| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340601000 | Meteorological condition | 50 |
| 20080238696 | Warning device and method - A warning device including a transmitting mechanism for transmitting a signal indicative of a fire, inclement weather, flooding, a tornado, a cyclone, a hurricane, a tsunami, a tidal wave, a microburst, a blizzard, an ice storm, a hail storm, an Amber alert, a terrorist attack, a riot, a landslide, a volcano eruption, a roadway emergency, and an emergency situation. A first power source is operably connected to such transmitting mechanism for supplying power to such transmitting mechanism. A receiving mechanism receives such signal from such transmitting mechanism. An alarm mechanism is operably connected to the receiving mechanism such that when the receiving mechanism receives such signal from such transmitting mechanism, such alarm mechanism will produce at least one of a predetermined sound, motion and visual display. A second power source is operably connected to such receiving mechanism and the alarm mechanism for supplying power thereto. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090002181 | Disaster warning system - A disaster warning system including a weather radio, a tornado acoustic signature detector combined with a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector. The disaster warning system includes a central control unit and peripheral alarm unit, which report the alarm signals generated by the control unit. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090058665 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Weather and Other Alerts - An apparatus for providing location-specific alert information associated with an alert condition relevant to a geographical area may include a receiver adapted to receive transmissions comprising formatted text on a communication channel of a wireless bi-directional communication network; a peripheral device operable to indicate an alert condition, including displaying the formatted text; and a controller communicatively coupled to the receiver and the peripheral device. The controller is operable to monitor a communication channel of the network for the receipt of a transmission of location-specific alert information from a transmitter servicing a geographical area and to operate the peripheral device in response to the reception of the transmission of the location-specific alert information to display the formatted text. The location-specific alert information is broadcast within the geographical area by at least one transmitter of the wireless bi-directional communication network having communication channels and transmitters which are each positioned to provide communication services to specific geographical areas serviced by the communication network. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090109041 | RFID LABEL TIME SYNCHRONIZATION - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for radio frequency identification (RFID) label time synchronization. A method includes, in a radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator having an antenna, transceiver, a clock, a memory and a central processing unit (CPU), initializing a RFID tag with a label start time and a time to record data, the label start time representing an actual start time indicated by the clock, receiving a label stop time, a label time and logged data from an interrogation of the RFID tag, and compensating the label time for a drift between the label stop time and an actual stop time. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090121884 | Tornado Alarm System - This invention is a Tornado Alarm System designed to receive and respond to the National Weather Radio signals when a specific event indicating a tornado warning is issued for the county in which it is located. The device is approximately 4 inches by 6 inches by 2.5 inches in size and can be mounted on the wall or stand-alone on a table. It will set off a siren that can be heard anywhere inside a home, apartment, mobile home, office building, school or any building where the device is installed when the warning is received by the National Weather System. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090195396 | MULTIVARIATE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING SYSTEM WITH INTELLIGENT STORAGE AND REDUNDANT TRANSMISSION PATHWAYS - A multivariate environmental sensing system with redundant transmission pathways with a network of nodes detecting environmental conditions and processing a transmissible signal. Nodes use predetermined criteria to make periodic detections, maintaining a low power state between detections. Power is conserved by deciding whether detections are transmitted immediately, or may be stored for periodic transmission. The nodes power up and immediately transmit urgent detections, storing routine detections for delayed batch transmission. Nodes may transmit signals received from other nodes, passing along signals received from more distant nodes. Transmission may have a predetermined pattern, but the system alters this pattern if there is disruption to the system or pattern. Gateways process data from nodes and pass data to other gateways, on an immediate or deferred basis, to a control center, where data is analyzed. Control centers transmit programming instruction to the gateways and nodes in a retrograde fashion along the transmission pathways. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090267779 | Miniature Night Lamp with Weathercast and Alarm Module - A miniature night lamp with weathercast and alarm module comprises a miniature night lamp and a control means. In addition to providing night illumination, the control means is able to receive the weathercast signal of the weather bureau and let the user to hear information about the local weather conditions, and should there be any abnormal weather conditions the control means is able to deliver a sound alarm from a speaker. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090289804 | SIGNAL DEVICE FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARM - An offshore wind farm can include at least two wind energy installations for generating electrical power from wind, at least two acoustic warning devices, and a visibility measuring device for detecting visibility. After detection of a visibility below a visibility limit value, an activation signal can be applied to the at least two acoustic warning devices. One or more synchronization modules can be provided which determine the points in time of the acoustic signals to be emitted by at least one of the acoustic warning devices in relation to the acoustic signals of the other acoustic warning devices. Accordingly, this facilitates the navigation along an offshore wind farm and enables safe circumnavigation. Also, the impression of a contiguous area can be conveyed to the ships by the synchronized emission of the warning signals. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090295587 | Severe weather, environmental and mass notification warning system and method - A severe weather monitoring system including a local event detector wherein the local event detector includes at least one electric field monitor and at least one electromagnetic sensor. A local grid computer receives local data from the electric field monitor and the electromagnetic sensor, the local grid computer is connected to the Internet to periodically send information about local environmental conditions to local and remote communications devices, such as computers and cell phones. The local grid computer includes software to analyze the local data and to post the local data to a computer network and wherein the local grid computer can trigger a local on site alert in event of the sensed data indicating a dangerous condition. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090303056 | TRIGGER SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROL DEVICES AND/OR EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS FOR NASCENT AND/OR OCCURRING CYCLONES - An automated trigger device and a corresponding method for dynamic triggering of developing and/or imminent tropical storms for integrated monitoring devices and/or control devices and/or early warning systems. The trigger device includes a trigger module, and measurement devices arranged in cellular, geographically and/or topologically definable units or zones. Geophysical measurement parameters can be transmitted from the measurement devices to the trigger module. By a Monte Carlo module—and based on the measurement parameters—data records can be dynamically generated for definable future time intervals. By an extrapolation module track distribution parameters of a track distribution integrable over the plurality of data records are generated for each of the definable future time intervals. By an activating device—and based on the generated track distribution parameters and/or the trigger parameters—a corresponding control signal is transmitted to the monitoring device. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090309742 | DISASTER ALERT DISPLAY (DAD) EMERGENCY AND NATURAL DISASTER WARNING SYSTEM THAT AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS IF PEOPLE ARE CAUGHT IN AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER, DETERMINES IF THEY ARE OK, AND NOTIFIES THEIR EMERGENCY CONTACTS - One embodiment of an emergency alert system consisting of a data collector ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100013645 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IMAGING ELECTRONS IN THE NEAR EARTH SPACE ENVIRONMENT - A method and system of globally monitoring space weather conditions, use an imager, including one or more telescopic instruments and one or more processors, containing computer program code. The imager is configured on a platform; and positioned in the near Earth space environment, where, based on the executed computer program code, the imager compiles information about space weather conditions, by directly detecting electron emissions on a global basis. Network interfaces coupled with the imager provide, over a communications network, a plurality of communications and information, about space weather conditions, between the imager and a plurality of operational space assets and operational Earth assets. The plurality of communications and information about space weather conditions includes signals and information which automatically alert the plurality of operational space assets and operational Earth assets of effects of a solar wind. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100026503 | VEHICLE LOCATING DEVICE AND METHOD - A system for determining the difference in altitude between a vehicle and a portable electronic device is provided. The system comprises a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, and a processor. The first pressure sensor is coupled to the portable electronic device and generates a first signal indicative of the atmospheric pressure at the portable electronic device. The second pressure sensor is coupled to the vehicle and generates a second signal indicative of the atmospheric pressure at the vehicle. The processor is coupled between the vehicle and the portable electronic device and is configured to receive the first signal and determine a first pressure altitude therefrom, and receive the second signal and determine a second pressure altitude therefrom. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100066546 | CONTEXT-DETECTED AUTO-MODE SWITCHING - An apparatus and method is disclosed providing the automatic, self configuration of a communication device to adjust to the user's environmental circumstances. Method includes creating a set of mode templates corresponding to a plurality of potential environmental circumstances and may be stored in a database in the computer readable memory of the communication device. At predetermined intervals, a suite of environmental sensors integral to the communication device may periodically sample the user's environment. The user's environmental circumstances may be derived by an analysis module based on the output of the suite of environmental sensors. The derived set of environmental circumstances may then be compared to the mode templates to determine a matching mode template. A change to a plurality of communication device operational settings may then be made based at least partially on the matching mode template. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100085197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DAMAGE PREVENTION FROM WEATHER OCCURRENCES - A method and system of damage prevention from weather occurrences is provided wherein incoming notifications from weather services are used to take action on user specified and configurable powered devices. Threshold levels may be set based on severity of weather occurrences. The threshold levels may be reset or reconfigured by a user of the system. Different threshold levels may be set for different devices in order that different devices may be deactivated at different threshold levels. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100123590 | Electric Field Whistle - In one embodiment, an electric field sensor is provided including an elongated conductor; a circuit including an input and an output connected across the elongated conductor wherein said circuit includes a DC to AC signal converter; wherein said elongated conductor is operative to impose a DC signal on said circuit input in response to being exposed to an electric field and broadcast an AC signal converted from said DC signal in response to said electric field being greater than a threshold level. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100245095 | TORNADO ALARM SYSTEM - A severe weather alarm configured for actuation by the occurrence of a single type of weather phenomena is disclosed. In one embodiment an alarm includes a portable housing; an audio siren configured to actuate upon an occurrence of a predetermined event; a receiver to receive signals and Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) messages at one or more National Weather Service (NWS) weather radio frequencies; a digital decoder coupled to the receiver and configured to filter out all SAME messages except for a single weather warning message event code and a Required Weekly Test (RWT) code; a processor coupled to the receiver and the digital decoder to control the receiver and decoder and to actuate the audio siren upon the occurrence of the predetermined event; a power source; and a memory for storing signal values, frequencies, message values, and geographical codes. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100328084 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LIGHTNING - A lightning detection system is presented. The lightning detection system includes a plurality of sensing devices configured to generate sensor signals representative of one or more working state parameters of an object. The lightning detection system further includes a lightning signal processing subsystem configured to combine the sensor signals representative of the one or more working state parameters received from the plurality of sensing devices to generate a composite signal, extract noise signals from the composite signal, and compare the extracted noise signals with one or more lightning signal profiles to determine existence of lightning noise signals in the extracted noise signals, wherein the lightning noise signals are induced in the sensor signals in response to a lightning strike on the object. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20120044076 | WEATHER ALERTS - Systems and methods to generate weather alerts are provided. A particular system includes one or more sensors to detect weather data. The system also includes a weather band radio receiver to receive weather alert messages. The system also includes a processor to perform an analysis of the weather data, to determine based on the analysis whether the weather data indicates a dangerous storm condition, and to initiate a first alert when the analysis indicates the dangerous storm condition and a weather alert message has been received. The first alert is not initiated when the weather alert message is received and the analysis does not indicate the dangerous storm condition. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120075104 | ILLUMINATED WIND INDICATOR - An illuminated wind indicator including a wind chime assembly with a moveable pendulum assembly. The pendulum assembly includes a suspension member to support moveable suspension of the pendulum assembly proximate the wind chime assembly and further includes a component configuration of components including power and control circuitry, at least one solar panel, at least one light source and a striker, wherein each of the components has a distance relationship to the suspension member, where the power and control circuitry, the at least one solar panel and the at least one light source is electrically connected to form an illumination circuit that is separate and spaced apart from the wind chime assembly. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120242488 | PERSONAL THREAT NOTIFICATION - An apparatus, system, and method for personal threat notification. The method includes determining a device location. The device location is a location of a device. The method includes determining a threat location. The threat location includes a location of a threat. The method includes presenting a notification to the device in response to determining that the threat location is within a predetermined distance of the device location. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130002437 | HAND HELD STORM DETECTOR - An apparatus for detecting a storm, including a partially transparent housing defining a cavity and a suspended magnetic element positioned within the cavity. The magnetic element is rotatable in a first plane and pivotable in second plane and third planes, wherein the second plane is perpendicular to the first plane and the third plane is perpendicular to the first plane and perpendicular to the second plane. A rapid pivot of the magnetic element away from the pull of gravity signals a close proximity of a storm. A first sensor operationally connected to the magnetic element for measuring the deflection of the magnetic element, dampening fluid substantially fills the cavity, a second sensor positioned within the housing for measuring the degree to which the magnetic element is level, and a laser operationally connected to the magnetic element and positioned to emit a beam of light corresponding to the orientation of the magnetic element. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130009780 | PREDICTING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for predicting the potential for severe weather. Data associated with lightning activity is received by a computing device. A location, a movement speed, a movement direction, and a lightning rate of one or more cells of lightning activity are determined by the computing device based on the received data. The lightning rate is compared, by the computing device, to a threshold lightning rate. One or more geographical areas at risk are determined by the computing device based on the location, the movement speed and the movement direction of the one or more cells of lightning activity. An alert is issued by the computing device to one or more remote devices monitoring the geographical areas when the lightning exceeds a value of the threshold lightning rate. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130187782 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED DETECTION AND WARNING OF SEVERE WEATHER - An apparatus and method for determining the localized presence of severe weather and signaling an alarm. An outdoor sensor assembly may contain a number of sensors including a barometric pressure sensor, temperature sensor, and humidity sensor. The outdoor sensor assembly is in electrical communication with an indoor controller assembly. A plurality of parameters may be measured and compared with pre-established threshold values. The alarm may be signaled when the measured parameters meet or exceed the selected threshold values. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130285820 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING POPULACE MOVEMENT SENSITIVE WEATHER FORECASTS - A weather forecast system, method of forecasting weather and a computer program product therefor. A forecasting computer applies a grid to a forecast area and provides a weather forecast for each grid cell. Population movement sensors sense population movement in the area. A swarm detector detects patterns in area population movement that indicate swarm activity, from which the swarm detector predicts swarm patterns. A planning module receives area weather forecasts and swarm patterns, and provides swarm path indications to the forecasting system for adjusting the grid applied to the forecast area. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140035752 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING IN-SEASON CROP STATUS IN AN AGRICULTURAL CROP AND ALERTING USERS - A crop's status may be determined from analysis of information regarding the crop received from, for example, a user, an in-season data gathering source, a database, a data feed, an aerial sensor, a UAV, and/or a remote sensor via a communication network. The received data may be compared to, for example, a benchmark, a parameter, a previously determined crop status, and/or a baseline associated with the crop and the comparison may be scored. When the score exceeds a predetermined threshold, an alert may be generated and provided to a user via the communication network. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140055272 | User-Configurable Weather Warning Apparatus - User-configurable weather warning apparatuses, and methods for providing and configuring user-configurable weather warning apparatuses are presented. For example, according to one aspect, an apparatus comprising a processor and a Radio Frequency (RF) receiver configured to receive a first Special Area Message Encoding (SAME) message may be provided. The processor may be configured to, responsive to a user preference to trigger an alert system only in the event of a tornado warning: determine whether the first SAME message indicates a tornado warning; and in response to determining that the first SAME message indicates a tornado warning, trigger the alert system. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140111341 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A POWER STRIP WITH AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT DISCONNECT - A power strip may automatically disconnect wired connections in response to received weather alert data based on a configuration file including one or more user preference settings. The power strip may include a receiver to receive the weather alert data. The power strip may process the received weather alert data and disconnect the wired connections based on the one or more user preference settings. A timer function may also define a time period that the power strip monitors its receiver for weather alert data and automatically disconnects and reconnects the wired connections. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140203940 | WEATHER-BASED REMINDERS - Some embodiments provide a reminder application for creating and displaying weather-based reminders. The reminder application provides a set of tools to create a reminder and associate the reminder with a weather condition for a location. To present a weather-based reminder, the reminder application of some embodiments identifies a reminder associated with a weather condition for a location. The application then retrieves weather data for that location. After retrieving the weather data, the application then compares the weather data with the weather condition. When the weather data satisfies the weather condition, the application presents the reminder. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140327547 | MULTIMEDIA ALERTING - A method, system, apparatus, and device provides alert information to a user of a device. In response to an alert notification of an alert, one or more alert geographical tiles of interest that are affected by the alert of a plurality of geographical tiles are determined; one or more location-enabled devices each having a location that falls within an alert geographical tile of the one or more alert geographical tiles are determined; a portion of the alert is retrieved from an alert database and processed to generate a media version of the alert; an alert text notification of the alert having the text portion of the alert, an alert identifier of the alert, a reference identifier for the media version of the alert, the one or more alert geographical tiles, and the one or more one or more device identifiers for each of the one or more devices is constructed; the one or more device identifiers for each of the one or more devices, the alert text notification and the alert identifier of the alert is retrieved and the alert text notification is transmitted to the one or more devices corresponding to the retrieved one or more device identifiers. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140368347 | AUDIO AND LIGHTING ALERT APPARATUSES AND METHODS - An apparatus is described including a camera, a weather sensor, an alert button, a speaker, a light and a sign fixed to a support structure. Changed conditions can be acknowledged in one or more of the camera, the weather sensor and the alert button. Changed conditions can be broadcast from one or more of the speaker, the light and the sign. Additional embodiments are also described. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150042479 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EARLY WEATHER ALERT - An early alert system may comprise a data processing unit and a plurality of monitoring units distributed in a defined area. Each of the plurality of monitoring units is configured to detect physical information associated with a fluid. The data processing unit is configured to receive physical information associated with a fluid from a plurality of monitoring units that are distributed in a defined area; calculate a flow field associated with the fluid within the defined area based on the physical information associated with the fluid that is received from the plurality of monitoring units; predict future physical information associated with the fluid at a target coordinate in the defined area based on the flow field; and send a message associated with the predicted future physical information to a receiver upon receipt of a trigger signal associated with the predicted future physical information. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150325094 | PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON DETECTION AND PREDICTION OF UNDESIRABLE INTERACTIONS - One or more processors retrieve a set of data based on a variable of a rule. The rule is configured to evaluate a subject based on a preference of a user. One or more processors identify an opinion of a second user regarding the subject. One or more processors use the opinion of the second user and the set of data to define a value that corresponds to the variable of the rule. One or more processors determine a course of action to be recommended for the first user. The determination is based on incorporation of the value as the variable of the rule and on the preference of the first user. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150325096 | WEATHER BASED NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOME AUTOMATION - Methods and systems are described for generating weather related notices using features of a home automation system. According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for generating weather related notices with a home automation system includes a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executable by the processor to receive weather data about current weather conditions, receive status information about at least one barrier of a property monitored by the home automation system, and generate at least one notice based at least in part on the weather data and the status information. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20160063841 | Environmental Monitor Device - An environmental monitoring device comprises a data bus, a multitude of sensors, at least one processing unit, input/output device(s); communications interface(s), and memory. Communications interface(s) communicate with at least one environmental sensor device comprising with a multitude of sensors. The multitude of sensors may include particle counter(s), pressure sensor(s) and/or the like. The memory is configured to hold data and machine executable instructions. The machine executable instructions are configured to cause at least one processing unit to: collect sensor data from at least one environmental sensor device; and generate a report of sensor data that exceeds at least one threshold. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160086473 | METHOD FOR GUARANTEED DELIVERY OF ALERT NOTIFICATIONS THROUGH CHAIN-OF-COMMAND ESCALATION PROCEDURES - Computer (server)-based system for detecting anomalous data patterns and generating alert notifications and guaranteeing delivery by soliciting acknowledgement by end-users. If acknowledgement is not obtained within a pre-determined timeframe, the notification is escalated to managing authority and the process repeats until acknowledgement is obtained or the full chain of command is exhausted. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20170236405 | BAROMETRIC PRESSURE TO REDUCE SECURITY FALSE ALARMS | 08-17-2017 |
| 340602000 | Moisture or humidity (e.g., rain) | 13 |
| 20090085755 | Camera Arrangement in a Motor Vehicle - The invention presented herein is about a camera arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprised of a housing that can be attached on the inside of a windshield of a motor vehicle, at least one camera residing in the housing, a moisture sensor installation capable of detecting the moisture on the windshield, where the moisture sensor installation is a non-optical moisture sensor installation. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090153336 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MOISTURE IN BUILDING MATERIALS - A moisture sensor system is described. In one embodiment, the provides an adjustable threshold level for the sensed moisture level. The adjustable threshold allows the moisture sensor to adjust to ambient conditions, aging of components, and other operational variations while still providing a relatively sensitive detection capability. In one embodiment, the adjustable threshold moisture sensor is used in an intelligent sensor system that includes one or more intelligent sensor units and a base unit that can communicate with the moisture sensor units. When one or more of the moisture sensor units detects a excess moisture the moisture sensor unit communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the moisture condition. The base unit can contact a supervisor or other responsible person by a plurality of techniques, such as, telephone, pager, cellular telephone, Internet (and/or local area network), etc. In one embodiment, one or more wireless repeaters are used between the moisture sensor units and the base unit to extend the range of the system and to allow the base unit to communicate with a larger number of sensors. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100052919 | WEATHER DETECTION USING SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SIGNALS - Disclosed is a satellite weather detection system that uses atmospheric precipitation density data. Subscribers detect the signal strength and signal-to-noise ratio of signals that are transmitted from the satellite. Upstream transmit power data is also collected, which is needed to achieve a given SNR at a gateway. The values of the downstream signal strength and signal-to-noise ratio data as well as the upstream transmit power data are normalized and compared with current atmospheric data. The data can be color coded and graphically displayed to show weather patterns. Location and velocity of high precipitation density cells can be tracked to predict movement of storms. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100156645 | Apparatus for Displaying Operating States of a Cooking Vessel - An apparatus for determining and displaying or monitoring at least one operating state, selected from the group of temperatures, pressure or air humidity, of a cooking vessel includes: an adjusting element for detecting the operating state, and a signaling apparatus having an acoustic signal transmitter and/or an optical signal transmitter and/or a display device. An actual value of the operating state can be displayed with the aid of the display apparatus, and an appropriate signal can be output when a setpoint of the operating state is reached. The adjusting element includes a pivotable measuring disc with a coded structure, and a sensor device is provided for sensing the pivoting path of the measuring disc. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100271216 | OUTDOOR RAIN FOG DETECTOR SWITCH GEAR - An outdoor rain fog detector switch gear has a hollow housing with roof and wall; an assembly locating portion to assemble and locate the rain fog detector switch gear onto the object; a retaining space; a punch hole to connect the retaining space with ambient environment; a circuit board connected with a power supply line that protrudes out of the housing to connect electrically with the control circuit of the intended electrical device. The circuit board is also connected with a signal line to output a switching control signal or digital detection signal. A moisture probe senses and detects the moisture in ambient environment. The circuit board permits to turn on/off its automatic switching control function depending on the sensing state of the moisture probe. A protective film is covered externally onto the circuit board for waterproofing. The moisture probe is exposed outside of the protective film. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110121981 | MULTI FUNCTIONAL MONITOR - A multi function monitor for monitoring environmental conditions and events, the monitor comprising: a monitor panel having a plurality of monitors thereon; and a measuring device attachable at either end of the monitor panel for measuring the circumference of an object around which it is placed. The monitor panel includes: a temperature detection and display device; an ultraviolet radiation detection and display device; and a humidity detection and display device. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120326879 | CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR WEAPON DETECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING ARRAY OF SPATIALLY-DISPARATE SENSORS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACUITY - A chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons detection system is disclosed that comprises an array of spatially-disparate hazardous material sensors that all feed into a centralized system control center. This enables the embodiment to receive and coordinate in one place all of the hazardous material sensors spread over a wide area, and, therefore, enables an alarm to be quickly issued in the event of a real attack. To accurately reduce false alarms, the illustrative embodiment requires that at least N of M neighboring stations report an alarm for the same hazardous material within an interval of time, and that the values of at least one of N and M change and are based on at least one environmental factor. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130093592 | Internet of Things Based Farm Greenhouse Monitor and Alarm Management System - A farm greenhouse monitor and alarm management system based on the Internet of things with real-time monitoring environmental parameters, which is aimed at monitoring and managing the growth of crops in the farm greenhouse, includes mobile inspection devices, data acquisition units, data receiving devices, REID devices and data storage servers. The system can automatically collect such greenhouse environmental parameters as air temperature, air humidity, illumination, soil temperature and soil moisture etc. and also automatically judge the critical value of every parameter and alarm otherwise. It utilizes ZigBee chip integrated wireless sensors and data collecting modules. This system provides inspection devices, which lowers the requirements for practitioners and reduces the cost of automatic management of the farm greenhouse. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130265166 | ELECTRIC APPARATUS - An electric apparatus including a display and a process unit is provided. The display has an active area and a peripheral area. The display panel including an active device array substrate, an opposite substrate opposite to the active device array substrate and a display medium between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate. The active device array substrate has a plurality of active devices disposed in the active area and a humidity sensor disposed in the peripheral area. The humidity sensor is a thin film transistor having a metal oxide semiconductor layer. The process unit is electrically connected to the humidity sensor. The process unit calculates a humidity value according to a sensing current from the humidity sensor. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130265167 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING THE IMPACT OF AN UNDESIRED EVENT USING EVENT-BASED DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES - The present invention relates to a method and a system for reducing overflow caused by an appliance ( | 10-10-2013 |
| 20150097678 | SMART-HOME HAZARD DETECTOR PROVIDING USEFUL FOLLOW UP COMMUNICATIONS TO DETECTION EVENTS - Ambient amount of a hazardous condition may be monitored. A mode may be set to a state indicative of the hazardous condition being present in the ambient environment. It may then be determined that the amount of the hazard in the ambient environment has dropped below a threshold hazardous condition level. A time period may then be tracked during which the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector has remained below the threshold hazardous condition level. It may be determined that the time period has reached at least a threshold duration, during such time period the amount of the hazardous condition present in the ambient environment of the hazard detector having remained below the threshold hazardous condition level. An indication of the hazardous condition easing may be output in response to the time period being at least the threshold duration. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150137981 | METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF COOLING-LOSS EVENTS - A method of detecting cooling-loss event early is provided. The method includes defining a relative humidity limit and change threshold for a given space, measuring relative humidity in the given space, determining, with a processing unit, whether the measured relative humidity is within the defined relative humidity limit, generating a warning in an event the measured relative humidity is outside the defined relative humidity limit and determining whether a change in the measured relative humidity is less than the defined change threshold for the given space and generating an alarm in an event the change is greater than the defined change threshold. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20180025613 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING HUMIDITY | 01-25-2018 |
