Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109669 | Temperature uniformity measurement during thermal processing Methods and systems for determining a radial differential metrology profile of a substrate heated in a process chamber is provided. Methods and systems for determining an angular or azimuthal differential metrology profile of a rotating substrate in a processing cha... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7980758 | Equipment for non-contact temperature measurement of samples of materials arranged under vacuum The invention concerns an equipment for non-contact temperature measurement (1) of samples of materials (2) arranged in a vacuum chamber (12). A UV lamp (6) illuminates the samples (2) through a window (4), so as to subject ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7946760 | Method and apparatus for dynamic measurement of across-chip temperatures In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for dynamic measurement of across-chip temperatures. One embodiment of a method for measuring temperatures across an integrated circuit chip includes generating a plurality of surface images of the integrate... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938576 | Sensing system for obtaining images and surface temperatures A sensing system simultaneously obtains images and surface temperatures of processing tubes inside process heaters using an imaging sensor operating in the visible or infrared regions of the spectrum and capable of detecting visible or infrared radiation emitted or ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7887234 | Maximum blade surface temperature estimation for advanced stationary gas turbines in near-infrared (with reflection) Methods for maximum scene surface temperature estimation for blades with reflective surface properties in advanced stationary gas turbines are disclosed. The approach utilizes high speed infrared imagery provided by an online monitor system using a focal plan array ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7744274 | Methods and apparatus for temperature measurement and control on a remote substrate surface Provided is an apparatus for substrate processing. The apparatus may include a radiation source emitting a photonic beam, an optical system to form a beam image, a scanning stage, a temperature monitoring means, an output signal generator that compares the monitored... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7699521 | Automated binary processing of thermographic sequence data A method for processing thermographic data is disclosed including thermally disturbing a sample collecting, as a function of time, thermal data from said sample, converting the collected data using a 2nd derivative function, and transforming the converted... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7438468 | Multiple band pass filtering for pyrometry in laser based annealing systems A thermal processing system includes a source of laser radiation emitting at a laser wavelength, beam projection optics disposed between the reflective surface and a substrate support capable of holding a substrate to be processed, a pyrometer responsive to a pyrome... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438466 | Calibrating a thermal scanning system A method for recalibrating a bilateral thermal scanner comprising a first thermal sensor and a second thermal sensor can comprise acquiring a first set of thermal scanning data with the thermal sensors in their normal positions; optionally analyzing the first set of... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7395173 | Temperature sensing device The present invention relates to a temperature sensing device with a first temperature sensor mounted to a housing at a first location proximate a first surface of the housing. The first temperature sensor senses a first temperature while a second temperature sensor... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7364697 | System for infrared spectroscopic imaging of libraries Methods and apparatus for screening diverse arrays of materials using infrared imaging techniques are provided. Typically, each of the individual materials on the array will be screened or interrogated for the same material characteristic. Once screened, the individ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355417 | Techniques for obtaining electromagnetic data from a circuit board A system is configured to obtain electromagnetic data from a circuit board. A set of sensing locations resides in a plane which is substantially parallel to the circuit board. The system includes a probe, a robotic assembly coupled to the probe, and a controller cou... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355178 | Infrared thermometer with through-the-lens visible targeting system A conventional infrared thermometer is equipped with a visible light source having exactly the same size and shape as the infrared detector to illuminate the target so as to visibly identify the area to be thermally measured. The light source is judiciously position... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339685 | Method and apparatus for electronically generating an outline indicating the size of an energy zone imaged onto the IR detector of a radiometer A radiometer includes a sighting system that generates a digital image of an object surface having an area that is to be imaged onto the IR detector. A shape outline is overlaid on the digital image of an object surface to indicate the extent of the energy zone that... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325971 | Method and apparatus for locating hydrocarbon deposits A method and apparatus for locating hydrocarbon deposits includes temperature 16 sensor for measuring earth surface temperature at each of a plurality of locations, and a solar absorption sensor 14 for measuring the absorption coefficient of the earth'... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324009 | Self-aligning waveguide sensor A sensor unit including: two or more individual sensors; and alignment mechanism for aligning at least one of the two or more individual sensors with another sensor or a source to maximize a transmitted signal therebetween. Also provided is a method for maximizing a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7312454 | Non-destructive infrared inspection device A non-destructive inspection device has an infrared sensor for infrared thermography inspection of a structure or surface. A rotatable reflector reflects infrared light from an inspected surface to an infrared sensor. An inspecting portion of a non-destructive devic... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7256834 | Digital camera having panning and/or tilting functionality, and an image rotating device for such a camera A digital camera (300) has panning and/or tilting functionality and comprises: a camera housing (6) with an optical input (400), such as a lens or objective (8); an image capturing unit (500) for producing a digital image from ligh... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249884 | Radiation thermometer In the head portion, the thermopile is arranged substantially in the center of the head portion. The preamplifier board is arranged near the thermopile. The heat diffusion member made of a high heat conductive material is arranged so as to surround the thermopile an... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247821 | Cooking device with luminous display A cooking device containing a housing with a cooking chamber and a door to close off the cooking chamber and at least one control and display panel with an optical luminous display. The control and display panel can display the different operation modes of the cooki... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237950 | Optical fiber temperature sensor and temperature measuring method An optical fiber temperature sensor employs a holey fiber. The holey fiber has an optical fiber concentrated part that a predetermined length of the holey fiber is concentrated in a spot region that is included in a space to be measured in temperature distribution. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234862 | Apparatus for measuring temperatures of a wafer using specular reflection spectroscopy An apparatus (295) using specular reflection spectroscopy to measure a temperature of a substrate (135). By reflecting light (100) from a substrate, the temperature of the substrate can be determined using the band-edge characteristics of the su... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213968 | Hot melt adhesive detection methods and systems A hot melt adhesive sensing system and method including detecting (410) multiple areas of a target, for example, a hot adhesive material, by sensing changes in temperature with a corresponding number of thermal sensors, summing (420) an output of the t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7186978 | Compact emissivity and temperature measuring infrared detector A hand-held, fleet deployable infrared camera with integrated hardware and software providing real time processing of infrared images. The camera senses variable temperature images over a selected object of interest and senses variable emissivities over the object. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168316 | Humidity meter with non-contact temperature measurement A humidity meter with non-contact temperature measurement capability, including a humidity meter contained at least partially in a housing and having outputs relating to measured humidity parameters including humidity and ambient temperature, an output display conta... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164467 | Method and apparatus for electronically generating an outline indicating the size of an energy zone imaged onto the IR detector of a radiometer A radiometer includes a sighting system that generates a digital image of an object surface having an area that is to be imaged onto the IR detector. A shape outline is overlaid on the digital image of an object surface to indicate the extent of the energy zone that... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157706 | Cryogenically cooled adjustable apertures for infrared cameras A continuously variable diaphragm or swappable fixed aperture for use in thermal infrared cameras, which aperture or diaphragm can be cooled to cryogenic temperatures. The invention contemplates mounting aperture control means, if necessary, in a vacuum or extending... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150559 | Hot melt adhesive detection methods and systems A hot melt adhesive sensing system and methods including detecting (410) multiple areas of a target, for example a hot adhesive material, by sensing changes in temperature with a corresponding number of thermal sensors, summing (420) an output of the t... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140768 | System and method of monitoring temperature A temperature monitoring system includes a device for monitoring temperature over a period of time, an adaptor in communication with the temperature monitoring device (TMD) and a data programming device (DPD) in communication with the adaptor. The TMD includes a tem... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114846 | Two-color radiation thermometer A two-color radiation thermometer includes an image pickup device having micro photo receiving units arranged two-dimensionally; a light diverging device for diverging incident light coming from a measuring object into two paths and irradiating the light on two diff... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112821 | Surface-emitting type light-emitting diode and fabrication method thereof Disclosed is a surface-emitting type light-emitting diode including a substrate, a p-n junction layer elevated on a portion of the substrate to emit light, and a first isolator layer formed on a sidewall of the p-n junction layer as well as a periphery portion of a ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108419 | Thermal tympanic thermometer tip The present disclosure provides a tympanic thermometer including a heat sensing probe defining a longitudinal axis and an outer surface extending from a distal end of the tympanic thermometer. The heat sensing probe includes a sensor housing extending to a distal en... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097351 | System of monitoring operating conditions of rotating equipment A monitoring system for rotating equipment includes detection of temperature conditions in various areas of the system including motor and pump bearings, mechanical seal environment including seal flush, seal cooler and seal reservoir and process fluid temperature. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083327 | Method and apparatus for detecting kissing unbond defects A active thermographic method for detecting subsurface defects in a specimen, particularly kissing unbond defects, includes heating a specimen, applying a force to the surface of the specimen to shift and separate the walls of the defect, and obtaining thermographic... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070325 | Hot melt adhesive detection methods and systems Hot melt adhesive sensing systems and methods including detecting (410) multiple areas of a target, for example, a hot adhesive material, by sensing changes in temperature with a corresponding number of thermal sensors, summing (420) an output of the t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066642 | Hot melt adhesive detection methods A hot melt adhesive sensing system and methods including detecting (410) multiple areas of a target, for example a hot adhesive material, by sensing changes in temperature with a corresponding number of thermal sensors, summing (420) an output of the t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056012 | Multimeter with non-contact temperature measurement A multimeter with non-contact temperature measurement capability. The multimeter is contained in a housing, and has outputs relating to measured electrical parameters. There is also an output display contained in the housing, for displaying results to a user. A non-... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044634 | Thermography method The invention relates to a method and to a device (1) for testing materials by determining and displaying as an image temperature differences above a threshold value on the surface of test objects (8). In a first step, a camera for determining and disp... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034926 | Methods and apparatus for harvesting vaccine from eggs Methods and apparatus for producing vaccine within a plurality of eggs are provided. Each of a plurality of eggs is illuminated with light from one or more LEDs. A detector is positioned adjacent each egg and detects light passing therethrough. Each egg is then iden... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034301 | Microbolometer focal plane array systems and methods Systems and methods for microbolometer focal plane arrays are disclosed. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, microbolometer focal plane array circuitry is disclosed for a microbolometer array having shared contacts between adjacen... | 04/25/2006 |
