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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8026103 | Breath test for total organic carbon A total amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a breath sample (101) is detected by oxidizing/burning (120) the VOCs to form CO2 and H2O, and the amounts of one or both of these compounds are measured (130). CO... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7972863 | System and method for alkylation process analysis A method and apparatus is provided for determining concentration of components in a liquid hydrocarbon mixture including hydrocarbons and water flowing through an alkylation process. A fluid flow path conveys the liquid continuously from the alkylation process throu... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7829343 | Method and device for determining the smoke point of hydrocarbons The invention relates to a method for determining the smoke point of a hydrocarbon, comprising, among the different steps defined in the ASTM D 1322 standard or equivalents thereof, the identification, among different aspects of the flame according to the position o... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7422907 | Process for measuring mercury concentration within hydrocarbons A process for measuring the mercury concentration within a hydrocarbon is provided that enables the mercury concentration to be measured simply and quickly, and with good reliability and good reproducibility. A process for measuring the mercury concentration within ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7255836 | Analytical sensitivity enhancement by catalytic transformation A device and method for quantifying an impurity in an input gas stream. The device and method employ a catalyst to convert the impurity to a detectable species in an output gas stream, and the concentration of the detectable species is then measured by means of a de... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223607 | Process and device for the detection of hydrocarbons in a gas The invention relates to a process for the detection of hydrocarbons other than methane in a gas predominantly or essentially comprising oxygen, as well as methane and the said hydrocarbons other than methane, the said process comprising: ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211222 | Gas sensor A powder filler is stuffed in a filler space defined between a housing and a gas sensing element so as to airtightly seal a clearance between the housing and the gas sensing element. The powder filler contains grains whose diameter is in a range from 80 μm to 5,000... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189363 | Gas detector Of a gas detector 100, a chamber 105 formed between a center cover 150 and a cover 160 is a part of an air flow channel AF. A first shielding plate 165 is provided in the chamber 105. Water droplets that have entered the cha... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179421 | Multi-pin chemiresistors for microchemical sensors A multi-pin chemiresistor for use in microchemical sensors. A pair of free-standing, bare wires is supported by an electrically insulating support, and are oriented parallel to each other and spaced closely together. A free-standing film of a chemically sensitive po... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153694 | Quantitative method for hydrocarbon analysis A method for quantitative determination of hydrocarbon species in a hydrocarbon sample is disclosed. The method uses Townsend Discharge Nitric Oxide Chemical Ionization Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7094730 | Gas treatment device, methods for making and using the same, and a vehicle exhaust system Gas treatment devices and vehicle exhaust systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the vehicle exhaust system, comprises: an engine, a gas treatment device disposed downstream from the engine, the gas treatment device comprising a housing, a substrate dispos... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090806 | Portable oxygen sensor analyzer A portable, inexpensive, and easy to operate vehicle oxygen sensor analyzer shows, in real time, on an ultra-bright LED display, the dynamic operation of the oxygen sensor, simulates sensor signals into the computer, while monitoring the oxygen sensor to confirm cor... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7071002 | Method and system for vehicle emission testing A method and system for vehicle emission testing measures pollutant concentration, but then provides for conversion of the measured pollutant concentration into its corresponding pollutant mass, thereby allowing for the calculation of a vehicle's emission test score... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056474 | Hydrocarbon sensor and collector A hydrocarbon sensor and collector. An element that is capable of absorbing and releasing hydrocarbons is positioned in the air intake system of a vehicle, upstream from the engine and wholly in the airflow. The element has a plurality of chambers defined in it that... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6977179 | Method and apparatus for measuring the heating value of a single or multi-component fuel gas A method for determining the heating value of a fuel gas or fuel gas mixture in which the chemiluminescense intensity of at least one chemical bond in a known volume of the fuel gas or mixture is measured. Based upon the results of the measurement(s), the amount of ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6916664 | Flammable vapor sensor A method and apparatus for sensing a flammable vapor are described herein. Initially, a first thermal conductivity of a vapor at a first temperature and a second thermal conductivity of the vapor at a second temperature can be determined. Thereafter, a ratio of the ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6868712 | Control method for gas concentration sensor An A/F signal proportional to an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine is output upon application of a voltage based on an instruction from a microcomputer. At the time an element resistance is detected, a bias instruction signal... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6788998 | Procedure and apparatus for the optimization of reactive gas mixtures The invention relates to a procedure for determining the risk of flammability of a mixture of two reactive gases A, B, in an inert or base gas, which includes: a step of determining, in the flammability diagram for the A/B/base gas mixture, the change in the composi... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6780378 | Method for measuring concentrations of gases and vapors using controlled flames A method and apparatus for measuring the concentration of at least one gaseous component and/or vaporous component of a gaseous mixture in which a controlled sensor flame is introduced into the gaseous mixture and at least one narrow spectral band in the controlled ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6742382 | Combustible gas detector and method for its operation A catalytic bead sensor or a semiconductor sensor is operated in a manner in which the power requirement is greatly reduced. The reduction in power is accomplished by operating the sensor at a temperature less than the desired operating temperature in the absence of... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6726882 | Hydrocarbon detector device A hydrocarbon detector (20) includes a gas stream delivery element (26) configured to discharge a carrier gas (70) onto a surface (24). The carrier gas (70) serves to volatilize a hydrocarbon presence (22) from the surface (... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719950 | Miniaturized exhaust gas sensor An exhaust gas sensor includes a housing and a sensor element supported by the housing. The sensor element includes a support member having an exhaust side, a reference side, and an aperture extending through the support member between the exhaust side and the refer... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6706531 | Device for conditioning a polluted soil-sample-method of analysis by pyrolysis The present invention relates to a device for conditioning a soil or rock sample polluted by hydrocarbons. It also allows conditioning of pure polluting products. The device comprises a receptacle (1) containing a soil or rock sample (3), and an adsorb... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6521459 | Method and apparatus for testing the acidity of a lubricant in a climate control system A test kit for testing acidity of a lubricant in a climate control system containing a naphthalimide dye contains an aqueous solution having a salt and a known amount of hydroxide and an organic solution containing an alcohol and an organic solvent having... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6482650 | Method for detecting deterioration of catalyst One of a pair of temperature sensor sections in a combustible gas sensor is covered with porous oxidizing catalytic layers (23, 24) for oxidizing a combustible gas, and the other is not covered with the oxidizing catalyst layers. The temperature sensor se... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6464938 | Device for measuring the concentration of hydrogen in a gaseous mixture The present invention relates to a device for measuring the concentration of hydrogen in a gaseous mixture and in particular in the air constituting, for example, the atmosphere inside a closed premises. This device comprises a sensor in contact with a ga... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6419880 | Systems and methods for catalyst reactivation The invention includes systems and methods which allow reactivation of supported noble metal catalysts. The method involves heating the catalyst in the presence of a gaseous hydrocarbon in the absence of oxidizing agents. Systems of the invention provide ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6347544 | Control method for gas concentration sensor An A/F signal proportional to an oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine is output upon application of a voltage based on an instruction from a microcomputer. At the time an element resistance is detected, a bias instruc... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346420 | Method of analyzing a gas mixture to determine its explosibility and system for implementing a method of this kind In this method of analyzing a gas mixture containing at least one inflammable gas to determine its explosibility, a resistive heating element (15) is energized in an analysis enclosure (12) communicating with the gas mixture to be analysed to burn the gas... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6344173 | Automotive hydrocarbon sensor A sensor for measuring the non-methane HC concentration of gas sample, e.g., automotive exhaust gas, the sensor comprises a sensor base, capable of producing a output signal representative of the exothermic effect of the hydrocarbon species in the gas sam... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6242263 | Automotive hydrocarbon sensor A system for measuring the non-methane HC concentration of gas sample, e.g., automotive exhaust gas, comprises a sensor catalyst capable of selectively oxidizing the combination of CO+H2 +alkene hydrocarbons in a gas sample and a catalytic diff... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6207462 | Microwave apparatus and method for analysis of asphalt-aggregate compositions A method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing the aggregate content of asphalt-aggregate compositions. The method includes placing a preheated, preweighed container carrying a sample of an asphalt-aggregate composition into a preheated furnace with t... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6190917 | Microwave apparatus and method for analysis of asphalt-aggregate compositions A method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing asphalt-aggregate compositions. The method includes directing sufficient microwave radiation from a microwave source to a sample of an asphalt-aggregate composition to ignite the asphalt in the compositio... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6133042 | Modulated oxygen-flux method and apparatus to improve the performance of a calorimetric gas sensor A method and apparatus is provided for modulating the flux of oxygen impinging on a calorimetric gas sensor. The method and apparatus are based on modulating the oxygen concentration of a gas mixture presented to the microcalorimeter between a predetermin... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6103532 | Vapor recovery system utilizing a fiber-optic sensor to detect hydrocarbon emissions A method and apparatus is disclosed for sensing hydrocarbon in the vapor path of fuel dispensers using a fiber-optic sensor. The sensor includes an absorber-expander sensing structure mechanically coupled to the fiber body and responsive to the presence o... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6037183 | Automotive hydrocarbon sensor system A system for measuring the non-methane HC concentration of gas sample, e.g. automotive exhaust gas, comprising first and second catalytic differential calorimetric sensors. The first catalytic differential calorimetric sensor is capable of producing a fir... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5965451 | Use of a gas sensor for the selective detection of hydrocarbons in low-oxygen gases The invention provides a gas sensor for selective detection of hydrocarbons in low-oxygen gases, having a capacitive element and a gas-permeable sensitive layer as a dielectric. The sensitive layer is a precious-metal-doped zeolite which has a regular cry... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5958777 | Device for determining CO2 and CO in a geologic sediment A device for determining at least one petroleum characteristic of a geologic sediment sample placed in a boat, said device including a first heater heating said sample in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, a measuring component determining hydrocarbon-containing... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5869343 | Method and apparatus for the automated testing of the flash point The invention describes a method and an apparatus for the automated testing of the flash point and can be used for determining the flash point of flammable liquids. In particular, the inventive method makes is possible to automate the phase of preparing a... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5861228 | Cracking property determination An apparatus for on-line measuring physical property data of hydrocarbon products such as octane number, cetane number, density, vapour pressure and the like or gasoline/alcohol ratio, comprising means for providing (N)IR radiation in a predetermined spec... | 01/19/1999 |
