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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080041148 | Measuring device for recording a gas mass flow Presented is a measuring device for recording a gas mass flow of an internal combustion engine. The measuring device includes a sensor element for recording the gas mass flow. The sensor element includes an evaluation circuit connected downstream of the sensor element. ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041149 | Drilling system and method A closed-loop circulating system for drilling wells has control of the flow rates in and out of the wellbore. Kicks and fluid losses are quickly controlled by adjusting the backpressure. Kick tolerance and tripping margins are eliminated by real-time determination of po... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041150 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETECTING PRODUCT STRIPS ON A FABRIC A measuring device for detecting product strips on a fabric, e.g., a paper-including or textile-including fabric, includes a sensor, that records optical, magnetic or electrical properties of the fabric, which converts the recorded property to a measuring signal, a devi... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041151 | Microfluidic device, in particular for metering a fluid or for the metered dispensing of a fluid, and method for producing a microfluidic device A microfluidic device for metering a fluid or for the metered dispensing of a fluid is provided, the device having a substrate, a pipette element having a dispensing side, which pipette element has a sealed side, and the device also having a heating device in the region... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041152 | FUEL LEVEL SENSOR APPARATUS A fluid level sensor for a fluid storage tank including a mounting surface having a heating element mounted thereto, the heating element mounted in close proximity to a thermal sensor and a circuit for controlling power to the heating elements and receiving a signal fro... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041153 | System for rehabilitation training using muscle force data measured of a person both before impaired and when impaired A system for rehabilitation training is able to specify the muscle of a person in need of rehabilitation, and also to help the person to set a proper goal of training. To this end, the system includes a trainer device for measuring living data of the person and for trai... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041154 | Integral Center Plane Balancing of a Rotaing Electric Device Certain exemplary embodiments provide a rotating machine assembly comprising a rotor machine assembly including a shaft, a plurality of laminations shrink fit around the circumference of the shaft, and weights affixed therebetween the laminations for balancing the rotat... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041155 | Dual-axis yaw rate sensing unit having a tuning fork gyroscope arrangment A dual-axis tuning fork gyroscope includes four open-ended tuning forks arranged coplanarly in two opposite pairs, a first pair of open-ended tuning forks being arranged opposite one another along a first axis, a second pair of open-ended tuning forks being arranged opp... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041156 | Semiconductor acceleration sensor A semiconductor acceleration sensor includes an outer frame portion; a weight portion; a pair of X-axis flexible portions; a pair of Y-axis flexible portions; first to fourth X-axis resistor elements; first to fourth Y-axis resistor elements; and first to fourth Z-axis ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041157 | Acceleration sensor and method of manufacturing the same An acceleration sensor according to the present invention includes a semiconductor element built in a substrate, a wiring layer formed on the substrate, and a piezoresistor, formed on the substrate and made up of a part of the wiring layer, whose resistivity changes by ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041158 | Servo accelerometer In a servo accelerometer, a support rod is formed integrally with a pole piece bottom, which is disposed between a magnetic yoke and a magnet. The support rod is extended to penetrates toward outside through a through-hole formed in a closure plate portion of the magnet... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041159 | Method and Appartus For Detection Of Mechanical Defects In An Ingot Piece Composed Of Semiconductor Material A method for detection of mechanical defects in a semiconductor ingot section which has at least one planar surface, and a thickness at right angles to this surface of 1 cm to 100 cm, involves scanning the planar surface by at least one ultrasound head which is coupled ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041160 | Method of inspecting a component and an apparatus for inspecting a component An apparatus for ultrasonically inspecting a component comprises a first ultrasonic transducer for transmitting an ultrasonic signal into a component having rotational symmetry and a second ultrasonic transducer for detecting the reflected, or transmitted, ultrasonic si... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041161 | Feedback circuit for radiation resistant transducer A velocity transducer or Velomitor® that can output electrical signals relating to vibration, despite the transducer being exposed to low levels of gamma-radiation, is disclosed. A DC feedback circuit, which sets up the input stage bias point, keeps the output bias vol... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041162 | High bandwidth fiber optic vibration sensor Apparatus and method for monitoring vibration levels in rotatable machinery (52). In one embodiment, a system (50) includes a source (66) for generating coherent radiation (70) and a first partially transmissive, partially reflective device (... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041163 | Particle Detection A method for detecting particles in a fluid involves passing any ultrasonic signal through the fluid. A Fast Fourier Transform analysis is performed on the received signal, to determine a characteristic frequency of the fluid where the amplitude is greatest. Both the am... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041164 | Self-calibrating pressure sensor The present invention is system and method for providing a self-calibrating pressure sensor. A pressure sensor apparatus comprises a diaphragm, at least one driving element operably coupled to the diaphragm configured to induce deflection in the diaphragm, and at least ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041165 | Compressive load sensor by capacitive measurement A thin, flat capacitive load sensor, such as of layered sandwich construction, having a variety of shapes, so as to provide a seal between two or more opposing surfaces. The load sensor includes a thin first and second insulating outer layer between which an inner layer... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041166 | Displacement transducer A displacement transducer includes a load cell structure having a thick outer peripheral area, a thick inner central area and two symmetrical thin beams. The two beams are disposed along a common diameter of the structure and joins the outer peripheral area and the inne... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041167 | STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES The invention relates to a new method and a new apparatus to accurately measure flow rates in injection systems such as gasoline, direct injection gasoline and diesel downstream of the injector where the fuel (liquid in general) is discharged from a nozzle (e.g. an inje... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041168 | Process for operation of a coriolis mass flow rate measurement device A process for operating a Coriolis mass flow rate measurement device which has at least one measurement tube, the measurement tube being excited into vibrations with a predetermined excitation frequency and a predetermined excitation phase. The response phase which is a... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041169 | DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL WEIGHT BEARING INDICATION WITH LOAD RANGE CAPABILITY A mechanical load bearing indicator producing signals to a user when the user applies more than selected amounts of load between an extremity of the use and a surface. The indicator has a base plate adapted to establish a frame of reference with the surface, a load plat... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041170 | Porous medium tensiometer A porous medium tensiometer has a filling mechanism which allows to fill a fluid chamber and simultaneously withdraw gas contained in the fluid chamber. A self-priming tensiometer includes a porous material tip having a first section surrounded by a fluid-impermeable me... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041171 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VERTICAL PROFILE MEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC GASES A system and method for using an air collection device to collect a continuous air sample as the device descends through the atmosphere are provided. The air collection device may be one or more coils of thin-walled elongated hollow tubing having a small interior diamet... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041172 | Sidestream Gas Sampling System with Closed Sample Circuit The invention provides a sidestream gas sampling apparatus having a gas sampling circuit and a set of reusable elements. The gas sampling circuit carries the gas sample from a main flow of gas, through a sample analysis area, and vents the gas sample to an analyzed gas ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041173 | Fluidized Sensor for Mapping a Pipeline A system for facilitating the mapping of a partially or fully occluded (hidden) pipeline containing a gas, a liquid, or a liquid-gas mixture. The system includes a sensor device having an internal sphere with a generally smooth outer surface and an internal orientation ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041174 | Bearing Structure for a Reciprocating Shaft in a Reciprocating Saw A reciprocating shaft assembly in a reciprocating saw moves in a reciprocal motion and drives a saw blade via a blade holder. At least one bore is formed in an end of the reciprocating shaft assembly opposite the blade holder. A pin fixed to the saw passes through the b... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041175 | Screw Shaft having cushioning structure A screw shaft device includes a screw shaft having an outer helical groove and having an intermediate portion, the screw shaft includes a longitudinal bore, a ball nut is threaded with helical groove of the screw shaft, and a number of ball bearings or rolling members a... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041176 | Transmission apparatus A transmission apparatus includes a rotatable drive shaft having a first a second end, the second end of the drive shaft defining a taper and a first portion of a dogtooth device. A rotatable driven shaft has a first and a second extremity, the driven shaft being select... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041177 | Compliant gear assembly and work machine using same A compliant gear assembly includes a gear ring positioned about a hub and configured to translate responsive to a torque on the gear assembly, and biased toward co-axial alignment with the hub via at least one actuator. A method of managing loads on an idler gear in the... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041178 | System and method for controling contact between members in operable communication Disclosed herein is a system to control a contact force and a positional relationship between members in operable communication. The system comprising, a first member, a second member in operable communication with the first member, and a contact force and a positional ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041179 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION In an automatic transmission having an air breather chamber for separating oil and air, entering the air breather chamber as oil bubbles, a shielding rib is located below an air-breather opening serving as an inlet-and-return port, for preventing oil, stored in a transm... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041180 | Shift lever system A shift lever system of a vehicle is provided comprising (a) a shift lever movable between a plurality of predetermined positions corresponding to different shift positions, (b) an engaging lever comprising a pin and connected to the shift lever so as to integrally move... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041181 | ACTUATING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION An actuating device for a transmission of a vehicle, particularly a commercial vehicle, a bus, or the like, moves a trip cam of the transmission forward or backward in the longitudinal direction, and in the transverse direction in one direction or the other transversely... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041182 | MOVEMENT CONVERTER FOR AN ISODISTANT SHIFTING SENSOR SYSTEM A device is provided for transmitting a biaxial pivoting movement of a gearshift lever (2) into a planar movement of a gearshift lever position transmitter with a guide element (20, 27, 31, 32) for limiting the movement of the gearshift lever position tran... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041183 | Belt-driven robot having extended Z-axis motion A robot has a robot arm, a support structure, and a movable platform. The platform includes a cantilevered member coupled to a guide of the support structure such that motion of the platform is directed along a first direction. The robot further includes first and secon... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041184 | Method For Fixing A Flexible Drive Shaft In A Thrust Reverser And A Thrust Reverser Of This Type The embodiments relate to a method for fixing a flexible drive shaft in a front frame of a thrust reverser, this front frame being realized with the aid of two partially open semicircular elements. The method includes a step during which a first end of this shaft is lin... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041185 | RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A PARKING BRAKE CLUTCH A parking brake assembly which includes a brake lever, a rotary clutch and a lock-release mechanism which cooperate to selectively lock and release a parking brake. The clutch allows actuation of the brake lever in one direction and prevents movement of the brake lever ... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041186 | Integral Center Plane Balancing of a Rotaing Electric Device Certain exemplary embodiments provide a rotating machine assembly comprising a rotor machine assembly including a shaft, a plurality of laminations shrink fit around the circumference of the shaft, and weights affixed therebetween the laminations for balancing the rotat... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041187 | TRIPLE OUTPUT TRANSFER CASE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT A transfer case assembly (10) for selectively moving a seal assembly in a plurality of adjustment directions. The assembly comprises a motor (12) and a drive shaft (14) operatively connected to the motor (12) for rotation in response to actua... | 02/21/2008 |
