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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7705616 | Sensor for sensing moisture in soils The invention relates to, in a sensor comprising: an electrically conductive metal housing, said housing having an inside wall forming a transmission matrix cavity, said wall having perforations therethrough; a liner transmissible of water lining said inside wall an... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7696762 | Non-metallic flow-through electrodeless conductivity sensor and leak detector A non metallic flow through electrodeless conductivity sensor is provided with a conduit having primary and secondary process fluid flowpaths to form a fluid loop. At least one drive and one sense toroid surround the conduit on the fluid loop. Voltage supplied to th... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7439750 | Sensor system and method for its manufacture A sensor system includes a thin-film sensor provided with at least one contact area on the surface thereof, and a printed circuit board provided with at least one contact pad on the surface thereof. The thin-film sensor is arranged in relation to the surface of the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436187 | Conductance control for detecting foam and/or an unstable fluid line A method and apparatus is provided for detecting and responding to foaming of a fluid being heated, and more particularly, for operating a device having a container with fluid therein, wherein a resistance of an electrical path from a probe is measured through the f... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423438 | Method and apparatus for measuring body fat by using bioelectrical impedance Provided are a method and apparatus for measuring body fat using current electrodes and voltage electrodes. The method includes continually detecting a voltage drop across the voltage electrodes by smoothly raising a contact pressure applied to the electrodes; deter... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7408364 | Sensor for measuring moisture and salinity A sensor for measuring the moisture and salinity of a material is disclosed herein. The sensor preferably includes a soil moisture circuit, a soil salinity circuit and a probe structure. The soil moisture circuit includes a high frequency oscillator, a voltage meter... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7372115 | Thermally isolated membrane structure An MEMS device including a semiconductor substrate having an upper and lower surface, and a support structure disposed at least partially in the semiconductor substrate. The support structure includes a plurality of support members oriented to define a plurality of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351448 | Anti-reflective coating on patterned metals or metallic surfaces An apparatus and process for coating surfaces of metal or metallic components including providing at least one metal having a patterned outer surface exhibiting an optical reflection greater than about 40%, providing at least one anti-reflective coating material, th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337580 | Weight change indicating apparatus An apparatus for use under an object utilizes a weighing mechanism and an adjustable indicating system for monitoring weight change. The apparatus may be particularly adapted for monitoring soil moisture level in a pot holding houseplants. The apparatus provides a g... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7317320 | Method and apparatus for measuring body fat by using bioelectrical impedance A method and apparatus for measuring body fat using bioelectrical impedance, that reduces measurement errors and improves repeatability by compensating for variation of a contact voltage caused by variation of an electrode contact area. The method includes: detectin... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284426 | Measurement apparatus for measuring fuel capacity used in a fuel cell system The present invention is to provide a measurement apparatus of measuring fuel capacity used in fuel cell system; the measurement apparatus comprises a sensor device, a resistor, an A/D converter and a controller. The sensor device comprises a first electrode and a s... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282936 | Die design with integrated assembly aid An upper die portion (36) of a die head for aligning probe pins (14) in first array of first micro-holes (18) formed in lower die portion (12) of the die head, which generally includes a spacer portion (38), a support frame (40 | 10/16/2007 |
| 7231815 | Relative humidity probe for concrete A probe for determining the relative humidity and temperature of a substance such as a concrete floor. The probe is adapted to be inserted into a hole in the substance being tested. The probe has a head portion and a tail portion. A display is provided on the head p... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7218961 | Percent body fat measuring apparatus using a half-wave waveform A percent body fat measuring apparatus includes a first and a second electrodes with which a living body is brought into contact, a detection resistor of which one terminal is connected to the second electrode, signal generator which produces a measurement signal an... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7199576 | Apparatus for testing processing electronics An apparatus is disclosed for testing the processing electronics of a detector module for an X-ray computer tomograph. To provide a measurement environment which is as noise-free as possible, the processing electronics to be tested are tested when they are DC decoup... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7141990 | Device for detecting degradation of a component An apparatus for monitoring the structural integrity of a component. A monitoring structure is applied to a component that is subject to structural degradation. The monitoring structure includes an electrical conductor that becomes cracked if the component becomes s... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134321 | Fluid gauge proximity sensor and method of operating same using a modulated fluid flow A system and method that use a fluid gauge proximity sensor. A source of modulated unidirectional or alternating fluid flow travels along at least one path having a nozzle and a flow or pressure sensor. The fluid exists at a gap between the nozzle and a target. The ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7119556 | Probe for surface-resistivity measurement and method for measuring surface resistivity A probe for surface-resistivity measurement is provided in a surface-resistivity measuring apparatus for measuring a surface resistivity of a target. The probe includes an electrode and a contact portion. The contact portion has a specific resistance larger than the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114848 | Environment sensor An environment sensor (11) for measuring the temperature and humidity can be miniaturized and can respond at high speed. The environment sensor (11) includes a temperature sensing portion (111) having a temperature-sensitive material (1) ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114376 | Bale loader moisture sensing system A moisture sensing system for use with a bale loading vehicle. The moisture sensing system includes one or more probes that are inserted into the center of a hay bale or other agricultural product that obtain moisture readings of the product. The moisture readings a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116123 | Contact probe, probe socket, electrical characteristic measuring device, and method for pushing the contact probe against object to be measured A contact probe includes a probe tip and a damper. The probe tip includes a first barrel, a probe pin, and a first spring. The first barrel has a cavity with a bottom, an opening being disposed in a first end of the first barrel and the bottom being disposed at a se... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7063270 | Moisture sensor sprinkler control systems Irrigation systems, moisture sensors and related methods having a sensor embedded in the ground to sense moisture and help control watering. The sensor is responsive to capacitance changes from ground moisture variations. The sensor uses spaced insulated electrodes ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057400 | Fluid conductivity measuring cell The invention relates to a fluid conductivity measuring cell having two cylindrical and coaxial electrodes mounted head-to-tail and axially overlapping on the same insulative body, the inner electrode, penetrating partly into the at least partly hollow outer electro... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7042235 | Method for the detection of leaks in components conducting liquids and device for executing the method A method and a device for detecting leaks in components conducting liquids by a sensor reacting to leaks. The component to be monitored is inserted into a closable envelope containing the leaked liquid. Electrodes are embedded into the envelope. The resistance and/o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032448 | Capacitive humidity sensor A capacitive humidity sensor includes a detection portion and a reference portion. The detection portion includes detection electrodes and a moisture sensitive film. The reference portion includes reference electrodes and a moisture permeation film as a capacitance ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028531 | Sensor arrangement A sensor arrangement is suitable for detecting if a windscreen of a motor vehicle is fogging. The sensor arrangement includes a heat conducting layer disposed on a supporting surface, the layer exhibiting good heat conducting properties. A support plate is arranged ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7019541 | Electric conductivity water probe An electric conductivity water probe consisting of a test chamber having a wall, a fluids input/output port, and a water input port, the wall having a first and at least a second wall section, the first and at least second wall sections being electrically isolated f... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6978658 | Proximity sensor with self compensation for mechanism instability A retractable proximity sensor system with a self-compensating mechanism to reduce the impact of mechanical instability on the precision of a proximity sensor is disclosed. The retractable proximity sensor system includes a retractable proximity sensor and a proximi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975124 | Multipoint nanoprobe A nanoprobe includes a substrate having a layer, which forms a projected portion. A plurality of conductive lines is adhered to the projected portion and the lines extend beyond an end of the projected portion by a distance to form contact points, wherein the lines ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6963205 | Electrically measuring soil dry density The object of the Electrical Density Gauge (EDG) invention is to provide a low cost, portable, non-nuclear, and rugged field-use device that measures dry density in soils that have been constructed for use as road-beds and building foundations. This data is used to ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948300 | Wide pickup header for a round baler When harvesting forage in the form of a large round bale, for instance, there are times in which a windrow of forage material lies outside the side boundaries of the bale-forming chamber. This may be due to the windrow being made wide by machinery having driven thro... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6906540 | Method for chemically etching photo-defined micro electrical contacts A method of fabricating a plurality of micro probes comprising the steps of defining the shapes of a plurality of probes as a mask, applying a photoresist to a surface of a metal foil, overlaying the mask on the metal foil, exposing the photoresist to light passed t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906533 | TV remote control unit with body fat measurement function When measuring body fat through use of a TV remote control unit, the body of a person to be subjected to body fat measurement is brought into contact with current application electrodes and voltage measurement electrodes, which are subjected to application of a sinu... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6798220 | Moisture/mold detector A moisture detector is presented which uses the effects of moisture on the chemistry and electrical conductivity of drywall material. Conducting probes are installed in a drywall material and the level of electric current between the probes is monitored and correlat... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6768323 | System and method for determining location of extrusion in interconnect For locating an extrusion from an interconnect, an extrusion monitor structure is formed to surround the interconnect and is separated from the interconnect by a dielectric material. A first via is coupled to the interconnect, and a second via is coupled to the extr... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6700395 | Soil moisture indicator device A soil moisture indicator device for alerting a user when the soil in a pot needs to be watered to sustain a plant. The soil moisture indicator device includes a body member having a first end and a second end. The first end of the body member is designed... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6683463 | Sensor array for electrochemical corrosion monitoring A sensor array for measuring localized corrosion based on electrochemical reactions is disclosed. The sensor has an array of electrodes that are made from the material of interest. The electrodes are electrically insulated from each other and arranged so ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6630835 | Apparatus and method for high throughput electrorotation analysis The present invention concerns a high throughput electrorotation chip having an array of electrorotation units and methods of use thereof. To make the high throughput electrorotation chip, a plurality of electrorotation units (EU) are fabricated on a subs... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6603319 | Water immersion detecting circuit The object of the invention is to provide a water immersion detecting circuit, which is free from false detection and is stable and highly sensitive in operation. There is provide a water immersion detecting circuit provided on a printed board 11 of an el... | 08/05/2003 |
