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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8148999 | Proximity detector A circuit for generating an indicative signal regarding the approach of an object to an observation area has a send electrode device, a generator circuit for supplying alternating voltage to the send electrode device, a receive electrode device which extends in or a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7683632 | Specific absorption rate measurement system and method A disclosed specific absorption rate measurement system according to an embodiment of the present invention measures a specific absorption rate of electromagnetic waves from a radiating source absorbed in a dielectric medium. The system includes a measurement portio... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7652485 | Measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity and apparatus therefor, measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity distribution and apparatus therefor, measuring method for current and voltage distributions and apparatus therefor Intensities of electric and magnetic field components of an electromagnetic field are measured by measuring conductors and a reference conductor in the electromagnetic field. The measuring and reference conductors simultaneously derive plural output currents that ar... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7609071 | Human phantom apparatus, finger phantom apparatus, and apparatus for measuring characteristic of antenna using the same phantom apparatus A human phantom apparatus is provided with a body section, a head section connected with the body section, at least one shoulder section connected with the body section, and an arm section including a hand section, the arm section connected with the shoulder section... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7583089 | Measurement system of specific absorption rate A specific absorption rate measuring apparatus including a probe configured to measure, in a two-dimensional plane, the amplitude and the phase of an electric or magnetic field generated in a phantom of which electrical properties similar to a human body tissues; an... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7511511 | Specific absorption rate measuring system, and a method thereof A biological tissue equivalent phantom unit to be used by the specific absorption rate measuring system for evaluating absorption of electromagnetic wave energy includes a biological tissue equivalent phantom for absorbing an electromagnetic wave. In addition, two o... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7459917 | Measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity and apparatus therefor, measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity distribution and apparatus therefor, measuring method for current and voltage distributions and apparatus therefor A measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity capable of easily and accurately measuring, with a compact and simple facility, each of the electric field component and the magnetic field component of an electromagnetic field formed in space is to be provided... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7368827 | Electrical assembly for monitoring conditions in a combustion turbine operating environment An electrical assembly for use in various operating environments such as a casing of a combustion turbine 10 is provided. The assembly may include an electrical energy-harvesting device 51 disposed in a component within the casing of the turbine to con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7336230 | Method for measuring electromagnetic radiation pattern and gain of radiator using term waveguide A method for measuring electromagnetic radiation pattern and gain of radiator using TEM waveguide is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) measuring powers of output port of a transverse electric and magnetic (TEM) waveguide by changing arrangements of the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7317319 | Measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity and apparatus therefor, measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity distribution and apparatus therefor, measuring method for current and voltage distributions and apparatus therefor Intensities of electric and magnetic fields are measured by locating a conductor and reference conductor in the electromagnetic field so the conductor and reference conductor simultaneously output plural currents that are respectively simultaneously measured in diff... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315173 | Method of measuring electric field distribution and electric field distribution measuring instrument A method and apparatus for measuring an electric field distribution according to the present invention calculates a distribution of electric field intensity and its direction at arbitrary positions on the surface of the electronic apparatus or its circumference with... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7295154 | Vehicle obstacle warning radar A method for detecting an object using a transmitting antenna and an array of receiving antennas. The method comprises the step of transmitting a signal from the transmitting antenna. The magnitude and phase of a respective received signal at each of the receiving a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292048 | Method and apparatus for measuring a dielectric response of an electrical insulating system Method and device for measuring a dielectric response of an electrical insulating system, wherein a first measurement result is determined by a frequency domain method and a second measurement result is determined by a time domain method, whereupon the first measure... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292949 | Method and apparatus for estimating surface moisture content of wood chips Method and apparatus for estimating surface moisture content of wood chips employing a surface moisture measurement obtained from a non-contact surface moisture sensor, which measurement is calibrated with values of a set of optical parameters, such as HSL color cam... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7268564 | Apparatus for measuring specific absorption rate of radio communication apparatus In an apparatus for measuring a specific absorption rate (SAR), a first near magnetic field distribution of a radio wave radiated from an array antenna of a reference antenna including a plurality of minute antennas is measured, and an SAR distribution with respect ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7245331 | Peeling method and method for manufacturing display device using the peeling method The present invention provides a simplifying method for a peeling process as well as peeling and transcribing to a large-size substrate uniformly. A feature of the present invention is to peel a first adhesive and to cure a second adhesive at the same time in a peel... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7227434 | Tuning screw assembly The present invention relates to a tuning screw assembly comprising a sleeve (100) with internal threads for engaging a tuning screw (200) having external threads. The sleeve comprises a first threaded portion (32) which is axially displaced in ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7196657 | Radar system using RF noise A radar system that utilizes predetermined, pseudorandom, or random waveforms that may be substantially matched to the impulse response of the radar and any surrounding clutter such that the signal-to-clutter ratio may be optimized and/or such that specific targets ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190177 | Method and apparatus for nondestructive sample inspection An apparatus for inspecting a sample for defects includes a signal generator for generating a signal and a device for splitting the signal into two separate signals which have substantially equal phase and magnitude. A sensor radiates the two signals on the sample a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187183 | Apparatus and method for microwave determination of at least one physical parameter of a substance A method and an apparatus is described to measure at least one physical parameter of a substance such as moisture and salt content. This is done by transmitting a microwave beam through the material to be measured and detect only a reflection of a predetermined pola... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184824 | Method and system for examining tissue according to the dielectric properties thereof A probe, method and system for examining tissue in order to differentiate it from other tissue according to the dielectric properties of the examined tissue are provided. The probe includes an inner conductor, having a plurality of sharp, thin, conductive spikes, at... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7154282 | System and method for calibrating moisture meters with associated settable slurry products for determining relative dryness A method is provided for calibrating a moisture meter to a particular settable slurry product for determining the relative dryness of the product. The steps of the method include determining the appropriate relative dryness of the particular slurry product, associat... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151380 | Microwave water weight sensor and process Sensor and process for measuring mass of water on a sheet forming fabric. The sensor includes a microwave element positionable to couple an electromagnetic field into a stock layer to be measured, and a microwave signal generator coupled to the microwave element to ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7135871 | Soil moisture sensor The moisture content of soil may be determined using a swept-frequency microwave-based process and device. The process includes the steps of: producing a primary microwave signal with a varying frequency, splitting the primary signal to provide first and second micr... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131331 | Non-destructive testing apparatus Apparatus for non-destructively testing material to enable detection of any damage sites, comprising means for generating localized heating at any damage site in the material, and means for imaging the material to enable detection of any localized heating at the dam... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7112970 | Coaxial radio frequency adapter and method A coaxial radio frequency adapter and method are disclosed. An adapter has a tapered signal pin and a tapered ground sleeve to maintain a consistent impedance and minimize reflections while connecting two elements having different dimensions. A method employs an ada... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7098677 | Method and device for measuring intensity of electromagnetic field, method and device for measuring current-voltage distribution, and method for judging quality of electronic device, and electronic device therefor A conductor is disposed within an area where electric coupling and magnetic coupling take place between the conductor and a device-under-test (DUT) in at least a portion of frequency band width, and the value of composite currents that is outputted in a plurality of... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095221 | Doppler radar sensing system for monitoring turbine generator components The invention provides a sensing system and a method for monitoring the damage to turbine components in a turbine generator. The sensing system comprises an electromagnetic wave generator that generates an electromagnetic wave; a transmitter that transmits the gener... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083384 | Doppler radar sensing system for monitoring turbine generator components The invention provides a sensing system and a method for monitoring the damage to turbine components in a turbine generator. The sensing system comprises an electromagnetic wave generator that generates an electromagnetic wave; a transmitter that transmits the gener... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7068048 | Microwave sensor for measuring a dielectric property of a product The application relates to a microwave sensor for measuring a dielectric property, especially the density and/or moisture content of a product, having a microwave resonator, wherein a product introduced into the resonator interacts with a resonant microwave field ge... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7049827 | Servicing device and furthermore expendable material and a capacitive sensor therefor A servicing device and more particularly an oiler or a filter device, for the preparation of a pressure medium, which comprises a capacitive sensor having at least one first electrode responsive to at least one operational parameter of the servicing device. An expen... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7005864 | Capacitive position sensing system with resonant amplification At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a capacitive sensing system, comprising a sensing conductor coupleable to a grounded target by a gap capacitance Cd, said grounded target separated from said sensing conductor by a gap ha... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6987392 | Electromagnetic protection test and surveillance system A test architecture performs calibration and site verification testing of the effectiveness of a radiation shielding structure within which electronic equipment is housed. An external subsystem is outside a shielding cabinet, and an internal subsystem resides with t... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6975111 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING INTENSITY OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING CURRENT-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION, AND METHOD FOR JUDGING QUALITY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF A conductor is disposed within an area where electric coupling and magnetic coupling take place between the conductor and a device-under-test (DUT) in at least a portion of frequency band width, and the value of composite currents that is outputted in a plurality of... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962587 | Method for detecting and treating tumors using localized impedance measurement An embodiment of the invention provides a method for detecting and treating a tumor using tissue localized volumetric impedance measurement. The method includes providing an impedance measurement apparatus having a plurality of resilient members deployable with curv... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6813515 | Method and system for examining tissue according to the dielectric properties thereof A method and system for examining tissue in order to differentiate it from other tissue according to the dielectric properties of the examined tissue, by: applying a probe to the tissue to be examined, such that the probe generates an electrical fringe field in the ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6744263 | Apparatus and method for the measurement of electrical properties of materials through non-magnetizable materials A method and apparatus is disclosed for measuring electrical properties of objects by the transmission of electromagnetic waves through a non-magnetizable material. The disclosure also describes a method of measuring changes in electromagnetic signals as the amplitu... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6690176 | Low-loss tunable ferro-electric device and method of characterization A tunable ferroelectric component and a narrowband resonant circuit for measuring the loss of the ferroelectric component. The ferroelectric component may be a capacitor integrated in the resonant circuit. The testing method eliminates other sources of lo... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6677763 | Material segregation, density, and moisture analyzing apparatus and method A material analyzing apparatus and associated method for analyzing. The apparatus comprises an analyzer body that contains a generally insulative material casing; a material analyzing circuitry that includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a control; an an... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6632534 | Encased time domain reflectometry probe A probe adapted for use with a time domain reflectrometry device in primarily measuring the moisture content in soils and other mediums. This probe can however be used in may differing measurement applications involving materials of specific dielectric co... | 10/14/2003 |
