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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149002 | Device and method for capacitive measurement by a floating bridge A device for capacitive measurement by a floating bridge, including: a sensor module including at least one measuring electrode and at least one guard electrode arranged close to a target connected to a general earth, at least one integrated circuit for capacitive m... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7999562 | Apparatus and method of capacitively sensing operator presence for a stump cutter An operator detection and presence device includes a conductive sensor and a guard electrode. The sensor and electrode are physically located and electrically connected in a manner which helps the detection circuit measure if an operator's hand is on the handle or i... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7973542 | Methods and systems for guarding a charge transfer capacitance sensor for proximity detection Methods, systems and devices are described for determining a measurable capacitance for proximity detection in a sensor having a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one guarding electrode. A charge transfer process is executed for at least two executions. T... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7777503 | Methods and systems for guarding a charge transfer capacitance sensor for proximity detection Methods, systems and devices are described for determining a measurable capacitance for proximity detection in a sensor having a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one guarding electrode. A charge transfer process is executed for at least two executions. T... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7768273 | Electrostatic discharge protection of a capacitive type fingerprint sensing array A planar fingerprint pattern detecting array includes a large number of individual skin-distance sensing cells that are arranged in a row/column configuration. Each sensing cell includes a first capacitor plate placed vertically under the upper surface of a dielectr... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7583092 | Capacitive sensing apparatus that uses a combined guard and sensing electrode A capacitive sensing apparatus includes capacitive sensor electrodes, and a combined guard and sensing electrode that is disposed proximate to the capacitive sensor electrodes. The combined guard and sensing electrode has at least a first operating mode and a second... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7548075 | Proximity sensor for X-ray apparatus A capacitive proximity sensor comprising an emitter electrode (104) capacitively coupled to receive an electrode (102). A first active guard electrode (110), driven by the output of a unity gain amplifier (108), is provided in respect of ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7545155 | Parallel AC measurement method A method for making electrical measurements of a first and a second DUT, the DUTs being in sufficient proximity to exhibit crosstalk therebetween, the method comprising: applying a first signal to the first DUT; applying a second signal to the second DUT, the first ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7521942 | Methods and systems for guarding a charge transfer capacitance sensor for proximity detection Methods, systems and devices are described for determining a measurable capacitance for proximity detection in a sensor having a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one guarding electrode. A charge transfer process is executed for at least two executions. T... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7417441 | Methods and systems for guarding a charge transfer capacitance sensor for proximity detection Methods, systems and devices are described for determining a measurable capacitance for proximity detection in a sensor having a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one guarding electrode. A charge transfer process is executed for at least two executions. T... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417418 | Thin film sensor An electrically operated, particle detecting, or characterizing, sensor structured as a thin film multilayer sandwich. Three or more electrodes are deposited onto thin layers of film, and stacked to form the sandwich. A representative stacking arrangement provides a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414414 | Spatially distributed guarded impedance A guarded sense impedance for use in a measurement instrument includes a sense impedance adapted to have a spatially distributed electrical potential and at least one guard structure adapted to have the spatially distributed electrical potential. The guard structure... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7403025 | Membrane probing system A membrane probing assembly includes a probe card with conductors supported thereon, wherein the conductors include at least a signal conductor located between a pair of spaced apart guard conductors. A membrane assembly includes a membrane with contacts thereon, an... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400153 | Detector with capacitance sensor for detecting object being caught by door A detector for detecting an object that may be feared to or about to be caught by a closing door such as a slide door of a vehicle incorporates a capacitance sensor with a directionality characteristic in the direction of its detection surface. The detector has a ma... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7358741 | Electrostatic detection apparatus and method, and coordinate detection program A shielding member is provided as an electrostatic protection device in extension lines that extend from a sensing area to switching devices via extension areas correspondingly. As a result, even if a body to be detected such as a finger contacts the extension area,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7317161 | Shielded cable, and bioelectrical impedance value or biological composition data acquiring apparatus using the same There are provided a shielded cable having a core wire for carrying an electrical signal, and a shield around the circumference of the core wire and connected to the core wire via a drive circuit, wherein the drive circuit has a band limiting circuit which decreases... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314997 | High speed data communication link using triaxial cable A high speed data communication link has a circuit for providing a differential signal having first and second opposite phase components and a triaxial cable connected to receive the positive phase component of the signal on the inner conductor and the negative phas... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302762 | Plate type capacitive sensor for five-dimensional displacement measurement Disclosed herein is a plate type capacitive sensor for five-dimensional displacement measurement that is capable of simultaneously measuring five-dimensional movement of an object, which includes the horizontal movement, the vertical movement, and the tilt of the ob... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301351 | Printed capacitive sensor The invention relates to a flexible, resilient capacitive sensor suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The sensor comprises a dielectric, an electrically conductive detector and trace layer on the first side of the dielectric layer comprising a detector and trace,... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288945 | Systems and methods for detection of dielectric change in material and structure Methods and systems are described for efficiently detecting an object. The system includes at least one electrode for measuring a displacement current. The at least one electrode is coupled to a floating ground configuration provided by an op-amp, where the invertin... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287415 | Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) viscosity sensor for fluid health monitoring Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a MEM viscosity sensor that is configured to be operated submerged in a liquid. The MEMS viscosity sensor comprises a MEMS variable capacitor comprising a plurality of capacitor plates capable of being submerged i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279904 | Input device An input device is provided. The input device includes an input electrostatic sensor having an input electrode. A noise detection electrostatic sensor has a noise detection electrode disposed on a periphery of the input electrostatic sensor. A control unit is operab... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262609 | Methods and systems for guarding a charge transfer capacitance sensor for proximity detection Methods, systems and devices are described for determining a measurable capacitance for proximity detection in a sensor having a plurality of sensing electrodes and at least one guarding electrode. A charge transfer process is executed for at least two executions. T... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256590 | Capacitance sensor type measuring apparatus A measuring apparatus having a probe that faces a surface of a target and is configured to supply AC current to the surface, measuring a voltage drop through a space between the probe and the surface, and obtaining a distance between the probe and the surface in acc... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7245985 | Process and apparatus for improving and controlling the vulcanization of natural and synthetic rubber compounds A process for curing a natural or synthetic rubber compound under a plurality of curing conditions by: (1) obtaining time dependent data streams of dielectric or impedance values from a non-bridged impedance sensing circuit and a capacitor having the rubber compound... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235986 | Capacitive position sensing system with resonant amplification At least one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a capacitive sensing system, comprising a sensing conductor coupleable to a grounded target by a gap capacitance Cd, said grounded target separated from said sensing conductor by a gap ha... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7212015 | Capacitance sensor type measuring apparatus A measuring apparatus having a probe that faces a surface of a target and is configured to supply AC current to the surface, measuring a voltage drop through a space between the probe and the surface, and obtaining a distance between the probe and the surface in acc... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208961 | Electrostatic capacitance detection device An electrostatic capacitance detection device includes an electrostatic capacitance detection element arranged in M rows and N columns. The electrostatic capacitance detection element includes a signal detection element that retains a charge in proportion to the ele... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7183779 | Soil probe device and method of making same A device for measuring one or more different properties of soil or a soil-related substance is provided. The device includes a probe that is inserted into the soil or soil-related substance. The probe includes a tip. The tip is electrically insulative and defines ap... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160739 | Feedback control of a chemical mechanical polishing device providing manipulation of removal rate profiles A method of controlling surface non-uniformity of a wafer in a polishing operation includes (a) providing a model for a wafer polishing that defines a plurality of regions on a wafer and identifies a wafer material removal rate in a polishing step of a polishing pro... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161360 | Electrostatic capacitance sensor, electrostatic capacitance sensor component, object mounting body and object mounting apparatus An electrostatic capacitance sensor, includes an electrostatic capacitance detector, an operational amplifier in which a feedback impedance circuit is connected between an output terminal and an inverse input terminal of the operational amplifier, a signal line conn... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148711 | Membrane probing system A membrane probing assembly includes a probe card with conductors supported thereon, wherein the conductors include at least a signal conductor located between a pair of spaced apart guard conductors. A membrane assembly includes a membrane with contacts thereon, an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138809 | Electrical capacitance proximity sensor An electrical capacitance proximity sensor with high detector sensitivity has an insulating substrate, a detector electrode and an earth electrode formed in a fixed pattern on one face of the insulating substrate, and a detector circuit which detects an object appro... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138808 | Movable apparatus, a measuring apparatus, a capacitive distance sensing apparatus, and a positioning device The movable apparatus of a positioning device comprising a conductive stationary part and a conductive movable part, the stationary part has an electrode constituting a capacitor together with said movable part, and the electrode is covered by a guard electrode insu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138807 | Capacitive sensing techniques that include determing rotational position of one electrode relative to other electrodes separated by an electrically nonconductive gap One embodiment of the present invention comprises a sensor with a face having several tracks spaced apart from one another. One of these tracks has a first electrode and a second electrode separated by an electrically nonconductive gap. Also included is a detection ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7129713 | Capacitive moisture sensor A moisture sensing apparatus includes an oscillator for supplying an AC signal to a driven ring of a sensor having a pad inside the ring, and a ground plate around the ring. An amplifier forms part of a temperature-compensated, precision rectifier, and is connected ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119554 | Electrical capacitance proximity sensor An electrical capacitance proximity sensor for detecting a nearby object takes a normal operation mode for detecting the nearby object approaching and a self-diagnostic mode for detecting a correct connection between a sensor section and a detecting circuit section.... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116117 | Capacitive sensor A capacitive sensor includes: a first sensing electrode connected to a first reference capacitor in which is stored reference electric charge; a second sensing electrode connected to a second reference capacitor in which is stored reference electric charge; and a sh... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114399 | Shaped non-contact capacitive displacement sensors for measuring shaped targets An improved non-contact capacitive displacement sensor that may be employed for accurately measuring small distances between the sensor and shaped targets. The non-contact capacitive displacement sensor includes a probe having a sensor element and a guard element. T... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106077 | Device and method for testing a membrane electrode assembly In order to create a device for testing a membrane electrode assembly, by means of which fabricated membrane electrode assemblies can be tested in a non-destructive manner, a first contact device is provided for bringing a first electrode side of the test object int... | 09/12/2006 |
