1015 results about "Counter device" patented technology

A medical stapler is provided with a sterilized cartridge removably attached to a stapler body 1 and accommodating a predetermined number of staples 9, a driving mechanism for driving a staple 9 supplied to a driving section at the tip of the cartridge, a manipulating lever 2 for actuating the driving mechanism and a counter device 20. The counter device 20 counts the number of staples 9 driven from the driving mechanism and indicates the counted result.

An inhaler for multiple dosed administration of a pharmacological dry powder consists externally of a housing (100,150) and of a protective cap (950) which can be removed from a special mouthpiece (900) fitted on the housing. Arranged on the inside there are a slide rail (200), a dosing slide (300), a shutter (400), a carriage (500), a funnel arrangement (600), a counter device (700), a valve shield (800) and a valve guide (850). Removal of the protective cap (950) initiates the dosing, with a dose received in the dosing cavity (302) being transported to the mouth-piece (900) by means of the dosing slide (300). Only upon application of a defined minimum intensity of inhalation is the shutter (400) moved by the suctioned valve shield (800), as a result of which the dose is released for inhalation. Completed with an electronic module and a controllable nozzle, all inhalation-relevant data can be recorded and the flow conditions regulated.

The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for counting currency notes, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method that automatically feed and count a plurality of currency notes, recognize the denominations thereof by reading the images thereof, and extract, store and output the serial numbers thereof. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to database apparatus-related information, such as the denominations, serial numbers, amounts, serial number region images, and installation locations of continuously fed currency notes, together with processed time information, and to effectively use the currency note counting apparatus in receipt/payment management through the management of the serial numbers of currency notes.

An atomizer for a fluid, in particular, a fluid for medical aerosol therapy. In order to allow simplified operation and improved safety in use, the atomizer has a counter device for counting the number of operations of the atomizer and the number of containers inserted. The atomizer is locked against further operation and/or against removal of the current container or insertion of a new container, if a certain number of operations of the atomizer and/or a certain number of containers inserted has/have been reached or exceeded.

A parallel or grid computing system that having a plurality of nodes and achieves job scheduling for the nodes with a view toward system efficiency optimization. The parallel or grid computing system has a plurality of nodes for transmitting and receiving data and a communication path for exchanging data among the nodes, which are either a transmitting node for transmitting data or a receiving node for processing a job dependent on transmitted data, and further has a time measuring means for measuring the time interval between the instant at which data is called for by a job and the instant at which the data is transmitted from a transmitting node to a receiving node, a time counting means for adding up the measured wait time data about each job, and a job scheduling means for determining the priority of jobs in accordance with the counted wait time and for scheduling jobs.

A gaming machine of the present invention comprises: display means capable of displaying an image; reach deciding means for deciding whether or not a reach state is generated based upon the results of a lottery as to whether or not a special gaming state that is advantageous for the player is generated; reach state generation means for generating the reach state in accordance with the contents of the decision of the reach deciding means; counting means for counting the number of generation of reach states by the reach state generation means until a special gaming state is generated as the number of reaches; and display control means for conducting a control of displaying an output information image including predetermined output information to the display means, on the occasion that the number of reaches counted by the counting means has become a number no less than a predetermined number.

A system and method for measuring data transmission activity through a port of a switch device interconnecting nodes of a storage area network, the port transmitting data as words of predetermined length, one data word indicating idle port activity. The method includes steps of: counting a number of transmitted words received from the port in a first counter device; and, for each word counted, comparing that word with a predetermined word indicating no (idle) port transmission activity. In response to the comparing, a number of matches are counted in a second counter device. In this manner, a ratio of a number of counted matches with a total amount of words counted indicates available bandwidth for transmitting additional data over that link. Preferably, this available bandwidth information is included in a link state record that the switch communicates to other switch devices interconnecting that link. Processing devices at the switches determine a link cost factor, based on the available bandwidth of that link and, in addition, the link speed, the cost factor being used to optimize path selection over links in the network according to a path routing algorithm.

A capacitance detection apparatus includes a first open/close switch provided between both ends of a standard capacitor, one end of the standard capacitor being connected to a first voltage source, a second open/close switch provided between one end of a first capacitor to be measured and the other end of the standard capacitor, the other end of the first capacitor to be measured being connected to a second voltage source or free space, a third open/close switch provided between both ends of the first capacitor to be measured, a voltage measurement means for measuring voltage of the other end of the standard capacitor, a switch control means for performing a first switching control performing a first switching operation to open the first open/close switch after closing thereof, performing a second switching operation to open the second open/close switch after closing thereof, and a third switching operation to close the third open/close switch after closing thereof, wherein the second and third switching operations are repeatedly performed after the first switching operation, a counting means for counting the number of repetition of the second switching operation, and a judging means for judging a change of the capacitance of the first capacitor to be measured according to the number of repetition of the second switching operation, which is the number counted by the counting means during the voltage of the other end of the standard capacitor measured by the voltage measurement means being changed from an initial voltage after the first switching operation by a predetermined magnitude.

The invention discloses a vending system and vending terminals. The vending system comprises the vending terminals and a server. Each vending terminal comprises a replenishing counting device and a selling counting device, the replenishing counting device is used for counting addition quantities of various commodities, and the selling counting device is used for counting the quantities of various sold commodities; the server is connected with the various vending terminals and is used for counting set data of the various vending terminals. The vending system and the vending terminals have the advantages that on the basis of the traditional vending machines, the replenishing quantities of the operation commodities can be correctly, timely and automatically recorded, and sales records can be correctly and timely recorded in real time; the replenishing quantities and the sales records can be timely transmitted to the remote server wirelessly or via a wired network, the server performs real-time operation, and then sold and remaining commodity quantities of each channel of each vending machine can be displayed in real time, so that decision and replenishing schemes can be provided for operational staff; the vending system and the vending terminals bring convenience for companies to supervise the operational staff.

A system, method, and computer program product for separating a seed aliquot from a bulk sample and preparing the seed aliquot for downstream research purposes is provided. The system embodiments may comprise a counter device, which is configured to receive at least a portion of the bulk sample and to separate the seed aliquot from the portion of the bulk sample, and a packaging device, which is configured to receive the separated seed aliquot and to dispense the aliquot into an aliquot container. Other embodiments may include a conveyor system for advancing the bulk sample and/or seed aliquot along a conveyance path that may be determined from a research protocol received from an input source. Various embodiments of the present invention may maintain an identity of the seed aliquot as it is advanced along the conveyance path and may selectively subject the seed aliquot to a variety of processing steps in accordance with the research protocol with little or no manual control or supervision.

Providing a system for applying a pesticide to a crop. The system includes a trap and counter device, a data collecting platform, a data analyzing platform and a pesticide-applying control device. The trap and counter device generates an information of an insect amount, and sends the insect amount information via a communication network. The data collects platform collecting an environmental parameter information and the insect amount information via the communication network. The data analyzes platform analyzing a historical monitoring data, the environmental parameter information and the insect amount information to generate a control criterion. The pesticide-applying control device controls an amount of the pesticide to be applied to the crop based on the control criterion.

A dose counter device for an inhaler registers when a dose is delivered. The dose counter is adapted to mount on the distal end of the inhaler. The inhaler includes a canister comprising an inhaler housing. The dose counter device comprises a device trigger provided in an electron circuit on the distal end of the canister. The electron circuit further comprises an acoustic sensor also provided on the distal end of the canister. A force sensor is adapted to activate the acoustic sensor when a force is applied to the distal end of the canister. The acoustic sensor registers dose delivery when it picks up a sound.

A multi-display device for connecting projection screens of a plurality of image display devices so as to form one-screen image. Each of the image display devices includes a luminance lowering characteristic storage unit for storing a look-up table indicating average luminance lowering characteristic of a projection lamp, a timer unit for counting the lit time of lamp of the device, a lit time storage unit for accumulating and storing the lit time from the lamp use start moment, and an external communication unit for communicating.

A system for monitoring a stock of consumable material includes an image forming apparatus having an identifying unit that identifies a consumable material item inserted therein, a stock monitoring module, a counting device that derives usage data relating to consumable material in the stock and a memory. A method for monitoring a stock of consumable material in the system includes identifying a consumable material item inserted in the image forming apparatus, sending the identity of the item to the stock monitoring module, creating a distinct entry for said item in the memory upon reception for the first time by the stock monitoring module of the identity of the item and deriving usage data relating to said item.

A person counting device generates a single panorama image by using a plurality of images respectively captured by a plurality of cameras, inserts an imaginary line to the single panorama image; and counts the number of persons that pass the imaginary line. To this end, identification numbers are allocated to respective persons in the plurality of images, the single panorama image including the imaginary line is restored to a plurality of images including same imaginary line information, the number of persons that pass a new imaginary line in each of the plurality of restored images is determined, and the number of duplicate-counted persons is ruled out.

A refillable medical device comprising a base unit (4) adapted to be engaged with a refill unit (2), the device comprising means for counting the number of different refill units which are engaged with the base unit (4). The device may be in the form of a dry powder or pressurised aerosol inhaler, needleless injector, intravenous drip system etc. The device may comprise means to disable the device after a predetermined number of refill units have been used with the base.

The invention discloses a photoelectric button counting machine. A loading hopper is fixedly mounted on a frame; a vibration tray is arranged at the bottom of the loading hopper; a first conveying belt is arranged corresponding to an outlet of the loading hopper; a transmission motor drives the first conveying belt to move; feeding separation plates are arranged at the tail end of the first conveying belt, and are fixedly mounted on the frame; a plurality of button channels are separated through the feeding separation plates; a second conveying belt is arranged below the feeding separation plates; a second transmission motor drives the second conveying belt to move; the movement speed of the second conveying belt is quicker than the movement speed of the first conveying belt; counting sensors are arranged at the tail ends of the button channels; and an unloading bin is arranged at the tail end of the second conveying belt. Buttons are counted through an automatic counting device to realize the button counting automation, so that the counting speed is quick, the accuracy is high, and the manual cost is saved.