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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7593863 | System for measuring and testing a product using artificial olfactometry and analytical data The present invention relates to systems and methods for measuring and testing a product using artificial olfactometry and analytical data sensory to identify preferences. The system accurately facilitates a consumer's choice between products using descriptors of si... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7527821 | Sensor fabricating method The present invention provides methods for fabricating a sensor on a substrate having a pair of electrodes. The methods are especially amenable to broad variations amongst individual sensor on a single substrate. The intra-sensor variation within the array can be ac... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7501091 | Sensors with improved properties A sensor or a sensor array connected to an electrical measuring apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one sensor contains a layer of conductive modified particles which forms an electrical pathway or electrical circuit between two electrodes which are ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7477994 | Autonomous monitoring method and system using sensors of different sensitivities A method and system of monitoring for chemical or other toxic agents includes operating a plurality of first type sensors having a first level of sensitivity to an agent in a monitored area. Concurrently a second type sensor is operated having a second level of sens... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7477993 | Multiple sensing system and device The present invention provides a distributed sensing system in a networked environment for identifying an analyte, including a first sensor array connected to the network comprising sensors capable of producing a first response in the presence of a chemical stimulus... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7387010 | Sensor arrangement having sensor array provided on upper portion of a container A chemical sensing system has: an interrogation unit operable to wirelessly transmit an interrogation signal and wirelessly receive a response; an environmentally sealed container for holding a chemical analyte; a sensor array unit in fluid communication with the an... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7313447 | Temporary expanding integrated monitoring network A system for monitoring an industrial process and taking action based on the results of process monitoring. Actions taken may include process control, paging, voicemail, and input for e-enterprise systems. The system includes an input module for receiving a pluralit... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7272530 | System for monitoring an environment A system for controlling an industrial process. The system includes an input module for receiving a plurality of parameters from a process for manufacture of a substance or object. The system also includes a library module. The library module includes a plurality of... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255677 | Detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of a medical condition or disease with artificial olfactometry Methods and devices for rapid diagnosis and monitoring a patient for disease or effectiveness of treatment in real time. In preferred embodiments, the methods and devices comprise contacting an array of sensors with a sample from a mammal suspected of having a disea... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248972 | Computer code for portable sensing The present invention relates to a computer program product or code in memory for detecting and transmitting sensory data from a portable field device 10 to a processor 12 via a computer network 10 for analytic purposes. The product includes a c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7201035 | Sensor arrangement A chemical sensing system has: an interrogation unit operable to wirelessly transmit an interrogation signal and wirelessly receive a response; an environmentally sealed container for holding a chemical analyte; a sensor array unit in fluid communication with the an... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7171312 | Chemical and biological agent sensor array detectors Chemical and biological detector systems, devices and apparatus. Such devices may be portable and wearable, such as badges, that are analyte-general, rather than analyte-specific, and which provide an optimal way to notify and protect personnel against known and unk... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7136716 | Method for providing control to an industrial process using one or more multidimensional variables A method for controlling an industrial process. The method includes outputting a plurality of parameters from a process for manufacture of a substance. The method also uses each of the plurality of parameters in a computer aided process, which compares at least two ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129095 | Method and system for using a weighted response The present invention is related to the sensing of analytes and in particular, to methods of determining, resolving, identifying, or quantitating such analytes once detected. This invention provides systems and methods for identifying analytes, comprising using an i... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113069 | Aligned particle based sensor elements The present invention relates to a sensor array for detecting an analyte in a fluid, comprising first and second sensors formed by chemically sensitive resitors, wherein the first sensor comprises a region of aligned conductive material; or where each of the sensors... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7089780 | Apparatus, systems and methods for detecting and transmitting sensory data over a computer network A vapor sensing device that is sufficiently small and lightweight to be handheld, and also modular so as to allow the device to be conveniently adapted for use in sensing the presence and concentration of a wide variety of specified vapors. The device provides these... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7040139 | Sensor arrangement A chemical sensing system has: an interrogation unit operable to wirelessly transmit an interrogation signal and wirelessly receive a response; an environmentally sealed container for holding a chemical analyte; a sensor array unit in fluid communication with the an... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034677 | Non-specific sensor array detectors Portable and wearable chemical detector devices, such as badges, that are analyte-general, rather than analyte-specific, and which provide an optimal way to notify and protect personnel against known and unknown airborne chemical hazards. The devices are advantageou... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031778 | Temporary expanding integrated monitoring network A system for monitoring an industrial process and taking action based on the results of process monitoring. Actions taken may include process control, paging, voicemail, and input for e-enterprise systems. The system includes an input module for receiving a pluralit... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6996478 | Multiple sensing system and device The present invention provides a distributed sensing system in a networked environment for identifying an analyte, including a first sensor array connected to the network comprising sensors capable of producing a first response in the presence of a chemical stimulus... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6985779 | Monitoring system for an industrial process using one or more multidimensional variables A system for monitoring an industrial process and taking action based on the results of process monitoring. Actions taken may include process control, paging, voicemail, and input for e-enterprise systems. The system includes an input module for receiving a pluralit... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978212 | System for portable sensing A system for capturing and transmitting analyte data pertaining to an unknown analyte. The system includes a device manager (102) and a processor manager (202). The device manager (102) is coupled to a number of module including a data capture m... | 12/20/2005 |
