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Method for verifying the integrity of a container,Method and system for noise notification,Method and system for noise notification,Remote human presence detection system,Wireless blade monitoring system and process

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Method for verifying the integrity of a container

InactiveUS20080303663A1Maintain securityLaboratory apparatusBurglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeEngineeringLocal memories

A container security device comprises a sensor and a local memory configured to store input from the sensor, wherein the device is configured to detect a breach of a container. A container security method comprises the steps of detecting a change in a measurement value inside a container, and indicating a breach if a change in measurement value exceeds a threshold. A method of determining if a container was breached comprises the steps of downloading a log of gathered information, and checking the gathered information for any abnormalities, wherein the gathered information includes at least one sensor measurement taken from the inside of a container. A device for maintaining security of a navigation receiver unit comprises an enclosure, comprising a sensor, a processor, a local memory configured to store input from the sensor, and a navigation receiver unit, wherein the device is configured to detect a breach of the enclosure.

Method for verifying the integrity of a container

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Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Method and system for noise notification

InactiveUS6686839B2Frequency-division multiplex detailsElectric lighting sourcesMonitoring systemComputing systems

A system (and method) includes a sound monitoring system, a detector for identifying a source of the sound, a computing system for processing the sound to trigger a notification event, and a user interface system for notifying at least one individual responsible for the sound.

Method and system for noise notification

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Owner:IBM CORP

Method and system for noise notification

InactiveUS20020145521A1Frequency-division multiplex detailsElectric lighting sourcesMonitoring systemComputer science

A system (and method) includes a sound monitoring system, a detector for identifying a source of the sound, a computing system for processing the sound to trigger a notification event, and a user interface system for notifying at least one individual responsible for the sound.

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Owner:IBM CORP

Remote human presence detection system

InactiveUS8502666B1Burglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeDetection using electromagnetic wavesTime domainFast Fourier transform

Methods for remote detection of humans can include the step of transmitting vertically polarized electromagnetic signals into an area of interest (AOI) when no humans are present. A first time domain measurement of return response signal energy from the AOI can be accomplished to establish a background signal. A second time domain measurement of response signal energy from the AOI can be made when at least one human is present, to establish a background-plus-human signal. The two signals can be subtracted to yield a reference time domain human signal. The electromagnetic signal is periodically re-transmitted. The background subtracted from subsequent response energy, and the result compared to the reference time domain human signal. A visual or audible indication occurs when the resulting signal matches the reference signal. Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT) of the time domain signals can be used to yield frequency responses, which can be monitored.

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Owner:THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Wireless blade monitoring system and process

InactiveUS7176812B1Improve flight safetyReduce operating costsPropellersPump componentsCommunications systemMonitoring system

The present invention can be generally described as a blade monitoring and wireless communications system. This monitoring and communications system is formed by the integration of commonly available or easily developed hardware and / or software components, which may be controlled by non-proprietary, open architecture software. This allows the present invention to easily incorporate a variety of sensors and / or detectors; thereby, providing the user with the first blade monitoring system capable of providing an improved blade monitoring capability.

Wireless blade monitoring system and process

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Owner:DEPT OF THE NAVY NAVAIR

Method of eliminating impact/shock related false alarms in an acoustical glassbreak detector

ActiveUS20070008125A1Efficiently sensedBurglar alarm by glass breakingAnti-theft devicesShock waveDetector circuits

Apparatus for detecting the breaking of a contact-sensitive surface includes an acoustic, shock, and vibration transducer, a detector circuit responsive to the transducer for detecting an acoustic wave resulting from a contact force applied to the surface and generating a signal, a support for the transducer, and the means for disqualifying a contact force to the support as a breakage event that relies on differentiation of the speed with which a shock wave travels through a solid material versus the speed with which an acoustic wave travels through air. The transducer may include a front electret condenser microphone and in some preferred embodiments the microphone does not have a preamplifier associated therewith. The invention also includes the method for detecting the breaking of a contact-sensitive surface that includes providing an acoustic, shock, and vibration transducer, providing a support for the transducer, providing a detector circuit responsive to the transducer for detecting an acoustic wave resulting from a contact force applied to the surface and generating a signal; and providing means for disqualifying a contact force to the support as a breakage event that relies on differentiation of the speed with which a shock wave travels through a solid material versus the speed with which an acoustic wave travels through air.

Method of eliminating impact/shock related false alarms in an acoustical glassbreak detector

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Owner:ADEMCO INC

Container device provided with surveillance panels, surveillance method using the same device, and structure of the same device

InactiveUS7271723B2Easy to implementEasy to handleBurglar alarm by openingBurglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeEngineeringElectric wire

The objective is the provision of intrusion detection sensor panels, which when used to enclose a closed space as a closed space apparatus, protect against the unlawful intrusion into that closed space, as well as the removal or secretion of articles into that closed space. To achieve that objective, the present invention provides a closed space apparatus comprised of intrusion detection sensor panels that detect intrusions over their entire surface. The intrusion detection sensor panels are not merely ones which incorporate a plurality of wire or point sensors over their surface, but they are characterized by being panels in which the overall panel functions to detect intrusions across its entire surface without gaps or lapses. Specifically, these surface detection function panels can be structured so that the panel interior or the side facing the closed space has an embedded optical fiber or fine electric wire at a specific density, so that if a part of the panel is broken or there is an intrusion from the outside, the severance of the optical fiber or fine wire is detected, to thereby guard the closed space against unlawful intrusion.

Container device provided with surveillance panels, surveillance method using the same device, and structure of the same device

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Owner:ORMON CORP

Acoustic intrusion detection system

InactiveUS7535351B2Minimizes false alarmMaximizes true intrusion detectionElectrical transducersBurglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeReference vectorLength wave

An active acoustic intrusion detection system includes a pair of dipole emitters (180 degrees out of phase with each other) which emit an audible frequency f (preferably 1 KHz) and a pair of detectors preferably mounted ¼ wavelength (3 inches) apart in the (non-echoic) nulls of the emitters. The detectors (microphones) spatially sample a stationary wave which is generated by the emitters (speakers). The output of each microphone is fed to an ADC and the digital output of the two ADCs is used to generate a four dimensional vector. At startup, a reference vector is determined and stored. During operation, vectors are sampled, filtered, smoothed and averaged periodically. When an average vector deviates from the reference vector by a set amount, an alarm is generated.

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Owner:REYMOND WELLES

Portable security system and method thereof

InactiveUS20090295578A1Easy to installBurglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeElectricitySecurity system

A portable security system for detecting and annunciating intrusion into enclosed confines includes a hollow enclosure and a frame which is engageable with the hollow enclosure for concealing it from direct view. A controller is mounted within the hollow enclosure and is operably coupled to a source capable of supplying electrical power. A pressure sensor is mounted within the hollow enclosure in electric communication with the controller and is operable to generate an intrusion signal upon detecting an intrusion condition into such enclosed confines, whereby the controller, when being armed, is responsive to receipt of the generated intrusion signal to generate an annunciation signal annunciating the intrusion condition.

Portable security system and method thereof

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Owner:GANTT KENNETH

Security device for detecting change of air pressure and method thereof

InactiveUS20050068177A1Accurate openingBurglar alarm by openingBurglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeEngineeringAtmospheric pressure

A security alarm device of the present invention detects change of indoor pressure and converts the change to electric signals (more particularly, voltage signals) with a variety of frequencies by using a sensor unit installed therein, particularly sensing a low frequency that is generated when the door opens among other converted electric signals. Then, when the electric signals corresponding to the low frequency turned out to be caused by intrusion of the object from the outside, the device immediately sound an alarm to notify the intrusion to a user in a remote place. According to the security alarm device and the method thereof, the intrusion of the object from the outside is sensed as the electric signals of the low frequency, and notifies the intrusion to the user to alarm the security.

Security device for detecting change of air pressure and method thereof

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Owner:CHUN SOON YONG

Pilf resistant packaging system

ActiveUS20140262901A1Container decorationsLevel indicationsElectricityTransmitter

A theft-proof packaging system includes a product package having a compartment configured to encapsulate a product, wherein the compartment is pneumatically pressurized above a surrounding environment. A pressure sensor assembly is located within the compartment. The pressure sensor assembly includes a pressure sensor, a power source electrically connected to the pressure sensor and a transmitter electrically connected to the power source. The transmitter is configured to send a signal. A receiving unit is located outside the compartment of the product package and disposed remote from the product package. The receiving unit includes a receiver configured to receive the signal from the transmitter and an alarm electrically coupled to the receiver. The pressure sensor assembly is configured to detect a change in pressure inside the compartment and then send the signal to the receiving unit activating the alarm.

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Owner:MARTINO MARC G

Modular wall paneling system

ActiveUS20160083964A1Container decorationsLevel indicationsEngineeringWall plate

A modular wall paneling system includes at least two plates. Each plate defines a longitudinal length, and each plate has a plurality of fixture apertures disposed through the plate along the longitudinal length. Each plate has a plurality of panel apertures disposed through plate along the longitudinal length. The plurality of fixture apertures are generally parallel to the plurality of fixture apertures. Included are a plurality of panels, each panel having a panel substrate and each panel having at least two hooks disposed on a backside of the panel substrate. Each of the at least two hooks are configured to removably lock into the panel apertures of the at least two plates.

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Owner:MARTINO MARC G

Security Sensor-Transmitter for Detecting Wind in a Home Automation Installation

ActiveUS20080150717A1Simple structureFacilitates and makes less hazardous setting operationVibration measurement in solidsDoors/windowsEngineeringWireless transmitter

A sensor-transmitter (20) intended to be fastened to a mobile structure (11, 13, 14) and to transmit a security signal in a home automation installation (10), comprising, in a casing (22, 23): an autonomous power source (36), a vibration sensor (33), a wireless transmitter (35) and a processing logic unit (34) analyzing the signals obtained from the vibration sensor to decide whether to transmit the security signal by the wireless transmitter, which comprises means (27, 32) of detecting the mechanical state of the casing, the sensor-transmitter being:in an operational state when the casing is closed and fastened to the mobile structure, the transmission of a security signal being enabled in this operational state, andin a disabled state otherwise,the transmission of a security signal being prohibited in this disabled state, whereas the transmission of other signals remains possible, orthe transmission of a security signal being enabled in this disabled state, the security signal being disabled by a disabling signal.

Security Sensor-Transmitter for Detecting Wind in a Home Automation Installation

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Owner:SOMFY ACTIVITES SA

Method of eliminating impact/shock related false alarms in an acoustical glassbreak detector

ActiveUS7388487B2Efficiently sensedBurglar alarm by glass breakingAnti-theft devicesShock waveDetector circuits

Apparatus for detecting the breaking of a contact-sensitive surface includes an acoustic, shock, and vibration transducer, a detector circuit responsive to the transducer for detecting an acoustic wave resulting from a contact force applied to the surface and generating a signal, a support for the transducer, and the means for disqualifying a contact force to the support as a breakage event that relies on differentiation of the speed with which a shock wave travels through a solid material versus the speed with which an acoustic wave travels through air. The transducer may include a front electret condenser microphone and in some preferred embodiments the microphone does not have a preamplifier associated therewith. The invention also includes the method for detecting the breaking of a contact-sensitive surface that includes providing an acoustic, shock, and vibration transducer, providing a support for the transducer, providing a detector circuit responsive to the transducer for detecting an acoustic wave resulting from a contact force applied to the surface and generating a signal; and providing means for disqualifying a contact force to the support as a breakage event that relies on differentiation of the speed with which a shock wave travels through a solid material versus the speed with which an acoustic wave travels through air.

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Owner:ADEMCO INC

Noise reduction apparatus, method, and container data center including the same

InactiveUS20120118555A1Sampled-variable control systemsServersData centerControl signal

A noise reduction apparatus is mounted in a container data center. The container data center includes a container and a number of servers mounted inside the container. The noise reduction apparatus includes a first sensor, a number of fan adjusting systems, and a number of temperature sensors. The first sensor is mounted at an entrance of the container. When a user enters the container, the first sensor outputs a first control signal. The fan adjusting systems slow down fans in the servers according to the first control signal. When the user leaves the container, the first sensor outputs a second control signal. The fan adjusting systems speed up the fans according to the second control signal. The temperature sensors sense temperatures inside the servers respectively. The fan adjusting systems further speed up the fans when the temperatures exceed a preset temperature.

Noise reduction apparatus, method, and container data center including the same

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Owner:HON HAI PRECISION IND CO LTD

Pilf resistant packaging system

ActiveUS9227764B2Container decorationsLevel indicationsElectricityEngineering

A theft-proof packaging system includes a product package having a compartment configured to encapsulate a product, wherein the compartment is pneumatically pressurized above a surrounding environment. A pressure sensor assembly is located within the compartment. The pressure sensor assembly includes a pressure sensor, a power source electrically connected to the pressure sensor and a transmitter electrically connected to the power source. The transmitter is configured to send a signal. A receiving unit is located outside the compartment of the product package and disposed remote from the product package. The receiving unit includes a receiver configured to receive the signal from the transmitter and an alarm electrically coupled to the receiver. The pressure sensor assembly is configured to detect a change in pressure inside the compartment and then send the signal to the receiving unit activating the alarm.

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Owner:MARTINO MARC G

Window blind with pressure sensor which activates light and sound in sequence

InactiveUS9909363B1Burglar alarm by openingAlarms with occupancy stimulationWindow shutterOperating energy

We disclose a window blind that includes a security feature. The disclosed window blind includes a plurality of slats, at least one of which includes a hollow core. The hollow core includes at least one pressure sensor, a controller, and a battery. The pressure sensor detects a change in pressure when an adjacent window or door is opened or broken. The controller may be connected to the pressure sensor and to multiple light fixtures and / or audio speakers throughout the building. Program code in the controller may receive instructions which include a defined order in which the controller sends a signal to each of the light fixtures and audio speakers causing them to actuate.

Window blind with pressure sensor which activates light and sound in sequence

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Owner:HALL LABS LLC

Alarm system with air pressure detector

InactiveUS20080055079A1Burglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeElectric lightEngineering

An intrusion alarm system in which intrusion into an protected space is detected as a variation in air pressure. The variable pressure detector uses a membrane and a displacement detector. One side of the membrane is exposed to the protected space and the opposite side of the membrane is enveloped by an enclosure with a limited pressure coupling to the protected space. A signal from the displacement detector is analyzed by a processor to identify rapid changes in air pressure to activate the security alarm. The same type of a variable pressure detector may be used to control electric lights and other devices in response to people entering into a room.

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Owner:FRADEN JACOB

Protection method and protection system for valuables

ActiveUS20070251431A1Easy to produceImprove securityAlarms with smoke/gas/colored-powderOther accessoriesAmbient pressureEngineering

There is provided a protection method and protection system for valuables. An internal enclosure for enclosing the valuables, an external enclosure for enclosing the internal enclosure, a misuse protection device for the valuables, and a triggering device for triggering the misuse protection device in the event of an unauthorized manipulation of the external enclosure are provided. The external enclosure is closable to form a seal. A pressure chamber, which is impinged by an initial pressure, is produced in the external enclosure. Means are provided to generate a setpoint pressure, which deviates from the ambient pressure, in the pressure chamber when the external enclosure is closed to form a seal. A pressure sensor is used for detecting the pressure in the pressure chamber. The pressure sensor controls initialization means, which initialize the triggering device. The triggering device triggers the misuse protection device when the pressure deviates by more than a tolerance pressure value from the setpoint pressure.

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Owner:VILLIGER PETER

Device for detecting a body falling into a swimming pool

InactiveUS7170416B2Avoid any inopportune triggeringSignalling system detailsBurglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeElectric signalComparator

Device to deliver an alarm signal upon detection of a gravitational wave generated by a body falling into a swimming pool, using a differential detector that includes a comparison device for comparing a sensitivity threshold value to the value of the electrical signal received, and to deliver an alarm signal when the received electrical signal exceeds the sensitivity threshold value. The electrical signal resulting from the detected waves is delivered to a comparator and allows a programmed microprocessor to deliver variable-width pulses to the input of the comparator so as to reduce the sensitivity of the device when the device detects an atmospheric disturbance. The microprocessor triggers the alarm when the width of the output pulses from the comparator is larger than a predetermined critical reference and when the frequency F of the analogue electrical signal lies between two predetermined values F1 and F2.

Device for detecting a body falling into a swimming pool

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Owner:F & F INT

Pilf resistant packaging system

ActiveUS20180374326A1Container decorationsMeasurement of fluid loss/gain rateElectricityEngineering

A theft-proof packaging system includes a product package having a clear compartment configured to encapsulate a product that is pneumatically vacuumized below a surrounding environment. A pressure sensor assembly is located within the compartment, the pressure sensor assembly including a pressure sensor, a power source electrically connected to the pressure sensor, and a transmitter electrically connected to the power source. The transmitter is configured to send a signal and a receiving unit located outside the compartment of the product package and disposed remote from the product package receives said signal and sounds an alarm. The pressure sensor assembly is configured to detect a change in pressure inside the compartment and then send the signal to the receiving unit activating the alarm. A passive RFID tag is located within the compartment and configured to be detected when it passes through a walk-through scanner activating a second alarm.

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Owner:MARTINO MARC G

Security device for detecting change of air pressure and method thereof

InactiveCN1518728ABurglar alarm mechanical actuationBurglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeAtmospheric pressureElectric signal

A security device of the present invention detects change of indoor pressure and converts the change to electric signals (more particularly, voltage signals) with a variety of frequencies by using a sensor unit installed therein, particularly sensing a low frequency that is generated when the door opens among other converted electric signals. Then, when the electric signals corresponding to the low frequency turned out to be caused by intrusion of the object from the outside, the device immediately sound an alarm to notify the intrusion to a user in a remote place. According to the security device and the method thereof, the intrusion of the object from the outside is sensed as the electric signals of the low frequency, and notifies the intrusion to the user to alarm the security.

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Owner:全舜镛

A method for verifying the integrity of a container

InactiveCN101790734AComputer security arrangementsBurglar alarm actuation by fluid pressure changeComputer scienceLocal memories

A container security device comprises a sensor and a local memory configured to store input from the sensor, wherein the device is configured to detect a breach of a container. A container security method comprises the steps of detecting a change in a measurement value inside a container, and indicating a breach if a change in measurement value exceeds a threshold. A method of determining if a container was breached comprises the steps of downloading a log of gathered information, and checking the gathered information for any abnormalities, wherein the gathered information includes at least one sensor measurement taken from the inside of a container. A device for maintaining security of a navigation receiver unit comprises an enclosure, comprising a sensor, a processor, a local memory configured to store input from the sensor, and a navigation receiver unit, wherein the device is configured to detect a breach of the enclosure.

A method for verifying the integrity of a container

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Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Rotary adjustment for dual switch assembly

ActiveUS8653387B2Frequency-division multiplex detailsSwitch power arrangementsPressure switchEngineering

The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for fabricating sensing and / or control device assemblies, e.g., a dual pressure switch sensing and / or control device, a dual temperature switch sensing and / or control device or the like. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for systems and methods for fabricating sensing and / or control device assemblies (e.g., dual switch sensing and / or control device assemblies) with adjustment features and / or functionalities for switch calibration and / or adjustment. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides for systems and methods for fabricating sensing and / or control device assemblies (e.g., dual switch sensing and / or control device assemblies) with rotary adjustment features / functionalities wherein the switches of the sensing device may be calibrated or adjusted via the rotary adjustment features / functionalities.

Rotary adjustment for dual switch assembly

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Owner:ASHCROFT

Motion Detecting Device, Method Of Providing The Same, And Method Of Detecting Movement

ActiveUS20130289930A1Mechanical apparatusInflated body pressure measurementElectricityAir handler

In some embodiments, a motion detecting device is configured to detect whether one or more movement events have occurred. The motion detecting device can include: (a) a processing module configured to run on a computational unit; and (b) a sensing device having: (1) one or more pressure sensors configured to provide two or more pressure measurements; and (2) a transmitter electrically coupled to the one or more pressure sensors and configured to transmit the two or more pressure measurements to the computational unit. The processing module is configured to use the two or more pressure measurements to determine whether the one or more movement events have occurred. The sensing device can be configured to be placed in at least one of ductwork of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system or an air handler of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Motion Detecting Device, Method Of Providing The Same, And Method Of Detecting Movement

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Owner:GEORGIA TECH RES CORP

Luggage tracking and surveillance system

ActiveUS9609932B2Other accessoriesTelevision systemsMonitoring systemBiomedical engineering

A luggage tracking and surveillance system uses a zipper pull attached to a conventional suitcase closure zipper and a retaining fastener attached to conventional fastening straps securing contents inside the suitcase. An observer is not aware of the specially designed zipper pull and retaining fastener because they mimic the appearance of their conventional counterparts. The external zipper pull communicates wirelessly with the retaining fastener inside the suitcase when a zipper pull touch sensor senses that the suitcase has been opened. This awakens a retainer fastener power supply and activates a recording system in the fastener to create a record of the person who opened the suitcase. The retaining fastener can also sense the presence of a human and independently activate the recording system. Recorded still pictures, video, and audio, along with location information supplied by GPS circuitry in the zipper pull and / or retaining fastener, are transmitted a remote database.

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Owner:AKQYS IP L L C

Noise reduction apparatus, method, and container data center including the same

InactiveUS8615328B2Sampled-variable control systemsServersControl signalData center

A noise reduction apparatus is mounted in a container data center. The container data center includes a container and a number of servers mounted inside the container. The noise reduction apparatus includes a first sensor, a number of fan adjusting systems, and a number of temperature sensors. The first sensor is mounted at an entrance of the container. When a user enters the container, the first sensor outputs a first control signal. The fan adjusting systems slow down fans in the servers according to the first control signal. When the user leaves the container, the first sensor outputs a second control signal. The fan adjusting systems speed up the fans according to the second control signal. The temperature sensors sense temperatures inside the servers respectively. The fan adjusting systems further speed up the fans when the temperatures exceed a preset temperature.

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Owner:HON HAI PRECISION IND CO LTD

Radio tag communication system

InactiveUS7495557B2Avoid signal interferencePolarisation/directional diversityMemory record carrier reading problemsCommunications systemSignal interference

A radio tag communication system, when a plurality of RW apparatuses are arranged in such a manner that communication areas of adjacent RW apparatuses overlap one another, makes the polarized waves of the adjacent RW apparatuses orthogonal to each other, and causes the tag to switch the polarization direction with the movement of the tag. This makes it possible to prevent signal interference even when the communication areas are expanded.

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Owner:MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP

Online oil filtering device with intelligent frequency conversion function for main transformer load switch and method

ActiveCN103745809ALarge particlesEnhanced particle densityTransformers/inductances coolingVariable inductancesFrequency conversionInlet valve

The invention relates to an online oil filtering device with an intelligent frequency conversion function for a main transformer load switch and a method. The device comprises an oil pump driven by using a variable-frequency motor, and a particle density detector for detecting transformer oil in an oil storage bucket, wherein the oil inlet of the oil pump is connected with an oil inlet pipe which goes deep into the oil storage bucket; the oil inlet pipe is provided with an oil inlet valve; the oil outlet of the oil pump is connected with an oil outlet pipe leading to the oil storage bucket; the oil outlet pipe is provided with an oil outlet valve, a filtering tank and an electric contact pressure gauge; the electric contact pressure gauge is connected to the variable-frequency motor and a pressure alarm; a frequency converter of the variable-frequency motor and the particle density detector are electrically connected to a control module. By adopting the online oil filtering device, the rotating speed and running time of the oil pump of the load switch online oil filtering device can be lowered and shortened greatly, the working efficiency is increased, and the maintenance workload is lowered. In particular, the times of power failures caused by overhauling of failure of the load switch online oil filtering device in the main transformer can be reduced greatly.