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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7114321 | Thermal isolation device for liquid fuel components A thermal isolation device for a gas turbine combustor assembly includes a plurality of substantially flat plates secured in spaced relationship by a plurality of columns, at least one column incorporating a bolt hole for use in securing the device between a pair of... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090394 | Temperature gauge and ceramic susceptor in which it is utilized Temperature gauge, and ceramic susceptors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment utilizing the temperature gauge, in which the thermocouple may be easily replaced even if damaged, and in which heat from the temperature-gauging site is readily transmitted to the t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084342 | Semi-compensated pins for cold junction compensation An apparatus and system is presented for partially compensating the cold junction of a thermocouple system using low cost semi-compensated conductors of system components accommodating various thermocouple types. The thermocouple system, comprises a thermocouple por... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044638 | Multi-element thermocouple A multi-element thermocouple circuit includes at least two temperature measuring junctions. A first temperature measuring junction is formed by first and second thermoelements, each of the first and second thermoelements being formed of a noble metal or a noble meta... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029173 | Thermoelectric component A thermoelectric component includes a first and a second element which, in the vicinity of a contact point, are in contact with each other, e.g., in the form of a thermal contact. Furthermore, in this connection, first element and/or second element have a ceramic ma... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011446 | Thermocouple junction box with isolated studs A thermocouple junction box for reducing EMF generated by a stud-and-cup configuration comprises a cup adapted to be electrically connected to a thermocouple sensing junction and a stud disposed, at least in part, within the cup, the stud being electrically isolated... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004626 | Fast acting thermocouple In a two wire thermocouple, a hollow tip is formed of the material of one of the thermocouple wires, the tip being adapted to extend into a medium the temperature of which is to be measured, both wires extending into a passage in the tip through an open outer end of... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6932504 | Heated self-detecting type cantilever for atomic force microscope A self-detecting type cantilever for an atomic force microscope (AFM) has an electro-flexural conversion element for converting a flexural amount of the cantilever into an electric current or voltage, a temperature measurement element disposed at a front end portion... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6846983 | Millivoltage generator A millivoltage generator is provided in which a rod formed of a first metal extends in spaced relationship within a tubular sheath of a second metal, the rod being welded to the sheath at one end to form a conductive junction and held in place in the sheath by an ep... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6737331 | Force sensing devices with multiple filled and/or empty channels and other attributes A nanoscale force sensing device includes a probe having a tip with multiple isolated channels which can receive different materials. The device may be either straight or cantilevered and may be mounted to permit detection of surface forces while performing other fu... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6717225 | Integrated thermal difference sensor for power dissipating device A Seebeck effect thermal sensor is formed in an integrated fashion with a power-dissipating device such as a power MOSFET. The integrated device generates a temperature difference between a relatively cold peripheral area and a relatively warm central area, the temp... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6634788 | Coaxial thermocouple sensor The invention provides a temperature sensor on the basis of a thermocouple constituted by two different metals. The first metal is provided in the form of an electrically insulated wire, having a blank uninsulated portion. The second metal is constituted ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6487515 | Method and apparatus for measuring thermal and electrical properties of thermoelectric materials A method and apparatus for measuring and characterizing microscopic thermoelectric material samples using scanning microscopes. The method relies on concurrent thermal and electrical measurements using scanning thermal probes, and extends the applicabilit... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6323413 | Microtubing with integral thermocouple A novel microtubing and a method of manufacture is provided. The resulting microtubing has at least two thermoelements separated by a resin layer except in defined areas where the insulating resin layer is selectively removed. The resulting microtube prov... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6310280 | Electric voltage source for semiconductor components A semiconductor component comprising a layer of semiconductor material that is doped region-by-region in alternating fashion for positive and negative electrical conductivities. This layer is arranged perpendicular to layer surfaces between thermally cond... | 10/30/2001 |
| 5986261 | Tapered structure suitable for microthermocouples microelectrodes, field emission tips and micromagnetic sensors with force sensing capabilities A tapered, nonconductive structure (10) having a hollow core (18) and a conical tip (14) includes a metal wire (16) within the core (18). The wire (16) is sealed within, and is exposed at the end (22) of, the tip (14). An electrically conductive or semico... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5969238 | Thermoelectric microprobe A microprobe for thermoelectric microscopic measurements comprises a probe body (11), which consists of a doped or intrinsically conductive semiconductor material and has at least one thermoelectric contact surface (19). The probe body (11) can carry a me... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5959241 | Scanning force microscope thermal microprobe A small bimetallic thermocouple probe device for use in scanning atomic force microscopy is mass produced by etching and oxidatively sharpening silicon points on a standard silicon wafer. The sharpened points are oxidized and the first thermocouple metal ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956569 | Integrated thermoelectric cooler formed on the backside of a substrate The present invention provides a structure and a method of fabricating a thermoelectric Cooler directly on the backside of a semiconductor substrate. The thermoelectric (TE) cooler (thermoelectric cooler) disperses heat from an integrated circuit (IC) tha... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5929438 | Cantilever and measuring apparatus using it The present invention relates to a cantilever for separately observing a temperature profile of a surface of a sample and the topography thereof. The cantilever of the present invention comprises a support, a flexible plate one end of which is supported b... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5838005 | Use of focused ion and electron beams for fabricating a sensor on a probe tip used for scanning multiprobe microscopy and the like Nanometer holes can be reliably and repeatedly defined in the tips of cantilevered probes and used in various types of scanning multiprobe microscopy by defining the hole within a layer disposed on the tip using focused electron or ion beams. The drilling... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5824947 | Thermoelectric device A thermoelectric device fabricated of at least two dissimilar thermoelements and at least one of the thermoelements has a conductor in parallel therewith increasing the Figure of Merit. The thermoelements are also surrounded by a conductor along the leg l... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5747418 | Superconducting thermoelectric generator An apparatus and method for producing electricity from heat. The present invention is a thermoelectric generator that uses materials with substantially no electrical resistance, often called superconductors, to efficiently convert heat into electrical ene... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5734122 | Thermoelectric energy conversion apparatus Apparatus is disclosed in which a pair of elongated solid cylindrical metal conductors mounted with their central axes mutually parallel are connected at their ends to form a closed electrical circuit path, there being heat sinks at spaced positions along... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5712886 | Device for detecting and monitoring perforation of the bottom head of the vessel of a nuclear reactor The detection device includes at least one thermocouple (10) arranged aligned with the bottom head of the vessel of the nuclear reactor, having a first branch (9) made of a first metallic material and at least one second branch (11) made of a second metal... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5665176 | n-Type thermoelectric materials An n-type thermoelectric material composed mainly of an iron-silicite compound represented by a chemical formula of FeSi2+z in which -0.1 | 09/09/1997 |
| 5581083 | Method for fabricating a sensor on a probe tip used for atomic force microscopy and the like Nanometer holes can be reliably and repeatedly defined in the tips of cantilevered probes and used in various types of scanning microscopy by voltaicly defining the hole within a conductive layer disposed on the tip. The field strengths of the apex of the... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5167723 | Thermocouple with overlapped dissimilar conductors A method of forming printed circuits on an insulating film comprising the steps of forming a panel plating layer, plating the circuits onto the panel plating layer, applying a film to the plated panel plating layer and chemically removing the panel platin... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5046858 | Temperature reference junction for a multichannel temperature sensing system A multi-channel remote-temperature-sensing system has a reference temperature assembly for the reference junctions of a plurality of temperature sensors for determining temperatures at remote points. The assembly comprises an array of components each adap... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4861169 | Temperature sensor using thermocouple A temperature sensor using a thermocouple, optimum for measurement of temperature of an object heated to a high temperature such as the tip of a soldering iron. Comprising a thermocouple formed by mutually bonding dissimilar metal materials, the junction ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4749415 | Fast response thermocouple element A thermocouple element (10) for use in high-pressure, high temperature fluid applications having a cylindrical body portion (12) formed from a first metal and a cap (14) formed from a dissimilar metal. The cap is fused to the body such that the junction (... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4747698 | Scanning thermal profiler Apparatus is provided for investigating surface structures irrespective of the materials involved. A fine scanning tip is heated to a steady state temperature at a location remote from the structure to be investigated. Thereupon, the scanning tip is moved... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4732619 | Self renewing thermocouple A renewable, elongated thermocouple probe having a first elongated thermocouple element and a second elongated thermocouple element surrounding the first element. Electrical insulation material is positioned between opposed surfaces of the first and secon... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4732620 | Thermoelement comprising a graphite/boron carbide thermocouple The invention is an improved theroelement which comprises a graphite/boron carbide thermocouple, the arms of which are constructed as a tube and a rod, arranged concentrically inside the tube, which are electrically connected at one end. One of the arms o... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4731127 | Thermocouple device A thermocouple device for detecting a flame. The device includes an outer thermocouple element having an excellent corrosion resistance and a large thermoelectromotive force, an inner thermocouple element, which is inserted into the outer thermocouple ele... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4682898 | Method and apparatus for measuring a varying parameter A measuring system has a pair of sensors with the response time of one sensor lagging the response time of the other. The output of each sensor is sampled periodically and the outputs for two successive samples are compared to calculate the actual value o... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4652849 | Gas sensor A gas sensor has a 100-400 μm thick gas-sensitive layer containing 5-30 mole % of a platinum group metal or an alloy thereof.... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4101342 | Thermoelectric element A thermoelectric element having two annular components of dissimilar thermoelectric materials and a working junction therebetween and providing radial current flow.... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4021268 | Thermocouple assembly with a sheath The thermocouple has a sheath attached to an outer thermocouple element of a pair of coaxial thermocouple elements between hot and cold junctions of the thermocouple elements with the sheath extending away from the hot junction.... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3980504 | Thermocouple structure A length of metallic wire is positioned inside a length of metallic tube in approximate axial alignment with the tube. A short sleeve is placed around the end of the wire. The sleeve is a different metal from the tube. The difference between the thermoele... | 09/14/1976 |
