| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 324166000 |
Including speed-related frequency generator
| 58 |
| 324163000 |
Including speed analog electrical signal generator
| 9 |
| 324176000 |
Including object displacement varied variable circuit impedance
| 6 |
| 324177000 |
Including motor current or voltage sensor | 5 |
| 20100148760 | ROTATING MACHINE SENSOR - A speed sensor for use in measuring the speed of rotation of a rotationally salient rotating member The speed sensor comprises an electrode and a sensor circuit. The sensor circuit comprises a constant voltage source for supplying a voltage to the electrode to generate an electric field in a dielectric medium. A current detector detects current flow between the constant voltage source and the electrode due to perturbation of the electric field by passage of at least one salient feature of the rotating member through the electric field as the rotating member rotates. The current detector outputs a first signal modulated at a frequency corresponding to the frequency of perturbation of the electric field. The first signal is amplified to produce an amplified signal modulated at a frequency corresponding to the frequency of perturbation of the electric field. The electrode voltage, the amplifier gain and the electrode position relative to the rotating member are selected such that modulation of the second signal is predominantly caused by perturbation of the electric field within the dielectric medium by the creation and/or movement of ions within the field. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100259249 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MOBILE CLOSING PART OF A VEHICLE - In a method and a device for determining the position of a closing part of a vehicle, that can be moved by a direct-current motor, a motor current signal is derived from the direct-current motor and converted into a digital signal by an analog-digital converter. The signal is filtered and forwarded to a position counter for counting the current ripple. The scanning frequency of the analog-digital converter is modified according to the rotational speed of the direct-current motor. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120326704 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Speed of a Brush Motor - A system for determining motor speed of a brush DC motor, including a first filter for receiving a substantially low frequency portion of a sensed current of the motor and parameters corresponding thereto, for calculating a speed estimate of the motor; an adaptive bandpass filter having a center frequency corresponding to the speed estimate of the first filter, for receiving the sensed current and substantially isolating a first periodic current fluctuation thereof. A detected frequency of the first periodic current fluctuation corresponds to the speed of the brush DC motor. The system may include a tracking frequency selection block for selecting a frequency component of the sensed current and providing same to the first filter, wherein the speed estimate is based in part upon the selected frequency component. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120326705 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Speed of a Brush Motor - A system for determining motor speed of a brush DC motor in an apparatus, including a first filter for receiving a substantially DC component of the motor current and parameters corresponding to the brush DC motor, for calculating a speed estimate thereof; an adaptive bandpass filter having a center frequency corresponding to the speed estimate of the first filter, for receiving the motor current and substantially isolating a periodic current fluctuation thereof; a block for determining a frequency of the periodic current fluctuation, the current fluctuation corresponding to motor speed of the brush DC motor. The adaptive bandpass filter uses debounce filtering to reduce rapid filter passband switching, and a run-in period prior to passband switching to obviate transient effects of filter switching. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20220137082 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SPEED OF AN ELECTRONICALLY COMMUTATED ELECTRIC MOTOR - A method for determining a speed of an electronically commutated electric motor, in particular an electric motor of a fan. The current measured values are acquired at multiple points in time, which describe an amperage of a drive current supplied to the electric motor, after which a speed of the electric motor is determined as a function of the acquired current measured values. | 05-05-2022 |
| 324161000 |
Speed comparing means | 4 |
| 20120223698 | FAN SPEED TESTING SYSTEM - A fan speed testing system for testing the rotational speed of a first fan, includes a switch module, a comparison module and a load module. The switch module outputs control signals. The comparison module receives the control signals and provides a first voltage according to the control signals. The load module receives the first voltage and outputs a second voltage to the first fan. The load module feeds the second voltage received by the first fan back to the comparison module. The comparison module adjusts the first voltage to the load module according to the second voltage received from the load module. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120268107 | SAFETY CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE FAIL-SAFE MONITORING OF A MOVEMENT VARIABLE - A safety circuit arrangement for the failsafe monitoring of a movement variable of a moving machine part has a signal input for supplying an encoder signal, with the encoder signal being representative of the movement variable to be monitored. The arrangement also has a reference signal path for supplying a reference signal, a tap connected to the signal input and to the reference signal path in order to provide a superposition signal by superposing the reference signal on the encoder signal, and a measuring unit which is connected to the tap and is designed to detect whether the superposition signal reaches at least one predefined signal level or is within a predefined signal level range. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120299583 | SPEED SENSOR AUTHORITY FOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING SPEED OF ROTATION - Sensor arrangement for measuring a rotation speed of a salient member of a rotatable body comprising a first electrode arrangement providing a first input, a second electrode arrangement providing a second input different from the first input, the first and second electrode arrangements configured so noise in the first and second inputs is substantially the same, and wherein variations in the first and second inputs are caused by rotation of the rotatable body and the salient member past the first and second electrode arrangements, an output arrangement for receiving the first and second inputs, and for providing an output proportional to a difference between the first and second inputs, and a retaining member for retaining one or more of the first and second electrode arrangements and output arrangement, the speed of rotation of the salient member measurable from a variation in the output caused by rotation of that salient member. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20140117977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AIRFLOW - A monitoring system for a powered system includes an electric energy sensor, a rotation sensor, and a monitoring device. The electric energy sensor is coupled with a blower to measure an amount of electric energy that powers the blower to draw air through an inlet duct and over one or more bodies to cool the bodies. The rotation sensor is coupled with the blower to measure a rotation speed at which the blower operates to draw the air through the inlet duct when the blower is powered with the amount of electric energy. The monitoring device compares the rotation speed of the blower with a designated speed limit that is associated with the amount of electric energy to determine if the inlet duct is at least partially blocked. The monitoring device identifies the inlet duct as being at least partially blocked when the rotation speed exceeds the designated speed limit. | 05-01-2014 |
| 324162000 |
With acceleration measuring means | 4 |
| 20110031959 | ACCELERATION SENSOR - An acceleration sensor includes a substrate, first and second torsion beams, first and second detection frames, first and second detection electrodes, first and second link beams, and an inertial mass body. The first and second torsion beams are distorted around the first and second torsion axes. The first and second detection frames are rotated about the first and second torsion axes. The first and second detection electrodes detect an angle formed between the substrate and each of the first and second detection frames. The first link beam is on a first axis located at a position shifted from a position of the first torsion axis to one end side of the first detection frame along a direction crossing the first torsion axis. The second link beam is on a second axis located at a position shifted from a position of the second torsion axis in a direction identical to the direction of shift from the position of the first torsion axis. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110234206 | ACCELERATION SENSOR - The present embodiments provide an acceleration sensor, which enables highly accurate detection and has an extremely compact size. The acceleration sensor of the present embodiments is provided with a substrate, a anchor portion formed on the substrate, a support beam, which has one end connected to the anchor portion and extends across a space from the substrate, and a proof mass which is connected to the other end of the support beam and held across a space from the substrate. The acceleration sensor is further provided with first and second piezoelectric bending resonators, a comparison unit, and a calculation unit. The first and second piezoelectric bending resonators have one end connected to the anchor portion and the other end connected to the proof mass or the support beam and have a stack of a first electrode, a first piezoelectric film, and a second electrode. The first and second piezoelectric bending resonators extend on the both sides of the support beam and perform bending resonance motion in a direction perpendicular to the piezoelectric film. The comparison unit measures a difference of a resonance frequency between the first and second piezoelectric bending resonators. The calculation unit calculates an acceleration in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the support beam in the substrate surface from the difference of the resonance frequency. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110291644 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A physical quantity sensor includes a first rocking body and a second rocking body. Each of the rocking bodies is supported on a substrate by a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion. The first rocking body is partitioned into a first region and a second region by a first axis (supporting axis) when viewed in plane, and the second rocking body is partitioned into a third region and a fourth region by a second axis (supporting axis) when viewed in plane. The mass of the second region is larger than the mass of the first region, and the mass of the third region is larger than the mass of the fourth region. An arranged direction of the first region and the second region is the same as an arranged direction of the third region and the fourth region. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120105054 | DC RESPONSIVE TRANSDUCER WITH ON-BOARD USER ACTUATED AUTO-ZERO - An accelerometer is provided having a power circuit, a detection circuit, and a compensation circuit. The compensation circuit is operative to measure an offset voltage occurring between an output reference voltage from the power circuit and an output voltage from the detection circuit state, store the offset voltage during a zero acceleration, and output the stored offset voltage to alter the output voltage of the detection circuit. | 05-03-2012 |
| 324178000 |
Including "event" sensing means | 2 |
| 20080297144 | Method and Device for Measuring the Separation Between Vehicles - Device for measuring the separation, between any vehicle of a number of vehicles and the preceding vehicle along a stretch and for a direction, includes a reference conductor and a measuring conductor, along the stretch, the latter including a number of serial separate sections. Each section is electrically-connected to the previous section, via a diode. A constant current generator is provided in each vehicle, whose contacts are each connected to a section of the measuring conductor, corresponding to the position of the vehicle and to the reference conductor, via first and second moving contacts. Each second electric contact is connected to a segment, following the section, lying behind the first electrical contact, the direction of travel, via a corresponding third moving electrical contact. The contacts of the constant current generator form an output, which provides a voltage signal correlated to the distance between the relevant vehicle and the previous vehicle. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20100308799 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING ROTATIONAL SPEED AND POSITION OF A ROTATING DEVICE - A system includes a transceiver module and a rotating device. The transceiver module generates an electromagnetic (EM) field using an antenna. The rotating device includes N transponders arranged such that each of the N transponders passes through the EM field during one revolution of the rotating device. Each of the N transponders damps the EM field when passing through the EM field. The transceiver module determines a rotational speed of the rotating device based on a number of times the EM field is damped during a period. N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. | 12-09-2010 |
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| 20080303513 | Wireless active wheel speed sensor - A wireless rotational speed sensor system that includes a coil wound around a permanent magnet, the coil co-operating with a rotating ferrous target to induce a voltage for powering an active speed sensor element. The active speed sensor generates an output signal that is a function of the rotational speed of the target. The output signal is supplied to a wireless transmitter and antenna for transmission to other electronic components. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090021241 | Method for measuring velocity of conductor pressing on capacitive sensor - A method for measuring a velocity of a conductor pressing on a capacitive sensor. The method includes: sampling a capacitance of a sensing electrode at each preset time; providing a threshold value; and determining the velocity of the conductor pressing on the capacitive sensor according to a specific period, wherein the specific period is defined as a period of time ranging from the time when the capacitance reaches the threshold value to the time when the capacitance reaches a peak value. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090267591 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOPPLER SHIFT COMPENSATION IN OFDMA COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods for determining the relative velocity of a subscriber station with respect to a basestation are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises sending a query message from a basestation to a subscriber station, the query message requesting a current modulation frequency used by the subscriber station to modulate transmissions; receiving a response to the query message, the response including the current modulation frequency; determining an offset between the current modulation frequency and a target carrier frequency value; and calculating a velocity of the subscriber station based on the offset. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090289619 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF THE MUZZLE VELOCITY OF A PROJECTILE OR THE LIKE - An apparatus and method for measuring muzzle velocity (V | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100176797 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF A TRANSMISSION SHAFT - The present invention concerns a device for determining the rotational speed of a transmission shaft ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100201350 | DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION QUADRATURE SIGNALS | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110175598 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPEED SENSOR ELEMENT - A method for producing a sensor element, wherein at least parts of the sensor element are subjected to at least one plasma treatment process during production. The plasma treatment process may be either a plasma cleaning process and/or a plasma activation process. During the plasma treatment process, a base element and/or a carrier element of the sensor element is subjected to a plasma treatment process before a placement process and/or before a contact-connecting process with electrical connection means. The sensor element is equipped with at least one measurement probe element and/or at least one electronic circuit. This method is used to produce a sensor element, such as a speed sensor element, that may be used in a motor vehicle. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120105053 | FAN SPEED TESTING SYSTEM - A fan speed testing system includes a voltage regulating module, a rotational frequency collecting module, and a rotational frequency converting module. The voltage regulating module receives an AC voltage signal and converts the AC voltage signal to a variable first DC voltage signal to adjust a rotational speed of a fan. The rotational frequency collecting module detects the rotational speed of the fan and outputs rotational frequency signals. The rotational frequency converting module receives the rotational frequency signals and determines the rotational speed of the fan according to numbers and period of time level voltage switching in the rotational frequency signals. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120262154 | ARRANGEMENT WITH A ROTATABLE X-RAY DETECTOR - The present embodiments provide an arrangement with an X-ray detector that is driven by a rotation device. The arrangement includes a first rotational speed sensor and a second rotational speed sensor that determine a rotation of the X-ray detector. The first rotational speed sensor and the second rotational speed sensor are coupled via a connection device including a pre-tensioned torsion spring. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130033254 | ROTOR PHASE/SPEED ESTIMATING DEVICE FOR AN AC MOTOR - A rotor phase/speed estimating device includes a high-frequency voltage injection unit, a high-frequency current amplitude detection unit of a fundamental wave component, a correlation signal generation unit, and a rotor phase generation unit. The high-frequency voltage injection unit applies a high-frequency voltage to an AC motor. The high-frequency current amplitude detection unit of a fundamental wave component detects a primary Fourier coefficient equivalent value. The correlation signal generation unit is arranged to generate a correlation signal using the Fourier coefficient equivalent value. The rotor phase generation unit is arranged to generate an estimated value of the rotor phase and an estimated value of a rotor speed using the correlation signal. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130127447 | ELECTRICAL PARAMETER DETECTION DEVICE FOR PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT DEVICES - An electrical parameter detection device is configured for detecting electrical parameters of a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) connector including a plurality of power pins. The electrical parameter detection device includes a processor module, a first detection module, and a second detection module. The processor module continuously detects voltage values of electric potentials provided by each of the power pins of the PCI connector using the first detection module, and determines time sequences of the electric potentials according to the voltage values of the electric potentials. Furthermore, the processor module detects the amount of power provided by each of the power pins of the PCI connector using the second detection module. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20140167741 | WHEEL-SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING DEVICE - A wheel-speed sensor mounting device may be provided. The wheel-speed sensor mounting device includes a reducer case having a first mounting hole, a mounting shell mounted within the first mounting hole and having a first end extending into the reducer case and a second end, a wheel-speed sensor mounted within the mounting shell and having a first end extending out of the first end of the mounting shell and opposing to a sensing metal ring mounted in the reducer case and a second end having a lead-out wire, and a sealing member for sealing the second end of the mounting shell. The lead-out wire passes through the sealing member and extends out of the reducer case. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20160103146 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO A TERMINAL FOR A SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A sensor assembly comprises an electronic component portion, wherein the electronic component is a metal electrode leadless face style component and a terminal portion, wherein the terminal portion defines a through hole and the electronic component portion is received within the through hole. The electronic component portion has a press fit with the terminal portion to retain the electronic component portion to the terminal portion. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160103147 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT TO A LEADFRAME - An automotive component assembly comprises an input circuit portion for a sensor and a component portion. The input circuit portion is aligned with the component portion in a desired assembly position. A pocket is at least partially defined by the component portion to receive the input circuit portion and a clamping force retains the input circuit portion between a first layer and a second layer of the component portion forming the pocket. An overmold material is applied to retain the input circuit portion and the component portion to one another. | 04-14-2016 |
