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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874210 | Ultrasonic sensor assembly and method An ultrasonic point level measurement instrument comprises a measurement circuit and a transducer. The transducer transmits and receives acoustic signals under control of the measurement circuit. An improvement in the transducer comprises a transducer housing includ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7640808 | Strip with acoustic damping properties A method of manufacturing an assembly including a strip inserted between two substrates, the strip being formed from at least one damping material, includes providing the two substrates; providing the strip; evaluating equivalent real stiffness per unit length K′ | 01/05/2010 |
| 7426439 | Method and apparatus for marine seismic data acquisition The present invention provides a method and apparatus for seismic data acquisition. One embodiment of the method includes accessing data acquired by at least two particle motion sensors. The data includes a seismic signal and a noise signal and the at least two part... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7424403 | Low power vibration sensor and wireless transmitter system A low power vibration sensor and wireless transmitter system has one or more sensors that sense parameters of a machine including vibration and produces dynamic signals representing the sensed parameters. The system converts the signals to a digital format, digitall... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421349 | Bearing fault signature detection A device, and method, detects the presence of developing faults in rolling element bearings. Detection is accomplished by measuring the vibration of the apparatus in which the bearing is operating (motor, generator, engine, etc.) and searching for signatures unique ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415883 | Method for protecting resonating sensors and open protected resonating sensors A protected resonating sensor may include at least one resonating sensor unit, each sensor unit has one or more vibratable members. The protected sensor includes at least one body of gel for protecting the vibratable member(s) of the sensor. The gel may be disposed ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7359803 | Apparatus and method for measuring parameters of a mixture having solid particles suspended in a fluid flowing in a pipe An apparatus 10,70 and method is provided that includes a spatial array of unsteady pressure sensors 15-18 placed at predetermined axial locations X1-XN disposed axially along a pipe 14 for measuring at least one par... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357306 | Multiple sheet detector apparatus and method A detector for a deposit accepting apparatus of an automated banking machine includes an ultrasonic transmitter driven by a driving signal operative to cause the ultrasonic transmitter to transmit an ultrasonic sound signal through a sheet pathway of the detector. T... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343805 | Surface acoustic wave pressure sensor A surface acoustic wave pressure sensor includes: a substrate and at least one flexible membrane, suspended over a cavity defined in the thickness of the substrate, the membrane being elastically deformable by a pressure applied by a fluid and being defined between ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7346461 | System and method of analyzing vibrations and identifying failure signatures in the vibrations An apparatus, computer program product and method of analyzing structures. Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs) are extracted from the data and the most energetic IMF is selected. A spline is fit to the envelope for the selected IMF. The spline derivative is determined. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340957 | Ultrasonic analyte concentration and application in flow cytometry The present invention includes an apparatus and corresponding method for concentrating analytes within a fluid flowing through a tube using acoustic radiation pressure. The apparatus includes a function generator that outputs a radio frequency electrical signal to a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340415 | Adaptive, predictive system for replenishing currency in ATMs A method of operating Automated Teller Machines, ATMs. An ATM dispenses currency, thereby depleting its supply, and requiring replenishment. Replenishment currently involves humans who (1) measure the currency content of an ATM, (2) compute an amount to be replenish... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325322 | Electric park brake inclinometer A tilt sensor system (10) is provided comprising a housing (12), a magnetized region (13) within the housing (12), and a magnetized, articulated pendulum (14) magnetically coupled to the magnetized region (13) for suspending... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326133 | Racket assembly that warns of a fatigued string condition A racket assembly having a racket head that is supported by a handle. A string is strung across the racket head forming a string face. The string used in the string face is statistically likely to fail after the string face has been impacted a precalculated number o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322431 | Advanced ultrasonic processor An ultrasonic processor for continuous processing of material is disclosed comprising an enclosed processor chamber (12) having opposed end wall (18) and (16) and an input (40) and an output (42) so that material to be processed ca... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293702 | Multiple sheet detector apparatus and method A detector for a deposit accepting apparatus of an automated banking machine includes an ultrasonic transmit driven by a driving signal operative to cause the ultrasonic transmitter to transmit an ultrasonic sound signal through a sheet pathway of the detector. The ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290706 | Automated banking machine multiple sheet detector apparatus and method A detector for a deposit accepting apparatus of an automated banking machine includes an ultrasonic transmitter driven by a driving signal operative to cause the ultrasonic transmitter to transmit an ultrasonic sound signal through a sheet pathway of the detector. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7272513 | Optimal shaft balance using integer programing to handle discrete adjustment Determining a shaft balance adjustment includes measuring an initial vibration of the shaft, determining if the initial vibration is greater than a predetermined value, and, if the initial vibration is greater than the predetermined value, determining an adjustment ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272531 | Aggregation of asset use indices within a process plant A method of monitoring an entity within a process plant wherein the entity includes a plurality of lower level entities, includes acquiring a plurality of use indices, acquiring a plurality of weighting values, and creating an aggregate use index from a combination ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270325 | Sheet feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus, and method of detecting double feed A sheet feeding apparatus includes first and second transport devices disposed at a transport guide with a distance in between for nipping and transporting a sheet, and a double feed detection device disposed between the first transport device and the second transpo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257984 | Miniaturized sensor device for detecting characteristics of a fluid, in particular a lubricating oil A miniaturized sensor device comprises at least one pair of active projecting elements or cantilevers, which are set parallel to one another and at a micrometric or sub-micrometric distance apart and are designed to be submerged at least partially in a fluid. Each p... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248985 | Acoustic signature testing for electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical equipment A method for testing a unit is described where the unit includes one or more of electrical, electronic, mechanical, and electromechanical components. The described method includes applying at least one stimulus to the unit, receiving sound emissions from the unit, c... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225109 | Method and apparatus to diagnose mechanical problems in machinery A method and apparatus for detecting mechanical problems in machinery used in a process. A model of the process is developed using a modeling technique such as advanced pattern recognition and the model is used to generate predicted values for a predetermined number... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221988 | Creation and display of indices within a process plant A process control system uses an asset utilization expert to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of a process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including, for example, the process control functional areas, the maintenance f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211173 | System for inhibiting fouling of an underwater surface A marine fouling inhibiting system comprises first and second conductors which are made of a polymer matrix, such as vinyl ester, and a suspended conductor, such as graphite powder or particles. This type of conductive material is formed to provide two sections of a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206646 | Method and apparatus for performing a function in a plant using process performance monitoring with process equipment monitoring and control A process control system uses a data collection and distribution system and an asset utilization suite to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of a process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including, for example, the proces... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206719 | Diagnostic method for predicting maintenance requirements in rotating equipment This invention is a method to determine the condition of rotating equipment, namely drive spindles, to enable the timely maintenance or replacement of same. The method uses an electrical signal from a vibration sensor mounted on part of the drive train to measure th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190247 | System and method for reducing effect of magnetic fields on a magnetic transducer An electromagnetic driver transducer free of torque in the presence of an external magnetic field, of any direction and orientation (such as in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging environment). The transducer includes a housing. At least one coil is associated with the hou... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187184 | Prevention of robot damage via capacitive sensor assembly A capacitive sensor assembly for a robot to prevent damage to the robot when it moves in an undesired manner is disclosed. The robot may be used in conjunction with semiconductor fabrication applications. The capacitive sensor assembly can include a hit contact, one... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7162913 | Method of evaluating restitution characteristic of golf club, system for evaluating restitution characteristic, and golf club A method of evaluating restitution characteristics of a golf club head, a system for evaluating the restitution characteristics and a golf club, are provided in which a coefficient of restitution of a golf club head is inferred and obtained without disassembling the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162797 | Method of correcting imbalance of a scroll compressor A compressor has a compression unit for compressing gas to a desired pressure, a drive shaft and a balancer. The drive shaft is connected to the compression unit for driving the compression unit. Imbalance on the drive shaft is generated due to movement of the compr... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7108137 | Method and apparatus for separating particles by size A method and apparatus for separating a mixture of particles of various sizes in a capillary tube into groups by size using multiple forces of controlled amplitude. Ultrasonic radiation at a first selected frequency is applied to set up a standing pressure wave in t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099782 | Vibration analysis for predictive maintenance in machinery A method for detecting vibration signatures in a reversible drive is disclosed. The method includes the steps of acquiring digital data representative of vibrations in the reversible drive and identifying and grouping together portions of data in a plurality of grou... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7035718 | Method and System for detecting and reducing draft tube pressure fluctuations A method and system to reduce vibration in a turbine-generator including measuring a magnitude of radial vibration of a turbine shaft with at least one vibration sensor configured to generate a vibration signal indicative of vibration frequency; measuring a generato... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032432 | Apparatus and method for measuring parameters of a mixture having liquid droplets suspended in a vapor flowing in a pipe An apparatus 10,70 and method is provided that includes a spatial array of unsteady pressure sensors 15–18 placed at predetermined axial locations x1–xN disposed axially along a pipe 14 for measuring at least one parame... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018303 | Golf clubhead A golf clubhead comprises a face portion having a back surface which is provided around a center region with at least two annular grooves so that the face portion is provided with at least two annular thin parts each being thinner than the center region and at least... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019239 | Suspension control device for electric appliance A suspension control device for an electric appliance includes a control circuit having a sensing circuit, and a control chain having a first end connected to the sensing circuit of the control circuit and a second end suspended in an ambient environment. Thus, the ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998999 | Hybrid piezoelectric and magnetostrictive actuator An electromechanical transducer formed by an electrical and mechanical combination of a piezoelectric device and a magnetostrictive device. The two devices are electrically coupled so that their capacitive and inductive reactances approach a balance to provide an es... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971262 | System and method for rheological characterization of granular materials A system for characterizing rheological properties of granular material. A cylindrical measurement cup containing granular material is subject to a uniform vibration induced by a vibration exciter at a user-determined frequency. At the same time, a rotation or an os... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964518 | Device and system for monitoring internal temperature of inaccessible or moving parts A device and a system for measuring temperature in an inaccessible and/or movable mechanical part. The device comprises a temperature-sensitive clement which can be installed inside the movable part and which is designed to emit a signal containing information on th... | 11/15/2005 |
