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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7924000 | Miniature coils on core with printed circuit A method for producing a coil assembly includes overlaying printed circuit traces on a core. The traces include terminals for coupling to conductive connections on a base on which the coil assembly is to be mounted. Two or more wires are wrapped around the core so a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919962 | Magnet scanning device that scans a cylindrical magnet along a helical path A magnet scanning device uses a helical scanning technique to scan a cylindrical magnet along a helical path on a cylindrical surface that corresponds to the cylindrical magnet. Based on the magnetic field profile, the device may detect any unacceptable irregulariti... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7659717 | Sensor for measuring magnetic flux A sensor for measuring the magnetic flux of a sample material includes a first pick-up coil for generating a pick-up signal and a second pick-up coil for generating another pick-up signal. The first and second pick-up coils are arranged such that they have a substan... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7514920 | Positioning structure of a magnetic induction ruler A positioning structure of a magnetic induction ruler comprises a base, an induction ruler and a fixing assembly. In one end of the base is formed a first positioning portion, one end of the fixing assembly is formed with a second positioning portion, and the other ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7486069 | Indicator rod An indicator rod responsive to environmental variations is disclosed. A handle defines an elongated cavity having a linear axis. A pin is received within the cavity substantially along the linear axis, and is adapted to rotate about the linear axis. An indicator mem... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7477053 | Detection of electromagnetic fields Method and apparatus for detecting or analyzing chemical reactions, such as an enzyme reaction, and other events in which electron translation is accompanied by photon emission utilizing a magnetometer probe to detect a change in electromagnetic field strength as a ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7417425 | Continuous observation apparatus and method of magnetic flux distribution A continuous observation apparatus of magnetic flux distribution in which a long sample containing a superconducting material or magnetic material is transferred to an observation position and magnetic flux is observed sequentially at each of certain areas along a l... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411512 | Tracking the geographic location of an animal Systems and techniques for tracking the geographic location. In one aspect, a method includes receiving timed magnetic field information descriptive of a magnetic field to which a magnetometer was subject, the magnetic field information having been collected while t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405557 | Ball-and-socket joint with an angle sensor A ball and socket joint with integrated angle sensor, especially for use as a vehicle level control in the chassis of a motor vehicle. The ball and socket joint has a ball and socket joint housing (1), a ball pivot (2) mounted in the ball and socket jo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405562 | Magnetic field imaging detection apparatus A detection apparatus for detecting the presence of a sample, the detection apparatus comprising a chamber, ports for introducing a sample within the chamber, an actuation unit for establishing a controllable electromagnetic field in the chamber; and a sensing unit ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7366338 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362891 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357049 | Machine for machining large parts Machine for machining large parts of the type that comprises a parallel kinematics machining device that moves freely in the X, Y and Z Cartesian axes, characterized in that the said device is mounted on a platform which moves in the Z axis and is in turn mounted on... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355396 | Apparatus for controlling and adjusting the magnetic state of a magnetic probe and the applications thereof An apparatus for controlling and adjusting the magnetic state of a magnetic probe for detecting magnetic signals of a sample, it employs a negative feedback control unit to counter the change of magnetization of the magnetic probe. The local magnetic field of the sa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349566 | Image processing network An image processing network for processing image files and coupled to an outside data communication network comprising a plurality of remote image capture units, the units scanning documents and creating a plurality of image files of said documents; the image proces... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348773 | Method and device for assessing ambient conditions of an installation site of a magnetic resonance imaging device In a method for assessing ambient conditions of an installation site of a magnetic resonance imaging device, various places in an area surrounding the installation site are examined by means of a detection unit for changes in a test magnetic field and the ambient co... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7295002 | Vacuum chuck spinstand for testing magnetic heads and disks A spinstand having a vacuum chuck clamping mechanism for securing magnetic discs includes a cap (9) and a base (10). A disk-to-be-clamped is held between the cap (9) and the base (10). Vacuum, applied through a port (4) in a mounti... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7250756 | Flexible sensor input assembly A sensor assembly for determining rotational angular displacement of a first moving component in a machine relative to a second component in the machine includes a base, a magnet housing, and a flexible member. The base is configured to be rigidly secured to the fir... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7239332 | Device for and method of viewing magnetic pattern recorded on magnetic media The present invention is a device for and method of viewing a magnetic pattern recorded on magnetic media. The device includes a base. The base has an opening and includes registration marks for aligning the magnetic media as desired. The base is attachable to a vie... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7200255 | Document processing system using full image scanning A system for tracking currency bills comprises a currency scanning device. The scanning device includes a sensor that retrieves currency identification characteristic information of each bill processed. The currency identification characteristic information permits ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192018 | Tiltable-rotatable circular-table device for machine tool A tiltable-rotatable circular-table device for a machine tool includes a rotary-driving motor which is fixed to a tiltable table and is for rotating a circular table disposed above the tiltable table; a motor cover which is fixed to the main frame and is for housing... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187795 | Document processing system using full image scanning A system for tracking currency bills comprises a currency scanning device. The scanning device includes a sensor that retrieves currency identification characteristic information of each bill processed. The currency identification characteristic information permits ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7146374 | Automated multi-line labeling of a time axis The present invention is an automated method and system of labeling of the axes of a graph with time based data. The present invention uses multi-level time labels to label the time axis of a graph. The invention generates a set of time labels by processing the inpu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141969 | X-Y spinstand platform with flexure-coupled platen An XY platen positioning system includes a fixed base rigidly coupled to a essentially planar surface. An XY intermediate plate is slidably coupled to the fixed base, such that the XY intermediate plate is slidable in the X axis along the fixed base. An XY stage is ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135861 | Movable stage, XY stage, head carriage and tester of magnetic head or magnetic disk Pressing means is provided to press a movable base to a surface of a reference base to make the movable base in contact with the surface of the reference base to thereby lock-down the movable base on the surface of the reference base. The movable base is moved while... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7110891 | Degaussing vulnerability display program Magnetic signature measurements are taken at various points corresponding to an original water depth beneath a ship. A computer processor receives and processes (i) this group of measured magnetic signature values and (ii) the designed magnetic signature value the s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7038458 | Magnetic anomaly homing system and method using rotationally invariant scalar contractions of magnetic gradient tensors A magnetic anomaly homing system and method utilize an array of four triaxial magnetometer (TM) sensors coupled to a non-magnetic platform. The four TM sensors are positioned at the vertices of a rectangular parallelogram. The magnetic field sensed at the four TM se... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7026811 | Methods and apparatus for eddy current inspection of metallic posts An apparatus for inspecting a metallic post contoured in a single dimension for defects. The apparatus has a clamp having at least one jaw with a surface conforming to the contour to the metallic post. The conforming jaw or jaws also have a plurality of eddy current... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023199 | Position sensing cylinder cap for ease of service and assembly An actuator arrangement includes a body and at least one of a piston assembly and a rod assembly slideably disposed in the body. A sensor arrangement includes a sensor, a sensor electronics module, and an interactive element. The interactive element is moveable rela... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000828 | Remote automated document processing system An automated check processing system for accepting and processing checks from a customer, having a plurality of document scanners. The document scanners are adapted to obtain full images of checks fed into the document scanners and to obtain images of selected porti... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996263 | Network interconnected financial document processing devices A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977505 | Method for locating underground fluid sources The present invention discloses a method for finding and analyzing underground magnetic anomalies. The method includes measuring magnetic signatures of the magnetic anomalies, interpreting the magnetic signatures to determine that the magnetic signatures are magneti... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972561 | Internal eddy current inspection An eddy current inspection apparatus includes a holder for a specimen, a holder for an eddy current probe, and an eddy current instrument operatively joined thereto. The probe holder includes carriages for translating the probe along first and second axes. The probe... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965505 | Ship degaussing system and algorithm At a ship's magnetic silencing facility, calibration measurements are taken of onboard magnetic fields, and the off-board magnetic signature is minimized through an iterative degaussing process. Current data associated with the signature minimization is retained by ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958603 | Method for detecting metallic foreign matter and system for detecting metallic foreign matter A metallic contaminant detecting method and apparatus according to the present invention detect metallic contaminants mixed in objects under inspection, such as food products, pharmaceuticals, and materials for industrial use, which are wrapped in electrically condu... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6943570 | Device for detecting a crack on a turbine blade of an aircraft engine An apparatus for inspecting a turbine blade of an aircraft engine may include a shaft having a proximate end and a distal end, an attachment device coupled to the distal end of the shaft and capable of being attached to a strut of the aircraft engine and an engageme... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6930606 | Security device having multiple security detection features A security device, such as a security thread, uses multiple security detection features provided by combining metal and metal/magnetic security features on a carrier substrate. The security detection features basically comprise an optionally repeating pattern of dis... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6875621 | Magnetizable bead detector A ferromagnetic thin-film based magnetic field detection system used for detecting the presence of selected molecular species. A magnetic field sensor supported on a substrate has a binding molecule layer positioned on a side thereof capable of selectively binding t... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6817231 | Scanning probe microscope for ultra sensitive electro-magnetic field detection and probe thereof The object of the present invention is to provide a method and device thereof that captures microscopic magnetic signals such as those developed by electrical current flowing inside a circuit that is miniaturized to less than sub-micron order, and to evaluate the ci... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6806704 | Devices and methods for investigating the magnetic properties of objects The invention relates to apparatuses and a corresponding method for examining magnetic properties of objects, in particular sheet material, such as bank notes (20). The apparatuses comprise a magneto-optic layer (10) whose optical properties are influe... | 10/19/2004 |
