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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435964 | Thermal sensor with increased sensitivity The invention provides a thermal sensor having a first and second temperature sensing elements each being formed on a thermally isolated table in a first substrate. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7356365 | Method and apparatus for tissue oximetry In accordance with the invention, the oxygenation of blood-profused tissue is measured by shining light into the profused tissue and analyzing the light reflected within the tissue. The light is reflected by cell walls in the tissue and is partially absorbed by hemo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7323687 | infrared gas analyzer and infrared gas analysis method There are provided an infrared gas analyzer of a simple configuration, capable of taking measurements with high precision when using an infrared light source excellent in thermal responsiveness, and capable of ON/OFF operations at high speed, and an infrared gas ana... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7255474 | Parallel infrared spectroscopy apparatus and method A library of material samples is provided in a condition suitable for imaging using infrared (IR) spectroscopy. The samples are provided to one or more detection cells, each of the cells including or containing a reflective surface. Preferably, for imaging, an energ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253417 | Multi-axis compound lens, beam system making use of the compound lens, and method using the compound lens The invention provides an optical system for a charged particle multi-beam system. The optical system comprises an electrostatic lens component and a magnetic lens component. The components are used to focus a plurality of charged particle beams in a separate openin... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254429 | Method and apparatus for monitoring glucose levels in a biological tissue In accordance with the invention, a low coherence interferometer is used to non-invasively monitor the concentration of glucose in blood by shining a light over a surface area of human or animal tissue, continuously scanning the light over a two dimensional area of ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7235799 | System and method for evaluation using electron beam and manufacture of devices An electron beam apparatus having a longer life time of cathode, and allowing a plurality of electron beams to be arranged adequately around an optical axis and five or more electron beams to be formed from a single electron gun. The electron beams emitted from a ca... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217121 | Method and apparatus for improved process control in combustion applications This invention relates to a method and apparatus for improved process control in combustion applications, and particularly those relating to the steelmaking industry. An apparatus is provided for process control in a combustion application comprising a laser to tran... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7183945 | Method and system for video capture of vehicle information A system for collecting and managing information relating to vehicles includes a digital image collection system positioned to capture an image of a vehicle travelling along a roadway. The captured images are delivered to a computer program memory via a communicatio... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7164132 | Multilane remote sensing device A remote sensing device is provided to detect the emissions of passing vehicles. Preferably, the device detects the emissions of individual vehicles traveling on a roadway of more than one traffic lane. The remote sensing device may preferably detect the emissions d... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7133710 | Compact apparatus for noninvasive measurement of glucose through near-infrared spectroscopy The invention involves the monitoring of a biological parameter through a compact analyzer. The preferred apparatus is a spectrometer based system that is attached continuously or semi-continuously to a human subject and collects spectral measurements that are used ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122795 | Detector optics for charged particle beam inspection system A charged particle beam column for substrate inspection includes detector optics with high secondary electron detection efficiency combined with minimal distortion of the charged particle beam. One embodiment of the detector optics includes a symmetrizing electrode ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098037 | Accommodating subject and instrument variations in spectroscopic determinations A method and apparatus for measuring a biological attribute, such as the concentration of an analyte, particularly a blood analyte in tissue such as glucose. The method utilizes spectrographic techniques in conjunction with an improved instrument-tailored or subject... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7084010 | Integrated package design and method for a radiation sensing device A radiation detector (10) has a base (30), a frame (48), a window (46), and solder layers (50, 52) formed from a solder pre-form (58, 60) to define a vacuum chamber (56). Feedthroughs (18, 40, 44) penetrate the... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7067809 | Method and apparatus for multiple charged particle beams A multi-charged particle beam tool for semiconductor wafer inspection or lithography includes an array of electron beam columns, each having its own electron or ion source. The objective lenses of the various electron beam columns, while each has its own pole piece,... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7030381 | Method for detecting a gas using an infrared gas analyser and gas analyser suitable for carrying out said method A method for detecting a test gas present at a measuring location, using an infrared gas analyzer having a cuvette, an infrared light source, an infrared detector, and two gas lines. A first gas line is adapted to take up a measuring gas at a measuring location that... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6952641 | Software architecture of an integrated host system for sensed vehicle data A system for processing sensed vehicle data includes a sensor for sensing data related to at least one characteristic of a passing vehicle and a host unit that receives sensed data from the sensor. The sensor and the host unit are integrated into a single housing. T... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6750455 | Method and apparatus for multiple charged particle beams A multi-charged particle beam tool for semiconductor wafer inspection or lithography includes an array of electron beam columns, each having its own electron or ion source. The objective lenses of the various electron beam columns, while each has its own pole piece,... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6399026 | Sample holder apparatus A sample holder apparatus for a top-loading cryostat insert based on a cage assembly system which is mounted onto a vacuum flange. The vacuum flange has a group of blind bores on the vacuum side of the flange, in which are mounted hollow cage assembly rod... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6359278 | Optical stabilization of temperature effects on an infrared gas analyzer A method of stabilizing temperature effects on a gas analyzer includes transmitting infrared energy through a plurality of cells in a reference cell drum to a sensor in the gas analyzer. The plurality of cells include at least one cell containing a refere... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6123288 | Apparatus and method for flickerless projection of infrared scenes A non-volatile electron beam-addressed light-valve produces a flickerless, all-at-once visible light output which is then converted into a flickerless projected infrared scene suitable for testing an infrared imaging seeker.... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5815410 | Ratio type infrared thermometer An improved ratio type infrared thermometer utilizes integrating amplifiers for each waveband having the integration time automatically set so that the output voltage utilizes the full range of an analog to digital convertor. The gain and offset of the am... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5572031 | Pressure- and temperature-compensating oxygen sensor RF modulation spectroscopy of a near-infrared tunable laser diode source is used to determine the oxygen concentration in a sample medium. A reference cell containing a known concentration of oxygen is used to calibrate the apparatus as well as to lock th... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5512757 | Spectrophotometer and optical system therefor The photometer of the present invention includes an optical system in which an emission beam generated by pulsed ultra violet radiation from a source is split into a sample beam and a reference interference beam by spectrally selective mirrors arranged in... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5317156 | Diagnostic tests using near-infrared laser absorption spectroscopy RF modulation spectroscopy of a near infrared laser diode source is used to determine the amount of a target substance in a breath sample. In this type of modulation the laser output is modulated to produce sidebands displaced from the laser carrier by th... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5126570 | Sensor and method for measuring alcohol concentration in an alcohol-gasoline mixture A sensor and method for measuring the concentration of alcohol in an alcohol-hydrocarbon mixture for use with flexible fuel vehicles. The sensor and method are characterized by a pair of detectors or sensing elements which detect absorbance of two differe... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5105085 | Fluid analysis system A system for analyzing fluids. In one embodiment, the system measures the water content in an oil/water emulsion. A fluid probe comprising an infrared light emitting diode and a phototransistor measures the opacity of the fluid. The signal from the photot... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5017018 | Clinical thermometer A clinical thermometer which employs an infrared sensor and is constructed so as to prevent the occurrence of a temperature measurement error caused by a change in temperature of a tip portion (of a housing a temperature measuring portion) during temperat... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4950900 | Heated infrared gas analyzer using a pyroelectric infrared sensor An infrared gas analyzer using a pyroelectric infrared sensor, which includes a heating unit for heating the infrared sensor, a heating sensor for detecting its heating temperature and a temperature sensor for detecting the ambient temperature of the infr... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4914720 | Gas analyzers Gas analyzers of the non-dispersive infrared radiation type which are designed to measure the concentration of one gas in a mixture of gases containing that gas. An infrared radiation emitter is employed to emit energy at a frequency of 40-100 Hz with a s... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4882492 | Non-invasive near infrared measurement of blood analyte concentrations A non-invasive apparatus and related method for measuring the concentration of glucose or other blood analytes utilizes both diffuse reflected and transmissive infrared absorption measurements and may be applied to either in vitro or in vivo sampling. The... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4829183 | Dual sample cell gas analyzer A non-dispersive infrared gas analyzer is disclosed that accurately measures the concentration levels of a plurality of gases within a gas mixture. The analyzer includes first and second sample cells and is utilized advantageously for the measurement of N... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4435093 | Pyrometer with sighting window cleanliness monitor Coke guide and coke oven infrared pyrometer degrading is minimized to continuously permit better accuracy and reliability in hostile environment of coke mass and heat, dust and/or dirt present in many coke plant areas. These benefits are obtained using pr... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4157470 | Infrared gas analyzer To detect the density of a measurement component of a sample gas, infrared light is directed alternately through a measuring-light optical system and a reference-light optical system to a heated light sensor. The measuring-light optical system includes a ... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4153837 | Optical gas analyzer An optical gas-concentration analyzer which utilizes the infrared absorption principle has a sample chamber and reference chamber with infrared source and detector assemblies spaced at opposite ends of an in alignment with the chambers. An electronic proc... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4048499 | Infrared absorption spectroscopy of liquids employing a thermal detector In an infrared laser absorption spectrometer, an infrared laser beam of predetermined wavelength, in the infrared absorption spectrum, is beamed into a liquid sample under analysis. Components of the liquid sample absorb energy from the infrared beam, as ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4020345 | Detector for an infrared analyzer A detector for an IR analyzer is disclosed, wherein the blank sample (that is, a quantity of the compound which is searched in a liquid or gaseous sample in which the component is searched for) is replaced by an optical filter, preferably an interference ... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3970387 | Nondispersion, two beam, infrared gas analyzer The two beam analyzer has chambers traversed by infrared beams and passed through by test gas; the intensity of each beam is detected by a detector having chambers which are filled with gas of the same type as the gas to be detected (as a trace) in the te... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3958122 | Exhaust gas analyzer having pressure and temperature compensation The contaminants in the exhaust gas emissions from a motor vehicle such as carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC) are analyzed and the concentration of the contaminants together with other pertinent data is displayed in a digital manner. The exhaust g... | 05/18/1976 |
