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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7886620 | Method and apparatus for measuring force particularly torque A method and apparatus for measuring the force applied by a first member coupled to a second member by a connecting body, by: transmitting a cyclically-repeating energy wave through the connecting body from a first location thereon to a second location thereon; meas... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7866212 | High-sensitivity sensors for sensing various physiological phenomena, particularly useful in anti-snoring apparatus and methods A mechanical vibration sensor adapted to be brought into contact with an object for sensing mechanical vibrations in the object, includes a body of a soft elastomeric material having high transmissivity and low attenuation properties with respect to a preselected ty... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7716988 | Apparatus for use in controlling snoring and sensor unit particularly useful therein Apparatus for use in controlling snoring, including: a sensor system for sensing snoring by a person while sleeping, and a stimulus device effective, when actuated by the sensor system, to apply a stimulus to the person for producing a response tending to interrupt ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7710124 | Method and apparatus for detecting panel conditions A method and apparatus for detecting a predetermined condition of a panel by transmitting a cyclically-repeating energy wave through the material (41) of the panel from first location (43a) to a second location (43b); measuring the... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7533571 | Apparatus for making high-sensitivity measurements of various parameters, and sensors particularly useful in such apparatus A sensor for sensing a predetermined parameter having a known relationship with respect to the transit time of an energy wave through a medium, includes a body of soft elastomeric material having high transmissivity and low attenuation properties with respect to the... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7520179 | Method and apparatus for measuring force particularly torque A method and apparatus for measuring the force applied by a first member coupled to a second member by a connecting body, by: transmitting a cyclically-repeating energy wave through the connecting body from a first location thereon to a second location thereon; meas... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7325460 | Force sensor method and construction A method of making a force sensor, the force sensor being particularly sensitive the axial component of a force applied along a predetermined axis, of the type including a force-receiving membrane deformable by an applied force to be sensed, the method comprising: p... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313491 | Method and apparatus for high-precision measurement of frequency A method and apparatus for measuring the frequency of a cyclically-repeating electrical signal by: passing the electrical signal through a network of sequentially-activated gates, in which the first gate detects the leading edge of each cycle of the electrical signa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7266989 | Sensor system for high-precision measurements of temperature, composition, and/or pressure of a fluid A sensor system immersible in an ambient-fluid for sensing at least two conditions of the ambient fluid, includes a sealed chamber filled with a reference fluid of a known composition and/or pressure, and two acoustic transmission channels, one including the referen... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7080554 | High-precision measuring method and apparatus A method and apparatus for monitoring a condition having a known relation to, or influence on, the transit time of a cyclically-repeating energy wave moving through a transmission channel, by: (a) transmitting a cyclically-repeating energy wave through the transmiss... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6984993 | Method and apparatus for making high-precision measurements A method and apparatus for measuring a predetermined parameter, by providing a displaceable sensor on a mounting member such that the displaceable sensor changes in location, form or length with respect to the mounting member in accordance with the predetermined par... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6856141 | High-precision measuring method and apparatus A method and apparatus of measuring a predetermined parameter having a known relation to the transit time of movement of an energy wave through a medium, by transmitting from a first location in the medium a cyclically-repeating energy wave; receiving the cyclically... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6621278 | High-precision measuring method and apparatus A method and apparatus of measuring a predetermined parameter having a known relation to the transit time of movement of an energy wave through a medium, by transmitting from a first location in the medium a cyclically-repeating energy wave; receiving the... | 09/16/2003 |
