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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087821 | Infrared heated differential scanning calorimeter A heat flux differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is disclosed. The DSC can be configured with a highly conductive sample assembly enclosure. The enclosure can include a high emissivity coating. In one embodiment, the enclosure extends along a longitudinal directi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8042992 | Sensor for thermal analysis and systems including same Certain embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a sensor comprising a support member, a sample sensor coupled to the support member and comprising a sample support electrically coupled to a first set of interconnects, and a reference sensor coupled to the suppo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7588366 | Heat flow flux type differential scanning calorimeter There is provided a differential scanning calorimeter in which a base line stability and a responsiveness are improved. There is made a constitution in which the stability is ensured by making a neck-like part in a heat passage from a heat reservoir 1 to a se... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7455449 | Differential scanning calorimeter There is provided a differential scanning calorimeter possessing an accommodation chamber accommodating a sample to be measured and a reference material, a heater heating the accommodation chamber, a differential heat flow detector outputting a temperature differenc... | 11/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7258482 | Thermoanalytical sensor, and method of producing the thermoanalytical sensor In a thermoanalytical sensor with a substrate and a thermocouple arrangement that is formed at a measurement position on the substrate, an increase in sensitivity can be achieved by way of a special geometry of the thermocouple arrangement and/or the selection of th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234860 | Dynamic dew point analysis method and a device for determining the dew point temperature and relative humidity The invention provides for a dynamic dew point analysis method as well as an apparatus for carrying out the method wherein the method comprises: arranging a moisture containing gas in the immediate vicinity of at least two thermocouples, where one thermocouple is sh... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7077563 | Deposition sensor based on differential heat flux measurement An apparatus and method for the monitoring and measurement of chemical and/or biological deposition in heat exchangers and other fluid processing vessels. The new and original sensing system includes at least two hollow fluid vessels conductively mounted across a co... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056038 | Media printer for continuous printing of different documents A printer is provided with a buffer to receive document data. Document data is read from the buffer by a control system and information is printed by one or more printhead assemblies in accordance with document data read by the control system from the buffer. The pr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052174 | Device for determining changes in dimension due to temperature fluctuation An apparatus for non-destructively testing the response of a specimen to temperature change. An embodiment temperature cycles a specimen, such as a wet mortar beam, dynamically measuring change in dimension and the temperature of the specimen during the cycle. Among... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6976052 | Spa control system An improved spa control system is disclosed. The invention describes a spa control system which calculates the time required to heat the water in the spa system to a desired temperature. From that information, the heating rate of the spa system can be determined, an... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971793 | Test handler temperature monitoring system The invention provides a temperature monitoring system for a semiconductor test handler. A preparation stage brings a test device to a predetermined temperature for testing at a test platform at said predetermined temperature. At least one radiation sensor, such as ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965815 | Spa control system An improved spa control system is disclosed. The invention describes a spa control system which calculates the time required to heat the water in the spa system to a desired temperature. From that information, the heating rate of the spa system can be determined, an... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6935776 | Sample holder for differential thermal analysis A sample holder for differential thermal analysis has a substrate with a planar surface provided with a sample position for a sample material and a reference position for reference material. The substrate allows heat flow between a heat source thermally coupled to t... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6860632 | Instrument material holder and method of fabrication thereof A housing for a material holder includes an intermediate housing member having a generally horizontal member, an upper recess and a lower recess, an upper housing member having a generally horizontal member and a wall defining a material holding chamber, the upper h... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6843596 | Device and a method for thermal sensing A device for thermal sensing is based on only one thermopile. The junctions of the thermopile are coupled thermally to a first region which includes a first substance while the hot junctions of the thermopile are coupled thermally to a second region which includes a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6586258 | Method and apparatus for confining a liquid sample for thermal analysis In accordance with the invention, a liquid sample for thermal analysis is disposed within a receptacle having a bottom surface and side walls. The top edges of the side walls are bent towards the center of the receptacle. A sheet of flexible, transparent ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6523998 | Thermal analysis assembly with distributed resistance and integral flange for mounting various cooling devices An improved differential thermal analysis/differential scanning calorimetry (collectively, DSC) assembly with a furnace block assembly having a measurement chamber and a furnace heater. The measurement chamber has a sensor assembly for receiving a sample ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6513969 | 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 sell. By applying identic... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6436346 | Micro-machined calorimetric biosensors A method and apparatus are provided for detecting and monitoring micro-volumetric enthalpic changes caused by molecular reactions. Micro-machining techniques are used to create very small thermally isolated masses incorporating temperature-sensitive circu... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6390669 | Heat flux type differential scanning calorimeter A heat flux type differential scanning calorimeter has a heat reservoir made of a thermal conducting material. A thermally conductive plate is disposed in the heat reservoir for supporting an unknown sample and a reference sample symmetrically with respec... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6375349 | Instrument configured to test multiple samples for the determination of thermophysical properties by the flash method An instrument for determining thermophysical properties of a solid sample of uniform thickness is disclosed. The instrument comprises a furnace, an elliptical mirror outside the furnace, a light source at one focus of the elliptical mirror that is closest... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6257757 | Thermal analysis apparatus A gas-tight container such as a glove box maintains a sample under a controlled atmosphere and has a sample chamber formed in a convex portion thereof. The temperature is controlled in the sample chamber by an externally disposed heater. A detector such a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6095680 | Nondestructive fraudulent fastener screening and composition determination device This invention presents an improved way to determine, nondestructively, the composition of an unknown material sample such as, for example, an alloy steel fastener or a carbon steel fastener of unknown standard grade. The procedure involves utilizing a pu... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6079873 | Micron-scale differential scanning calorimeter on a chip A differential scanning microcalorimeter produced on a silicon chip enables microscopic scanning calorimetry measurements of small samples and thin films. The chip may be fabricated using standard CMOS processes. The microcalorimeter includes a reference ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6062727 | Measuring instrument for the thermal and/or reactive properties of one or several material samples A measuring instrument for the thermal and/or reactive properties of one or several samples of a solid, liquid or gaseous substance, comprising a measuring cell constituted by an electronic component suitable to detect a temperature difference between two... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5842788 | Differential scanning calorimeter A Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) which has constant calorimetric sensitivity over its entire range of operating temperatures from -200° C. to 540° C. The DSC sensor consists of a pair of thin-film Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs) which a... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5813764 | Catalytic differential calorimetric gas sensor A catalytic differential gas combustible microcalorimeter sensor for monitoring the exhaust gas conversion for monitoring the exhaust gas conversion efficiency of a catalytic converter. The catalytic calorimetric sensor disclosed includes a sol-gel proces... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5711604 | Method for measuring the coefficient of heat conductivity of a sample A method for measuring the coefficient of thermal conductivity of a solid sample material by: heating a meltable calibration sample having good thermal conductivity to its melting temperature by raising the temperature of an analyzer at a controlled rate ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5599104 | Thermal analysis instrument The temperature of a heat reservoir is varied according to a linear function which is AC modulated. At this time, the temperature difference between two points located in a heat flow path going from the heat reservoir to an unknown sample is measured. Als... | 02/04/1997 |
