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| 20120125558 | Systems and Computer Program Products for Measuring Airflow Rates in Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Ducts and HVAC Systems Including the Same An airflow measurement system configured to be received in a duct of a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system is provided. The air flow measurement system includes a housing, and a plurality of cells positioned in the housing, the plurality of cells bei... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103085 | THERMAL FLOW SENSOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH LOW RESPONSE TIME AND HIGH SENSITIVITY A thermal flow sensor integrated circuit for sensing flow in a channel based on temperature measurements, the integrated circuit having a temperature sensing element (30) on a front side of the integrated circuit arranged to face the channel, and a bond pad (6... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103084 | AIR FLOW MEASURING DEVICE An air flow measuring device includes a passage forming housing, a sensor housing, and a sensor part. An inner wall surface of the passage forming housing defines a measured passage. The passage forming housing includes a sensor attaching part. Measured air flows throug... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120036925 | Digital Flow Meter with Enhanced Turndown Ratio A digital fluid flow meter for measuring fluid flow past a surface on one side of a wall including first and second reduced thickness areas in the wall spaced from one another, a first detector having a first temperature sensitive element thermally coupled to the first ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110283787 | THERMAL MASS FLOWMETER WITH A METAL-ENCAPSULATED SENSOR SYSTEM A thermal mass flowmeter with a metal-encapsulated sensor system is provided. The sensor system included at least one heating resistor having a platelet geometry, and a sensor cap surrounding the at least one heating resistor. At least one distal end area of the sensor ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110259097 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING A PROPERTY OF A FLOWING FLUID MEDIUM A device for detecting at least one property of a flowing fluid medium is proposed, in particular for detecting an air mass flow of an intake air mass. The device includes at least one sensor housing which may be at least partially introduced into the flowing fluid medi... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110098944 | Thermal, flow measuring device Thermal, flow measuring device and method for operating a thermal, flow measuring device. The thermal, flow measuring device has a first sensor with a first heatable resistance thermometer and at least an additional, second sensor with a second heatable resistance therm... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110041597 | Manufacturing method for a sensor of a thermal flow measuring device A method for the manufacture of a sensor for a thermal flow measuring device, wherein the sensor has at least one housing with a first open end and a second open end. The first open end is securable in a sensor holder; and at least one resistance thermometer is inserted... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110035959 | GAS FLOW RATE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND GRANULAR MATERIAL DRYER AND METHOD FOR CONTROL THEREOF Methods and apparatus for determining flow rate of air or other gas through a conduit independently of conduit cross sectional area include providing apparatus for and measuring temperature of the air or other gas at a first position along the conduit; providing apparat... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110023597 | THERMAL FLOW METER Provided is a heating temperature adjustment circuit in a thermal flow meter capable of adjusting fluctuations of a heating temperature of a heat-generating resistor due to fluctuations of resistances with high accuracy and low cost. The thermal flow meter comprises: a ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100275684 | FLUID FLOW MONITORING To provide an indication of whether airflow is separated, as opposed to other states of flow, over a surface, two or more adjacent sensors at a location on the surface each produce an analogue signal representative of airflow. The analogue signals are correlated with ea... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100275685 | Thermal Air Flowmeter An object of the invention is to provide a thermal air flowmeter which can reduce a detection error occurring during pulsating air flow due to a difference of response between rising and falling of detected flow or due to air flow dependence of response. A thermal air f... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100223992 | Flowmeter A flowmeter includes a flow sensor capable of measuring instantaneous flow rates of forward and backward flows of a fluid, smoothing means for smoothing the measured instantaneous flow rate, an integrating counter for integrating the smoothed flow rate and outputting an... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100162809 | FLOW RATE SENSOR FOR WATER DUCTS AND A METHOD FOR MEASURING WATER FLOW A water flow rate sensing device for water ducts, comprising a thermal sensor (20) capable of measuring the flow by measuring the removal of heat by a heater from the water; an elongated support (9)/in particular, tubular, having the sensor (20) mou... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100088044 | Gas measurement system A gas measurement system comprising a probe (10), the probe (10) comprises a sensor circuit comprising a thermal dispersion sensor (23) and a reference thermistor (24), the thermal dispersion sensor and the reference thermistor are disposed w... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20090241654 | Thermal Gas Flowmeter A high-accuracy EGR sensor is provided. A recirculation system is provided which controls the flow rate of EGR by use of the sensor. A thermal gas flowmeter includes a heating resistor disposed in a flow of gas to be measured for detecting the flow rate of the gas, and ... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090164163 | INTEGRATED MICROMACHINED THERMAL MASS FLOW SENSOR AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME An integrated mass flow sensor is manufactured by a process of carrying out a micro-machining process on an N or P-type silicon substrate with orientation <100>. This mass flow sensor comprises an upstream thin-film heater, an downstream thin-film heater, a... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090126477 | Air Flow Measuring Instrument An air flow measuring instrument, comprising: an auxiliary passage 8 arranged inside a main passage through which fluid flows, a tabular member 5 on which a pattern of a heating resistor for measuring an air flow is provided on one face 5a, t... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090120180 | SOLUTION METERING APPARATUS HAVING TEMPERATURE SENSING FUNCTION A solution metering apparatus having temperature sensing function comprises a substrate; a sensor layer consisting of a first sensing member, a second sensing member, and a temperature sensing member, where the first sensing member and the second sensing member respecti... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090100924 | Fluid Flow Rate Sensor And Method Of Operation A fluid flow rate sensor includes a detection circuit which generates a first signal corresponding to an output voltage of a bridge circuit, and a second signal corresponding to a fluid temperature. A control module can more accurately and quickly determine the fluid fl... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090090177 | Thermal Flow Meter, Thermal Flow Meter Control Method, and Sensor Element of Thermal Flow Meter A thermal flow meter corrects flow rate detection errors produced by vaporization of liquid phase components included in a gas to be measured. The thermal flow meter includes a correction circuit 500 that applies respectively different predetermined voltages to h... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20080307880 | Ceramic Honeycomb Body and Method for Producing the Same A honeycomb body includes ceramic walls all being entirely formed of printed layers forming channels through which a fluid can flow. The channels lie next to one another. At least one of at least one measuring sensor or electrically conductive mass forms a monolithic, u... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080271525 | Micromachined mass flow sensor and methods of making the same A mass flow sensor is manufactured by a process of carrying out a micro-machining process on an N or lightly doped P-type silicon substrate with orientation <100>. This mass flow sensor comprises a central thin-film heater and a pair of thin-film heat sensing elements, ... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080236273 | Mass airflow sensing system including resistive temperature sensors and a heating element A mass airflow sensor is disclosed that includes a heating element comprising an upstream side and a downstream side. Two resistive temperature sensors are placed on each side of the heating element and assuming mass air/liquid flows in a direction from left to right. T... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080196494 | Flow sensor A flow sensor that is designed to overcome problems of conventional flow sensors and can readily obtain high sensitivity without errors due to tilting. A flow sensor includes: a flow channel having a pair of parallel portions; and temperature sensing resistors for heati... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080184769 | LOW COST FLUID FLOW SENSOR A system and method for a low cost fluid flow sensor is described. One embodiment includes a fluid flow sensor comprising a first resistance temperature detector configured for generating a flow signal, wherein the flow signal is based on a fluid velocity, and wherein t... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080184790 | THERMAL MASS FLOW SENSOR HAVING LOW THERMAL RESISTANCE A thermal mass flow measuring apparatus comprises a sheath having an interior surface and a protective exterior surface. A liquid material having a thermal conductivity greater than about 12 w/(m·° C.) is disposed within the sheath in contact with the interior surface... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080168650 | Thermal Type Fluid Flow Sensor and Manufacturing Method Thereof A thermal-type fluid flow sensor technology for measuring more precisely the temperature of the heater for an improved sensibility of detecting flow measurements. The thermal-type fluid flow sensor for measuring the air flow rate includes a heating resistive element for... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20070044554 | Method of thermally coupling a flow tube or like component to a thermal sensor and sensor systems formed thereby A method of thermally coupling a flow tube or like component to a thermal sensor comprises bonding the component to the thermal sensor such that thermally conductive portions formed on the component are thermally coupled to corresponding sensing/heating elements dispose... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060230825 | Airflow sensor An airflow sensor for use in a conduit. The sensor comprises stacked first, second and third portions positioned, in use, in the conduit to define a hub and a plurality of tubes. The hub is centrally disposed in the conduit and has first and second interior chambers, a ... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060108003 | Fluid flow and leak detection system A fluid leakage monitoring method and system comprising an electronic control, a sensor to monitor fluid inflow to a point of use, a sensor to monitor fluid outflow from a point of use, and a shut off valve. Uneven and asymmetrical fluid usage is monitored by a point of... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20050092078 | Pulsed thermistor sensor A thermistor is pulsed with energy, and a time constant of decay of temperature is calculated based on measured resistance of the thermistor over a number of known intervals. The time constant is representative of the mass air flow. The ambient air temperature may be fo... | 05/05/2005 |
