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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153975 | Interfacing devices and systems A system combining the output of a thermal detection and imaging device with a capture and display device, such as a cordless or portable telephone/camera, is used to manage thermal information and displays. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8110803 | Sighting system and method This invention relates to optical sighting apparatus systems, and to methods for visualization and for identifying remote target surface areas without physical contact for the purpose of measurement and/or of treatment of the remote surface. An arrangement of projec... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7966737 | Food cutting appliance A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7897908 | Radiometer sighting device and method A method and device are described for controlling and/or attenuating aiming laser beam brightness in a hand held radiometer. The beam from the laser is directed at a target measurement surface and a transversely movable element member is interposed between the laser... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7611278 | Infrared thermometers The present invention is directed to a hand-held infrared thermometer or radiometer (1) for measuring, remotely, the temperature of a target surface (3). In one embodiment, the radiometer includes an infrared detector (7), associated optical sys... | 11/03/2009 |
| D601210 | Face mask | 09/29/2009 |
| 7550725 | Multi-laser system Hand held infrared measurement devices are disclosed, having at least two separated laser sighting emitters (2), which together mark and define a sighting area on a target surface (7,7′,7″). In an embodiment of the invention, separate lasers (2 | 06/23/2009 |
| 7537381 | Measurement system and method A radiometer includes a sighting system which generates an image of an area on the surface of an object onto the IR detector. The distance between the object surface and the radiometer is measured by a rangefinder, controlled by the radiometer. From the distance one... | 05/26/2009 |
| D581220 | Kitchen slicer | 11/25/2008 |
| 7400133 | Speech generating method for use with signal generators A speech module (13) comprises an independent self-contained connector module or unit which is adapted to be releasably connected in series with the input to, or output from, a signal sensing apparatus (1). The module is provided with plugs and/or sock... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7307255 | Laser system An infra-red measurement device is disclosed having at least two laser emitters (2) which between them define a sighting area (7,7′,7″). In one embodiment of the invention, two lasers are provided and these are each preferably split into a number o... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7259686 | Two wire temperature transmitter A thermoelectric connector module (C) is disclosed which comprises input (2) and output (1E) connectors and contains signal conditioning circuitry (1C). The input connectors (2) are interfaced with a hand-held detector (7), and the... | 08/21/2007 |
| D542604 | Non-electric household hand held cutting device | 05/15/2007 |
| 7174770 | Method and device for automatic determination of the permeability of a porous material having alternating levels of porosity A method and device for using a permeameter comprising a measuring head (2) opposite which the sheet or strip (1) is displaced step by step. The method and device can comprise a registration including the determination of the permeability profile of th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163499 | Apparatus for working the abdominal muscles while protecting the back and promoting diaphragmatic breathing Device for working specifically the abdominal muscles in a staged, global, symmetrical and asymmetrical manner, while protecting the back and encouraging diaphragmatic breathing. The invention concerns a device permitting the toning up of the abdominal muscle... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7146737 | Kitchen appliance for slicing various products A kitchen appliance for cutting cuttable material such as vegetables, fruit, etc., with a main body. The appliance comprises a guide surface on which the cuttable material can be moved to and fro, and a blade which, for cutting, is arranged offset in relation to the... | 12/12/2006 |
| D531466 | Parer | 11/07/2006 |
| 7052175 | Laser instrument The invention relates to instruments, such as radiometers, which generate a laser beam for striking a target at a distance to assist in aiming the instrument at a selected area of a target. Provision is made for splitting a single beam, used for instance for centeri... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6923767 | Scanning system along an arciform trajectory with a variable bending radius The scanning system of the invention includes a structure driven in rotation around a first axis, a structuremounted rotating on the structure around an axis parallel to the first axis, a structure for supporting an echographic probe mounted rotating on the structur... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6901089 | Laser instrument The invention relates to instruments which include radiometers and which generate a laser beam for striking a target at a distance to assist in aiming the instrument at a selected area of a target. Provision is made for splitting a single beam, used for instance for... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6864797 | Method and device for carrying out the protected detection of the pollution of water The method according to the invention consists in providing two containers fed by the water source whose pollution is desired to be measured, each of the containers containing fish and being equipped with a detector able detect any abnormal behaviour of the fish, al... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6807513 | Method for determining a spatial quality index of regionalized data The method of the invention includes the following stages: a first stage for identifying the first order statistical anomalies on the basis of a set of raw regionalized data, a second stage for identifying second o... | 10/19/2004 |
| D496834 | Kitchen slicer set | 10/05/2004 |
| 6767511 | Automatic analysis apparatus used for timing blood coagulation The invention concerns an automatic analysis apparatus wherein the liquid sample to be analysed is arranged in a cup (C) containing a ferromagnetic ball (BE) driven in a periodic motion under the effect of a magnetic field. In order to detect the ball (BE) movements... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6737941 | Interface acoustic waves filter, especially for wireless connections The inventive acoustic filter comprises two solid bodies (1, 2), at least one of which is piezoelectric. Said bodies are interconnected in such a way as to form a plane interface (3) between them, acoustic waves being generated by the piezoelectric bod... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6685046 | Food preservative container A ventilated food preservation, container having a replaceable hermetically re-sealable lid closure cover portion fitted with a lid finger grip to open the lid and allow control of pressure inside the container in a single movement through a ventilation p... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6665061 | Method and device for detecting variations of optical properties in a sample in and analysis process The invention concerns a method which consists in performing for a time interval ranging between 1 ms and 10 ms a first turbidimetric measurement using a first light pulse originating from a first source (SL1) emitting in a first frequency rang... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659639 | Laser thermometer Method and Apparatus are provided for visibly outlining the energy zone to be measured by a radiometer, the method comprises providing a laser sighting device on the radiometer adapted to emit more than two laser beams against a surface whose temperature ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6640630 | Vibrating gyroscope The invention relates to a vibrating gyroscope comprising vibrating cylinder (1) that is magnetically or electrostatically excited. Regularly distributed masses (19) designed to lower the vibration frequency of said cylinder are arranged thereon. The inve... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6633434 | Laser sighting beam modification for measuring or treatment instrument The invention relates to modification of a laser beam produced, for purposes of aiming at a target, by instruments for measuring, controlling and treatment, such as pyrometers. The invention further provides methods, for aiming of such an instrument at a ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6627166 | Gas filtering device The invention concerns a device for filtering gas comprising a microporous or microfibrous adsorbent filter (6) and means for forcing an air flow between an exhaust hood (2) and outlet duct (3) for the filtered air. The invention is characterized in that ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6614830 | Laser beam adjustment An attachment for a hand held laser directed temperature measurement device includes a radiometer for invisible radiation detection and a laser beam generator for projection of visible laser light onto a target surface to identify a target area of measure... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6598792 | Method for controlling the supply of fuel and/or the payment for same at a service station and installation used for implementing this method The device for implementing the method consists in a receiving unit at the station, associated with a computer managing the dispensing nozzles, a terminal associated with a pump controller and linked to the receiving unit and an identifying module associa... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6557445 | Tool holder and a runout correcting tool for a tool holder The invention relates to a tool holding assembly with an adjustment means capable of causing the tool holding end of the assembly to bend in relation to the opposite attachment end of the assembly. This is accomplished by providing first and second contac... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6540398 | Method and apparatus for measuring temperature using infrared techniques Method and apparatus are provided for visibly outlining the energy zone to be measured by a radiometer. The method comprises the steps of providing a laser sighting device on the radiometer adapted to emit more than two laser beams against a surface whose... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6443009 | Vibrating gyroscope with electromagnetic excitation and detection The invention concerns a vibrating gyro-scope comprising a vibrating cylinder (1) magnetically excited by an internal stator (9) and whereof the vibrations are detected by means of the same stator comprising field coils and separate or common or multiplex... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6431359 | Multi-view packaging material The invention provides packaging material, both in the form of self-sustaining, e.g. rigid sheeting, and in the form of wrapping material such as paper or plastics material, which impart to a package illustrations of the contents of the package when those... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6386320 | Portable support structure useful as ladder or stepladder The invention concerns a support structure characterized in that it comprises at least: a shaft (1) whereof the two ends are designed to be urged to rest on two fixed elements, one of which may be the ground and the other, a fixed object located above the... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6377400 | Laser sighting beam modification for measuring or treatment instrument The invention relates to modification of a laser beam produced, for purposes of aiming at a target, by instruments for measuring, controlling and treatment, such as pyrometers. It is known to provide such instruments with a single laser beam for aiming pu... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6355488 | Method for continuous or discontinuous automatic analyzing of samples placed in containers A method provides for the placing of samples containers inside holders, a first displacement bringing the holders to an zone with access to the blood analyser pipetting area, identifying the containers during this displacement, a second rectilinear displa... | 03/12/2002 |
