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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7713391 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing an abnormality of a gas-concentration measuring apparatus In an activation state of a sensor device, when voltage on the connection points between the sensor device and the sensor control circuit becomes a preset abnormal value, electric cut off is made between the sensor control circuit and the connection point. Then, the... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704356 | Gas sensor array with electrochemical gas generator A compact gas sensor array, to which a test gas can be admitted without the use of mechanical components and whose readiness for measurement is interrupted during the calibration only briefly. The array includes a combination of an electrochemical gas sensor (3 | 04/27/2010 |
| 7645367 | Gas-measuring system with gas sensor and gas generator A gas-measuring system contains at least one gas sensor (1) and at least one gas generator (4). The gas sensor (1) has at least one measuring surface (3), at which a target gas concentration can be measured. The gas generator (4) h... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7601249 | Method and apparatus for assay of electrochemical properties A method for monitoring a select analyte in a sample in an electrochemical system. The method includes applying to the electrochemical system a time-varying potential superimposed on a DC potential to generate a signal; and discerning from the signal a contribution ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7582197 | Gas concentration measuring apparatus with failure monitor A gas concentration measuring apparatus for use in air-fuel ratio control of motor vehicle engines is provided which is designed to detect and identify a cause of failure in operation of an A/F sensor. The apparatus works to apply the voltage to a sensor element and... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7572355 | Electrochemistry using permanent magnets with electrodes embedded therein Devices and methods of enhancing mass transport proximate a surface of an electrode immersed in a liquid are disclosed. One aspect of the device comprises an electrode embedded in a sintered or bonded magnetic material. The device is contacted with a solvent contain... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7517439 | Error detection in analyte measurements based on measurement of system resistance Measurement of the series resistance of a working and counter electrode pair in an electrochemical test strip provide error detection for multiple variations in the quality of the test strip, as well as the operation of strip in the test meter. In particular, a sing... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7445698 | Gas concentration detecting apparatus In a gas concentration detecting apparatus, a voltage is applied to electrodes of a sensor element. A change is caused in either the applied voltage or an element current. An amount of a change in each of a current value and a voltage value caused is measured in res... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7429865 | Method and system for error checking an electrochemical sensor A method and a corresponding system for error checking an electrochemical sensor having at least two electrodes and a liquid measuring medium applied thereto are disclosed. The method involves determining a first admittance between a first set of electrodes of the s... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427347 | Method for operating a measuring probe for measuring a gas concentration In a method for operating a measuring probe for measuring a gas concentration in a measuring gas with the aid of a solid electrolyte which conducts oxygen ions and has a measurement cavity for holding the measuring gas, a measuring electrode and an external electrod... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7418853 | Process for diagnosis of a lambda probe associated with the exhaust gas catalytic converter of an internal combustion engine In a process for diagnosis of a lambda probe (6) associated with the exhaust gas catalytic converter (3) of an internal combustion engine (1), it is proposed that for a known first and second exhaust gas mass flow {{dot over (m)}1, {d... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416649 | Oxygen concentration detection system and vehicle control system having the same An oxygen concentration detection system including an oxygen sensor which outputs a plurality of types of measurement signals and anomaly detection means and modification means. The anomaly detection means detects a sensor anomaly by determining whether the respecti... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7371247 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of penetrating members each having a tip. A penetrating member driver is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. Each tip of a penetrating member is uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the pe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367330 | Internal combustion engine controller The internal combustion engine controller includes an oxygen concentration sensor outputting an electric signal having a value depending on an oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and a control u... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351323 | Quantitative analyzing method and quantitative analyzer using sensor A quantitative analyzing method is provided for electrochemically measuring the concentration of a substance in a sample liquid using a sensor including a reagent layer (30) which contains a reagent for reacting with the substance and to which (30) the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338592 | Diagnostic and control methods for internally calibrated oxygen sensor A set of methods controls the pumping action of and provides leak checking of a solid electrolyte oxygen sensor having internal and external electrodes. A first method performs a leak check on the sensor by forcing the sensor internal reference chamber to an evacuat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331931 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generato... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316929 | Auto-calibration label and apparatus comprising same An auto-calibration label for use with one or more sensing instruments. The label includes first and second encoded calibration information. The second encoded calibration information may correspond to a different instrument than the first encoded calibration inform... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311093 | Element crack detecting apparatus and method for oxygen sensor An element crack detecting apparatus for an oxygen sensor detects a sensor output voltage for an abnormality detection period after a fuel cut-off is started during operation of an engine. When the output voltage becomes negative, an abnormality counter is counted u... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297242 | Self-adjusting electrochemical sensor A gas detector with a compensated electrochemical sensor exhibits altered sensitivity in response to decreasing stochastic noise in an output thereof. A gain parameter can be adjusted to alter sensitivity. A life-time estimate can be made based on sensitivity. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297240 | Oxygen sensor deterioration detection apparatus A deterioration detection apparatus for an oxygen sensor is able to detect an abnormality of the oxygen sensor constantly with high precision, without being affected by the temperature characteristic of the element impedance. The apparatus applies a voltage V to the... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293557 | Abnormality detecting apparatus and abnormality detecting method for an air/fuel ratio sensor An abnormality detecting apparatus includes an air/fuel ratio sensor that detects an air/fuel ratio within a range including the stoichiometric air/fuel ratio, an admittance detector for detecting an admittance of the sensor, and a temperature detector for detecting... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291117 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a voice coil based penetrating member driver. A plurality of penetrating members are included. A transport mechanism is configured to... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291502 | Method for performing a non-invasive blood gas test A non-invasive blood gas test is carried out by a method that utilizes a venous blood sample together with a pulse oximeter and a plurality of mathematical equations. The method generates the following data points of the blood: (i) the pH level; (ii) the [H+] concen... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288785 | Substrate and method for measuring the electro-physiological properties of cell membranes The present invention relates to a substantially planar substrate for use in patch clamp analysis of the electrophysiological properties of a cell membrane comprising a glycocalyx, wherein the substrate comprises an aperture having a rim, the rim being adapted to fo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288175 | Noiseless gas concentration measurement apparatus A noiseless circuit structure of a gas concentration measuring apparatus is provided. The gas concentration measuring apparatus includes a control circuit and a gas sensor including a solid electrolyte body, a cell, and a heater serving to heat the solid electrolyte... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287318 | Biosensor A biosensor is provided that comprises a plate element with a pre-determined reaction zone and a recess positioned adjacent to the reaction zone. The biosensor also comprises a reagent that is positioned on the reaction zone. In preferred embodiments, the recess cir... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285204 | Apparatus for detecting deterioration of air-fuel ratio sensor In detecting a deterioration of an air-fuel ratio sensor, a sensor output change speed integrated value is calculated when an element temperature of a solid electrolyte is stabilized at a low temperature. Successively, a sensor output change speed integrated value i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286926 | Apparatus and method for detecting deterioration of exhaust gas sensor A deterioration detecting apparatus for an exhaust gas sensor of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas sensor including a sensor element and a heater that heats the sensor element, computes a first sensor characteristic parameter, which is related to a char... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275420 | Fluid sensor fixture for dynamic fluid testing A system that facilitates measurement, analysis, and automatic maintenance of fluid comprises a fluid, and a casing that includes a plurality of apertures is immersed in the fluid. The apertures are opened to permit the fluid to enter the casing and closed to confin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267746 | Dividing wall distillation column control apparatus A control apparatus and control method for controlling the separation in a dividing wall distillation column of at least two feeds into at least three products is disclosed. The apparatus uses a temperature measuring device to measure the temperature of fluid in the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258693 | Device and method for variable speed lancet A method of penetrating tissue is provided. The method comprises using a lancet driver to advance a lancet into the tissue; advancing the lancet at a first desired velocity in a first layer of tissue; advancing the lancet at a second desired velocity in a second lay... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7247231 | Analyzer and method of testing analyzer An analyzer measures the concentration of a specific component in a sample liquid supplied to a test piece equipped with first and second terminal parts. An analyzer (X1) includes a stage on which a test piece is placed, a first terminal (40a) f... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244265 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a drive force generator and a penetrating member operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves the member alo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232510 | Biosensor, measuring instrument for biosensor, and method of quantifying substrate A biosensor, a measuring instrument for biosensor, and a method of quantifying a substrate contained in specimen liquid to reduce a measurement error by the biosensor; a biosensor, comprising at least a pair of electrodes formed on an insulation substrate; a measuri... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232451 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A skin penetrating system has a housing member and a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the housing member. A tissue stabilizing device is coupled to the housing member. A user interface is configured to relay at least one of, skin penetrating performanc... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232512 | System and method of sensitivity adjustment for an electrochemical sensor A gas detector with a compensated electrochemical sensor exhibits altered sensitivity in response to decreasing sensitivity relative to both gas exposure and non-gas exposure. A sensitivity adjustment can be established in response thereto. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233151 | Apparatus and method for diagnosing failure of fuel level sensors A method of diagnosing failure of fuel level sensors includes a first measuring step of measuring voltages from first and second failure detection terminals; if the voltage is higher than a reference, diagnosing the voltage as “high,” and if the voltage is lower... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229458 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of cartridges each with a distal port and a proximal port. A plurality of penetrating members are provided, each coupled to a cartridge and having a sharpened distal tip and a shaft portion slidably disposed within th... | 06/12/2007 |
