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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802916 | Differential scanning calorimeter There is provided a differential scanning calorimeter for exactly measuring a calorie variation of the measured sample on the basis of the temperature difference between sample container and the reference container without the influence of the heat irregularity inco... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7748894 | Thermal analysis equipment A thermal analysis equipment includes a thermal analysis data preservation function that preserves, as thermal analysis data, signals from a temperature sensor and a physical quantity sensor that detect a temperature and a change in physical quantity, respectively, ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7481574 | Thermal flow rate sensor supplying digital output A thermal flow rate sensor includes: a bridge circuit having a heat-generating resistor generating heat by receiving a supplied current, a heating element temperature detector having a resistance value varying in accordance with a temperature of the heat-generating ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7425896 | Tag testing device, tag testing method, and tag testing program A tag testing device uses an infrared camera to take an image of a plurality of radio frequency identification tags, compares the image with a stored standard tag pattern image storage, and detects defective tags based on the comparison. A radio wave transceiver bul... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7392150 | Environmental parameter indicator for perishable goods An electronic device is proposed for accompanying a perishable good during one period to monitor the exposure of the good to an environmental parameter, such as temperature. The device includes a data interface for receiving data representing the exposure of the goo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371006 | Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) with temperature controlled furnace A differential scanning calorimeter apparatus includes reference and sample cells and controlled temperature shields. The temperature of the shields is controlled such that baseline curvature is reduced by eliminating heat flow from the furnaces to their surrounding... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7338640 | Thermopile-based gas sensor A method of manufacturing a sensor is provided. The method includes disposing a sacrificial layer on a substrate, disposing a low-thermal-conductivity layer on the sacrificial layer, and disposing a first set of conductive arms and a second set of conductive arms on... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7287903 | Method and apparatus for rapid thermal testing An apparatus for rapid thermal testing of samples consisting of a single sample chamber in which the samples are preferably arranged circularly around the opening through which a fluid of varying temperature, preferably air, is introduced to provide for rapid, unifo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275862 | Differential scanning calorimeter with a second heater A differential scanning calorimeter has a heat sink for accommodating therein a measurement sample and a reference material, and a differential heat flow detector that detects a temperature difference between the sample and the reference material. A cooling mechanis... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7234861 | Cooling mechanism, cooling apparatus having cooling mechanism, and thermal analyzer equipped with cooling apparatus A thermal analyzer has a heat sink for storing therein a specimen, a heater for heating the heat sink and the specimen, at superheating temperatures, and a cooling mechanism thermally connected to the heat sink for cooling the heat sink and the specimen. The cooling... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7168851 | Apparatus and method for measuring heat dissipation An apparatus for measuring heat dissipation of a target heating element includes a reference heating element for emitting heat; a control unit; and a pair of temperature measuring devices for measuring representative temperatures of the target and the reference heat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7157801 | Device and a method for thermal sensing A device for thermal sensing is disclosed based on one thermopile. The cold junctions of the thermopile are coupled thermally to a first channel comprising a first substance while the hot junctions of the thermopile are coupled thermally to a second channel comprisi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141210 | Apparatus and method for a nanocalorimeter for detecting chemical reactions A nanocalorimeter array for detecting chemical reactions includes at least one thermal isolation region residing on a substrate. Each thermal isolation region includes at least one thermal equilibration region, within which resides a thermal measurement device conne... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7125163 | Simple high accuracy high energy calorimeter An exemplary calorimeter includes a body configured to capture radiation generated by a source of the radiation, such as without limitation a laser, and absorb energy from the captured radiation. The calorimeter is simple to manufacture, operate, and maintain and is... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7102753 | Optical system for measurement In an optical system, first and second optical paths intersected with each other on a sample holder are set, wherein the first and second optical paths are formed so that light from a light source is projected to be converged on the intersection from an incoming sid... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097352 | Instrument material holder and method of fabrication thereof A holder for materials for use in a measuring instrument includes a three-piece housing consisting of an upper housing member, an intermediate housing member and a lower housing member, the three-piece housing defining a first closed cavity and a second closed cavit... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7044635 | Temperature correction method for thermal analysis apparatus and thermal analysis apparatus Disclosed is a temperature correction method for a thermal analysis apparatus which measures electric current, voltage, and electric resistance of a measurement sample while changing the temperature of the measurement sample set between a pair of electrodes. The pai... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038996 | Method and apparatus for reading an array of thermal resistance sensors Described is a method for reading an array of sensors having a set of row conductors each connected to the sensors in a corresponding row of the array and a set of column conductors each connected to the sensors in a corresponding column of the array such that each ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033840 | Reaction calorimeter and differential scanning calorimeter for the high-throughput synthesis, screening and characterization of combinatorial libraries Workstation, apparatuses and methods for the high-throughput synthesis, screening and/or characterization of combinatorial libraries. The invention relates to an array, which permits various high-throughput methods for synthesis, screening and/or characterization in... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025497 | Differential scanning calorimeter accounting for heat leakage A method and system for calculating a heat flow to a sample in a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The DSC has a sensor within an enclosure comprising an absolute temperature measurement detector for measuring the temperature of a base position on the sensor,... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021821 | Differential thermal sensors A sensor includes at least two microsensor chips in a housing. The chips may be arranged as (i) an absolute thermal conductivity sensor by exposing one chip to a sample fluid and the other chip to a sealed reference fluid, (ii) a differential thermal conductivity se... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6999892 | Circuit arrangement and method for controlling and evaluating signal detectors A circuit arrangement (10) for activating a sensor and evaluating its signals, in particular for parametric sensors with complex impedances. The circuit arrangement comprises at least one sensor (2) for acquiring mechanical data. In order to minimize o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6922787 | Method and system for providing a flexible temperature design for a computer system A method and system for providing correct operational parameters for up-level design components utilized within a computer system after a low level basic input/output system (BIOS) code has been qualified. A patch file is created or obtained for a component that is ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913383 | Method and apparatus for thermally investigating a material A method and apparatus for thermally investigating a material by driving the material through a temperature profile composed of isothermal and non-isothermal segments is disclosed, which enable determination of a kinetic component in a measured heat flow signal caus... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6885964 | Method and apparatus for thermal analysis In a method and an apparatus for thermal analysis, a target region is divided by dividing the geometry of the target object of the thermal analysis into a finite number of finite elements or cells. The thermal analysis on the target region is conducted using the res... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6869214 | Pressure perturbation calorimetry instruments and methods A calorimeter that includes a sample cell, a reference cell, a pressure system that applies a variable pressure to the sample cell, and a pressure controller that controls the pressure applied by the pressure system to the sample cell. By applying identical pressure... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6632015 | Thermal analysis apparatus With input compensation-type differential scanning calorimeters of the related art, the power supplied fluctuated even with non-endothermic reference materials, and the reference material side temperature therefore also fluctuated. Mutual interference bet... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6626567 | Cooling system for thermal analysis A cooling system for thermal analysis equipment provides rapid cool down and steady state operation of a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) at any predetermined temperature between a minimal temperature and room temperature using a throttle-cycle coo... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6616330 | Automatic humidity step control thermal analysis apparatus An automatic humidity step control thermal analysis apparatus has a detector for detecting and measuring a physical property of a sample and for generating a physical property signal corresponding to the physical property of the sample. The sample is hous... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6583391 | Modulation method and apparatus for thermally analyzing a material A method and apparatus for thermally analyzing a sample of a material by detecting a heat flow between the sample (7) and a heat source (1) and evaluating a functional relation between the measured heat flow (HF) and an associated temperature is based on ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6551835 | Method and apparatus for thermally analyzing a material A method and apparatus for thermally analyzing a sample of a material by detecting a heat flow between the sample and a heat source (1, 2) and ,evaluating a functional relation between the measured heat flow and an associated temperature is based on contr... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6530686 | Differential scanning calorimeter having low drift and high response characteristics The sample temperature is roughly controlled according to a program temperature by a furnace temperature controller, and at the same time precisely controlled by a detector temperature controller. Also, if a temperature difference occurs, the supply power... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6508585 | Differential scanning calorimeter An insulating substrate provided with two types of metallic or alloy circuit patterns for detecting temperature difference between a sample side and a reference side, and also a metallic resistance circuit pattern, is fixed to a heat sink, and the heat si... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6422742 | Differential scanning calorimeter A sample holder and a reference holder are arranged coaxially. Heat conductors making heat exchange with a heat sink are joined to the heat sink at the same position. The inside diameter of the heat sink can be made close to the diameter of the sample con... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6402369 | Arrayable thermal assays Provided are, among other things, devices for and methods for performing thermal signature assays on a two or more samples in an array, using active/control base thermopiles, the method comprising: [a] performing a heat transfer to the two or more samples... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6393374 | Programmable thermal management of an integrated circuit die A method and apparatus for power throttling to manage the temperature of an IC. A temperature sensor is manufactured on the same die as the IC components. The temperature sensor generates an output in response to junction temperature of the IC components.... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6318890 | Single cell calorimeter A heat flow calorimeter comprises a single sample holder (5) in thermal contact with a heat source (1). A temperature difference over mutually spaced locations (11, 12) along a heat flow path between sample (23) and heat source (1) is measured. The measur... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6275750 | Apparatus for setting heating condition in heating furnace and thermal analyzer for object to be heated in heating furnace The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting heating conditions in a heating furnace wherein a temperature distribution of an object to be heated is measured required minimum times and thermal analysis for the object is performed, t... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6239415 | Process and apparatus for measuring enthalpy changes by means of differential thermal analyzer (DTA) apparatus, operating with quasi-isothermal heating technique In a thermal analysis process for investigating thermal phase transformations, a sample and a reference substance are placed into a furnace with rising temperature of a predetermined rate operated by a programmed temperature controller. The temperatures o... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238085 | Differential thermal analysis sensor A sensor having an active sensing material exposed to the substance to be detected and an active reference material that is shielded from the substance to be detected. Thermocouples having a set of junctions proximate to the active sensing material and an... | 05/29/2001 |
