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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120109542 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING QUANTITIES OF FLUID IN A CONTAINER The present technology relates to a volumetric measurement device and various methods for operation of the device. The device comprises at least one accelerometer for detecting the angle of tilt/tip of a container. The device also comprises at least one fluid property p... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109716 | ANALYZING UTILITY CONSUMPTION Consumption levels are monitored over a period of time and analyzed. In response to a determination that a monitored consumption level is above a threshold that is defined based on consumption levels of an associated reference group, a notification may be provided. A pl... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120084022 | Enhanced Microfluidic Electromagnetic Measurements Techniques for enhanced microfluidic impedance spectroscopy include causing a core fluid to flow into a channel between two sheath flows of one or more sheath fluids different from the core fluid. Flow in the channel is laminar. A dielectric constant of a fluid constitu... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120084021 | Monitoring Flow of Single or Multiple Phase Fluids Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to monitor flow of single and multiple phase fluids. Sensors of a tool can be dispersed along the tool to collect measurements to be processed using an autocorrelation operation on the collected measurements to provide i... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120072132 | STORAGE MEDIUM, PREDICTING APPARATUS, AND PREDICTING METHOD A predicting apparatus includes an obtaining unit and a predicting unit. The obtaining unit included in the predicting apparatus obtains actual measurements of data about a fan being rotated at a predetermined revolution frequency N [rpm]. The predicting apparatus then ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072133 | Testing Apparatus and Method In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a materials testing method and apparatus comprises a test cell, a temperature control system, a pressure control system, a volume measurement system, a strength indicator system, at least one processor and an output d... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053859 | THERMAL TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD A thermal testing system for an electronic device includes at least one airflow sensor, at least one temperature sensor, a data collecting module, and a computer. The at least one airflow sensor is configured to sense an airflow speed in the electronic device. The at le... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120054123 | HOT WATER HEATER WITH AN INTEGRATED FLOW METER An apparatus and method are disclosed that monitors water of a water heating and storage system. At least one flow meter is integrated within the system having a tank for storing water to be heated. The meter is in communication with other devices in a home network and ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046792 | Wireless sensors system and method of using same An apparatus, system, and methods for measuring environmental parameters are disclosed. The apparatus, system, and methods can be used for a variety of applications, including HVAC air balancing and building commissioning. The system includes a variety of wireless sensi... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041692 | METHOD OF MEASURING PUMPING AMOUNT OF GROUNDWATER BY USING WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATION AND WATER LEVEL MEASURING SENSOR A method of measuring a pumping amount of groundwater by using water level fluctuation, a water level measuring sensor including an arithmetic operation unit for calculating a pumping amount by using the method, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded t... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120025995 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING OCCLUSIONS IN AN AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029845 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLUID MONITORING According to some embodiments, an apparatus and method are provided for detecting the composition of a fluid. An alternating electromagnetic field may be applied to the fluid and distortions in the electromagnetic field are compared with predetermined, expected distorti... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120019389 | Accuracy Improvement In Flowmeter Systems Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to a flowmeter method and system. In an implementation, a signal is received a signal from a flowmeter and a value is determined based on the signal. The value is compared to a threshold. A heartbeat value is provid... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016523 | Slump Flow Monitoring Method and system for monitoring slump flow of hydratable cementitious material such as wet concrete in a rotating mixing drum. Whereas prior art methods use a single value of the hydraulic pressure for turning the drum (such as the average value) and correlating with s... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110320140 | Inline Overflow Protection and Leak Detection System and Method A system and method for automatically detecting unwanted continuous flow of water or other liquids, either from intentional use or from a leak in the faucet/plumbing system and for automatically turning off the water faucet or dispensing apparatus when unwanted flow con... | 12/29/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110320141 | FLOW RATE MEASURING DEVICE The present invention provides a flow rate measuring device capable of simplifying calculation, reducing the amount of a memory required for the calculation, absorbing variations due to manual operation and depending on the state of ignition, and improving the accuracy ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313687 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SIGNAL FROM A FLOW METER FOR MEASURING A GAS FLOW IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A method for processing a signal from a flow meter for measuring a gas flow in an internal combustion engine includes processing the signal according to a first logic when the engine operates in a first intake mode and processing the signal according to a second logic w... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110307221 | BLIND LOGGER DYNAMIC CALLER Described is an apparatus and method for remotely controlling the call interval of an environmental instrument for a water quality monitoring apparatus based on environmental data obtained by one or more environmental instruments.... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110307190 | Vehicle Fuel Consumption Calculator Diesel fuel consumption is calculated in real-time in an vehicle diagnostic monitor using standard OBDII reported parameters and publicly available engine characteristics. Also, fuel consumption in vehicles that maintain a constant air-fuel ratio is calculated by analyz... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110307194 | CHARACTERISATION OF MASK SYSTEMS A method and a CPAP apparatus for characterizing different mask systems, e.g., masks and hoses, are provided. The apparatus can be calibrated for different mask systems and hoses by including sensors for measuring flow and pressure at a flow generator of the apparatus. ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110295524 | DETERMINING APPARATUS AND DETERMINING METHOD A determining method includes: holding a cooled device in a container; detecting a temperature inside the container; detecting a temperature outside the container; facilitating a airflow through an air filter that allows air to flow therethrough between the container an... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295525 | CYLINDER INTAKE AIR AMOUNT CALCULATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A cylinder intake air amount calculating apparatus for an internal combustion engine for calculating a cylinder intake air amount which is an amount of fresh air sucked into a cylinder of the engine, is provided. An intake air flow rate, which is a flow rate of fresh ai... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110288793 | EVENT IDENTIFICATION A method of identifying an event associated with consumption of a utility comprising the steps of generating a utility consumption profile from utility consumption data, the utility consumption data comprising a plurality of utility consumption values measured at a corr... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110288794 | FLOW COUNTER A flow counter capable of correctly checking an operating state of the flow counter and leakage and correctly indicating a total amount of flow by allowing the rotation of a pointer to be learned accurately in the form of numerical data. In this flow counter (1),... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110285550 | AIRFOIL PERFORMANCE MONITOR There is described a method for generating a parameter for airfoil performance monitoring, the method comprising: receiving at least a first signal indicative of a first airflow parameter measured at one of an aft position and a side-facing position of a sensor mast mou... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110270539 | AIRFLOW DETECTOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING AIRFLOW An airflow detecting device includes at least one pivot rod, a first vane portion hingedly secured to the at least one pivot rod and a second vane portion hingedly secured to the at least one pivot rod. The airflow detecting device further includes a first sensor assemb... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110264385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A FLUID PARAMETER IN A VIBRATING METER A method for calculating a fluid parameter of a fluid flowing through a vibratory flow meter is provided. The method comprises vibrating the flow meter at one or more frequencies and receiving a vibrational response. The method further comprises generating a first fluid... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110264384 | FLOW METER A simple, passive and rugged device for measuring the flow rate of liquid. A variable area obstruction valve, a differential pressure sensor and a densitometer are combined in a single housing to provide for a highly accurate and precise measure of mass flow.... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110264382 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOW METER Gain switching is performed by a DC amplifying circuit. The DC amplifying circuit is provided with individual gain generating circuits and a gain selecting circuit, and saturation preventing circuits are provided in earlier stages than the individual gain generating cir... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110264383 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING OCCLUSIONS IN AN AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110257952 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A FEED LINE FOR FEEDING IN AN AIR MIXTURE AND HAVING AN EXHAUST LINE A method for operating an internal combustion engine (10), the internal combustion engine (10) having a feed line (14) for feeding an air mixture into the internal combustion engine (10), the feed line (14) having a first section (2... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110257922 | AIR POLLUTION SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF An air pollution sampling system and a method thereof applied to a wide-area air sampling are revealed. Air is forced into an air sampling unit by movement of a vehicle, for performing an active air sampling without a power source. An air sampling unit includes a plural... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110257898 | THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY MEASURING SYSTEM, CONCENTRATION OF CALORIC COMPONENT MEASURING SYSTEM, AND FLOW RATE MEASURING SYSTEM A thermal diffusivity measuring system including a measuring mechanism for measuring a radiation coefficient or a value for thermal conductivity for a mixed gas measured when the heater element has produced heat at a plurality of temperatures; a thermal diffusivity calc... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110250048 | Airflow From A Blower With One Or More Adjustable Guide Vanes That Are Affixed To The Blower At One Or More Pivot Points Located In An Outlet Of The Blower Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for improving the airflow exiting a blower that has one or more adjustable guide vanes that are affixed to the blower at one or more pivot points located in an outlet of the blower that include: determining a rotational spe... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110238330 | FLOW DETERMINATION METHOD The invention relates to a method for determining a flow, wherein flow velocities ΔV−LoS in measuring direction mr are measured by means of sensors 2 using at least one measuring position, comprising the following steps:
| 09/29/2011 |
| 20110231114 | FLUID FLOW MONITOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM A fluid flow monitoring system including one or more fluid flow dispensing valves each including a piston. Fluid flow sensors are associated with the fluid flow dispensing valves for measuring fluid flow. The fluid flow sensors include a housing with a magnet positioned... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110226469 | VIRTUAL FLOWMETER FOR A WELL A technique includes inducing a distributed temperature change along a portion of a wellbore and measuring a time varying temperature along the portion of the wellbore due to the induced change. The technique includes determining a distributed flow rate in the portion b... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110231115 | GAS APPLIANCE JUDGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD A gas appliance judgment apparatus and method by which a type of gas appliance in use and the existence of a gas leak can be identified. In operation, noise is removed from measured instantaneous flow volume, whereupon the “length”, “initial flow volume” and “... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110224919 | AIRFLOW-SENSING COMPUTER CURSOR GENERATOR AND AIRFLOW-SENSING MOUSE An airflow-sensing computer cursor generator includes a microprocessor and plural air flow rate sensors. The plural air flow rate sensors are used for sensing airflow rates resulted from a moving action of an inductor in plural directions, thereby generating respective ... | 09/15/2011 |
