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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4513611 | Apparatus for measuring the swelling or shrinkage of a specimen in a fluid An apparatus for measuring the swelling or shrinkage of a specimen in a fluid consists of a container in which the fluid can be accommodated and which has a lid with a suspension device for the specimen, and a transducer which is affixed to the specimen a... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4513613 | Particle detection system An inspection system for detecting the presence of debris on ceramic green sheets prior to screening. The sheets are deposited on a planar stage using a pick-up head. The pick-up head carries a sensor to determine whether or not debris adhering to the hea... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4510806 | Gauging method and apparatus for components having leads Electrical components of various sizes and shapes are appropriately accommodated and positioned at a gauging station, at which lead straightening and testing of electrical functioning of each component is performed. An alternate embodiment provides for di... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4498338 | Procedure and means for measuring the coal content in quick ash A procedure and an apparatus for continuously measuring the coal content of quick ash, ash being fed through a measuring chamber (1), through between measuring capacitor plates (2), the change of capacitance caused by the coal being measured, and a measur... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4491023 | Means for checking and/or measuring the actual amount of sprayed plant protective substances A device and a method for checking and/or measuring the actual discharge amount of plant protective substances sprayed from a plant protective spraying machine; the device is a measuring container provided with a scale indicating the volume of liquid and ... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4491017 | Apparatus for measuring dimensional change of materials An apparatus for measuring the dimensional changes which occur in a material, especially a polymer, during polymerization, or curing comprising a mold constructed of polytetrafluoroethylene having a bottom member to which are fixedly attached two side mem... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4491018 | Pig detector The present invention includes a ferrous conduit mounted over an aperture in the pipeline, launch tube, or receiver through which the pigs pass. A non-magnetic sensing rod is reciprocally mounted within the conduit with the rod extending through the apert... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4481811 | Measurement of fluid oscillation amplitude The invention provides ultrasonic apparatus 64 for measuring the amplitude of oscillation of a fluid. The apparatus 64 combines an ultrasonic flowmeter 60, 62, 65 which gives an indication of velocity of the fluid, with an integrating circuit 74. The inte... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4481815 | Tactile sensor A tactile sensor in which the sensor elements are discrete, elastomeric, electrically conductive, electrically force-sensitive forcel units electrically insulated from one another, each forcel unit defining a local force-resolution region (forcel) for res... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4481816 | Pipeline gauging vehicles A pipeline gauging vehicle has two resilient driving cups arranged to contact the interior surface of the pipeline to create a pressure differential which will propel the vehicle along the pipeline. A plurality of first monitoring arrangements, each consi... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4472960 | Method of and apparatus for testing properties Method of and apparatus for testing required properties of the specimen solids such as tablets, pills, granules, capsules, etc. automatically and continuously. After nondestructive tests are performed, then destructive tests are performed automatically an... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4468959 | Method and apparatus for tallying pipe Tubular goods, such as drill pipe and production tubing, are measured while going into and coming out of a borehole. An electronic beam is directed from a transmitter and is detected by a distance measuring receiver. The beam commences at a known station ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4468968 | Method and arrangement for providing information to define the values of a set of parameters which characterize an element An electrical transducer connected to a computer-based system is temperature compensated by providing an assembly including the transducer, which assembly further includes a temperature transducer and a coding element providing a signal which is decoded b... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4468034 | Golf club loft and lie angle indicating device An adjustment and training aid for golf clubs which allows the adjustment of the loft and lie angles for the physical characteristics and stance of a particular golfer. The device includes a base with a raised abutment surface on a horizontal platform aga... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4467638 | Method and apparatus for quantitatively evaluating the soldering properties of a wave soldering system It has been found that the soldering properties of a wave soldering system can be quantitatively determined by measuring the wickability of the molten solder of the solder bath beyond the areas of direct immersion into the molten solder bath of a solder w... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4458601 | Speed control system for a pipeline inspection vehicle A pipeline inspection system in which a vehicle, which has sensors to detect flaws in the pipeline, is moveable within the pipeline by a fluid flowing in the pipeline, and wherein a speed control for the vehicle is provided by a braking device which impos... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4454762 | Measurement system with remote display A measurement system is provided in which a work-engaging transducer is connected by means of a cable to a remotely located display unit which is adapted to provide quasi-analog and/or digital display of measurement made by the transducer. The transducer ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4450724 | Method for determining the size of metal carbide grains in cemented carbides In a method for determining the grain size of a cemented carbide for a given quantity and composition of the metal binder, the grain size is determined as a function of the coercive force and quantity of metal binder.... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4426885 | Device for indicating the thickness of ice A device for measuring the thickness of an ice layer comprises a hollow, watertight body formed by two cones joined at their bases. The interior of the device is provided with a medium which acts as a ballast and allows the device to float on the surface ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4419892 | Method for determination of internal pipeline or tubing corrosion A method for determining the variations of the internal condition of a pipeline or tubing, by propelling a pig, which is sealed against the pipeline or tubing wall, through the pipeline by means of a constant flowing driving fluid comprising the steps of ... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4416144 | Apparatus for evaluating slider flying dynamics Apparatus is provided for imposing measurable wear on the surface of a magnetic recording disk and for determining the relationship of read/write characteristics due to such wear. A dynamic air bearing separates the interface between the disk surface and ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4372161 | Pneumatically operated pipe crawler A pneumatically operated pipe crawler for transporting inspection equipment along the interior of a pipe comprises an elongate cylindrical tube of flexible resilient material, such as latex rubber, the tube being partitioned by longitudinally spaced plugs... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4369653 | Shrinkage gauge and method A gauge and method for measuring the cure shrinkage of polymeric concrete. Blades dependent from a bridge are inserted in poured concrete. Movement of the blades with the concrete is measured by a proximity sensor and associated instrumentation records th... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4361315 | Sonde apparatus for blast furnace Sonde apparatus for a blast furnace whose wall is provided with a lance ingress and egress port through which a lance is able to enter into the furnace and withdraw therefrom wherein a gas check valve, lance cutting means, lance cooling means, lance strai... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4354379 | Methods and apparatus for testing roundness and straightness of pipes and tubings A carefully dimensional drift is passed through a pipe section by fluid pressure to assure that the pipe is round and straight and of the right dimensions. The drift is light weight with an elastic contact surface, preferably of 70-D durometer hardness ur... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4342225 | Device for the internal inspection of pipelines A device for the internal inspection of pipelines under operation, such device sensing and registering the unevenness of the internal pipeline surface on the principal of mechanical-electrical sensing of the internal pipeline cross section. The device is ... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4306455 | Apparatus for checking the geometrical features of mechanical pieces An apparatus for checking the geometrical features of mechanical pieces, including a feeler adapted to contact the macrogeometric profile of the piece to be checked, a transducer coupled to the feeler for providing a reference signal and a non-contacting ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4098126 | Non-destructive testing of pipeline This invention relates to non-destructive testing of metallic pipelines using a pig having a novel way of mounting sensors for detecting any defect in the pipe wall. The sensors are mounted around the outer edge of an elastomeric cup which is rigidly fixe... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4025421 | Gasket inspection method A method of sensing the presence and proper positioning of an annular sealing gasket encircling the neck of a closure flange employed in the fabrication of steel shipping drums. The closure flange consists of an upstanding internally threaded cylindrical ... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4006642 | Apparatus for a multi-part injection mold for measuring the degree of filling of the hollow mold compartment or the closure pressure of the mold A measuring apparatus for a multi-part injection mold for measuring the degree of filling of the hollow mold compartment with plastic material or the closure pressure of the mold comprising a distance measuring transmitter coupled with one part of the mol... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4000655 | Measuring devices for bores and ducts A pipeline pig for locating constrictions or irregularities on the inner surface of a pipeline consists of a fluid-filled envelope, such as a rubber or rubberlike spherical or toroidal ball, arranged to be a close fit within the pipeline, and means for se... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3995497 | Apparatus for preventing defective packing of cigarets An apparatus for preventing defective packing of cigarets wherein a presser which moves a plurality of cigarets arranged on two or three steps so as to be packed at a fixed velocity in the lengthwise direction of the cigarets along a frame is provided, a ... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3982440 | Method of determining molded part profile A method is provided for determining the profile of a molded part as a means of checking the quality of a given molded part and/or as a basis for effecting adjustments in the molding machine controls. In accord with the subject method a plurality of press... | 09/28/1976 |
