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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080066528 | High throughput screening methods for lubricating oil compositions Method for determining deposit formation tendencies for a plurality of fluid samples of different compositions is provided. Each sample includes one or more lubricating oil compositions comprising one or more base oils of lubricating viscosity and one or more lubricatin... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066529 | Detachable test sensor container having a system for reducing coding errors A test sensor container that releasably attaches to a testing device for testing an analyte concentration in a fluid sample. The test sensor container comprises a housing, a connector and an opening formed in the housing. The housing contains a plurality of test sensors... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066530 | Method for the Optimization of Chromatographic Purification Processes for Biological Molecules The invention relates to a method of finding suitable parameters for the chromatographic purification of biomolecules. The method consists of equilibration, charging, washing and eluting steps, this sequence of steps being carried out by the partial batch method. The pa... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066531 | Liquid Type Identifying Method and Liquid Type Identifying Device A liquid type identifying method and device for correctly and quickly determining whether or not a liquid is a predetermined one. An identifying sensor unit (2) so disposed as to face a flow passage (24) of a liquid to be measured has an indirect-heating l... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066532 | Adjustable tire spreader and inspection apparatus Described are an adjustable tire spreader and inspection apparatus 10 and method comprising a pallet 14 for supporting a tire 12 to be viewed for inspection, the pallet 14 having an aperture 26 aligned with the hole of the tire; a plur... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066533 | Tire inflation method A tire inflation method is disclosed for moving air through a fluid control circuit to at least one tire that is below a target pressure. The dynamic pressure of the moving air in the fluid control circuit is monitored. A pressure control valve in the fluid control circ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066534 | OBTAINING AND EVALUATING DOWNHOLE SAMPLES WITH A CORING TOOL Samples of hydrocarbon are obtained with a coring tool. An analysis of some thermal or electrical properties of the core samples may be performed downhole. The core samples may also be preserved in containers sealed and/or refrigerated prior to being brought uphole for ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066535 | Adjustable Testing Tool and Method of Use Methods and systems for testing a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore are provided. A testing tool has a plurality of packers spaced apart along the axis of the tool, and at least a testing port. The testing tool is positioned into the wellbore and packers a... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066536 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING FORMATION FLUIDS A method of retrieving a formation fluid from a formation adjacent a borehole wall includes estimating at least one of a permeability of the formation and a viscosity of the formation fluid. A first tool is selected based on the estimation, the first tool being selected... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066537 | Systems and Methods for Downhole Fluid Compatibility Methods for performing downhole fluid compatibility tests include obtaining an downhole fluid sample, mixing it with a test fluid, and detecting a reaction between the fluids. Tools for performing downhole fluid compatibility tests include a plurality of fluid chambers,... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066538 | DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION LOGGING A downhole fluid analysis tool capable of fluid analysis during production logging that includes a phase separator and a plurality of sensors to perform analysis on the fluids collected at a subsurface location in a borehole. ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066539 | Wind and water speed and direction measurement device A device for measuring fluid flow, in particular, but not exclusively, wind and/or water speed and direction. The device includes magnetic measuring means having a core and first and second orthogonal windings arranged over the core, and deflector means adapted to be de... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066540 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CALCULATING ATMOSPHERIC VEHICLE AIR DATA Methods and systems for calculating atmospheric vehicle air data are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of calculating air data includes acquiring one or more pressure measurements at locations on an outer surface of the aircraft; acquiring one or more measurements ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066541 | Universal Sensor Controller for a Thermal Anemometer A fluid property measurement system uses an analog-to-digital converter combined with a multiplexer to measure voltages at one or more points of a measurement circuit and an algorithm within a microcontroller to calculate a fluid property. The measurement circuit has at... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066542 | System and method of non-invasive continuous level sensing Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for detecting the level of a fluid in a surgical cassette by projecting light from a linear light source into a wall of a cassette. Depending on the amount a light reflected or refracted in the cassette (i... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066543 | Combined oil level or condition sensor and sight oil level gage The invention provides an oil level or condition sensor featuring a housing and a baffle or plate arrangement arranged in the housing, where the baffle or plate arrangement forms a capacitor when the housing is filled with oil, the baffle or plate arrangement being resp... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066544 | FLUID MEASURING DEVICE A fluid measuring device for use in a fluid storage tank, comprising a logic operation unit, a capacitive sensor, and a capacitance sensing circuit; wherein the capacitance sensing circuit is driven by the constant current input to perform the detection of the capacitan... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066545 | Speed measuring device A device is mounted to a support, optionally a wearable support such as a glove, watch, wrist or arm band, or the like. Alternatively, the support is incorporated into a sports club or is a removable attachment for a sports club. The device includes a speed measuring de... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066546 | Dynamic quantity sensor A dynamic quantity sensor includes a base, a sensor chip made of a rectangular board having a corner portion, and a bump. The sensor chip includes a detector, and a plurality of pads. The detector has a movable part, which is displaceable when a dynamic quantity is appl... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066547 | Angular velocity sensor An angular velocity sensor includes a tuning fork resonator having multiple arms that extend from a base, a single lead frame that supports the base, and a package that supports the single lead frame. The package and lead frame defines a space therebetween. ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066548 | Speed Measurement For An Electrical Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machine The invention relates to a speed measurement device (1, 2) for a permanently excited electric synchronous machine (5, 7) comprising a first part (11, 13) and a second part (15, 17). The invention also relates to a corresponding method for mea... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066549 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR LIGHT CONCENTRATING MECHANISMS An embodiment relates generally to a method for analysis of a nucleic acid. The method includes providing for a resonant structure configured to couple with one or more fluorescently labeled nucleic acids and directing an excitation light from a source on the resonant s... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066550 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING RESONATING SENSORS AND PROTECTED RESONATING SENSORS A protected resonating sensor may include at least one resonating sensor unit. Each sensor unit has one or more vibratable members. The protected sensor includes a compliant member that forms part of one or more chambers. A first side of the compliant member may be expo... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066551 | ULTRASONIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SOLID LIQUID SUSPENSIONS Using an ultrasonic field, properties of a solid liquid suspension such as through-transmission attenuation, backscattering, and diffuse field are measured. These properties are converted to quantities indicating the strength of different loss mechanisms (such as absorp... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066552 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER DRIVING CIRCUIT AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS With the aim of suppressing power consumption and reducing circuit size, a positive FET is turned on in accordance with a positive pulse signal and turned off when a return voltage rises up to a positive threshold. An active ground clamp circuit causes the output line t... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066553 | Head with roller for pulse-echo ultrasonic inspection of parts in an automatic parts inspection facility Head for ultrasonic inspection with a semidry coupling system involving a roller (4) and an ultrasound scanner that rolls on the surface (5) of the part to be inspected and that includes a first frame (1) to which the roller (4) is connected ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066554 | PORTAL BARRIER MOVEMENT ALARM A portal barrier movement alarm includes an apparatus having (a) a first assembly adapted for attachment to the moveable portal barrier; (b) a second assembly adapted for attachment spaced apart from but proximate to the moveable portal barrier; (c) and a vibration indu... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066555 | RUGGEDIZED PRESSURE SENSOR A ruggedized pressure sensor is described for high pressure applications having a top part of hard material with a surface adapted to deform when exposed to pressure, transducers to transform deformation of the surface into a signal proportional to the pressure, and a b... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066556 | Electronic device torsion testing A test device comprises a base and a first fixture coupled to the base. The first fixture holds a first portion of an electronic device mounted in the test device. The test device includes a second fixture rotatably coupled to the base and a lever coupled to the second ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066557 | Flowmeter element, mass flowmeter and mass flow measurement system A flowmeter element is used for measuring a mass flow rate of fluid, and includes a semiconductor board, an ultrasonic unit and a pressure detecting unit. The ultrasonic unit performs at least one of sending ultrasonic wave and receiving ultrasonic wave. The pressure de... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066558 | In-line measuring device with measuring tube lined internally with polyurethane and method for manufacture thereof The measuring tube of the in-line measuring device is formed by means of a support tube and a liner internally lining the support tube. The liner adheres to the support tube, with interposition of a mediating primer. Both the primer and the liner are composed, at least ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066559 | WET-GAS FLOWMETER Methods and apparatus determine phase fractions for phases within a fluid mixture flow under a wide range of flow conditions including wet-gas flow. Appropriate flow algorithms can utilize this phase fraction information with a total flow rate of the mixture to find ind... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066560 | Electronic Device With Speed Measurement and Output Generation A speed measuring device with an output generating system is disclosed. The output generating system can generate visual outputs and/or audible outputs in response to a detected flow of air. The device includes a coupling component that allows the device to be wearable ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066561 | Torque Driving Circuit A torque driver that includes a regulator circuit for mitigating zero-g discontinuity effects and deadbanding is presented. An accelerometer may comprise the torque driver and the torque driver may be arranged to receive a control signal from a control circuit that is c... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066562 | Chip for force sensor and force sensor A force sensor chip which comprises: a base member, which includes an action portion to which an external force is applied through an attenuator, a support portion supporting the action portion, and a connection portion which connects the action portion and the support ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066563 | Capacitive sensor apparatus for passenger presence detection A capacitive sensor apparatus is disposed between the bottom cushion and frame of a seat. The sensor apparatus includes first and second mutually parallel rigid force translation plates biased apart by a set of springs, first and second conductor plates centrally affixe... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066564 | Deformation sensor A deformation sensor, which has excellent workability and a high degree of freedom in shape design and which can detect deformation and load in a wide area of components and portions, has a main body of sensor, electrodes which are connected to the main body of sensor a... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066565 | CVS SYSTEM SAMPLE WATER VAPOR MANAGEMENT An exhaust sampling system is disclosed that includes a pre-fill gas source having a pre-fill gas. A sampling conduit is configured to collect exhaust gas and make-up gas. A sample bag is fluidly connected to the sampling conduit and the pre-fill gas source. A controlle... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066566 | GEARWHEEL UNIT, TRANSMISSION HAVING GEARWHEEL UNIT AND GEARWHEEL MANUFACTURING METHOD A gearwheel unit includes a gear body and a clutch gear. The gear body includes a gear part and a positioning part. The gear part is configured and arranged to transmit rotation of a rotational shaft with a prescribed change gear ratio. The positioning part is integrall... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080066567 | Automatic transmission controlling apparatus and method A gear shift controlling apparatus of an automatic transmission for a vehicle has a synchronization-time engagement pressure correcting device that, before synchronization of gear-shifting, makes an increase correction of an engagement pressure of the disengaged-side en... | 03/20/2008 |