voltage U B , a first resistor and a second resistor R 1 , R 2 are assigned...
7154414 System and method for remote tire pressure monitoring  
A system and method for monitoring vehicle tire pressure. A tire pressure monitor for each tire includes a pressure sensor for sensing tire pressure, a transmitter for transmitting a tire pressure...
7135988 Temperature recorder and temperature recording and controlling system for power supply equipment  
A temperature recorder capable of storing, in time sequence, measured temperatures and measured times as temperature records in a memory incorporated therein, wherein, the temperature recorder is...
7075455 Wireless communication apparatus and method  
A wireless communication apparatus and method is provided which makes discrete functional elements perform a cooperative work without various limitations caused by a wired configuration. The...
6970097 Location system using retransmission of identifying information  
A location system and method for determining the location of a tagged item in a facility. In one embodiment, the location system includes a plurality of room transmitters designed to be located...
6858182 Exhalation gaseous component gauge and a cellular phone equipped with function of measuring gaseous components  
Disclosed is an exhalation gaseous component gauge including, in a palm-sized casing having exhalation taking-in and taking-out slots made on its front and rear sides, a semiconductor gas sensor so...
6838991 Method and apparatus for testing an electronic pet containment transmitter  
A method and apparatus for testing the proper operation of an electronic pet containment transmitter. The transmitter includes an internal short loop antenna that is used to activate the receiver...
6774778 Tire pressure monitoring device and code learning method therefor  
A tire pressure monitoring device, being installed in a motor vehicle having a plurality of tires, includes: a plurality of sensor modules being installed onto the tire and having a wireless...
6720887 Flexible, reconfigurable wireless sensor system  
The present invention features a wireless, remote monitor system for multiple, diverse sensors. A remote transceiver is equipped with one or more interchangeable sensors, each type of sensor being...
6628208 Measurement device  
A measurement device of the present invention includes a measurement portion for acquiring measured data from a sensor; a memory portion for storing the measured data; a radio portion for...
6617976 Utility meter pit lid mounted antenna antenna assembly and method  
Apparatus and methodology for radio utility meter reading processing of data acquisition for use with an automatic billing system involves a utility meter transmitter antenna system installed at or...
6567661 Distributed telemetry method and system  
A distributed telemetry method is effected by coordinating the taking of readings of a parameter by mobile phone users, the parameter readings being then sent to a service system together with...
6509842 Control system for a longwall support  
A longwall control system controls a longwall support and facilitates the remote inspection of the longwall support. The longwall support comprises a plurality of hydraulically operated supports....
6490929 Vibration dosimeter worn by an operator  
A vibration monitor is provided which is worn on the wrist of an operative for an operating plant or apparatus. The monitor includes a piezoelectric transducer and associated circuitry which...
6489884 Apparatus and method for the remote monitoring of machine condition  
Vibration data is transmitted from a remote site to a control facility using wireless data transmission. In one embodiment, the vibration signal is conditioned and digitized, and then sent via a...
6476712 Tire pressure display device  
A tire pressure display device for a vehicle having several wheels provides each monitored tire with an electronic module including, for example, an integrated pressure sensor with measuring and...
6396416 Add-on unit for connecting to a mobile station and a mobile station  
An auxiliary unit, adapted to be coupled to a mobile station comprising a basic element containing components necessary for data transmission, analyses and storage, as well as a sensor element...
6392562 Fluid particle sensor apparatus and method for transmitting data to a remote receiver  
A sensor for detecting particles in a fluid including a housing having a cavity associated therewith, a magnet disposed adjacent the cavity to attract particles into the cavity, first and second...
6369719 Apparatus and method for collecting and transmitting utility meter data and other information via a wireless network  
A system for remotely monitoring and transmitting data and other information received from utility and other devices is disclosed. The universal meter reader of the present invention includes a...
6320367 Device for analyzing a single pulse with variable step  
The present invention relates to a device for analyzing a single electrical pulse, which device comprises an electrical circuit made up of a propagation line, including, in uniformly-distributed...
6317056 Circuit for intrinsically safe detection of the binary signals of a transmitter  
The intrinsically safe detection of binary signals of a sensor with a variable internal resistance is achieved by connecting the sensor to the voltage output of a d.c. voltage source via a shunt....
6313756 Method for controlling an electric meter, and electric meter  
A method for controlling an electric meter, on which a module can be mounted. The module cooperates with a basic counting mechanism in the electric meter through a bidirectional optical...
6297747 Tool or tool holder  
A tool holder for holding a tool has at least one sensor for measuring an operating parameter of the tool holder or the tool during the operation thereof and generating measured value signals which...
6278379 System, method, and sensors for sensing physical properties  
Several sensors are provided for determining one of a number of physical roperties including pressure, temperature, chemical species, and other physical conditions. In general, the sensors feature...
6239724 System and method for telemetrically providing intrabody spatial position  
A telemetry system and method for providing spatial positioning information from within a patient's body are disclosed. The system includes at least one implantable telemetry unit which includes...
6236332 Control and monitoring system  
A two-way wireless communications system for permitting the control, monitoring and collection of data from electrical apparatus includes a host computer, control and monitoring units remotely...
6181258 Receiver capable of parallel demodulation of messages  
A receiver which is capable of receiving in parallel data transmitted at arbitrary frequencies within a radio channel includes: a radio frequency (RF) front end to convert an RF signal to a...
6169494 Biotelemetry locator  
A biotelemetry tracking and locating system uses a person's own physical or biological measurement as an identification code used by a tracked unit, e.g., a bracelet worn by a child, to track...
6104312 Device for adjusting parameters and/or operating conditions in electrical shop apparatus  
Proposed is a device for the adjustment of parameters and/or operating conditions in electric shop apparatuses, in particular for transmitting frequency adjustment in transmitting modules for the...
6087959 Optically coupled gas meter  
A gas meter using optical communication. The meter includes a shaft that is rotated by a flow of gas, a first sensor for sensing a first rotational angle of the shaft, a second sensor for sensing a...
RE36252 Autofocus camera  
An apparatus for monitoring the operation of a measuring unit for obtaining information related to a predetermined parameter. The measuring unit provides an indication of said information having...
5912941 Communication system for use in diagnosis of an apparatus  
Conducting a diagnostic procedure is enabled at the location of an apparatus by providing a transmitter that is fashioned in the form of a hand-held telephone is provided in the apparatus. The...
5880681 Apparatus for determining the position of a work implement  
An apparatus for determining the position of a work implement relative to an earthworking machine. An antenna is mounted to the machine and is oriented to transmit a high frequency signal toward...
5801644 Apparatus for measurement of torque on a rotating shaft  
Apparatus for measuring the horsepower transmitted by the drive shaft of an automotive vehicle, by determining the torque on the shaft through the measurement of the resistance of an included...
5790049 Two axis gimbal suspension with wireless signal and power transfer  
A suspension system permits fine angular adjustment of a gimbal-mounted platform and, in combination with a wireless power and communications transfer system, eliminates the unwanted forces...
5777893 Inductive loop diagnostic interface  
A system and method for transferring historic and instantaneous diagnostic data relating to performance of an inductive loop vehicle detector 10 is disclosed and claimed. The aforementioned date is...
5764161 Sensing apparatus using frequency changes  
An apparatus and method for determining various physical quantities such as temperature, pressure, stress, strain, distance and the like in a manner such that a change in the physical quantity of...
5744715 Tactile-acoustic information detecting and measuring apparatus and method  
A tactile-acoustic transducer comprises a vibrator plate, microphone means and first and second electrode members which are connected to a source of information through a tuneable network. The...
5729212 Gaming device providing high security communications with a remote station  
A gaming device is shown having one printed circuit board that includes a game control processor; at least one memory storing game operation information; and a light transmitter for transmitting...
5729211 Assembly for transferring data  
An assembly for transferring data comprises a measurement data acquisition unit in the form of a portable measuring device, a measurement data processing unit, and an auxiliary unit for...
5721539 Speedometer for in-line skates  
An in-line roller skate includes a transducer portion capable of sensing the rotary movement of at least one wheel on the roller skate and transmitting information concerning the same to a receiver...
5710648 Optical communication system and remote sensor interrogation  
A sensing system including an optical receiver for receiving downstream optical signals and for converting the downstream optical signals to downstream electrical signals. An optical transducer...
5703576 Embeddable DC power supply for smart structure sensors  
A smart structure comprising a rotatable shaft, and a sensor integrated with the shaft, a resonant detector circuit integrated with the structure for detecting a sensor output, and an external...
5640155 Meter cradle with wireless communication port  
A cradle apparatus (18 or 42) including a wireless interface for communicating via signal-transporting radiation (such as infrared radiation modulated so as to transmit data and control signals)...
5631637 Output method for dot data and apparatus therefor  
A data output apparatus is equipped with a wireless data receiving unit, for wireless data reception from an external equipment, and a cable data receiving unit for data reception, through a cable,...
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