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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954993 | Measuring apparatus comprising a Peltier-Seebeck detector A measuring apparatus comprises a detector device for detecting a variable to be measured, and a controller operative to control the detector device and generate an output signal indicative of the magnitude of the variable being measured. The detector device compris... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7670045 | Microstrip power sensor A power sensor having a microstrip transmission line, comprising: a dielectric substrate; a strip conductor disposed on one surface of the substrate; and a ground plane conductor disposed on an opposite surface of the substrate. The power sensor includes a plurality... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7419835 | Screening for ligand binding at specific target sites A method for screening of compounds for binding differentiation at various drug target binding sites is used with a device measuring the enthalpy of reaction for the binding. The method includes merging test ligand with target compound and merging test ligand with t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416897 | Method for high-throughput screening assay sample preparation and analysis A method is disclosed for high-throughput screening assay sample preparation and testing for the identification of binding between drug targets and library compounds, for use with a calorimetric device measuring the enthalpy of reaction for the binding. The method i... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413706 | Replaceable parylene membranes for nanocalorimeter A measurement operation, such as a calorimetry measurement, is performed using a measurement array and a replaceable passivation membrane (e.g., a parylene membrane). The passivation membrane is used to cover the measurement array to provide temporary electrical and... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7399118 | Thermal gas flowmeter comprising a gas quality indicator The invention relates to a method and a device for measuring a gas consumption by means of a gas meter. A gas meter with thermal mass flow sensor for determining mass flow signals (SM) and with a calibration as energy meter for outputting energy value sig... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371006 | Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) with temperature controlled furnace A differential scanning calorimeter apparatus includes reference and sample cells and controlled temperature shields. The temperature of the shields is controlled such that baseline curvature is reduced by eliminating heat flow from the furnaces to their surrounding... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7275437 | Acoustical cell for material analysis An acoustical cell for analysis of materials by measuring parameters of acoustical resonanace. The cell comprises a main frame and an electroacoustical transducer assembly. The main frame includes at least one interstice and has substatially parallel exterior surfac... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249881 | Method and apparatus for characterization of devices and circuits A method and apparatus for performing characterization of devices is presented. The characteristic of the device are determined by obtaining a first temperature measurement in a first location of a device, obtaining a second temperature measurement, computing the di... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7153760 | Using acoustic energy including two lasers to activate implanted species Acoustic energy may be utilized to generate phonons for activating implanted species. As a result, greater activation may be achieved with lower thermal budgets. Higher temperatures utilized in conventional processes may result in damage to semiconductor wafers. In ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148448 | Monitored laser shock peening A pulse laser is configured for projecting a pulsed laser beam at a target site on a fluid film atop a workpiece for laser shock peening the workpiece. The fluid film is monitored by a probe laser which projects a probe laser beam at the target site, and an optical ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125163 | Simple high accuracy high energy calorimeter An exemplary calorimeter includes a body configured to capture radiation generated by a source of the radiation, such as without limitation a laser, and absorb energy from the captured radiation. The calorimeter is simple to manufacture, operate, and maintain and is... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7077564 | Laser power meter A laser power meter and associated method are disclosed. The laser power meter has an absorber that is placed in a path of a laser beam during a power measurement, a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the absorber, a differentiator for determining a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071444 | High performance system and method for capturing and absorbing radiation A device for capturing radiation includes multi-axis, multiple chambers with two dimensional geometry. A first chamber has a first axis and is configured to receive a beam of radiation and absorb a portion of the beam of radiation. A second chamber has a second axis... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044636 | Method of measuring fast time response using fast pulse and system of the same A measuring method eliminates the limitation of the observation time scale controlled of the optical path length, and expands the range of samples of the thermoreflectance method using a pulse laser. The method irradiates an extremely fast light pulse to a sample as... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034411 | Application of low-temperature and solid-state pyroelectric energy converter An application of low-temperature and solid-state pyroelectric energy converter for converting heat produced from low-temperature operations into electric energy, which utilizes man-made waste heat or waste heat from natural environments for producing changes in mat... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6971792 | Device and method for measuring absorbed heat flux in a fire test apparatus A device for measuring the flux received by a specimen in fire test apparatuses has a copper disk or plate of the same dimensions and the same type of surface coating as a typical material specimen, an embedded heating coil and thermocouple, and an insulated sample ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969821 | Airfoil qualification system and method A method for qualifying airfoil blades includes securing an airfoil blade into a fixture, taking digital measurements of the airfoil blade, comparing the digital measurements of the airfoil blade with measurements of a target model, calculating deviations between th... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6960017 | Non-invasive energy meter for fixed and variable flow systems An energy metering method and apparatus for liquid flow systems comprising first and second segments of one or more conduits through which a liquid flows, comprising: attaching a first temperature sensor for connection to an outside of the first conduit segment; att... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6922423 | Control system for a semiconductor laser A control system architecture that allows a semiconductor laser to be stabilized with respect to critical parameters, such as output power and/or emission wavelength, with a reduced cost with respect to the components required to implement control, while simultaneou... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921195 | Method and apparatus for characterization of devices and circuits A method and apparatus for performing characterization of devices is presented. The characteristic of the device are determined by obtaining a first temperature measurement in a first location of a device, obtaining a second temperature measurement, computing the di... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913383 | Method and apparatus for thermally investigating a material A method and apparatus for thermally investigating a material by driving the material through a temperature profile composed of isothermal and non-isothermal segments is disclosed, which enable determination of a kinetic component in a measured heat flow signal caus... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6854881 | Method of estimating temperature and device for the effecting same In accordance with the presence or absence of heat, a transistor shows a relatively rapid change, while a cooling water CLW shows a relatively gentle change. The temperatures of both members settle down to approximately equal temperatures when no heat is generated i... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6836677 | Bolometer and method for producing bolometer A bolometer thin film having a high temperature coefficient of resistance (|TCR|) is produced in a simple and easy production process to provide a highly sensitive infrared sensing element. The invention provides a bolometer using a thin film of an oxide represented... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6767129 | Microwave power sensor and method for manufacturing the same A microwave power sensor and a method for manufacturing the same. The microwave power sensor includes a semiconductor substrate with a nitride or oxide film formed thereon. A membrane which is a portion of the nitride or oxide film is floated by removing a portion o... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6767128 | Electromagnetic wave sensor The invention concerns a sensor for direct measurement of electromagnetic power, comprising a guiding structure (2) for bringing the power, a dissipative charge (3) and a thermometer. The invention is characterized in that the charge (3) and the... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764215 | Method, a measuring cell and a system for measuring very small heat changes in a sample The present invention relates to a method, a measuring cell and a system for measuring very small heat changes in a sample. The system comprises a measuring cell 16 for containing the sample during the measurement process, at least one electromagnetic radiati... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6748129 | Method and apparatus of monitoring optical power level in waveguiding structures In accordance with the invention, the optical power level in an optical waveguide is monitored by enclosing a length of the waveguide within an insulated cavity of comparable length and cross section, measuring a first temperature T1 within the cavity, me... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6726356 | Calorimeter The present invention is intended to provide a calorimeter for converting a quite small amount of heat into an electrical signal, especially a radiation detector providing improved energy resolution and count rate, by using a superconducting transition edge. The cal... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6589370 | Devices for absorbing infrared radiation comprising a quasi-crystalline element The invention relates to a device that absorbs infra-red radiation, which comprises as a coupler element for the infra-red radiation, an element made of a quasi-crystalline alloy, made up of one or more quasi-crystalline phases, the volume of which repres... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6587202 | Optical materials testing method A method for testing a material block prior to forming the material block into one or more optical components for use with a sub-micron lithographic, high power, narrow bandwidth laser system having high wavelength stability includes the step of selecting... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6561692 | Differential scanning calorimeter A modulated differential scanning calorimeter (MDSC) and a method for practicing MDSC that uses two separate temperature difference signals--the difference between the temperatures of the sample and reference positions and the difference between the tempe... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6523998 | Thermal analysis assembly with distributed resistance and integral flange for mounting various cooling devices An improved differential thermal analysis/differential scanning calorimetry (collectively, DSC) assembly with a furnace block assembly having a measurement chamber and a furnace heater. The measurement chamber has a sensor assembly for receiving a sample ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508585 | Differential scanning calorimeter An insulating substrate provided with two types of metallic or alloy circuit patterns for detecting temperature difference between a sample side and a reference side, and also a metallic resistance circuit pattern, is fixed to a heat sink, and the heat si... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6488406 | Differential scanning calorimeter A method for calculating sample heat flow in a differential scanning calorimeter. A preferred embodiment of the invention calculates the heat flow to the sample while accounting for the effect of heat storage in the sample pans and the difference in heati... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6431747 | Heat flux differential scanning calorimeter sensor A sensor for a heat flux differential scanning calorimeter in which one absolute temperature measurement and two differential temperature measurements are used. The sensor is calibrated and used based on a four-term model heat flow equation. The calibrati... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428203 | Power compensation differential scanning calorimeter A power compensation differential scanning calorimeter that uses one absolute temperature measurement, two differential temperature measurements, a differential power measurement, and a five-term heat flow equation to measure the sample heat flow. The cal... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6099162 | Resin cure monitor The curing of a resin in a continuous manufacturing process is monitored by a sensor which measures the surface thermal energy of the resin. The surface thermal energy is measured without physically touching the resin. The surface thermal energy measureme... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6025587 | Device for the detection of optical parameters of a laser beam Device for the detection of optical parameters consisting of a first sensing element that is sectioned into a plurality of equal regions each able to produce an electric signal, proportional to the power of the incident laser beam. Before said first sensi... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6017147 | Calorimetric wattmeter for testing microwave ovens A calorimetric wattmeter for testing a microwave oven. The wattmeter comprises a housing which defines an interior chamber for holding a quantity of a microwave absorbing liquid. Attached to the housing is a thermometer having a sensor portion which exten... | 01/25/2000 |
