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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120006430 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A BODY INSERTED IN A CONDUIT AND INSERT FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS Method for monitoring a body inserted in pipe conducting a fluid flow, the body being positioned in a distance from the pipe wall providing a gap between the body and the pipe wall, the gap constituting an electromagnetic, e.g. microwave, resonator, at least one couplin... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110285405 | RADIO WAVE ABSORBER, ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND RADIATED IMMUNITY SYSTEM A radio wave absorber for use in an electromagnetic field probe that measures an electromagnetic field by means of an antenna section provided therewith, the radio wave absorber including: a first end section; a second end section that is located at a position opposite ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110227586 | MICROWAVE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Methods and/or systems are disclosed herein for use in imaging an object with microwave tomography using a plurality of different boundary conditions.... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110199098 | DEVICE FOR THE CONTACT-LESS DETECTION OF THE DEGREE OF DRYNESS OF A COAT OF VARNISH, AND METHOD FOR THE SAME A device and method for the contactless and therefore non-destructive measurement of a degree of dryness of a coat of paint applied to a substrate. The device comprises at least one transmitter for electromagnetic radiation, at least one receiver for determining the abs... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110193566 | MULTICHANNEL ABSORBERLESS NEAR FIELD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM A near field microwave scanning system includes a switched array of antenna elements forming an array surface, a scan surface substantially parallel to the array surface and separated by a distance less than about 1 wavelength of the measured frequency, and a processing... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110193565 | DIELECTRICITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE A dielectricity measurement device and method for determining dielectric properties of portioned material of a capsule end package with the aid of an electrical field is described, where the device receives an electrically conductive package wall of the capsule end pack... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110181300 | Remote Detection and Measurement of Objects Provided are methods of using electromagnetic waves for detecting metal and/or dielectric objects. Methods include directing microwave and/or mm wave radiation in a predetermined direction using a transmission apparatus, including a transmission element; receiving radia... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110175627 | EVANESCENT MICROWAVE MICROSCOPY PROBE AND METHODOLOGY The present disclosure generally relates to an evanescent microwave microscopy probe and methods for making and using the same. Some embodiments relate to a probe which is constructed of silver. Other embodiments relate to a method of measuring an unknown property a tar... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110057103 | CONTAINER, CONTAINER POSITIONING METHOD, AND MEASURING METHOD A container according to the present invention contains at least a part of a device under test to be measured by a terahertz wave measurement device. The container includes a gap portion that internally disposes at least a part of the device under test, and an enclosure... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110012619 | Yield Improvement for Josephson Junction Test Device Formation An apparatus for measuring component performance including a feed line having an input port and an output port, a first resonator connected to the feed line, and a first Josephson junction device connected to the first resonator and to ground.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110006784 | TEST METHOD OF MICROSTRUCTURE BODY AND MICROMACHINE It is an object to provide a test method of a process, an electric characteristic, and a mechanical characteristic of a structure body in a micromachine without contact. A structure body including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer provided in parallel ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100193688 | RADIOMETRIC ELECTRICAL LINE SENSOR IN COMBINATION WITH MECHANICAL ROTATING MIRROR FOR CREATING 2D IMAGE The present invention relates to the field of two dimensional (2D) radiometric imaging. The present invention especially relates to a sensor unit. The sensor unit according to the present invention comprises a reflecting element mounted so as to be rotatable around an a... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100156439 | DIELECTRICITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE A dielectricity measurement device and method for determining dielectric properties of portioned material of a capsule end package with the aid of an electrical field is described, where the device receives an electrically conductive package wall of the capsule end pack... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100141271 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF A SAMPLE OF AN EXCITABLE MATERIAL A device for detecting electrical properties of a sample of an excitable material, in particular of a silicon wafer, comprises a microwave source for generating a microwave field, a resonance system which is coupled to the microwave source in a microwave-transmitting ma... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100102827 | ROTATION ANGLE SENSOR OR LENGTH SENSOR A rotation angle sensor with two or more oscillators which comprises, in each case, striplines fixed on a dielectric support, as sensor elements, such that the oscillators are arrayed in a curve, for angle measurement, or they are arrayed in a straight line, for positio... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100085066 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE RAPID DETECTION OF CONCEALED OBJECTS The present invention provides for an improved scanning process having microwave arrays comprised of microwave transmitters in radiographic alignment with microwave receivers. The microwave array emits controllably directed microwave radiation toward an object under ins... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100045306 | Microwave resonator and microwave microscope including the same Provided is a microwave resonator of a both-end-opened type including: a first end and a second end; a conductor line; a ground conductor; and a measurement unit for measuring an amount associated with a complex dielectric constant of a sample while the measurement unit... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090302866 | ANALYTICAL SCANNING EVANESCENT MICROWAVE MICROSCOPE AND CONTROL STAGE A scanning evanescent microwave microscope (SEMM) that uses near-field evanescent electromagnetic waves to probe sample properties is disclosed. The SEMM is capable of high resolution imaging and quantitative measurements of the electrical properties of the sample. The ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090295407 | DEVICE AND HANDLING SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT OF MOBILITY AND SHEET CHARGE DENSITY An apparatus (10) for contactless measurement of sheet charge density and mobility includes a microwave source (16), a circular waveguide (50) for transmitting microwave power to a sample (59), such as a semiconductor wafer or panel for flat ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090237092 | MICROWAVE AND MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING SYSTEM A sensor array having a plurality of modulated slots for microwave and/or millimeter wave imaging. The locations of the slots in the array define a spatial domain away from an object for detecting an electric field from the object. Each of the slots outputs a signal rep... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090237093 | MICROWAVE RECTENNA BASED SENSOR ARRAY FOR MONITORING PLANARITY OF STRUCTURES A microwave rectenna based sensor array is disclosed, which can remotely detect and monitor the planarity and curvature change of the surface of a structure, irrespective of the size or shape of the structure, by using a microwave signal.... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090223284 | Leak Detector A leak detector for detecting a leak in a line includes a transmitting device for generating radiation to be coupled into the line. By a receiving device, radiation that has emerged from the line through a leak is received, as a result of which the leak becomes detectab... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090201030 | Method and apparatus for inspecting an object using terahertz electromagnetic wave An inspection apparatus including a transmission line for propagating an electromagnetic wave; an electromagnetic wave supply unit for supplying a terahertz wave to the transmission line; an electromagnetic wave detection unit for detecting the terahertz wave from the t... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090033339 | VECTOR IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME A vector impedance measurement system (100) includes a first radio frequency (RF) source (101) for providing energy to a test circuit. A measurement device (111) is used for providing a first network measurement based upon the voltage and current at... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080129316 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES A method for detecting an anomaly in a composite material comprising directing two transmitted electromagnetic wave signals orthogonally polarized with respect to each other from a probe to the composite material, wherein the probe and composite material are positioned ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080106271 | Method for Detecting an Interface Between First and Second Strata of Materials Methods of detecting an interface between first and second materials having different dielectric loss factors disposed in a stratified manner in a volume of materials using a sensing apparatus having a length of transmission line that includes an inner conductor surroun... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20070252604 | Inspection apparatus and inspection method An inspection apparatus including a transmission line for propagating an electromagnetic wave; an electromagnetic wave supply unit for supplying a terahertz wave to the transmission line; an electromagnetic wave detection unit for detecting the terahertz wave from the t... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070216422 | PROBE AND NEAR-FIELD MICROSCOPE A probe includes a tubular conductor having an aperture at one end thereof. An electromagnetic wave transmitting unit for transmitting an electromagnetic wave, via the tubular conductor, to a position distant from the aperture is disposed at one of the inside and the ou... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070182424 | High frequency circuit analyser An analyzer for measuring the response of an electronic device (DUT 206) to an RF input signal from a signal generator (240a) is described. An active load pull circuit (201) is connected to the DUT 206, which receives an output signal ... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070152681 | MODELING AND CALIBRATING A THREE-PORT TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY SYSTEM A three-port TDR front end comprises numerous components. An exemplary three-port TDR front end is a DSL modem. Information-bearing TDR signals are distorted as they pass through these components. With a perfect model of the response of its front-end, a TDR system usual... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070069740 | Analysis of Variable-Depth Sample Using a Sweeping Microwave Signal The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for analysing an amount of at least one component in a sample by measuring a microwave signal that has passed at least partially through the sample. The apparatus preferably comprises: a microwave generator that g... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070035311 | Power tool with measurement of a penetration depth of a working tool A power tool (1) for driving a working tool (3) that penetrates at least axially into a to-be-machined material (2), and including a signal processor (6, 6′), and a transducer (5) which is suitable for exciting and detecting a high-f... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20070030015 | MODELING AND CALIBRATING A THREE-PORT TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY SYSTEM A three-port TDR front end comprises numerous components. An exemplary three-port TDR front end is a DSL modem. Information-bearing TDR signals are distorted as they pass through these components. With a perfect model of the response of its front-end, a TDR system usual... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060170431 | Method of estimating channel bandwidth from a time domain reflectometer (TDR) measurement Bandwidth of a test channel is determined from a single port Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) measurement with the channel terminated in a short or an open circuit. Bandwidth is estimated by: (1) making a TDR measurement of a channel terminated in a short or open circuit... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060152229 | Noncontact conductivity measuring instrument The present invention relates to measurement of conductivity, particularly to the noncontact measurement of the conductivity using a microwave. A microwave oscillated by an oscillator (110) using a Gunn diode is applied through an isolator (120), a circula... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20060087325 | 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 ene... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20050253594 | Method and apparatus for nondestructive measurement and mapping of sheet materials An apparatus for contactless measurement of sheet charge density and mobility includes a microwave source, a circular waveguide for transmitting microwave power to a sample, such as a semiconductor wafer or panel for flat panel displays, at a measurement location, a fir... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050179444 | Method for calibrating and de-embedding, set of devices for de-embedding and vector network analyzer The accuracy of a method for calibrating an N terminal microwave measurement network (10), the method comprising the measurement of network parameter values of a load device (43), depends on the knowledge of the parasitic impedance of the load device (4... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050179443 | Microwave sensor for measuring a dielectric property of a product The application relates to a microwave sensor for measuring a dielectric property, especially the density and/or moisture content of a product, having a microwave resonator, wherein a product introduced into the resonator interacts with a resonant microwave field genera... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050128150 | 3D measuring method & equipment for antenna of wireless communication product A 3D measuring method and an equipment for an antenna of a wireless communication product, the measuring method following steps: positioning an object to be tested on a turntable capable of rotating for 360°; and driving an antenna testing and receiving device to rotat... | 06/16/2005 |
