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| 20120109544 | DIGITAL COMPRESSION RECORDER WITH SPECIFICATION DATABASE SYSTEM AND METHOD In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a system for measuring the cylinder compression of an engine is provided The system may include a microprocessor; a sensor operatively connected to the microprocessor, the sensor configured to measure a pressur... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120084024 | IN-LINE VISCOMETER WITH NO MOVING PARTS AND METHODS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR MAINTAINING A DESIRED VISCOSITY The present invention relates to in-line viscometers with no moving parts for monitoring the viscosity of fluids. One embodiment of the invention is a viscometer including a first tube, a second tube, a first flow metering device coupled with the first tube, a second fl... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING PERFORATED TILE AIRFLOW IN A DATA CENTER Systems and methods provide determinations of airflow from a raised floor plenum. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method is provided for predicting airflow from a plurality of openings in a plenum. The method includes (A) receiving input data from a storage device... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072134 | FUEL-INJECTION CONDITION DETECTOR A fuel-injection condition detector includes a first approximate portion which approximates a plurality of fuel pressure values representing the descent pressure waveform or the ascent pressure waveform into a least-squares approximate line by least-squares method; and ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053861 | ON-LINE MONITORING AND PREDICTION OF CORROSION IN OVERHEAD SYSTEMS The present disclosure describes a method and system for estimating the onset of salt formation in an overhead fluid system. The method may include measuring parameters of a process stream by collecting data from one or more sensor arrays on an overhead line, such as fr... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053860 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD A differential pressure sensor (105) for determining a differential pressure value is provided. The differential pressure sensor (105) includes a selector valve (110) configured to receive a first pressure at a first location and a second pressure a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120041694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSMENT OF PIPELINE CONDITION A method and system for assessing the condition of a pipe carrying a fluid is disclosed. The method includes the steps of generating a pressure wave in the fluid being carried along the pipe and detecting a pressure wave interaction signal resulting from an interaction ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120029785 | Method for Determining the Wheel Pressure in an Electronically Actuable Motor Vehicle Brake Control System A method is described in which the wheel pressure in an electronically controlled motor vehicle brake system is determined. The brake system includes inlet valves and outlet valves in the wheel circuits. At least one of the valves allows adjusting the valve current. The... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029847 | HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH BANDWIDTH PRESSURE ACQUISITION SYSTEM A system for measuring a multiplicity of pressures as those experienced by a model in a wind tunnel is depicted. The system includes individual sensor devices which are connected to an electronics module. The sensors may be connected to the electronics module via a cabl... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022694 | CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL DEGRADATION SENSING IN OIL A sensing scheme comprising determining the chemical degradation and physical degradation in oil using variation in transmission behavior of oil for multi-wavelength electromagnetic radiation, and separating the contributory effect of physical degradation from the chemi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022807 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VISCOSITY An apparatus for measuring viscosity includes a container in which an inlet radius of an inlet end is larger than an outlet radius of an outlet end. A fluid with a flow velocity is placed in the container. The fluid has a density value and a pressure gradient value. A p... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022806 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING FLUID VISCOSITY An apparatus and a method for measuring fluid viscosity are revealed. An inlet end of a container is larger than an outlet end of the container. A fluid flows through the outlet end at a flow rate. A volume of the fluid flowing out of the outlet end is measured by a gra... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022805 | MECHANICAL HEALTH MONITOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR A probabilistic data signal processor used to determine health of a system is described. Initial probability distribution functions are input to a dynamic state-space model, which iteratively operates on probability distribution functions, such as state and model probab... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019574 | DISCHARGE AMOUNT CALCULATING DEVICE AND FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS A discharge amount calculating device for calculating the discharge amount of a fluid from a fluid ejecting apparatus is disclosed, in which the fluid ejecting apparatus is capable of ejecting at least one fluid onto a target at a discharge amount of multiple stages. Th... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016603 | PRESSURE SCANNER ASSEMBLIES HAVING REPLACEABLE SENSOR PLATES A pressure scanner assembly having at least one replaceable sensor plate, wherein each of the replaceable sensor plates has at least one pressure sensor adapted to transmit a signal substantially indicative of a sensed pressure condition. A memory chip, which stores cor... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120004866 | NON INTERRUPTING ON-LINE WATER DISTRIBUTION PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR COMPRESSION TYPE WET AND DRY BARREL FIRE HYDRANTS A non interrupting on-line water distribution pressure monitoring system for a dry barrel fire hydrant includes an upper portion or the head and a lower portion or the barrel having an opening. A water flow control mechanism mounted at the opening of the lower portion o... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110320060 | Methods and systems for measurement and control of process parameters Systems and methods for monitoring various process parameters, primarily in connection with processes for the sterilization of particulate foods in a continuous thermal process, make use of application specific integrated circuits (ASIC) that provide process-related dat... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320142 | TEMPERATURE INDEPENDENT PRESSURE SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS THEREOF A temperature independent pressure sensor for selectively determining pressure is provided. The sensor comprises a resonance sensor circuit, a pressure sensitive component disposed on the sensor circuit, and an electromagnetic field modulator. A temperature independent ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313688 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PASTEURIZATION INSTALLATION A method for monitoring the function of a pasteurization installation, and to a pasteurization installation having a device for monitoring the function, providing a quick and simple way of detecting malfunctions. For this purpose, a theoretical expected value of the res... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110301879 | Pressure sensor, valve assembly and method for their operation A pressure sensor (10) comprises a pressure transducer (12) that generates an electric pressure signal (28) in correlation with an absorbed pressure (p) and a processing unit (23) that generates an electric output signal (S) by means of a map... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301881 | System and Method for Monitoring and Controlling Pressure Relief Valve Performance Techniques for monitoring operation of a relief valve containing an internal flow passage with a valve seat and valve plug disposed therein. The temperature of a fluid is sensed in the internal flow passage downstream of the seat. A valve temperature signal is generated... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301880 | Bushing Diagnosis A method and a device for diagnosing the status of an electrical apparatus having a sealed fluid based insulating system. The device includes at least one input for receiving measurements of a current running through the apparatus and measurements of an actual apparatus... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110295526 | Method for Determining a Change of Vortex Geometry The invention relates to an approximation method for determining a change in vortex geometry at a rotor consisting of several rotor blades, where the rotor is located above the fuselage, with the steps:
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| 20110285537 | METHOD FOR THE ESTIMATION OF OIL VISCOSITY IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A method for the estimation of oil viscosity in an internal combustion engine, the engine subjected to fuel post injections to activate Particulate Filter regeneration processes and to fuel hydrocarbons (HC) evaporation events affecting said oil viscosity. The method in... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110282597 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VISCOSITY PARAMETER OF A MOTOR OIL AS WELL AS A CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL A method for determining a viscosity parameter of a motor oil in an internal combustion engine, wherein a plurality of operating parameters characterizing an operating state of the internal combustion engine are detected and/or determined for an electronic engine contro... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110270131 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE PRESSURE OF A FLUID IN A SYRINGE, AN ACCESS PORT, A CATHETER, AND A GASTRIC BAND A method and system for determining pressure in a syringe, and more specifically to a syringe pressure accessory which can be connected to a syringe to determine pressure in a syringe and a gastric band. The syringe pressure accessory can detect a pressure of a syringe ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110264386 | RHEOMETER FOR HIGH-VISCOSITY MATERIALS The invention relates to a rheometer (100) for high-viscosity materials and to a device and a method for estimating, by means of such a rheometer (100), the feeding pressure to be applied in order to overcome the feeding resistance of high-viscosity materi... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110257908 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER An automatic analyzer, capable of obtaining analysis results using reaction liquids with absorbance appropriate for analysis processing, is provided. To that end, the analyzer includes: a standard deviation calculating section for calculating a standard deviation of abs... | 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 |
| 20110246047 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE ENGINE SYSTEM A method of controlling a vehicle engine system is described. The method involves sensing a pressure in the engine; generating a signal indicative of the sensed pressure; encrypting the signal to generate an encrypted data message containing information indicative of th... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110246099 | Method and apparatus for the measurement of the mass fraction of water in oil-water mixtures An apparatus for measuring the mass fractions of water and oil in a flowing mixture of oil and water through a pipe includes a sensor portion that measures sound velocity and temperature of the flowing oil water mixture at a first time and at a second time. The apparatu... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110246101 | TIRE CONDITION MONITORING METHOD AND TIRE CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM A tire condition monitoring method and a monitoring system having a simple configuration and that can process data with a high degree of reliability. The method or system determines at a sensor module whether a measured value from a sensor satisfies a preset condition. ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110246100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FLUIDS AND MONITORING FLUID QUALITY IN A VESSEL Methods and systems are disclosed for using time domain reflectometry to determine the identity of a fluid in a vessel, and to determine whether the quality of a fluid in a vessel is within acceptable parameters. Methods include identifying a fluid by comparing a derive... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110238334 | ARRANGEMENT RELATED TO A GAS SENSOR A gas-sensor related arrangement and more specifically an arrangement which, for its function, utilizes a first light-generating element, a second light-receiving element, and a third element for forming and defining an optical measuring distance between the first and s... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110231116 | DETERMINING EFFECTS OF TURBINE BLADES ON FLUID MOTION Disclosed is a technique for simulating wind interaction with wind turbines. A turbine blade is divided into radial sections. The effect that each of these radial sections has on the velocities in Eulerian computational cells they overlap is determined. The effect is de... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110231117 | Electronic Vacuum Gauge and Systems and Methods of Calibration and Operation of Same An electronic thermistor-based vacuum gauge and systems and methods of calibration and operation of the same that require no calibration against a known vacuum standard to obtain high accuracy through broad vacuum and ambient temperature ranges. Additional features of t... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110213535 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DUAL-CHANNEL MONITORING OF SAFETY-RELEVANT SENSOR SIGNALS A method and device for dual-channel transmission of safety-relevant sensor signals. In the method, two sensor signals to be monitored are generated parallel to one another by two sensors and the generated sensor signals are transmitted to a common evaluation unit via t... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110208440 | DISTRIBUTOR MODULE AND MEASURING SYSTEM FORMED THEREWITH A distributor module serves for distributing electrical power to at least two connected measuring devices and for forwarding to at least one superordinated electronic data processing unit information concerning at least one physical, measured variable transmitted from t... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110202291 | AIRCRAFT DYNAMIC PRESSURE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Methods and apparatus are provided for estimating aircraft dynamic pressure. The load on the flight control surface actuator that is coupled to a flight control surface is measured. An estimate of the aircraft dynamic pressure is calculated from the measured load.... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110191039 | SHOCK WAVE GENERATOR FOR BIOMEDICAL STUDIES A process of measuring blast shock includes exposing a shock model to an output of a shockwave generator. The propagation of the output is sensed with a sensor platform to generate sensor wave propagation data. The data recorded by the sensor platform is analyzed to mea... | 08/04/2011 |
