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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161431 | Integrated circuit performance enhancement using on-chip adaptive voltage scaling Techniques for enhancing the performance of an IC are provided. A method of enhancing IC performance includes the steps of: associating at least one performance result of at least one performance monitor, formed on the IC, with deterministic combinations of IC perfo... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152367 | Insulated container having a temperature monitoring device The invention provides an insulated container having a temperature monitoring device that can be used to maintain an object stored in the container at a temperature that is below the normal operating temperature of the temperature monitoring device while still permi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8113709 | High-pressure tank A high-pressure tank is provided capable of simply and inexpensively suppressing gas leaks under low temperature condition. The high-pressure tank 10 comprises a tank main body 11 having the opening part 13, in which high-pressure gas is filled,... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104955 | Aspirated enhanced total air temperature probe A total air temperature probe includes an inlet through which airflow enters a primary airflow passage through the probe. A sensor flow passage is connected to the primary flow passage. Bleed ports extend between the primary airflow passage and a cross-port which ex... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087824 | Aircraft brake assembly having a temperature probe and method of mounting a temperature probe in a brake assembly An aircraft brake assembly (10) includes a torque tube (16) having a passageway (18) for receiving a temperature probe, the passageway (18) having a wall and a width (W) and a length, and a temperature probe (20) having a width (w)... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083402 | Sensor arrangement for temperature measurement In a sensor arrangement for measuring the temperature of a surface with a temperature sensor provided on a circuit substrate, which is attached on a front side of a tongue-shaped projection of said circuit substrates and can be positioned in the direct proximity to ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079757 | Apparatus, method, and system for measuring water activity and weight An apparatus configured to determine water activity and weight of a sample. The apparatus may comprise a chamber configured to at least partially enclose a sample. The apparatus may also comprise a sensor configured to measure water activity of a sample in the chamb... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8047711 | Thermocouple vacuum gauge A thermocouple vacuum sensor is provided, the thermocouple being surrounded by a gas or mixture of gases the pressure of which is to be measured. Cyclically the thermocouple is heated until its temperature reaches an upper temperature threshold. The thermocouple is ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8033718 | Temperature detector A temperature detector for measuring temperature of a heat exchanger of a vehicular air-conditioning unit includes a holder holding temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature of the exchanger and a harness connected to the measuring means. The holder ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029189 | Computer and method of monitoring wind resistance changes The present invention relates to a computer and a method of monitoring wind resistance changes. The computer comprises a wind resistance change monitoring device, the device comprising: one or more first temperature sensors, located at one or more positions inside t... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029187 | Apparatus, system and method for high resolution identification with temperature dependent resistive device A temperature measuring and identification (TMID) device obtains identification information and temperature information of a connected device having a temperature sensing circuit (TSC). The TSC includes a temperature sensing element (TSE) connected in parallel with ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029188 | Temperature sensor for automobile A temperature sensor for an automobile is disclosed. The temperature sensor includes a conductive sensor body including a bottom wall, an insulative connector housing coupled to the sensor body, first and second terminals provided inside the connector housing, which... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021039 | Quality control material monitor An apparatus is disclosed designed to monitor the thermal status of a quality control material. The apparatus has the ability, with visual and/or audible means, to alert the user when the quality control material has become thermally equal to the local, ambient envi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7950848 | Sheath type measuring instrument, bearing and rotary machine A sheath type measuring instrument can be mounted in place easily and smoothly without the need for boring holes in an outer wall and an inner wall with high positional accuracy and also for a complex process, even if a barrel is to be fixed to the outer wall while ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7896543 | Battery condition detection apparatus A battery condition detection apparatus is composed of a semiconductor element, and a lead frame and mold resin. The semiconductor element is composed of plural diodes connected in series as a temperature sensitive element for detecting a temperature of a battery an... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7883267 | Food thermometer sleeve A protective sleeve for a food thermometer having a probe for insertion into a food is disclosed. The sleeve includes a first body and a second body rotatably positioned within the first body. Each body includes opposing open ends and a sidewall there between, with ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7862231 | Apparatus and method for testing temperature An apparatus for testing temperature includes a plurality of thermocouples, a plurality of relays, a ground circuit, a compensation circuit, a power supply circuit, a switch circuit, and an MPU. The thermo-couples samples temperatures at different locations in a CNC... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862230 | Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine On the fulfillment of a specified condition, a temperature signal outside an actuating device is detected to which a piezoelectric actuator is assigned. A piezoelectric temperature value is determined by the temperature signal. A temperature-capacitance characterist... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854548 | Integrated total air temperature probe and electronics A total air temperature sensor includes a probe secured to a first side of a vehicle surface. The probe includes an air inlet and a temperature sensing element. Air flows into the air inlet and passes by the temperature sensing element. The temperature sensing eleme... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7841768 | Sensor arrangement for the climate control of a motor vehicle A sensor arrangement is provided for determining an interior temperature in a motor vehicle, which sensor arrangement is at least one part of an air-conditioning operating part, comprising a closed housing having at least one front wall and one rear wall, wherein th... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828478 | Apparatus and method for thermal detection A thermal detecting device for sensing temperature at multiple locations proximate to the detecting device is provided. The detecting device has a pair of infrared detectors each configured to measure temperature of two locations by receiving infrared energy of the ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819578 | Fluid temperature measurement device A temperature measuring arrangement measures the temperature of a fluid passing a component. The arrangement includes a temperature measuring device having a substrate of low thermal capacity that has applied thereto two or more temperature recording media. The devi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7775709 | Temperature control system for food items A program comprises a code for implementing a method for regulating the temperature of an environment containing a product when the program is run in a computer system. The method includes measuring an environment temperature; detecting a product temperature; compar... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7775708 | Device for thermal coupling The invention relates to a device (10), in particular, for a motor vehicle, for thermally coupling a temperature sensor (12) to an element (20) whose temperature is to be determined. The temperature sensor (12) and the element (20)... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766542 | Apparatus, system, and method for determining a catalyst bed temperature An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for determining a catalyst bed temperature. The method may include receiving a current fluid mass flow within an exhaust pipe and a total amount of unburned fuel available for catalytic combustion. The method may furthe... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766543 | Method for controlling an expandable mixture A method is disclosed that monitors and controls the condition of an expandable mixture before injecting it in a mold and that maintains the conditions for filling so as to make a casting mold having a uniform strength. The method comprises (a) a step of meas... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7674038 | Arrangement for temperature monitoring and regulation To measure and regulate temperature, a temperature measuring resistor and a control element are accommodated in one layer as metallization on a substrate. The printed or otherwise manufactured conductors of the temperature measuring resistor and of the control eleme... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7648269 | Temperature measuring device for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, method of measuring temperature in semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus A temperature measuring device is configured of a substrate formed of a silicon wafer, a thermocouple formed by using the film forming method, the photolithographic method, and the etching method, and a clamp pad (an electrode pad) which is arranged in an edge porti... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7641386 | Display device and method for starting up at a low temperature A display device and a method for starting up at a low temperature utilizing a heating unit of the display device or an external heating unit to increase the environmental temperature of the display device are disclosed. After the environmental temperature inside th... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7628536 | Microscope apparatus A microscope apparatus includes: a microscope unit; a chamber, arranged next to the microscope unit, that houses a specimen to be observed by the microscope unit; a humidifier, connected to the chamber, that humidifies the interior of the chamber; a chamber temperat... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7607827 | Temperature detection device, temperature detection method, and computer-readable computer program product containing temperature detection program Heating value P[W] generated at an IGBT is calculated, and a temperature difference ΔT′j [° C.] between a temperature Tw [° C.] of cooling water circulating in a cooling system and a temperature Tj [° C.] of an IGBT is calculat... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7553075 | Throttling memory in a computer system Systems and methods of managing memory devices provide for reduced power consumption and better thermal management through enhanced memory throttling. In one embodiment a memory unit includes a memory device and a temperature measurement module coupled to the memory... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7549793 | Device for draining off liquid droplets from a temperature sensor A device for draining off liquid droplets from a temperature sensor, said device comprising a fixture for mounting a temperature sensor, a ledge arranged relative to the edge portion of the temperature sensor mountable in said fixture such that any liquid droplets a... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7534032 | Sensor assembly for determining the temperature state in an area of a heating surface A sensor assembly is disclosed for determining the temperature state in an area of a heating surface heated by a heat source and disposed between the heat source and the heating surface in parallel relationship to the heating surface. The sensor assembly includes a ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7520669 | Processor, processor system, temperature estimation device, information processing device, and temperature estimation method A temperature sensor measures a temperature of a certain location inside a processor. An overall heat amount measurement unit measures the overall amount of heat of the processor. A temperature estimation unit estimates the temperatures of a plurality of hot spots o... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7513684 | Calcium silicate hydrate material for use as ballast in thermostatic expansion valve A thermal sensing bulb for an expansion valve, the bulb containing a ballast material, the ballast material including a plurality of particles including a calcium silicate hydrate. ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7503691 | Machine tool A machine tool capable of detecting an ambient temperature change without a detector for detecting the ambient temperature and capable of detecting an abnormality of a temperature detector for detecting the motor temperature. Motor temperature Ti (i=1, 2 . . . n) an... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7497613 | Probe with embedded heater for nanoscale analysis The invention is a heated thermal probe suitable for use in micro-thermal analysis or other high resolution thermal measurements and actions. The probe is, in the preferred embodiment, a microfabricated cantilever with a sharp probe tip of a type used in Scanning Pr... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7484886 | Bolometric on-chip temperature sensor Disclosed are embodiments of an improved on-chip temperature sensing circuit, based on bolometry, which provides self calibration of the on-chip temperature sensors for ideality and an associated method of sensing temperature at a specific on-chip location. The circ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7476021 | Roofing membrane temperature indicator A roofing membrane temperature indicator is provided for preventing the installation of a roofing membrane or roofing membranes at a temperature below a minimum recommended installation temperature for the roofing membrane(s) and/or a minimum recommended installatio... | 01/13/2009 |
