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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126987 | METHOD FOR EXAMINING WATER HEATER SAFETY A method for examining water heater safety includes the steps of: setting a desired temperature and sensing a cold water temperature and a flow rate of water to calculate a theoretical gas consumption, and then supplying a combustor the theoretical gas consumption to he... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120109554 | ONBOARD ADAPTIVE BATTERY CORE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION Methods and systems for dynamically estimating the core temperature of at least one cell in a battery. In one aspect, the method includes using a combination of estimations including one based on ohmic resistance and another based on a function of thermal energy transfe... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109570 | System and Method for Measuring Fiber Temperatures Using OTDR Measurements Described herein are systems and methods for calculating a relative temperature of a fiber-optic cable using bi-directional analysis traces with an optical time-domain reflectometer (“OTDR”). Analysis of bi-directional traces along a length of fiber-optic cable yiel... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104229 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSOR HAVING THE SAME A temperature sensor includes a band gap reference (BGR) circuit, a voltage generation unit and a digital CDS circuit. The band gap reference (BGR) circuit generates a reference voltage proportional to a temperature. The voltage generation unit generates a first voltage... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109571 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE A temperature measurement device includes a temperature measurement part, a calculation part, and a control part for controlling the operation of the temperature measurement part and the calculation part; wherein the temperature measurement part has a substrate having a... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109569 | DIAGNOSIS OF BEARING THERMAL ANOMALIES IN AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE A system for evaluating bearing metal temperature (BMT) to diagnose rotor misalignment and/or bearing wipe in an electrical machine. A first system is provided that includes: an input system for obtaining bearing metal temperature (BMT) readings from a first BMT sensor ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120072091 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS FOR AEROPLANE GAS TURBINE ENGINE In a temperature estimation apparatus for an aeroplane gas turbine engine, there are provided with a calculator that calculates a low-pressure turbine outlet temperature change (dEGT) based on low-pressure turbine rotational speed (N1) and ambient temperature (T<... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072161 | THERMAL-ANALYSIS-MODEL GENERATING APPARATUS, THERMAL-ANALYSIS-MODEL GENERATING PROGRAM, THERMAL-ANALYSIS-MODEL GENERATING METHOD, AND THERMAL ANALYSIS APPARATUS A thermal analysis apparatus calculates an area of a predetermined range including an electronic component mounted on a printed-circuit board. The thermal analysis apparatus counts the number of via holes included in the predetermined range of which the area is calculat... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072162 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AN EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE A Method is provided for estimating a temperature of an exhaust gas in an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine. The exhaust line is provided with a NOx sensor that includes, but is not limited to a heater. The method includes, but is not limited to d... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120046899 | DISCOVERING THERMAL RELATIONSHIPS IN DATA PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS A method, system, and computer usable program product for discovering thermal relationships in a data processing environment are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An output temperature of a cooling unit operating in the data processing environment is changed fro... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120035880 | MEASUREMENT OF MOLTEN SULFUR LEVEL IN RECEPTACLES A portable temperature sensing probe having a plurality of thermocouples is inserted into a tank mounted on a truck or other receptacle at the time of loading a hot liquid, e.g., molten sulfur. The probe and at least a portion of the associated wiring or leads are attac... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120024653 | METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONAL DETERMINATION OF THE OIL TEMPERATURE IN A CLUTCH UNIT A clutch unit (47) comprises a wet friction clutch for controllable transmission of a torque from an input element (41) to an output element (45), housing that contains the friction clutch and oil for cooling the friction clutch, and an actuator ( 02/02/2012 | |
| 20120022822 | THERMAL POWERLINE RATING AND CLEARANCE ANALYSIS USING LOCAL THERMAL SENSOR A method for modeling of an overhead electrical conductor, includes: collecting 3-dimensional location data of the conductor; substantially simultaneous with said collecting, acquiring a thermal measurement of the conductor with a local thermal sensor; and generating a ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120013471 | Busway Joint Parameter Detection System A system for detecting an improperly secured busway joint in an electrical distribution busway includes a busway joint parameter sensor, a transmission circuit and a remote computer. The busway joint parameter sensor is disposed so as to sense a selected parameter of th... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016622 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING INNER WALL TEMPERATURE FROM OUTER WALL TEMPERATURE OF TUBE The present invention relates to the field of measurement technology, and offers a method for calculating an inner wall temperature from a measurement result of an outer wall temperature of a tube in relation to a problem of a two-dimensional, unsteady heat flow in tube... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010839 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNAL GENERATION VIA A TEMPERATURE SENSING CRYSTAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Aspects of the invention may comprise an integrated circuit comprising a memory, a temperature sensor, a crystal, and a communication module. Data stored in the memory may indicate a frequency of the crystal as a function of temperature and/or time. The memory may be wr... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010845 | Self Contained Boiler Sensor A system and method is presented for a multi-sensor component for an HVAC system. The multi-sensor component comprises a sensor assembly, having one or more detectors, comprising a plurality of temperature detectors operable to measure a temperature of an object or a me... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004880 | Temperature Sensor and Temperature Sensing Method A temperature sensor is provided. The temperature sensor includes: a temperature sensing unit for sensing a temperature and outputting a temperature sensing signal; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), coupled to the temperature sensing unit, for converting the tempera... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120005469 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF STARTING UP IN LOW-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT AND STARTUP METHOD THEREOF An electronic device capable of starting up in a low-temperature environment and a startup method for starting up the electronic device in the low-temperature environment and provide a stable operation temperature. The electronic device includes a temperature detection ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110316706 | FILTER FOULING DETECTION USING COMPARATIVE TEMPERATURE RISE ANALYSIS One embodiment involves detecting the fouling of an air filter used to filter airflow entering a computer system. An expected airflow rate is obtained from a current fan speed. An expected temperature rise between two positions is computed as a function of the expected ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110301871 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT OF A CONTROL UNIT A method for determining a state of at least one component of a control unit, in which a temperature of the at least one component is determined, a type of temperature change being detected and recorded for a number of temperatures which are determined over a time perio... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301908 | DETECTION DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A detection device for an internal combustion engine is preferably applied to the internal combustion engine which includes a temperature varying member, which is provided in an exhaust system, and whose temperature varies due to gas flow in the exhaust system. A temper... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301909 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR A LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) ASSEMBLY A temperature measurement system is provided for a light emitting diode (LED) assembly that includes an LED having two semiconductors joined together at an LED junction. The system includes a temperature sensor operatively connected to the LED assembly at a remote locat... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110295544 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIVING SPACE ADDED VALUE EFFICACY INDEX EVALUATION A measured value for a PMV within a living space is sent to a comfort efficacy evaluating device. Occupancy information (the current number of occupants N) in the living space is sent to the comfort efficacy evaluating device. The comfort efficacy evaluating device calc... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295540 | Non-Contacting Temperature Profile Measurement of Rotating Rolls A high-resolution, non-contact sensor that measures the temperature of an elongated roll comprises an array of low-mass air temperature elements positioned adjacent the cylindrical surface. As the roll rotates a boundary layer of air is formed along the contour of the r... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295545 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL OPERATION IN A HYDROCRACKER A system and method for detecting abnormal operation of a hydrocracker includes a model to model the hydrocracker. The model may be configurable to include one or more regression models corresponding to different operating regions of the portion of the hydrocracker. The... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110282619 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND PROCESS FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF A HEAT EXCHANGER A temperature measurement device in combination with a furnace heat exchanger is disclosed and claimed. An instrumented heat tracer sensor is launched into the heat exchanger which records the temperature of the fluid and performance at data points along the length of t... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282498 | SOLAR THERMAL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME A method for monitoring a solar thermal energy system including a solar thermal loop and a heat consumption loop thermally coupled by a heat exchanger, the solar thermal loop including a solar collector device fluidly connected to the heat exchanger and a primary heat t... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110273378 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH TEMPERATURE SENSING CAPABILITY AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME The present invention relates to electronic devices such as mobile devices, and methods of operating such devices. In one embodiment of the invention, the electronic device includes first and second temperature sensors positioned at different respective locations on the... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110276297 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION A system and a method for monitoring and inspecting food safety is disclosed. The system adopts insert and use concept that only requires an initial push on a button to begin its function. The system provides visual alert for different conditions if food products are in... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110264279 | HVAC control A method of monitoring HVAC usage includes: maintaining a data structure in an on board memory of a programmable usage monitoring HVAC thermostat; receiving an initiation signal from a relay; receiving a termination signal from the relay; and updating the data structure... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110264398 | Fibre Optic Sensor System A combined pressure and temperature sensor, the sensor comprising at least one first optical sensing element of a first type and at least one second optical sensing element of a second type, wherein the sensor is adapted to compensate for temperature and/or pressure eff... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110257925 | HEAT METERING FOR CENTRAL THERMAL ENERGY INSTALLATION A virtual heat metering system (10), includes sensors (12, 14, 16, 18, 20), adapted to be associated with a supply circuit of a central thermal installation (I) and arranged for supplying main signals (Qman., Tman., Trit., ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110257907 | PRESSURE-BASED TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION FOR IMPLANTABLE FLUID DELIVERY DEVICES A number of parameters related to the operation of a fluid delivery device are determined based on a pressure within the device sensed using a pressure sensor. In one example, the volume of therapeutic fluid added to or removed from a reservoir of a fluid delivery devic... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110257924 | SELF-MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING TRANSFORMER A self-monitoring transformer is disclosed. The transformer uses sensors embedded in the coils to determine the expected lifespan of the insulation, as well as other operating parameters, and communicates that information to an external system.... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110254686 | RESERVOIR MONITORING FOR IMPLANTABLE FLUID DELIVERY DEVICES A number of parameters related to the operation of a fluid delivery device are determined based on a pressure within the device sensed using a pressure sensor. In one example, the volume of therapeutic fluid added to or removed from a reservoir of a fluid delivery devic... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110235672 | Thermographic Detection of Internal Passageway Blockages A method of thermal inspection of a component defining at least one internal passageway. The method includes receiving a continuous sequence of thermal images of at least an exit hole defined by the at least one internal passageway at a surface of the component. The met... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110231320 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Systems, methods and software for energy management; for negotiations and/or auctions between energy aggregators and utility companies.... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110224940 | Temperature Prediction Transmitter A system and method is provided for predicting a physical quality such as temperature, the measurement of which tends to be hindered by a time-related impediment. A single sensor is configured to detect, in real time, the physical quality Qdetect, and one or ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110224941 | Compact Motion Powered Thermometer A compact motion powered thermometer includes a body member and a tip member with a thermal contact surface secured to the body member. A thermal sensor mounted on the inside of the tip member is adapted for sensing a thermal contact surface and producing a temperature ... | 09/15/2011 |
