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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120067126 | MONITORING OF THE POSITION OF A PIPE INSPECTION TOOL IN A PIPELINE Apparatus and a method for monitoring of a pipe inspection tool in a pipeline, the apparatus comprising at least one sensor carrier apparatus being locatable along and in close proximity to a pipeline, a plurality of acoustic sensors being locatable on the sensor carrie... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20110314916 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION EXCITATION USING ULTRASONIC WAVE Provided is a method and device for low frequency vibration excitation, which may generate a low frequency using a plurality of ultrasonic generators for high frequency. The method generates ultrasonic waves using a plurality of ultrasonic generators attached to a targe... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110283797 | Enhanced Method and Device for Aquatic Seismic Prospecting Enhanced method and device for aquatic seismic prospecting of the type in which:—a submerged mobile seismic source is positioned, able to create one or more disturbances transmitted through the aquatic medium in the form of waves able to be reflected on the bottom of ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110264006 | Detecting Empty Medical Pump Reservoir A medical device system comprises a reservoir configured to store a therapeutic fluid and a medical pump configured to deliver the therapeutic fluid from the reservoir to a patient. The system also comprises a sensor that can detect a characteristic associated with the ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110231966 | SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY WITH SPECTROSCOPIC MOLECULAR RECOGNITION A method for determining chemical characteristics of a sample, the method including directly applying a first acoustic wave at a first frequency to a probe and applying, independent of the directly applying the first acoustic wave, a second acoustic wave at a second fre... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110128375 | PARTICLE MEASURING INSTRUMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE ANALYSIS OF GRAIN SIZES OF FINE AND VERY FINE BULK MATERIALS Particle measuring instrument and method for the analysis of particles comprising a dosing device which dosing device can be set into vibrations by means of a vibration generator for conveying, while segregating, particles present in the dosing chute to at least one out... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110083509 | Photoacoustic Spectroscopy With Focused Light Photoacoustic measurements utilize emitted light to generate an acoustic response in tissue, with the acoustic response being proportional to the presence of an absorber of the light in the tissue. The present disclosure relates the use of focused light to acquire photo... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110083510 | Vibration wave output instrument and method of using the same A vibration wave output instrument and its use method are provided. The vibration wave output instrument has a base, a vibration device, a pressure device, and a position mechanism. The position mechanism brings both the vibration device and the pressure device to a tar... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110061463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNDERGROUND LINE CROSSING DETECTION A method and apparatus for detecting contact between an underground electric wire conduit and an underground utility pipeline in which a detectable signal is applied to an electric line wire disposed within the underground electric wire conduit and the underground utili... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110005247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT AND PREVENTION OF ICING IN A CONDUIT The invention relates to a system for the prevention of icing in a conduit, as can occur, for example, in an aircraft's air conditioning system. The system according to the invention comprises at least one sensor for acquiring mechanical oscillations of the conduits, an... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100326194 | EDGE-DETECT RECEIVER FOR ORTHOPEDIC PARAMETER SENSING A sensor system uses positive closed-loop feedback to provide energy waves into a medium. A sensor comprises a transducer (604), a propagating structure (602), and a reflecting surface (606). A parameter is applied to the propagating structure that ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100288048 | ELECTRONIC PRESSURE-SENSING DEVICE An electronic pressure-sensing device 100 comprising a transistor 105 located on a substrate 110. The device also comprises a linker arm 115 that has a tip 120 which is configured to touch a contact region 125 of the substrate t... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100269591 | ELECTROMAGNETIC - ACOUSTIC CONVERTER An electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) relates to the field of nondestructive, in particular, ultrasonic inspection of materials and items and can be used for testing of rolled sheet and section steel, and also pipes. The EMAT comprises a case with a substrate, a... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100218608 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR FOR MEASURING FLOW RATES IN LIQUID MELTS The invention relates to an ultrasonic sensor for measuring flow rates in liquid melts at high temperatures. The aim of the invention is to provide an ultrasonic sensor for carrying out local, continuous, reliable rate measurements in hot melts. To achieve this, the ult... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100205816 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMODAL INSPECTION WITH A COORDINATE MEASURING DEVICE A method for integrating a measurement device for use in measuring a machine component includes providing a coordinate measuring device, such as a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), and integrating with a plurality of nondestructive examination (NDE) capabilities with ... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100199766 | INSPECTION APPARATUS An inspection apparatus may include an arm member, a vacuum pump, a contact member, and at least one probe. The contact member may be connected to the arm member and connected to the vacuum pump for contacting and applying vacuum pressure from the vacuum pump to a workp... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100192692 | PROCEDURE FOR REGISTERING DAMAGE TO A MATERIAL A procedure for registering damage to a material including a metallic matrix and ceramic particles embedded in it. A volume-increasing phase change of the particles is suppressed by the pressure exerted on them by the metallic matrix. However, if a crack appears in the ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100100239 | ROBOT MECHANISM FOR INSPECTION OF LIVE-LINE SUSPENSION INSULATOR STRING Disclosed herein is a robot mechanism for inspection of a live-line suspension insulator string. A robot body of the robot mechanism reciprocates along the live-line suspension insulator string and includes upper and lower robot frames configured to encircle the insulat... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100082275 | Method for the Detection of Errors in Pump Units A method is provided for detecting faults in a pump assembly having an electric motor, or faults in an electric motor, having at least one rotating shaft. A vibration signal is detected, the detected vibration signal is processed in a manner such that the influence of t... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100043555 | ACOUSTIC DAMPING SECTION WHICH IS DISPOSED BETWEEN A WINDOW PANEL AND THE BODY OF A VEHICLE Sealing strip (1) intended to be combined between a vehicle bodywork (2) and glazing (3), characterized in that it constitutes an acoustic damping means when subjected to the action of a vibrational field; it works in shear combined with local movem... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100019153 | Air-Coupled Acoustic Thermography for In-Situ Evaluation Acoustic thermography uses a housing configured for thermal, acoustic and infrared radiation shielding. For in-situ applications, the housing has an open side adapted to be sealingly coupled to a surface region of a structure such that an enclosed chamber filled with ai... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090260439 | Device for the Ultrasound Testing of Hot Rolling Material The invention relates to a device for the ultrasound testing of hot rolling material during the rolling procedure in one of a plurality of rolling stands in a rolling train which are arranged one behind the other, comprising at least two rolls which leave a roll gap bet... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090229361 | Non-destructive testing box with integrated usb port This invention relates to a non-destructive testing device comprising a testing box (2) connected to a measurement module (10). This device also comprises a communication port (12) that simultaneously controls the testi... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090193897 | COMPOSITION FOR MATERIAL SENSING AND RELATED METHOD AND APPARATUS A sensor includes a piezoelectric substrate and conductive elements formed in or over the substrate. The sensor also includes a sensing layer formed over the substrate. The sensing layer has one or more properties (such as a mass loading, an electrical property, or a vi... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090193896 | TURBOCHARGER ROTATIONAL SPEED SENSOR An internal combustion engine system having a turbocharger having compressor driven by a turbine through a common shaft is disclosed. An acoustic sensor is displaced from the compressor and positioned relative to the compressor to detect sound waves emitted by the compr... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090165559 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFACIAL SENSING A sensor is disclosed for analyzing information, such as interfacial interactions, found in various systems. A sensor is located proximate to an interface that is to be studied. The sensor is actuated in order to produce acoustical signals. The frequency of oscillation ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090158849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING AN ACOUSTIC TEST FIXTURE A body has a first portion whose exterior surface is similar to that of a corresponding, first portion of a portable media device. An acoustic aperture is formed at a location that is similar to that of a built-in earpiece, speaker, or microphone aperture in the media d... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090151455 | SENSING MEMBRANE AND MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM DEVICE USING THE SAME A sensing membrane applied to a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device includes a body, a stress releasing structure and a connecting portion. The stress releasing structure for releasing a membrane residual stress surrounds the body. The stress releasing structu... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090121008 | ULTRASONIC INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ITS MULTIPLE PROBES An ultrasonic instrument includes a socket and a front-end system, wherein the socket is provided with at least two probe model identification pins and a plurality of functional signal pins. The front-end system comprises a decoding module, a switch selection module, an... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090078045 | Driver device, physical quantity measuring device, and electronic instrument A driver device that forms an oscillation loop with a vibrator and causes the vibrator to produce driving vibrations includes a current-voltage converter that is provided in the oscillation loop and converts a current that flows through the vibrator into a voltage, and ... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090049914 | Ultrasonic Probe An ultrasonic probe is configured such that: a piezoelectric element group is housed within a sealed container so as to be rotated and oscillated left and right about a center line that equally divides a plate surface of the piezoelectric element group; and the sealed c... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090007673 | SEISMIC SENSOR PROVIDING A BODY AND AN INSERTION TIP HAVING AT LEAST TWO WINGS BETWEEN WHICH CAVITIES EXTEND, AND CORRESPONDING INSERTION TIP A seismic sensor, having a body which incorporates means for detecting and/or measuring waves, and, in the extension of said body, a tip for insertion into the ground, said tip extending between an upper end and a lower end, wherein said tip has at least two wings which... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080315871 | FLEXIBLE ARRAY PROBE FOR THE INSPECTION OF A CONTOURED SURFACE WITH VARYING CROSS-SECTIONAL GEOMETRY A flexible array probe is disclosed suitable for use in the non-destructive testing and inspection of test pieces with varying cross-sectional geometries. Array elements—such as, but not limited to, eddy current sensors, piezoelectric sensor elements, and magnetic flu... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080295602 | Method and System for Sorting Green Lumber A system for sorting green lumber into groups for drying includes a striking device arranged to provide an impact on one end of a piece of lumber. A vibration sensor is arranged to detect vibrations in the piece of lumber caused by the impact on the piece of lumber by t... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080295598 | SENSING A PAPER ROLL ULTRASONICALLY A system for sensing paper on a paper roll includes an ultrasonic transducer positioned to be in contact with an outer surface of the paper roll; a transmitter circuit in communication with the ultrasonic transducer, the transmitter circuit providing a transmit signal t... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080229830 | Ultrasonic Sensor In an ultrasonic sensor having a case that is integrally constructed from tubular bodies, one end of each of which is open and the other end is closed by the bottom, and from a connection section for connecting the tubular bodies, and having piezoelectric elements indiv... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080179993 | STRUCTURAL MATERIAL WITH PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL PARTICLES A load-bearing structural member has a continuous structural material with piezoelectric material particles mixed in throughout. The structural material may be any of a variety of suitable materials, such as polymer materials, composite materials, ceramic materials, or ... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080156101 | Coriolis mode processing techniques Flowmeters are described in which a sensor signal received from a sensor that is attached to vibratable flowtube, so as to determine properties of a fluid within the flowtube, contains a drive signal component and a coriolis mode component. The flowmeters are operable t... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080156100 | ACOUSTIC WAVE ARRAY CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SENSOR An acoustic wave sensor array device is provided for the detection, identification, and quantification of chemicals and biological elements dispersed in fluids. The sensor array device is capable of the simultaneous characterization of a fluid for multiple analytes of i... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080092655 | Marker Detection Apparatus and Marker Detection Method A marker detection apparatus detects a marker attached to a target sample from samples flowing in a sample flow, wherein the sample flow carries a low ionization-tendency metal fine particle selected from a group of Au to Ag and the target sample labeled by the marker t... | 04/24/2008 |
