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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136983 | Sensor and control system A system is disclosed that essentially eliminates the delay in measurement of temperature by a sensor due to exponential response of the sensor. The system finds the rate of change of the sensor signal, multiplies it by the time constant of the sensor signal and add... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7997791 | Temperature sensor, integrated circuit, memory module, and method of collecting temperature treatment data According to one embodiment of the present invention, a temperature sensor is provided, including a first electrode, a second electrode, a nanoporous material disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a diffusion material which is located ou... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7632011 | Integrated circuit temperature sensor systems and methods Systems and methods disclosed herein provide temperature monitoring within an integrated circuit. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a bandgap reference circuit provides a reference voltage; a constant current generator provides ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7461973 | System and method for monitoring environmental conditions A system and method are disclosed for monitoring environmental conditions of a perishable product. The system includes an environmental sensor configured to sense one or more environmental conditions of the perishable product and an analog integrator in communicatio... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7358463 | Switching power supply and method for stopping supply of electricity when electricity of switching power supply exceeds rated electricity A switching power supply includes a sensor for detecting that the output level of the switching power supply has exceeded a rated output level, and a memory that stores data for estimating temperature change of a heat-producing component during a period in which the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7318004 | Temperature prediction system and method A thermometer system and method that rapidly predict body temperature based on the temperature signals received from a temperature sensing probe when it comes into contact with the body. A nonlinear, multi-parameter curve fitting process is performed and depending o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7057393 | System and method for measuring the dielectric strength of a fluid A system is disclosed for monitoring the quality of an internal fluid contained in an apparatus. The system includes a pulse input port, a test gap unit, and a reactive impedance unit. The pulse input port receives a test pulse input signal from a pulse source. The ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7009830 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device Using the leakage current of the base resistance of the bipolar transistor, semiconductor integrated circuit device which detects an overheat condition of the elements protected from overheat, is realized. The overheat detection circuit and the elements or the circu... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004621 | Method of monitoring temperature exposure The invention is a method of monitoring the temperature to which an object has been exposed. The invention comprises combining a Time-Temperature Indicator (TTI) with an electronic monitoring device to determine whether the temperature to which the object has been e... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996976 | Apparatus and method for mounting a device to a pipe An apparatus and method for mounting a device to a pipe. The apparatus is particularly useful for the installation and/or replacement of retrofit sensors and injectors to the piping of engine exhaust systems and emission control systems, and is designed to be used o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6913384 | Device for recording curing temperature history on precast concrete products Disclosed is a device for recording a curing temperature history on precast concrete products, which is buried in a precast concrete product so as to record curing temperature and time histories during a steam curing procedure and to inform a user/inspector of recor... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6703592 | System of controlling the temperature of a processing chamber A CVD processing reactor employs a pyrometer to control temperature ramping. The pyrometer is calibrated between wafer processing by using a thermocouple that senses temperature during a steady state portion of a processing operation.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6441350 | Temperature control system for a thermal reactor A temperature control system for a thermal reactor is disclosed that addresses many of the problems in the art. In accordance with one aspect of the disclosed control system, a plurality of temperature controllers are employed. Each temperature controller... | 08/27/2002 |
| 5723847 | Method for determining and displaying the remaining time in a treatment program in a household appliance and electronic control unit for performing the method A method and an electronic control unit for determining and optionally displaying the remaining time in a treatment program in a household appliance include superposing an initializing test program segment on the treatment programs in order to determine a... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5703342 | Temperature control method using empirically determined characteristics The present invention relates to a method for controlling the temperature of a system in accordance with a desired temperature curve which is divided into predetermined time intervals. It is the object of the present invention to control the temperature o... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5313848 | Disposable electronic monitor device Apparatus for monitoring an externally applied parameter to selected products. The invention involves a housing enclosing a sensor, and a monitoring and output network. The sensor has a characteristic that varies in some predetermined manner with variatio... | 05/24/1994 |
| 4863280 | Integral temperature measurement in electrical machines, transformers and energy conversion systems Integral temperature measurement in electrical machines, transformers and energy conversion systems. An integral temperature measurement for electrical machines, transformers and energy conversion systems produces no additonal potential or voltage in the ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4794803 | Decompression and air consumption computer An improved SCUBA diving gauge. A pictograph display is provided which has a shape which conveys the type of information being displayed. The pictograph has the shape of a SCUBA tank for a tank pressure display and the shape of a person for a display of n... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4784212 | Building perimeter thermal energy control system A microprocessor-based perimeter thermal energy control system regulates heating and cooling in the perimeter area of a building in accordance with instantaneous and integrated heat flow measurements and instantaneous temperature deviation measurements. C... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4746223 | Meter for integrating the operating time of a steam trap A meter for integrating the operating time of a steam trap including an integrating instrument consisting of a transparent vessel containing an electrolyte between two columns of mercury across which a DC voltage may be applied and a thermocouple includin... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4733974 | Transformer life consumption indicator A method and apparatus is provided for computing the life expectancy of electrical power transformers by computing the used life of a transformer at a rate determined by the Arrhenius function of the temperature of the transformer device being monitored.... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4702618 | Radiometer A thermal radiometer for measuring thermal irradiation, includes a housing, a shutter mounted on a wall of the housing, a thermally conductive element positioned behind the shutter, the conductive element having a black surface facing the shutter, and a d... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4663169 | Method for automatic measurement and control in curd making process A method for automatic measurement and control in curd making process is provided wherein an electrical current is supplied to an electrical conductor thermally contactable with milk stored in a curd tank so as to be heated to result in sufficiently highe... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4629334 | Engine and transmission oil degradation and temperature monitor An oil monitor assembly (20) comprising a support (22) for removable attachment to an oil reservoir, a first electrode (24, 24') extending from the support (22) for immersion in an oil in the reservoir and a second electrode (28) extending from the suppor... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4607962 | Object temperature control device An improved temperature control device which is arranged to generate comparative output ratio signals linearly varying successively from a small value to a large value in a manner as in time series in correspondence to sampling period, at each proportiona... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4580908 | Thermometer for coke oven chamber walls Optical quotient thermometers are disposed on the operative end of pusher rods used to push coke from coke oven chambers. The actual value of the optical quotient temperature is measured by the thermometer on two closely-adjacent wavelengths and a quotien... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4493191 | Transport refrigeration system with control for top freezing avoidance The circuit arrangement includes a first voltage divider including a temperature sensitive resistance 18 and resistor R1 which feed an analog signal through line 30 to comparators CP1-4, which also receive reference voltages from a second voltage divider ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4415790 | Microwave oven temperature probe control Control system for a microwave oven or a combination microwave and convection oven where the on time of a microwave generating system is decreased while convection heater on time may optionally be increased as a food product cooks to a predetermined, desi... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4413175 | Heat level indication method and apparatus A method for indicating the thermal state of cooking appliances with an optical and/or acoustic signalling device, comprising the steps of: counting forward from a starting number in response to the heating means of the cooking appliance being switched on... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4399352 | Heating device with separate display means for the types of data entered Input setting keys and displays for a heating device such as an electric oven or an electronic range having a digital control section. A key for setting the heating time is provided. By operating this key, the heating time is digitally indicated. A key fo... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4342983 | Dynamically calibrated successive ranging A/D conversion system and D/A converter for use therein One aspect of the present invention provides for apparatus for dynamically calibrating the internal offsets of the various range conversion paths as well as the overall offset of a successive ranging A/D conversion system over time and temperature variati... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4148223 | Method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of a glass container A method and apparatus for measuring the surface temperature of a glass ampul which allows for the temperature to be determined as a function of time. The apparatus utilized is a thermocouple with the lead wires directly secured to the inside or outside s... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4061033 | Temperature function integrator The temperature function integrator disclosed senses the temperature of a temperature sensitive food and provides as an output a measure of the food deterioration. A temperature transducer produces an electrical signal which is modified according to a tra... | 12/06/1977 |
