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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7349223 | Enhanced compliant probe card systems having improved planarity Several embodiments of enhanced integrated circuit probe card and package assemblies are disclosed, which extend the mechanical compliance of both MEMS and thin-film fabricated probes, such that these types of spring probe structures can be used to test one or more ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7257996 | Device and method for a quality test of a body A surface of a body includes a structure bounded by edges and a substantially edge-free unevenness. The structure is considered a quality impairment and the unevenness a potential quality impairment. A device includes a means for generating a height representation o... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251986 | Sealed condition inspection device A sealed condition inspecting device comprising a support unit for supporting an element to be inspected for a sealed condition, a pair of electrodes in contact with the portion to be inspected of the element to be inspected and supported by the support unit, an ele... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7219556 | Yarn snarling testing apparatus and method A process for measuring snarling properties of a yarn is provided. Firstly a first and a second point of the yarn are held in close proximity, and a portion of the yarn between the two points is of a predetermined length. A predetermined tension force is temporarily... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7038464 | Carrier line oriented spin high voltage leak detection system and method Inspection and leak detection of electrically insulated containers having an electrically conductive solution therein in high speed assembly carrier line systems, includes controlled carrier structure and methods for carrying, conveying, orientating, and spinning th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7015700 | Flaw detector Flaw detection apparatus includes an electrode disposed in a region surrounded by a packaging material including a layer of an electrically-conductive material; a cutting member made of an electrically-conductive material and adapted to cut a predetermined portion o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009412 | Massively parallel interface for electronic circuit Several embodiments of massively parallel interface structures are disclosed, which may be used in a wide variety of permanent or temporary applications, such as for interconnecting integrated circuits (ICs) to test and burn-in equipment, for interconnecting modules... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6984992 | Condom testing apparatus A condom testing apparatus having a plurality of electrically conductive mandrels having condoms loaded thereon, a first set of condom-contacting electrode members, a second set of condom-contacting electrode members, and a gapped electrical circuit between each of ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6900727 | Weapon detector system A weapon detector system including a detecting gate which is placed on the inside of an entrance; a central processing unit connected by wire with transmitter coils and receiver coils of the detecting gate; and an image receiving device, a warning indication lamp an... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6837102 | Method and apparatus for tire flaw detection An apparatus for detecting a flaw in a tire includes a voltage generator producing a high voltage pulse on an electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is oriented with respect to the tire to establish an electric field within the tire. Relative motion between ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6634216 | Inspection method for sealed package The invention provides an efficient inspection method for inspecting a hermetically sealed package for pinholes, in which when a hermetically sealed package whose contents such as electrically conductive fluid or food are covered with an electrically insu... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6600326 | Voltage applicator for tire inspection and method An apparatus for detecting flaws in a tire. The apparatus may contain a frame sized to be placed in the interior of the tire, at least one device operably connected to the frame so that upon rotation of the tire the frame travels around the interior of th... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6593752 | Method for inspecting hermetically sealed packages An inspection method for inspecting a hermetricaly sealed package for pinholes in which electrically conductive contents are covered with an electrically insulating film, an electrical conductor connected to a high voltage output terminal of a DC high vol... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6573697 | Method and apparatus for determining the energy of a signal The invention describes two alternative methods and corresponding devices for producing an energy signal yn whose amplitude values represent the energy of an electrical signal sn. A first method and the corresponding device calculate... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6359447 | Control unit for checking the integrity of tear-off closing devices applied to respective opening in strip packaging material for producing aseptic sealed packages of pourable food products A control unit (1) interacting with a strip packaging material to which are applied, to close respective openings (3) in the packaging material, a number of patch elements (5) and a number of tear-off tongues (6) heat sealed to respective patch elements (... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6323633 | Device and method for detection and/or inspection of conductive particles using high-voltage field Particles in a fluid cause an arc at a certain electric field whose value depends on the nature of the particles (size, composition, and the like). By applying an electric field across the fluid and determining the value of the electric field at which the... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6304090 | High voltage tire testing apparatus An apparatus for detecting flaws in a tire. The apparatus may contain a frame sized to be placed in the interior of the tire, at least one device operably connected to the frame so that upon rotation of the tire the frame travels around the interior of th... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6300774 | Withstand voltage testing apparatus and automatic testing method thereof A withstand voltage testing apparatus and an automatic testing method thereof are capable of testing a withstand voltage by contacting/separating a test probe to/from a test position of an electronic product automatically and not manually. When a pallette... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6288554 | Method for inspecting hermetically sealed package An inspection method for inspecting hermetically sealed packages for pinholes, in which when a hermetically sealed package whose contents such as electrically conductive fluid or powder or food are covered with an electrically insulating film is sandwiche... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6232762 | Method and apparatus for determining the energy of a signal The invention describes two alternative methods and corresponding devices for producing an energy signal yn whose amplitude values represent the energy of an electrical signal sn. A first method and the corresponding device calculate the energy signal yn ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6160406 | Condom testing apparatus A condom testing apparatus utilizing an arcing electrical current to detect holes and excessively thin wall areas in a condom mounted on a conductive testing mandrel, where the condom is passed across a conductive fabric member to test the main body and t... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6050136 | Tire defect detection employing electrical arcing An apparatus for testing a tire. The tire has sidewalls and a tread portion. The tread portion has inner and outer surfaces. The apparatus comprises a tire lift. The tire lift has a main frame and a subframe. The subframe engages the main frame and is mov... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5629870 | Method and apparatus for predicting electric induction machine failure during operation Methods and apparatus for identifying in real time an operating condition of an in-service electrical device which draws a power load by monitoring spectral content of the power signature and associating spectral components with device operating condition... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5525915 | Electrical conductivity tester for ropes A tester is provided for measuring the dielectric integrity of a rope, on a continuous basis. The device incorporates a pair of rope contact and retention members, that may comprise pair of spring-loaded clamps, adapted to make electrical contact with the... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5508622 | Coating defect detector system A detector for continuously monitoring the integrity of a coating on a piece of material. The detector includes an upper bar and a lower bar held near the surfaces of the material. Each bar carries multiple conductive probes in contact with the correspond... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5317272 | Process and apparatus employing a stream of electrolytic liquid for examining the porosity of coated objects Process and apparatus for examining the porosity of coated objects, and in particular of enamelled, electrically conductive strip and profiled material or objects, and in particular of hollow bodies such as beverage cans, in which electrical contact is ma... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5235847 | Arrangement for detection of leakage or weak points in a package moveable continuously relative to the arrangement A detector for detecting leakage or weak points in a package which is continuously moveable relative to the detector includes a detector element which is resiliently mounted for movement transverse to the feed direction of the package. The detector elemen... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5101166 | System for measuring thickness of high speed moving film An on-line capacitance sensing system, including a capacitance sensor, for measuring changes in thickness of a plastic film which passes over the sensor in contacting relationship; the sensor is mounted to a carriage which may be reciprocated transversely... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4862065 | On-line web internal resistivity measuring apparatus A web roller is provided with at least two electrodes that are positioned parallel to each other on the roller surface end parallel to the longitudinal axis of the roller. Slip rings provide individual electrical connections to the electrodes. The electro... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4846936 | Method and apparatus for measuring metal exposure in resin covering portion in metal container and constituent member thereof Disclosed is a method for measuring the metal exposure in a resin covering area of a metal container or a constituent member thereof, which comprises contacting the resin covering area of the metal container or the constituent member thereof with a measur... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4810971 | Apparatus for dielectric testing of gloves Dielectric testing of rubber or plastic gloves, particularly an apparatus for suspending a plurality of pairs of water-filled gloves, then immersing the gloves into a water test tank. A high voltage test circuit includes a source of electrical power conne... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4808276 | Method for checking in a moving mode the continuity of a metal covering on a metal wire of different nature A method is disclosed for checking and obtaining in a moving mode the continuity of a metal covering on a metal wire of different nature belonging to the group of a wire being treated by a current strength and issuing from a covering bath and wire, the tr... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4785234 | Determining eccentricity of insulated wire Disclosed is an apparatus for determining the eccentricity of insulation on an elongated conductor comprising two flat parallel opposing electrodes positionable on opposite sides of an insulated conductor in physical contact with the insulation of the con... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4777446 | Machine for the automatic testing of electric motor rotors A machine for the automatic testing of electric motor rotors comprises a system for checking various characteristics of rotors arriving from a line of production thereof, in which system there are preset theoretical values of the various characteristics t... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4721917 | Coating continuity detector A method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting the continuity of nonconductive coatings on conductive web materials, such as rolls of metallic foils. The coated side of the sheet material web contacts a conductive surface and electrical resistance of ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4590420 | Apparatus for testing plastic profiles by a magnetically suspended probe The invention proposes apparatus for testing plastic profiles or sections, particularly extruded polyethylene tubes which have been cross-linked by radiation, although the application of the invention is not restricted to that field. An electrode at a hig... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4583040 | Testing apparatus for electrical characteristics of sheet-like insulating materials A testing chamber for electrically testing a sample of insulating material or materials in sheet form, under controllable conditions of pressure and temperature. The pressure resistant chamber is air and liquid tight to permit testing of oil impregnated s... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4563633 | Apparatus for sensing openings in sheet An apparatus and method of sensing openings in a perforated sheet by means of electrical contact between electrically conducting surfaces positioned on opposite sides of the sheet.... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4558273 | Apparatus for the inspection of electrodeposited electrically insulating coatings The apparatus according to the present invention for inspecting the quality of electrodeposited electrically insulating coatings on electrically conducting parts comprises wetting means for producing a high pressure, low flow volume spray of an electrical... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4538107 | Cable failure detection system A cable failure detection system is provided that detects changes in the magnetic field of a cable that has been magnetized said changes in the magnetic field coming about due to a flaw in said cable. Said changes are sensed by a gauss meter which generat... | 08/27/1985 |
