| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 073504020 |
Angular rate using gyroscopic or Coriolis effect
| 823 |
| 073514010 |
Acceleration determination utilizing inertial element
| 635 |
| 073493000 |
Structural installation or mounting means
| 51 |
| 073510000 |
Response to multiple sensing means or motion conditions
| 32 |
| 073514390 |
Magnetic speed measuring or mechanical speed measuring with ancillary magnetic means or with ancillary electrical means
| 15 |
| 073497000 |
Temperature compensator
| 12 |
| 073504010 |
Angular rate using wave or beam motion (e.g., Sagnac type)
| 10 |
| 073495000 |
Indicating diverse conditions
| 8 |
| 073491000 |
With means for retaining reading
| 6 |
| 073504180 |
With rotary gyroscope | 4 |
| 20080202239 | Piezoelectric acceleration sensor - Piezoelectric accelerometers and gyroscopes having cantilevered transducers are described. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20100147075 | MEMS DEVICES AND METHODS WITH CONTROLLED DIE BONDING AREAS - Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices and methods with controlled die bonding areas. An example device includes a MEMS die having a glass layer and a protective package. The glass layer includes a side facing the protective package with at least one mesa protruding from a recessed portion of the glass layer. The at least one mesa is attached to the protective package. An example method includes creating at least one mesa on a glass layer of a MEMS die and attaching the at least one mesa to a protective package. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20120227493 | SOLDERING METHOD, GYROSCOPE AND SOLDERED PART - The invention relates to a method of soldering a conducting body to a substrate using an alloy chosen from either a tin-silver alloy or a tin-silver-copper alloy. The method comprises metallization of the substrate by depositing a tie layer on the substrate, depositing a diffusion barrier layer, or depositing a wetting layer comprising gold. The tie layer having any one of the chemical components chosen from chromium, titanium or titanium alloy. The diffusion barrier layer comprising a material chosen from platinum or palladium. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20160018223 | CONTROLLED GYROSCOPIC TORQUE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mobile electronic device can include one or more gyroscopes that each produces a controlled gyroscopic torque. An event is detected by the mobile electronic device. Characteristics of gyroscopic torque to be transmitted to the mobile electronic device may be determined. The spatial orientation of the mobile electronic device is altered by generating gyroscopic torque or torques with the gyroscope. | 01-21-2016 |
| 073509000 |
With response to a nonspeed condition | 4 |
| 20140305209 | Apparatus to measure the speed at which, wheels in rotation present an appearing rotation speed inversion, the so called wagon wheel effect, with either one or two independent disks in rotation with various spokelikepatterns, and considering further characteristics specific to our design - The so-called “wagon wheel effect”, which our apparatus produces and measures under specific conditions which we have designed, appears when the visual superposition of (elements of) disks in motion, observed with one or two eyes, reaches a speed, at which normal brain processes perceive as a rotation speed inversion. We present an apparatus and a method allowing for various parameters measuring various conditions to be considered (such as rotation speed, lightning intensity, disk patterns variable in colors, in sizes, in symmetry and in their ability to reflect light—matt or glossy) to support the establishment of a normative theory and measure specific populations (aging population, individuals suffering from mental illness such as Alzheimer, possibly in their early stage of development) against this norm. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140366632 | sensor device for the contactless acquisition of a rotation characteristic of a rotatable object - A sensor device is described for the contactless acquisition of at least one rotation characteristic of a rotatable object, in particular for acquiring a rotational speed of a compressor wheel of a turbocharger, and includes at least one sensor element. The sensor device also includes at least one magnetic-field generator for generating a magnetic field at the location of the rotatable object, and at least one magnetic-field sensor for detecting a magnetic field generated by eddy currents of the rotatable object. Moreover, the sensor device includes at least one temperature sensor. The magnetic-field generator and the magnetic-field sensor are jointly and at least partially disposed in a sensor section of the sensor housing. The temperature sensor is at least partially situated in the sensor section. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150013454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING INTRUSION INTO VEHICLE - An apparatus and method for detecting intrusion into a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a first sensor unit, a second sensor unit, and a control unit. The first sensor unit is disposed in the left side-view mirror of a vehicle, and includes an acceleration sensor and a laser sensor. The second sensor unit is disposed in the right side-view mirror of the vehicle, and includes an acceleration sensor and a laser sensor. The control unit detects the sudden movement of the vehicle based on the results of the comparison between the measured and initial values of the acceleration sensor included in each of the first and second sensor units, and detects intrusion into the vehicle using the laser sensor of the first or second sensor unit. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150096375 | DEVICE PROXIMITY DETECTION - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods that include measuring a luminance; comparing the luminance to a predetermined luminance threshold; and if the luminance is below the predetermined luminance threshold, determining a proximity to an external device. | 04-09-2015 |
| 073526000 |
With dampening or shock-absorbing means | 4 |
| 20080223133 | Impact resistant speed sensing object - An impact resistant speed sensing object having an inner body with a processor and at least one speed detecting sensors adapted to engage the inner body and adapted to interact with the processor for determining the speed of the impact resistant speed sensing object. The impact resistant speed sensing object further includes an impact resistant housing having apertures adapted to receive the inner body and the speed detecting sensor. The impact resistant speed sensing object has an aperture adapted to receive the impact resistant housing with the inner body and speed detecting sensor. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100037694 | SNUBBING SYSTEM FOR A SUSPENDED BODY - The present invention generally relates to a snubbing or damping system for reducing a shock impact on an isolated body within a shock sensitive device, which may take the form of an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The shock sensitive device includes a housing with an inertial body suspended in an isolated manner within the housing and engaged with the snubbing system. By way of example, the inertial body may take the form of an inertial sensor assembly. Further, the snubbing system may take the form of a plastically deformable snubbing mechanism positioned between the housing and the inertial body along a line of action of the inertial body during an acceleration (e.g. shock) event. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20130199295 | DAMPING DEVICE FOR A MICROMECHANICAL SENSOR DEVICE - A damping device for a micromechanical sensor device, having at least one first intermediate layer having at least two sections, a second section being situated around a first section, a lateral distance being provided between the first and the second section, and an elastic device being provided between the first section and the second section as an integral part of the first intermediate layer. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140230552 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POTTED SHOCK ISOLATION - Systems and methods for potted shock isolation are provided. In once embodiment a shock isolation system comprises an isolator comprising an outer ring for mounting to an external housing, and an inner ring connected to the outer ring via an isolating element; and an inertial sensing assembly comprising: at least one circuit board secured to the inner ring of the isolator, the at least one circuit board further comprising a triad of gyroscopes and a triad of accelerometers; and a low durometer highly dampened supporting material encapsulating a first surface of the at least one circuit board. | 08-21-2014 |
| 073490000 |
With distance registering means | 3 |
| 20120042726 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A MOVING DISTANCE - A device and a method for measuring a moving distance are provided. More particularly, a device for measuring a total moving distance according to an embodiment of the invention includes a mounting module to be attached to a specific portion of a moving object, a sensor module configured to sense an acceleration of the moving object, a controller configured to: measure a moving speed based on the acceleration, initialize the moving speed at a at least one of substantial stop states, calculate each of a plurality of unit moving distances, wherein at least one of the plurality of substantial stop states occurs when an absolute value of the acceleration is smaller than a predetermined threshold value, and a communication unit configured to transmit information including the moving speed and the total moving distance, and receive health information. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20130133421 | DIFFERENTIAL ALTITUDE MEASURMENT - Altitude measuring devices such as barometers typically provide good differential reading yet poor absolute reading, mainly depending on dynamic weather conditions. Placed at the same altitude but on different days, a barometer based altimeter might show different altitude reading. Thus, such altimeters, when used for navigation by pilots and mountaineers, for example, require manual and timely calibration. The present invention discloses a method for automatic calibration of altitude measurement devices, such as barometers, in order to achieve good absolute readings yet avoid the present manual calibration. This method is particularly useful for indoors navigation. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130213133 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE SPEED OF A HAULAGE CABLE OF A CABLEWAY, IN PARTICULAR A CHAIRLIFT OR A CABLE CAR - Device for measuring a haulage cable of a cableway, in particular a chairlift or a cable car, the haulage cable including marks, and the device including first and second sensors configured to transmit respectively first and second information signals relative to the presence of the marks, the second sensor being located at a reference distance from the first sensor, a first determination device configured to determine a phase shift between the first and second information signals and a second determination device for determining a speed information of the haulage cable from the determined phase shift and the reference distance. | 08-22-2013 |
| 073499000 |
Illuminated reading device | 2 |
| 20110179865 | FAN SPEED TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fan speed testing system for testing a testing fan includes a testing fan, a collecting module, a processing module, a converting module; and a displaying module. A label is attached to the testing fan and capable of rotating with the testing fan. The collecting module is configured to collect light reflected off of the label as the fan rotates in order to produce a pulse signal. The processing module is configured to adjust the pulse signal to be a standard square wave. The converting module is configured to obtain a fan speed data of the testing fan according to conversion times between high levels and low levels of the standard square wave. The displaying module is configured to display the fan speed data. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20140331768 | DETECTING CIRCUIT FOR FANS - A detecting circuit for a number of fans includes a connector module and a controller. The connector module includes a number of connectors. Each connector outputs a first signal or a second signal depending on the connection or non-connection to a fan. The controller receives a speed signal of the fan upon receiving the first signal which indicates a connected state. | 11-13-2014 |
| 073496000 |
Vibration control or antistick means for reading structure | 2 |
| 20140318243 | Gyroscope Shock and Disturbance Detection Circuit - The invention relates to integrated circuits, and more particularly, to systems, devices and methods of integrating a gyro sensing circuit with a gyroscope to detect a shock or a disturbance, and accurately differentiate rotation-based sense signals from noises introduced by the shock or disturbance. The gyro sensing circuit may be implemented in a differential or non-differential demodulation scheme, and comprises at least one demodulation unit and a peak detector. The at least one demodulation unit demodulates a gyro output signal provided by the gyroscope with a reference signal. In a demodulated gyro output signal, a shock signal or a gyro disturbance signal is substantially isolated out from interested gyro sense signals that are used to sense a rate of rotation. A peak detector samples the modulated gyro output signal, determines whether the signal exceeds a threshold level V | 10-30-2014 |
| 20160040991 | Gyroscope Shock and Disturbance Detection Circuit - The invention relates to integrated circuits, and more particularly, to systems, devices and methods of integrating a gyro sensing circuit with a gyroscope to detect a shock or a disturbance, and accurately differentiate rotation-based sense signals from noises introduced by the shock or disturbance. The gyro sensing circuit may be implemented in a differential or non-differential demodulation scheme, and comprises at least one demodulation unit and a peak detector. The at least one demodulation unit demodulates a gyro output signal provided by the gyroscope with a reference signal. In a demodulated gyro output signal, a shock signal or a gyro disturbance signal is substantially isolated out from interested gyro sense signals that are used to sense a rate of rotation. A peak detector samples the modulated gyro output signal, determines whether the signal exceeds a threshold level V | 02-11-2016 |
| 073489000 |
Recording or registering interrelated factors | 2 |
| 20110192225 | method for the dnyanmically adapted recording of an angular velocity using a digital angular position transducer - A method and a device for recording angular velocity using a digital angular position transducer, for controlling an electric motor, for example. Instead of taking into account time-discrete changes directly in the form of step changes in the output signal, the recorded angular velocity change is taken into account only with an (increasing) proportion in the output. This permits a smoother curve in the case of not completely precise transducer wheels, whose imprecisions would otherwise lead to unnecessary reactions by the regulation. Large angular velocity changes, on the other hand, are reproduced directly, so as to take into account accelerations going along with them in an unaffected manner in the regulation. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20140298906 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMBINING SAMPLES FROM AN INERTIAL MEASUREMENT SENSOR CLUSTER - Device and method for providing inertial indications with high accuracy using micro inertial sensors with inherent very small size and low accuracy. The device and method of the invention disclose use of the cluster of multiple micro inertial sensors to receive from the multiple sensors an equivalent single inertial indication with high accuracy based on the multiple independent indications and mathematical manipulations for averaging the plurality of single readings and for eliminating common deviations based, for example, on measurements of the deviation of the single readings. | 10-09-2014 |
| 073535000 |
Centrifugal weight type | 2 |
| 20100162814 | CENTRIFUGAL FORCE SENSING DEVICE AND REACTION SYSTEM ON CENTRIFUGAL FORCE - A centrifugal force sensing device is disclosed, which includes a first rotating shaft, two first movable and two first fixing sleeves, a first and a second weight, two first and two second linkages, a restoration element, a first sensing unit for sensing centrifugal force, and two fixers. The two first movable sleeves are disposed through the first rotating shaft. The two first linkages are connected to the first weight and the two first movable sleeves. The restoration element having a fixing block and two first damping elements is disposed at the first rotating shaft. The two second linkages are connected to the second weight and the two first movable sleeves. The two first fixing sleeves are fixed at the first rotating shaft and respectively located between each of the two first movable sleeves and one of the two fixers. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20140360269 | ACCELERATION SENSITIVE INDICATOR - An acceleration sensitive indicator for indicating a centrifugation status of a biological sample, a sample container comprising the indicator, a centrifuge for centrifuging samples and an analytical system for analyzing centrifuged samples are disclosed. The indicator comprises at least one closed chamber, formed between two opposite surfaces, that comprises an indication zone that comprises at least two fluid transfer zones or at least one particle transfer zone. The at least one fluid transfer zone comprises a solid carrier phase and a fluid stabilized in the solid carrier phase or at least one non-stabilized non-Newtonian fluid having thixotropic and/or shear thinning properties. The at least one particle transfer zone comprises a particle stabilizing fluid comprising stabilized dispersed particles. The fluid or particles have a distribution with respect to the indication zone changeable upon application of a g-force above a threshold value, the change of distribution indicating the centrifugation status. | 12-11-2014 |
| 073507000 |
Comparison to a fixed standard, master or reference speed device | 1 |
| 20110023603 | Method And Apparatus For Determining The Current Longitudinal Vehicle Speed - A wheel rotation speed (RD) is determined from at least two wheels of a vehicle, respectively. A variable variability measure (VAR) is determined for each wheel rotation speed (RD), respectively. The current reliability of the respective wheel rotation speed (RD) is determined as a function of the variability measure (VAR). The current longitudinal vehicle speed is determined either as a function of the wheel rotation speeds (RD) which are currently detected as being reliable, or the current longitudinal vehicle speed is determined as an extrapolation as a function of wheel rotation speeds (RD) which were previously detected as being reliable if all wheel rotation speeds (RD) are currently detected as being unreliable. | 02-03-2011 |
| 073527000 |
With input means | 1 |
| 20140260619 | ROUND-ROBIN SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A round-robin sensing device is disclosed. The round-robin sensing device comprises a MEMS device, wherein the MEMS device includes first and second sense electrodes. The round-robin sensing device also comprises a multiplexer coupled to the first and second sense electrodes, at least one sense amplifier coupled to the multiplexer, a demodulator coupled to the at least one sense amplifier, and an integrate and dump circuit coupled to the demodulator. Finally, the round-robin sensing device comprises an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the de-multiplexer, wherein the multiplexer, the at least one sense amplifier and the demodulator provide a continuous time sense path during amplification that is resettable and wherein the integrate and dump circuit and the ADC provide a discrete time processing path. | 09-18-2014 |
| 073500000 |
Liquid surface is or moves reading means | 1 |
| 20130061671 | ACCELEROMETER - An accelerometer includes an enclosure and a flowable material disposed in the enclosure, A signal representing a shape of a surface of the flowable material in the enclosure is developed and a circuit is responsive to the signal for deriving an indication of acceleration. | 03-14-2013 |
| 073521000 |
Fluid | 1 |
| 20120085171 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING SPEED OF MATERIAL - A device for measuring a speed of a material includes a body unit disposed at an exit side of a rolling stand and placed below a material which is transferred from the rolling stand; and a speed measuring unit installed on the body unit and constructed to measure a speed of the material transferred from the rolling stand. | 04-12-2012 |
| 073503000 |
Means integrating time and acceleration | 1 |
| 20110290019 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A CONSTRUCTION - A measuring device | 12-01-2011 |
| 073502000 |
Externally connected pressure gauge gives reading | 1 |
| 20160084654 | FULLY BALANCED MICRO-MACHINED INERTIAL SENSOR - The improvement includes an outer proof mass having a corresponding center of mass; and an inner proof mass having a corresponding center of mass, where the corresponding centers of mass of the outer proof mass and the inner proof mass are approximately co-located. Thus, a double Foucault pendulum is essentially provided in a micromachined gyroscope. | 03-24-2016 |
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| 20080250859 | ACCELERATION SENSOR - An acceleration sensor of the present invention is a heat sensing type acceleration sensor, and includes a heating chip formed with a heating element on a surface thereof, and a sensor chip formed with a thermocouple element on a surface thereof and disposed so that the surface faces the surface of the heating chip. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080271531 | Measuring Device - The invention relates to a measuring device comprising a transmitter ( | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090031803 | FALL DETECTING METHOD AND FALL DETECTING DEVICE - A fall detecting method and a device for detecting a fall with high accuracy even when an object touches a human or a thing while falling. The fall detecting device comprises output detecting means for generating an acceleration detection output after comparing the magnitude of acceleration detected by a three-axis acceleration sensor with a certain threshold, output interruption correcting means for generating an output interruption corrected acceleration output which is corrected for an interruption when a fall acceleration output recovers within a first predetermined time after the fall acceleration output interrupts, and output continuation time judging means for generating a fall judgment output when the output interruption corrected acceleration output continues for a second predetermined time longer than the first predetermined time. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090044623 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM WITH RECORDED INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus which can communicate with terminals, includes a terminal environment acquiring portion which acquires terminal environment information from a terminal intended to input transmission information, the terminal environment information is an information about an environment of the terminal; a keyword reading portion which reads a plurality of keywords from a keyword recording portion based on the terminal environment information acquired by the terminal environment acquiring portion, the keyword recording portion records associating keywords in transmission information which has been inputted through terminals with terminal environment information of the terminals through which the transmission information has been inputted; and a keyword presenting portion which presents the plurality of keywords read by the keyword reading portion as selection candidates to the terminal intended to input transmission information. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090145222 | Electronic device including two electronic components connected with each other and output terminal and method of manufacturing same - An electronic device includes a first electronic component having a terminal member and a second electronic component connected with the first electronic component. The terminal member includes a trunk portion, an external terminal portion that extends in a straight direction from the trunk portion to be connected with a lead wire at its connection end and a U-shaped internal terminal portion that has one side extending from the trunk portion and the other side extending in a direction opposite to the straight direction and connected with the second electronic component at its connection end. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100206069 | PLL CIRCUIT AND ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR USING THE SAME - A PLL circuit is provided with an AD converter, a DA converter to which output from the AD converter is inputted, a filter circuit filtering an output signal of the DA converter, a voltage control oscillator outputting a signal of a different frequency in accordance with an output signal from the filter circuit and a frequency divider dividing a signal which the voltage control oscillator outputs. The AD converter operates by a timing signal from the voltage control oscillator and the DA converter outputs an analog signal corresponding to a value which the AD converter outputs by the timing signal outputted from the frequency divider. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100242599 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FITTING CONDITION OF CONNECTOR - Provided are a device, a system, and a method for determining a fitting condition of a connector, which are capable of improving the accuracy for determining the coupling condition of the connector. A connector fitting condition determination device ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100288046 | ROTATION SENSOR WITH ONBOARD POWER GENERATION - A rotation sensor configured to be mounted on a rim of a wheel. The rotation sensor includes a band sized and shaped to fit around the rim of the wheel, a first element mounted on the band that generates a first time-varying electrical signal in response to a rotational movement, a second element mounted on the band that generates a second time-varying electrical signal in response to the rotational movement, a processor mounted on the band that receives the first and second time-varying electrical signals and processes the first and second time-varying electrical signals to determine a rotational speed, and a rechargeable power source that receives the first and second time-varying electrical signals, consumes at least a portion of the first and second time-varying electrical signals to recharge the rechargeable power source, and generates a power signal. The processor is connected to the rechargeable power source to receive the power signal. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110088468 | SYSTEMS AND METODS FOR MEASURING VEHICLE SPEED - A system includes a processing module, a sampling module, a period determination module, and a speed determination module. The processing module generates time stamps when pulses are received from a sensor that senses a rotation of a device. The sampling module samples the time stamps during N predetermined intervals and stores N of the time stamps that correspond to the N predetermined intervals, where N is an integer that is greater than 2. The period determination module determines a plurality of periods, wherein each one of the plurality of periods is based on a difference between two of the N time stamps. The speed determination module determines a rotational speed of the device based on a difference between two of the plurality of periods. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110107835 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING CRASH SENSORS - A crash sensor assembly including a printed circuit board and a crash sensor mounted on the printed circuit board, At least one connector pin is mounted to the printed circuit board so as to permit external electrical communication with the crash sensor. A first insert molded soft inner layer of material partially covers the printed circuit board and covers the crash sensor, and a second overmolded hard outer layer of material covers the first soft inner layer of material and bonded thereto and rigidly contacts the printed circuit board. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110197673 | ELCTRONIC SENSOR OR SENSOR DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR AN ACCELERATION SENSOR, HAVING A CHIP MODULE MOUNTED IN A SENSOR HOUSING - An electronic sensor has a sensor housing in which a chip module having a module housing is mounted. The module housing has terminal pins that protrude laterally outward, each having a tapering at its free end. In addition, at least one metallic bearer strip is provided that is fashioned, in a first end area, as a plug contact, and that has in a second end area for at least one terminal pin a respective spring-clamp contact point that forms a flexible press-in zone for the corresponding terminal pin. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120036930 | EXTRUSION-COATING METHOD FOR A SENSOR DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICE - An extrusion-coating method for a sensor device, including the following steps:
| 02-16-2012 |
| 20120042725 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Pedaling Dynamics of a Cyclist - The invention detects variation in the speed of the bicycle's drive chain using a sensor. Variations in chain speed are measured, with the resulting numbers displayed to be visible to the cyclist in real-time and/or saved for later downloading and viewing via computer. Metrics that can be calculated using variations in chain speed include: a smoothness index, which indicates how evenly the cyclist is applying force/power; chain speed variation to show the contribution of each leg to the overall force/power delivered; pedaling cadence; and a calculation of gear ratios. Some of these metrics can use inputs from additional sensors, such as a cadence sensor that is tripped by each revolution of the bicycle's crank arm, and wheel speed or GPS sensor for measuring the bicycle's speed. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120111110 | SHOCK ABSORPTION PLATFORM - Technologies are generally described for effectively damping the vibration of a platform. In some examples, a platform system for minimizing shock to an object includes a base, a platform effective to carry the object, a number of actuators coupled between the platform and the base and being configured to adjust an orientation of the platform based on control signals, a number of accelerometers positioned on the base, and a processor coupled to the accelerometers and the actuators. The processor is programmed to collect acceleration data from the accelerometers, determine an acceleration vector of the platform from the acceleration data, compensate for the acceleration vector by determining travels and travel directions for the actuators in an effort to maintain contact between the platform and the object, and generate control signals to actuate the actuators with the travels in the travel directions. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120144914 | Electronic component and method for manufacturing the electronic component - AN electronic component includes at least one microcomponent which is contacted with, and fastened to, a support element. The support element includes a spring element which is configured for fastening the microcomponent, and the spring element is engaged in the support element with the aid of a detent in order to fasten the microcomponent to the support element. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120144915 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT HAVING A VOLUME-ELASTIC MEDIUM AND MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT - A method for manufacturing a micromechanical component is described, the micromechanical component having a medium. The medium has settable and changeable volume-elastic properties and generally completely encloses a sensor module and/or a module housing. The medium preferably has a low-pass response. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120174669 | COLLISION SENSOR HOUSING AND MODULE - A collision sensor module configured to be attached to a surface of a vehicle. The module includes a collision sensor circuit board configured to detect acceleration indicative of a vehicle collision event. The exterior of the module is defined by a housing that includes a rigid part and a flexible part. The rigid part is configured to define a wing portion for attaching the rigid part to the surface, provide an underside surface of the rigid part to couple the collision sensor circuit board to the surface in a manner effective for the circuit board to detect when the vehicle is involved in a collision event. The flexible part is configured to sealingly contact the rigid part and the collision sensor circuit board in a manner effective to seal the protective cavity when the rigid part is attached to the surface and thereby protect the collision sensor circuit board. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120198932 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING MOVEMENTS OF AN ANIMAL - The device for determining movements of an animal comprises a housing, at least one G-sensor for detecting movements of the housing and for generating signals representing the detected movements. The device further comprises an electronic circuit connected to the G-sensor for processing signals received from the G-sensor so as to obtain processing results, transmitting means connected to the electronic circuit for transmitting the processing results and a power supply for at least feeding energy to the G-sensor and the electronic circuit wherein the G-sensor, the electronic circuit, the transmitter means and the power supply are located within the housing. The electronic circuit may be arranged for switching the G-sensor on and off according to a predetermined time pattern so as to save energy. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120227486 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USE ENVIRONMENT DETECTING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Apparatus and method use a vibrator and an accelerometer of electronic apparatus for detecting the use environment of the electronic apparatus, and according to the use environment a method and electronic apparatus are provided for optimizing the performance of the electronic apparatus according to the use environment of the electronic apparatus. The method for detecting use environment comprises: determining the basic parameters of the electronic apparatus; searching for the acceleration thresholds of the electronic apparatus according to the determined basic parameters of the electronic apparatus; and determining the use environment according to the detected acceleration of the electronic apparatus and the found acceleration thresholds of the electronic apparatus. The use environment of the electronic apparatus may be detected by the vibrator and accelerometer of the electronic apparatus, thereby optimizing the performance of the electronic apparatus according to the use environment. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120285243 | ROTATION MEASURING DEVICE - A rotation measuring device | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120291543 | MICROSYSTEM - A microsystem, e.g., a micromechanical sensor, has a first cavity which is sealed off from the surroundings and a second cavity which is sealed off from the surroundings. The first cavity is bounded by a first bond joint and the second cavity is bounded by a second bond joint. Either the first bond joint or the second bond joint is a eutectic bond joint or a diffusion-soldered joint. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120291544 | ACTIVITY METER, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An activity meter includes an accelerometer for detecting movement of a body and a control unit connected to the accelerometer. The control unit determines segments corresponding to single cycles of body movement based on a detection output from the accelerometer, and based on a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value in the detection output from the accelerometer that correspond to the determined segments of the single cycles, specifies a type of activity performed in a predetermined period that includes the segments. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120304765 | MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A module includes a sensor device, a mounting substrate that has a plurality of mounting faces, a portion between the mounting faces adjacent to each other being foldable, a supporting member having fixing faces, wherein the sensor device is mounted on at least one of the mounting faces, each of the mounting faces is disposed along each of the fixing faces, and the sensor device is disposed on the supporting member side. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130014581 | SENSOR DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAANM SAKUMA; MasayasuAACI KamiinaAACO JPAAGP SAKUMA; Masayasu Kamiina JPAANM KOBAYASHI; YoshihiroAACI KomaganeAACO JPAAGP KOBAYASHI; Yoshihiro Komagane JPAANM KITAMURA; ShojiroAACI SuwaAACO JPAAGP KITAMURA; Shojiro Suwa JPAANM CHINO; TaketoAACI HokutuAACO JPAAGP CHINO; Taketo Hokutu JPAANM IMAI; NobuyukiAACI ShiojiriAACO JPAAGP IMAI; Nobuyuki Shiojiri JP - A sensor device includes a mounting board having a first rigid board on which an angular velocity sensor is mounted and a third rigid board on which an angular velocity sensor is mounted, and a pedestal for fixing the mounting board. Further, the pedestal includes a base section having a first fixation surface along an x axis and a y axis, and projecting sections disposed on the base section, and having a second fixation surface along the x axis and a z axis, and a third fixation surface along the y axis and the z axis, each of the rigid boards is supported by at least two of the first fixation surface, the second fixation surface, and the third fixation surface, and the angular velocity sensors have respective detection axes intersecting with each other. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130068016 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MOTION OF OBJECT - The present invention relates to an apparatus for identifying motions of an object, which is used for detecting motions of at least an object. A sensing plate senses the object and produces at least a sensing signal. A processing circuit is coupled to the sensing plate. It gives at least a moving speed along at least one axis, at least a variation in the sensed value between the object and the sensing plate, or at least a variation in the contact area according to the sensing signal. Then it produces a corresponding control signal according to the moving speed, the variation in the sensed value, or the variation in the contact area. Thereby, the present invention further produces a corresponding control signal by means of the variations in the sensed value. Hence, the control signal can be produced without touching the touch panel and thus increasing the lifetime of the touch panel. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130152680 | ATOM-BASED ACCELEROMETER - An atom-based accelerometer for measuring acceleration or gravity with an interaction region less than a millimeter in size. An exemplary device includes a magnetic double-well trap produced on a chip. Creation and dissolution of the double-well trap is provided by interaction between an ac magnetic field and a radio frequency (rf) magnetic field produced by traces on the chip. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130205895 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMS ELEMENTS - The disclosure generally relates to method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional MEMS. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a method of controlling out-of-plane buckling in microstructural devices so as to create micro-structures with out-of-plane dimensions which are 1×, 5×, 10×, 100× or 500× the film's thickness or above the surface of the wafer. An exemplary device formed according to the disclosed principles, includes a three dimensional accelerometer having microbridges extending both above and below the wafer surface. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130291635 | MONITORING AND ANALYSIS METHOD OF THE CONDITIONS OF A PIPELINE - Monitoring and analysis method of the conditions of a pipeline, comprising: providing an inspection device ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130291636 | Electronic Pitching Trainer and Method for Determining the True Speed of a Sports Projectile - A sensing device obtains range-related data—such as Doppler data or pulse time-of-flight data—from a sports projectile during flight. The time course of the range-related data is employed, in light of predictable characteristics of the projectile trajectory, to determine and output an accurate determination of the projectile speed for one or more points of interest in its flight. Such determination of speed may, for instance, be the speed at the time of projectile release, even though range-related data is gathered later in the flight, when the projectile is traveling neither so fast, nor straight at the sensor. Such sensing device may employ inexpensive short-range acoustic Doppler, and be incorporated into a target device that automatically displays to a pitcher-in-training the speed and ball/strike condition of each pitch. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140000364 | HYBRID ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER AND SENSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140060183 | METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Method for determining the contact angle (α) of a rolling element bearing ( | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140076049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MOVEMENT IN STRATA - A system for monitoring movement in strata including at least one sensor embedded in the strata for detecting movement in the strata and for generating first signals indicative of the movement; a storage device in communication with the at least one sensor for collecting and storing the first signals; an analyser in communication with the storage device for analysing the first signals and for triggering an alarm upon a predetermined outcome of the analysis of the first signals. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140083187 | STATE FINDING APPARATUS FINDING STATE OF OBJECT BASED ON VALUE OF ANGULAR VELOCITY - A state finding apparatus includes an obtaining unit and a finding unit. The obtaining unit obtains a value of an angular velocity of a first object around a predetermined axis when the first object and a second object contact with each other. The finding unit finds a state of the second object based on the obtained value of the angular velocity. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140150551 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE ANGULAR VELOCITY OR VELOCITY OF A MOVING PART AND FOR DETECTING THE DIRECTION OF MOTION OF THE MOVING PART - Motion detection device consisting of a single encoder and a single stationary sensor element, the encoder, which is arranged on a movable part, representing an asymmetrical pattern. The angular velocity or velocity and the direction of motion of a moving part are determined from the sensor signal by measuring the edge steepness or the rise time or fall time, spectrally analyzing the frequency and the phase relation of a harmonic to the phase of the fundamental mode, or evaluating the asymmetries of a sequence of rectangular pulses. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140165722 | SENSOR DEVICE PROVIDED WITH A CIRCUIT FOR DETECTION OF SINGLE OR MULTIPLE EVENTS FOR GENERATING CORRESPONDING INTERRUPT SIGNALS - A sensor device for an electronic apparatus, is provided with: a sensing structure generating a first detection signal; and a dedicated integrated circuit, connected to the sensing structure, detecting, as a function of the first detection signal, a first event associated to the electronic apparatus and generating a first interrupt signal upon detection of the first event. The dedicated integrated circuit detects the first event as a function of a temporal evolution of the first detection signal, and in particular as a function of values assumed by the first detection signal within one or more successive time windows, and of a relation between these values. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140182373 | REFERENCE SPEED MEASUREMENT FOR A NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYSTEM - A system includes a non-destructive testing (NDT) system having an NDT probe and a processor. The NDT probe includes a testing sensor and a motion sensor. The testing sensor is configured to capture sensor data from an inspection area, and the motion sensor is configured to detect a measurement speed at which the NDT probe moves relative to the inspection area. The processor is configured to determine a speed comparison between the measurement speed and a reference speed range. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140283599 | METHOD AND WEARABLE DEVICE TO SENSE MOTION OF USER - A method and a wearable device to sense a motion of a user may include a motion sensor configured to sense a motion signal from a motion of a user of the wearable device, and a processor configured to calculate a motion of the wearable device based on the motion signal and position related information from a neighbor wearable device. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140318241 | Method for sensing the skid of a vehicle - The present invention relates broadly to vehicles with tires that operates on a surface, which are prone to skid, lose control and involve in an accident. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140338448 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR - A pressure sensor includes a socket portion and a nut portion which are integrally molded with resin, a screw portion which is tightly fixed to a side wall of an opening in a concave part of the nut portion by adhesive, and a sense element which is fixed to the screw portion and is disposed in the concave part of the nut portion. The socket portion, the nut portion and the screw portion constitute a package. A through hole introducing the pressure measurement target liquid is formed in the screw portion. An external lead-out terminal is fixed to the sense element. The external lead-out terminal passes through the through hole on a base of the concave part of the nut portion, and is tightly fixed to the socket portion with adhesive. The external lead-out terminal is a connection terminal to be connected with external wiring. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150096371 | SPEED SENSOR IDENTIFICATION - A method of initializing speed sensors in a rotational system is used determine a sensor spacing. An indexing feature is identified at each of two locations on an outer circumference of a wheel path corresponding to two speed sensors, as well as the speed of the wheel. The spacing of the sensors is then determined. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150114111 | MEMS SENSOR AND DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an MEMS sensor, including: a sensor unit; and a substrate connected to the sensor unit, in which the substrate may be provided with a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) to correspond to an outer peripheral portion of the sensor unit. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150313016 | PACKAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOBILE BODY - A package includes an accommodation space portion, and a first base body that forms at least a part of the accommodation space portion. A first through-hole, which extends toward a second surface on an accommodation space portion side from a first main surface opposite to the accommodation space portion, is provided in the first base body, in a cross-sectional view of the first through-hole, the first through-hole includes a first inclined portion that is inclined from the second surface toward the first main surface, and a second inclined portion that is inclined from one end on a first main surface side of the first inclined portion toward the first main surface, a second angle made by the second inclined portion and the second surface is larger than a first angle made by the first inclined portion and the second surface, and the first through-hole is sealed with a sealing member. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160018560 | ROOM ENTRY/EXIT DETECTION APPARATUS, ROOM ENTRY/EXIT DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - A person detector detects a person in an area facing one door surface. An open/close detector detects whether the door is in an open or closed state. When a detected state of the door switches from a closed state to an open state, an open-state person detection information recorder records whether the person detector is detecting a person or not. When the state of the door detected by the open and close detection sensor switches from the open state to the closed state, a closed-state person detection information recorder records whether the person detector is detecting a person or not. A room entry and exit detector detects that there occurs an entry into the room and there occurs an exit out of the room on the basis of a content recorded by the open-state person detection information recorder and the closed-state person detection information recorder. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160038788 | PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EDGING SPORTS - A performance monitoring system and method for edging or near-edging sports includes a pair of measurement apparatus associated with each foot or of an athlete. Each measurement apparatus includes at least one sensor, adapted to cooperate with the corresponding foot or boot and the corresponding surface-engaging equipment to measure and provide at least force data exerted on said surface-engaging equipment. A data receiver cooperates with each sensor to receive said data and to communicate said data to a data processor. The data processor is adapted to determine from said data, for each sensor, at least the following derived characteristics: force over time, a peak force, delta time, and corresponding explosiveness. Feedback of the characteristics is provided to a user. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160041194 | ACCELERATION SENSOR STRUCTURE AND USE THEREOF - A MEMS-sensor structure comprising first means and second means coupled for double differential detection and positioned symmetrically to provide quantities for the double differential detection in a phase shift. If the sensor deforms, due to a specifically symmetric positioning of the first and second means, the effect of the displacement is at least partly eliminated. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160054283 | A SOIL COMPACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a method of, and system ( | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160069925 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO AID IN FINDING MISPLACED, FORGOTTEN, OR UNUSED ITEMS - Devices to aid in finding items, including purses or other luggage, along with methods of operation of the devices. The resultant movement of an item during use, and lack of movement of an item during non-use, are exploited to alert a user to the whereabouts of the item through adaptive techniques. A device is located with the item, purse, or other luggage, and configured to sense motion information. Location notification may be based on such motion information. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160091394 | TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING GEAR CONDITION - Method/apparatus for performing the following acts on a system that includes an electrical motor followed by a gear, and a speed output unit: monitoring a first set of frequencies from the system over a measurement period when the system is in a known good operating condition; storing the first set of monitored frequencies or derivatives thereof as reference data in a long-term storage system; monitoring a second set of frequencies from the system over a measurement period when the system is in an unknown operating condition; comparing the second set of monitored frequencies with the first set of monitored frequencies in a frequency domain; in the frequency domain, detecting changes between corresponding frequencies resulting from the second set of monitored frequencies and the first set of monitored frequencies. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160097660 | MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A module includes a sensor device, a mounting substrate that has a plurality of mounting faces, a portion between the mounting faces adjacent to each other being foldable, a supporting member having fixing faces, wherein the sensor device is mounted on at least one of the mounting faces, each of the mounting faces is disposed along each of the fixing faces, and the sensor device is disposed on the supporting member side. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160138921 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF INERTIAL SENSOR AND INERTIAL SENSOR - A manufacturing method of an inertial sensor which includes a movable body that is disposed in a cavity formed by a base body and a lid, and in which a wiring groove of wiring communicating with the cavity and electrically connected to the movable body is formed in the base body, includes forming a first opening section, which does not penetrate through the lid by wet etching; accommodating the movable body in the cavity by bonding the base body and the lid; forming a first sealing material with which the wiring groove is sealed after the accommodating of the movable body; forming a through-hole communicating with the cavity by penetrating through the first opening section by dry etching after the forming of the first sealing material; and forming a second sealing material with which the through-hole is sealed. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142044 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - A signal processing device includes: a signal processing circuit that processes an input signal, and outputs a signal corresponding to the input signal; an offset input device that inputs a diagnosis offset signal as an internal signal in a passage between an input side and an output side of the signal processing circuit; a self-diagnosis device that performs a self-diagnosis of the signal processing circuit based on a variation in the signal output from the signal processing circuit when the diagnosis offset signal input by the offset input device is varied by a predetermined amount; and an extraction device that removes a component of the diagnosis offset signal from the signal output from the signal processing circuit, and extracts only a signal corresponding to the input signal. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160146852 | OFFSET CANCELLATION DEVICE FOR MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to a system that includes a sensor and a signal conditioner coupled to the sensor. The signal conditioner includes signal processing circuitry coupled to the sensor and offset cancellation circuitry. The offset cancellation circuitry includes a sign detector configured to output a high signal or a low signal based on a sign of an output signal from the signal processing circuitry, an integrator coupled to the sign detector, and a divider coupled to the integrator and to an input of the signal processing circuitry. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160160472 | System for Determining a Position of a Component - A system for determining a position of a first component relative to a second component includes a first sensor mounted on the first component and configured to generate first position signals indicative of a position of the first component, and a reference sensor mounted on the second component and positioned adjacent the first sensor and configured to generate reference position signals indicative of a position of the second component. A controller is configured to receive the first position signals, receive the reference position signals, and determine a position of the first component relative to the second component based upon both the first position signals and the reference position signals. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160169927 | MIRCO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
