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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185326 | Corrosion detection and monitoring system A method and apparatus comprises a number of sensors and a computer. The number of sensors is capable of being associated with a location of an object having quantum dots. The number of sensors is capable of sending energy into the location, and the energy is capabl... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8073638 | Method for determining the ignitability of fuel with an unknown fuel quality The invention relates to a method for determining the ignitability of fuel, particularly of diesel, biodiesel, gas-to-liquid or biomass-to-liquid fuel, with an unknown fuel quality for an internal combustion engine. Provision is made for the density of the fuel to b... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7937227 | Method, apparatus, program, and recording medium for evaluating ultraviolet radiation protection effect A method and apparatus for evaluating an ultraviolet radiation protection effect in a measurement sample is used for evaluating SPF (Sun Protection Factor). First, a temporal change of the spectral transmission spectrum in the measurement sample within a predetermin... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7873483 | Analyzer and computer program product Provided is an analyzer capable of analyzing an analyte with an analytical condition corresponding to a minor classification prepared by subdividing the species (major classification) of the analyte. This analyzer selects a major classification corresponding to the ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7840361 | Method for calculating environmental load, program for calculating environmental load, and method for converting units A technology is provided in which it is not necessary to modify a system on a production side, and in which man-hours required for registering an environmental load value on a supplier side are not increased, in cases of an item having a mismatch between units, in a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7805257 | Comparison of molecules using field points A method of comparing two conformers in which an overlay score is obtained, comprises providing a set of field points representing field extrema of a first molecule, wherein each field point has a position and a field size value; determining at the position of each ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792646 | Measuring arrangement for registering chemical and/or physical, measured variables, as well as measuring device therefor A measuring arrangement of the invention includes: At least one measuring device, which generates, repeatedly during operation, measured values, especially digital, measured values, representing the at least one measured variable to be registered; as well as an elec... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7761243 | Measuring device for process engineering and operating method for a measuring device This invention relates to a measuring device for process technology, to be used in measurement and/or cleaning and/or calibration installations in the area of process automation, for measuring pH-values and/or redox potentials and/or other process parameters, and ha... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7734428 | Method of producing thermoelectric material A process for determining an optimum range of compositions for a nanocomposite thermoelectric material system is provided. The process is performed for a nanocomposite thermoelectric material system having a first component and a second component made from nanoparti... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7672792 | Methods and systems for classifying mass spectra Methods and systems are disclosed for classifying mass spectra to discriminate the absence or existence of a condition. The mass spectra may include raw mass spectrum intensity signals or may include intensity signals that have been preprocessed. The method and syst... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7660678 | On-site method of providing analysis of potency and purity of pharmaceutical compounds A computer facilitated method of requesting a spectral analysis of a sample having an unknown concentration or purity, performing an energy absorption analysis of the sample to obtain spectral data regarding the analysis and comparing the spectral data to a stored s... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7653496 | Feature selection in mass spectral data The present invention provides, inter alia, methods of analyzing mass spectral data. In some embodiments, the methods can be used for differential profiling of samples, such as comparing a sample comprising a compound and a sample comprising metabolites of the same ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653497 | Energy flow measurement in gas pipelines Thermodynamic properties of a natural gas stream can be determined in real time utilizing modeling algorithms in conjunction with one or more sensors for quantifying physical and chemical properties of the natural gas. Related techniques, apparatus, systems, and art... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7574307 | Engine exhaust emissions measurement correction An exhaust emission analysis system is provided that includes an exhaust and dilution gas source respectively providing exhaust and dilution gases. A dilution unit includes exhaust and dilution gas mass flow controllers, fluidly connected to the exhaust and dilution... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7571056 | Analyzing information gathered using multiple analytical techniques Systems and techniques for analyzing information gathered by multiple analytical techniques. In one aspect, a method includes receiving analytical information, gathered by multiple analytical techniques, regarding a sample, receiving expectations regarding a sample ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7457710 | Apparatus and method for testing combustion A sensor 11 detects the acoustic pressure at a first location in a combustion chamber 7 of a test rig 1 and produces an input signal which is a function of the acoustic pressure. A controller 13 receives the input signal and produces an o... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7437249 | Methods and systems for detrending signal intensity data from chemical arrays Methods, systems and computer readable media for removing trends in signal intensity values from features on a chemical array. Inputted signal values from features on the array are surface fitted to calculate a surface approximation. The surface approximation is nor... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433761 | Method and apparatus for monitoring polyolefin production The present technique provides for the use of spectroscopic probes, such as Raman probes, within the conduits of a polyolefin production system. The Raman probe or other spectroscopic probes may be used to obtain spectroscopic measurements of the contents of the con... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430479 | System and method for analyzing content data The system and method provide security and cargo handling personnel a versatile tool to rapidly check cargo for hidden radiological materials, explosives, drugs, and chemical weapons material. Gamma ray emission is stimulated by a pulsed neutron source. The gamma ra... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426446 | Calibration training for spectrometer An encoder spectrograph is used to analyze radiation from one or more samples in various configurations. The radiation is analyzed by spatially modulating the radiation after it has been dispersed by wavelength or imaged along a line. Dual encoder spectrographs may ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7417095 | Method and apparatus for monitoring polyolefin production The present technique provides for the use of spectroscopic probes, such as Raman probes, within the conduits of a polyolefin production system. The Raman probe or other spectroscopic probes may be used to obtain spectroscopic measurements of the contents of the con... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416698 | Molecular topological fractionation of macromolecules A process for characterizing a sample comprising a population of linear macromolecules of interest (104) and a population of long chain branched macromolecules of interest (103), the process including four steps. The first step is to provide a flow thr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407810 | Methods and apparatus for characterizing polymeric mixtures The invention provides methods and apparatus for characterizing complex polymeric mixture of interest. Candidate solutions are eliminated from a solution space using one or more experimental measurements of a polymeric mixture of interest. The elimination step can b... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406396 | System and method for online end point detection for use in chemical mechanical planarization The present invention is an online methodology for end point detection for use in a chemical mechanical planarization process which is both robust and inexpensive while overcoming some of the drawbacks of the existing end point detection approaches currently known i... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400941 | Method and apparatus for monitoring polyolefin production The present technique provides for the use of spectroscopic probes, such as Raman probes, within the conduits of a polyolefin production system. The Raman probe or other spectroscopic probes may be used to obtain spectroscopic measurements of the contents of the con... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400982 | Automated generation of multi-dimensional structure activity and structure property relationships The present invention relates to automated generation of multi-dimensional structure activity and structure property relationships. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7373256 | Method for the identification of molecules and biomarkers using chemical, biochemical and biological data This invention pertains generally to the field of multivariate statistics, and in particular to new methods for the analysis (e.g., chemometrics) of chemical, biochemical, and biological data, including, for example, spectral data, including but not limited to nucle... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373259 | Method and apparatus for performing chemical reactions in a plurality of samples A method and apparatus for simultaneously performing chemical reactions and determining molecular transport dynamics on a plurality of samples such as thin film samples. The apparatus of the present invention is capable of containing multiple samples in individual s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373257 | Photometrically modulated delivery of reagents A process system adapted for processing of or with a material therein. The process system includes: a sampling region for the material; an infrared photometric monitor constructed and arranged to transmit infrared radiation through the sampling region and to respons... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372374 | Measuring device used in process technology, comprising a central power supply unit A measuring device for process technology, having a central unit for the connection of different measurement modules, with the central unit containing a central power supply, to which the measurement modules can be connected. In the measurement module a module power... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373258 | Method for monitoring and regulating selective hydrogenation of olefinic gasoline fractions This invention describes a method for determining the content of conjugated diolefins by means of the measurement of the MAV of a sample of catalytic cracking gasoline or thermal cracking gasoline, from its NIR (near-infrared) spectrum, and the application of said m... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369959 | Fluid catalytic cracking catalyst injection system and method for communicating with same A method and apparatus for metering catalyst to a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst unit are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for metering catalyst to a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst unit includes a low pressure storage vessel coupled to a pressure vess... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365835 | Dark-field laser-scattering microscope for analyzing single macromolecules To further isolate the scattered light 112 of a specific particle from the scattered light of a different particle, a pin hole device 116 can be used. The pin hole device 116 prevents unfocused light from other particles from entering the second... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365311 | Alignment of mass spectrometry data Methods, systems and mediums are disclosed for aligning mass spectrometry data before the analysis of the mass spectrometry data. The mass spectrometry data may be received from a mass spectrometry machine, and re-sampled using a smooth warping function. To estimate... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366618 | Database system and method for analyzing and associating observable data with substances, equipment, and processes A database system and method are provided to allow a user to characterize observations related to an otherwise unidentified process. A database is established that stores data for substances, processes and equipment according to a data model that relates attributes ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363166 | Computational method for the identification of candidate proteins useful as anti-infectives The present invention relates to a novel method for the identification of candidate proteins in pathogens useful as anti-infectives and more particularly, the present invention describes a novel computational method involving calculation of several sequence attribut... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359805 | Methods and systems for classifying mass spectra Methods and systems are disclosed for classifying mass spectra to discriminate the absence or existence of a condition. The mass spectra may include raw mass spectrum intensity signals or may include intensity signals that have been preprocessed. The method and syst... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359804 | System and method for calibrating remote emissions sensing instruments A system and method is provided for obtaining calibration curves for CO and CO2 during laboratory calibration of one or more remote emissions sensing (RES) instruments, and for self-calibration of on-road RES instruments to compensate for changes in backg... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353118 | System and method for providing environmental impact information, recording medium recording the information, and computer data signal An environmental impact information collection system modifies and analyzes environmental impact information, which is collected and stored in advance, and obtains the environmental impact at each process done in an organization, according to each product. The envir... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346459 | System and method for providing environmental impact information, recording medium recording the information, and computer data signal An environmental impact information collection system modifies and analyzes environmental impact information, which is collected and stored in advance, and obtains the environmental impact at each process done in an organization, according to each product. The envir... | 03/18/2008 |
