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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186876 | Calibrated assembly for IR thermometer apparatus A tip assembly for an IR thermometer apparatus includes a heat sink having a heat sink cavity and a tip section and a fluid path and at least one hydraulic port. The tip assembly also includes an IR sensor mechanically seated in the tip section and thermally coupled... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8157438 | Method and apparatus for generating electricity using ambient heat A thermopile, utilizing the Seebeck effect, is placed into a blackbody cavity or other ambient heat source, where the hot junctions are inside the heat source, and the cold junctions are outside the heat source, and thereby produces a voltage. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147137 | Pyrometry for substrate processing A substrate processing system includes a processing chamber, a pedestal for supporting a substrate disposed within the processing chamber, and an optical pyrometry assembly coupled to the processing chamber to measure an emitted light originating substantially from ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136985 | IR thermometer thermal isolation tip assembly An IR tip assembly includes a shroud having at least one feature that permits releasable attachment of a disposable cover fitted to a shroud. When the disposable cover is fitted to the shroud, at least one air gap is defined between the shroud and the disposable cov... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136984 | Portable IR thermometer having thermal imaging capability A portable noncontact thermometer comprising a housing defining an aperture for ingress of incident thermal energy in a field of view. A graphical display is fixed with respect to the housing. The thermometer further comprises a thermopile array including a pluralit... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128280 | Temperature measuring device particularly of a patient A non-invasive method of measuring the temperature of a subject through a portable infrared thermometer includes measuring a temperature related to room temperature and detecting an infrared radiation coming from a region of interest of the subject. The region of in... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8104954 | Apparatus and method for measuring the surface temperature of continuous casting billet/slab The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for measuring the temperature field on the surface of casting billet/slab, including: a thermal imager, an infrared radiation thermometer, a mechanical scanning unit, an image and data processing system; the the... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8079756 | Temperature patch A patch may be adapted for placement proximate to a surface region of a mammal. The patch may include an infrared target for receiving thermal energy from the surface region and for emitting infrared radiation according to a substantially known emissivity property. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070356 | Method for the temperature measurement of substrates, and vacuum processing apparatus A method for measuring the temperature of substrates to be coated is disclosed. The substrates have an opening or a cavity, and the substrates are successively moved past a source of coating material. At least one substrate's temperature is measured during coating b... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8047710 | Electronic device An electronic device according to the present invention includes an infrared ray absorbing section 12, which comes to have an increased temperature when irradiated with an incident infrared ray, and at least one heat sensing section 13, of which a phys... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042996 | Non-contact thermometer The present invention is drawn to a non-contact thermometer that is operable to emit a first light having a first color to create a spot of a first color at a reference target and to detect the temperature of the reference target. The non-contact thermometer is addi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8007168 | Method for standardizing the derivation of the temperature in the mesopause region from hydroxyl (OH*) airglow In order to derive the temperature in the mesopause region from hydroxyl (OH*) airglow, in which intensities of three lines of OH* emission and a basic position are measured during the night using ground-based IR spectrometers, a noisy OH* spectrum is smoothed by fi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7988352 | Probe structure The present invention discloses an improved probe structure, which is installed in the body of an infrared clinical thermometer and comprises a plastic hollow casing having an opening; a curved block annularly arranged inside the opening; a hollow sleeve arranged in... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7946759 | Substrate temperature measurement by infrared transmission A method and apparatus for measuring a substrate temperature during a thermal process are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for measuring a substrate temperature during a thermal process includes an evacutable chamber, a substrate heater positioned to heat a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7909507 | Thermal inspection system and method A thermal inspection method is provided for a component comprising at least one complex internal passage arrangement defining at least one opening. The thermal inspection method includes flowing a fluid through the at least one complex internal passage arrangement. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901133 | Temperature detecting device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A pressure thermistor has a retention part, a film retained on the lower surface of the retention part in such a way that both surfaces of the film are exposed, and a thermosensitive device attached to the film. One surface of the film is rough and faces a pressure ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7841767 | Thermal tympanic thermometer A tympanic thermometer includes a thermally conductive nozzle extending from a distal end of the thermometer. A base of a sensor can is thermally connected to the nozzle to define a path of conductive heat transfer from the nozzle to the base of the can thereby mini... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837383 | Apparatus and method for real time measurement of substrate temperatures for use in semiconductor growth and wafer processing The invention is an optical method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of semiconductor substrates in real-time, during thin film growth and wafer processing. Utilizing the nearly linear dependence of the interband optical absorption edge on temperature, the... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828476 | Infrared inspection and reporting process An infrared inspection and reporting process and system obtains inspection data on site via a portable computer. An actual temperature of a component derived from an infrared image and a temperature delta between the temperature of the component and the maximum temp... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815367 | Multi-site infrared thermometer Disclosed in this specification is an infrared thermometer with multiple probes for use at a variety of bodily sites. The thermometer automatically detects which of the multiple probes is currently attached, loads a predetermined program from memory that corresponds... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810992 | Non-contact temperature-measuring device and the method thereof This invention provides a non-contact temperature-measuring device including a distance sensor unit, an alarm unit, a temperature sensor unit, a microprocessor unit and a display unit. The distance sensor unit measures the distance between the device and a target. T... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7690840 | Method and apparatus for measuring on-line failure of turbine thermal barrier coatings A method of remotely monitoring the radiant energy (6) emitted from a turbine component such as a turbine blade (1) having a low-reflective surface coating (3) which may be undergoing potential degradation is used to determine whether erosion, s... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7665892 | Infrared thermometer This invention discloses an infrared thermometer for ear or skin temperature. The infrared thermometer comprises a body, an infrared sensing element, and a heat dissipating means. The heat dissipation means is provided behind or below the infrared sensing element fo... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7651266 | Temperature measuring device particulary of a patient It is disclosed a device (100) for measuring a patient's temperature using an infrared thermometer (1) to detect the intensity of an infrared radiation coming from the body of that patient, whose temperature is wished to be known; the device further co... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651265 | Infrared clinical thermometer The present invention discloses an infrared clinical thermometer, which can measure both the forehead and ear temperatures, wherein after moving the temperature sensing unit close to an intended site, the user can obtain the temperature of the intended site via mere... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651264 | Laser processing device, laser processing temperature measuring device, laser processing method and laser processing temperature measuring method The object is to provide a laser processing apparatus, a laser processing temperature measuring apparatus, a laser processing method, and a laser processing temperature measuring method which can highly accurately detect the processing temperature when carrying out ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7611277 | Methods and apparatus for candling avian eggs via thermal cameras Egg candling methods and apparatus are provided wherein non-live eggs, inverted egg, and side air cell eggs can be quickly identified. A method of candling eggs includes exposing a plurality of incubated eggs to an environment having a temperature different from a t... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7568833 | Method for the certification of heater blankets by means of infrared thermography Method for the certification of heater blankets by means of infrared thermography, in which a heater blanket (1) to be certified is enclosed in a vacuum bag (3,4,5,5′,8,9,10) arranged above a support (2) and thermally insulated therefrom, the ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7549792 | Electronic thermometer with selectable modes An electronic thermometer is configured for selectable predictive modes based upon the same predictive algorithm. A mode selector is adapted for user selection between several modes of operation of the thermometer. Each mode of operation utilizes the same predictive... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7520668 | Multi function thermometer A multi function thermometer is provided which operates to display temperatures sensed by one or more temperature sensors. The thermometer comprises a thermometer housing and a temperature probe engaged to the housing, the probe being translatable between a first st... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517144 | Method of determining the temperature in a system The present invention is related to a method of determining the temperature in a system, said system comprising a molecular heater fraction and a molecular thermometer fraction, and to an integrated system for temperature determination and temporally and spatially r... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7484884 | Probe for thermometry apparatus having light passage features to enable safe insertion A probe for use in sensing body temperature includes a longitudinally elongated tubular member having a wall defining a hollow interior, a distal end having a closed tip, and a temperature sensing element mounted in the tip producing a signal indicative of the tempe... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7445382 | Temperature measurement and heat-treating methods and system Temperature measurement and heat-treating methods and systems. One method includes measuring a present intensity of radiation thermally emitted from a first surface of a workpiece, and identifying a present temperature of the first surface in response to the present... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7434992 | Radiation thermometer A first thermistor 8 and a second thermistor 9 are arranged forwardly and rearwardly of a thermopile sensor 5. A thermopile chip 55 is arranged and interposed between the first thermistor 8 and an integrated thermistor 57. A... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434990 | Method to detect termite infestation in a structure A method for confirming the presence of termites in a structure, involving a preliminary infrared scan of a structure and confirmation of termite infestation with at least one detector in order to quickly locate potential areas of termite infestation. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434986 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and detecting defects in plastic package sealing An apparatus for monitoring and detecting thermal sealing defects includes a thermal imager, a controller, and an output device. The thermal imager is mounted along a process line that transports an object having at least one recently created thermal-seal. The contr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434991 | Thermal tympanic thermometer A tympanic thermometer includes a thermally conductive nozzle extending from a distal end of the thermometer. A base of a sensor can is thermally connected to the nozzle to define a path of conductive heat transfer from the nozzle to the base of the can thereby mini... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7422365 | Thermal imaging system and method A thermal imaging system and method for quantitative thermal mapping of a scene. The system comprises a thermal imaging device, a heat source of known temperature and emissivity located within the scene viewed by the thermal imaging device and a processor adapted to... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410290 | Ear-type clinical thermometer A probe of an ear-type clinical thermometer 20 comprises a first heat insulation member 210 made of a resin material and a second high heat insulation member 220 made of a resin material that is connected to a distal end of the first heat insula... | 08/12/2008 |
