| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 073862530 | With detection of specific force value or condition (e.g., peak force) | 16 |
| 20080210019 | External force detection method, external force detector and electronic device - Displacement occurring by external force between a first member (a case, for example) and a second member (an LCD holder, for example) facing the first member is applied to a detection body (an external force detector), and a loading history of the external force (fracture surfaces) is detected by deformation of the detection body occurring when the force exceeds an allowable limit. Provided are a body section and a force receiving section (a head, arms) projected from the body section. The body section is provided between the first member and the second member facing the first member and is supported by either first or second members. The force receiving section deforms when external force acting in the direction crossing a gap between the first and second members or in the direction along the gap exceeds the allowable limit. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090019949 | Resistive force sensor with capacitive discrimination - A resistive force sensor with capacitive discrimination is disclosed. According to an example of the disclosure, a sensor is directed to detect resistance and capacitance in an alternating fashion, the resistance indicating a force being applied to an input area of a device, and the capacitance indicating a proximity of a body part to the input area of the device, and the detected resistance and capacitance are utilized to determine whether the body part has pressed the input area of the device. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090071265 | APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING PASSENGERS - An apparatus for classifying passengers includes a plurality of load sensors disposed in a passenger seat of an automobile to measure a load applied to the passenger seat, the load sensors classifying the passengers by comparing a sum with a reference value, and the sum being obtained by summing the respective values, which are obtained by multiplying respective load values measured from the plurality of load sensors by weighed load values of the respective load sensors. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090095089 | INDEX TORQUE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An index torque measurement system is provided. The system includes a blocker ring and a source, of index torque. The source of index torque applies a varying amount of index torque to the blocker ring to allow smooth indexing of the blocker ring teeth with synchronizer sleeve teeth. The system includes a synchronizer sleeve drivable to overcome the index torque to engage the blocker ring. The system further includes a measurement system that measures the force to overcome the index torque based on a load required to drive the synchronizer sleeve into engagement with the blocker ring given the applied index torque. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100269597 | PASSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for passively determining when a threshold force has been exceeded. An example apparatus includes a housing and a substrate that is attached at one end to an interior portion of the housing. The substrate includes at least one conductive trace, each having two ends. The substrate is configured to fail when the threshold force has been experienced. The metal trace ends are electrically accessible from an exterior side of the housing. Prior to delivery, the housing is connected to a package that includes one or more force sensitive devices. Upon arrival of the package, the at least one conductive trace is electrically tested to determined if the substrate has failed. If the substrate has failed the package has experienced a force greater than the threshold force. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100326207 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE BELT CONDITION IN EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - Systems, methods and machine readable media related to determining a condition of an exercise machine belt are disclosed. An example system includes a sensor to detect an event related to the exercise machine belt. The example system also includes a counter to selectively change a count based on the event as well as an output device to output a notification associated with the condition of the exercise machine belt based on the count. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110303022 | METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR MATERIAL TESTING - Methods and instruments for characterizing a material, such as the properties of bone in a living human subject, using a test probe constructed for insertion into the material and a reference probe aligned with the test probe in a housing. The housing is hand held or placed so that the reference probe contacts the surface of the material under pressure applied either by hand or by the weight of the housing. The test probe is inserted into the material to indent the material while maintaining the reference probe substantially under the hand pressure or weight of the housing allowing evaluation of a property of the material related to indentation of the material by the probe. Force can be generated by a voice coil in a magnet structure to the end of which the test probe is connected and supported in the magnet structure by a flexure, opposing flexures, a linear translation stage, or a linear bearing. Optionally, a measurement unit containing the test probe and reference probe is connected to a base unit with a wireless connection, allowing in the field material testing. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120096953 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND MEDICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING SAME - Apparatus are provided for sensor assemblies and related medical devices. An embodiment of a sensor assembly includes a beam and a sensing element disposed on the beam. The sensor assembly also includes a structure to prevent deflection of the beam when a force applied to the sensor assembly is greater than a threshold value. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120096954 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND MEDICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING SAME - Apparatus are provided for sensor assemblies and related medical devices. An embodiment of a sensor assembly includes a beam and a sensing element disposed on the beam. The sensor assembly also includes a loading member to deflect the beam in response to a force applied to the sensor assembly. The loading member has a feature that prevents deflection of the beam when the force applied is greater than a threshold value. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20130081479 | SENSOR SYSTEM TO DETECT PERSENCE OF A PERSON ON AN OBJECT AND MONITORING SYSTEM COMPRISING A SENSOR SYSTEM TO DETECT PERSENCE OF A PERSON - A presence sensor system includes at least one resilient extending member defining an enclosed sensing volume. The sensing volume includes a fluid therein. A pressure within the sensing volume changes upon application of force to the extending member. The presence sensor system further includes a pressure sensor in fluid connection with the sensing volume, a processor system in communicative connection with the pressure sensor and a communication system in communicative connection with the processor system. In a number of embodiments, the presence sensor system is adapted to determine a pressure threshold associated with onset of presence after being placed in use. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130205915 | SEAT OCCUPANCY DETERMINATION APPARATUS - A seat occupancy determination apparatus includes first and second load sensors arranged at one end of a lower side of a seat in a width direction, and a first determination process portion monitoring a fluctuation of a load detected by the load sensors for a predetermined time in a state where a seat belt detection portion detects a disengagement state of a seat belt while an occupant seated state is determined by a determination portion, the first determination process portion determining a load decrease caused by a turning of the vehicle in a case where the fluctuation of the load exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the first determination process portion determining the load decrease caused by the occupant moving away from the seat and that the occupant is not seated on the seat in a case where the fluctuation is equal to or smaller than the predetermined threshold value. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130255400 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND MEDICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING SAME - Apparatus are provided for sensor assemblies and related medical devices. An embodiment of a sensor assembly includes a beam and a sensing element disposed on the beam. The sensor assembly also includes a structure to prevent deflection of the beam when a force applied to the sensor assembly is greater than a threshold value. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140026679 | MECHANICAL OVERLOAD PROTECTION UTILIZING SUPERELASTIC SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATION - An actuation assembly adapted for driving a load, and protecting against overload conditions, includes an actuator defining a stroke, and a resistive member, such as a superelastic shape memory alloy spring, drivenly coupled to the actuator, so as to be displaced over the stroke when an overload condition exists, and defining a non-linear force versus displacement profile. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140060208 | PASSIVE, REVERSIBLE DEFORMATION SENSOR - The present invention relates to the field of microsensors, and particularly to a passive and reversible deformation sensor, specifically cycles of deformations in a direction OX of a structure, specifically during cycles of temperatures or mechanical stresses to which the structure is subjected, this sensor including elements ( | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140283622 | POWER METER, POWER MEASUREMENT METHOD, PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There are provided a versatile power meter, a power measurement method, a program and a recording medium. The power meter includes a first measurement unit | 09-25-2014 |
| 20160187208 | Method for Developing a Sensing System to Measure the Attractive Force between a Magnetic Structure and its Target by Quantifying the Opposing Residual Magnetic Field (ORMF) - The subject of this patent is a novel method for developing a sensing system that can determine a magnetic attraction force between a magnetic structure and its target level by using an Opposing Residual Magnetic Field (ORMF) to quantify said magnetic attraction force. Steps for the development and implementation of an ORMF Sensing System are set forth herein. | 06-30-2016 |
