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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878707 | 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... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7641387 | Power line temperature and sag monitor system The combination of a temperature sensor and an inclination sensor or the combination of a temperature sensor and a tension monitor properly positioned in conjunction with an energized electrical conductor produces outputs that are dependent on the conductor's averag... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7611278 | Infrared thermometers The present invention is directed to a hand-held infrared thermometer or radiometer (1) for measuring, remotely, the temperature of a target surface (3). In one embodiment, the radiometer includes an infrared detector (7), associated optical sys... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7572055 | Outside air temperature determination apparatus The present invention provides an outside air temperature determination apparatus including an outside air temperature detection means (3) disposed in a vehicle for detecting an outside air temperature; a control means (6) having a first determination ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7537381 | Measurement system and method A radiometer includes a sighting system which generates an image of an area on the surface of an object onto the IR detector. The distance between the object surface and the radiometer is measured by a rangefinder, controlled by the radiometer. From the distance one... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7507021 | Automatic activating system for thermometer An electronic thermometer includes an automatic activating system for automatically configuring the thermometer between an active state (broadly, the thermometer is turned on) and a non-active state (broadly, the thermometer is turned off). In general the activating... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7452127 | Anemometer with non-contact temperature measurement An anemometer with non-contact temperature measurement capability, including a air velocity meter, contained at least partially in a housing and having outputs relating to measured air velocity parameters including air velocity and ambient temperature, an output dis... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7416331 | Condensation sensor A measuring device for detecting a humidity and temperature of a window surface including at least one moisture sensor and at least one temperature sensor placed on the window surface, an evaluation unit connected downstream from the moisture and temperature sensors... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7369057 | Power generator and power generator auxiliary monitoring A generator monitoring system and method includes a plurality of sensors (12) disposed within a generator enclosure (18) to sense health conditions of a generator (10) housed within the enclosure. The sensors are interconnected to provide a sing... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338201 | Method of estimating the temperature of the air in the internal cavity of a tire and application to the detection of abnormal operating of a running-flat system A method of estimating the temperature of the air in the internal cavity of a tire in which: prior to normal operation, a series of running tests are carried out on the tire provided with a means of measuring the internal air tempe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334938 | Mold and fungus growth warning apparatus and method An apparatus for monitoring environmental conditions favorable for mold, mildew and fungus growth includes a microprocessor having a data map, a temperature sensor attached to the microprocessor, a relative humidity sensor attached to the microprocessor, an indicato... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331531 | Condensation sensor A measuring device for detecting a humidity and temperature of a surface of a glass pane facing an interior of a vehicle. The measuring device includes at least one humidity sensor and at least one temperature sensor jointly arranged on the surface of the glass pane... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325653 | Thermally compensated standpipe assembly for automatic transmission oil fill A standpipe assembly for installation in the fluid sump of a vehicular transmission includes a two-piece fill pipe, a drain nut, a drain plug and a thermal actuator. The fill pipe includes a first tube having a first end secured in a flow passage formed in the drain... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319523 | Apparatus for a liquid chemical concentration analysis system An apparatus utilizes optical reflectivity (REF) to measure concentrations in liquids. The REF optical system is packaged in a compact and cost-effective form factor. An electronic circuit drives the optical system. The miniaturized REF sensor is situated in an opti... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315767 | Impedance spectroscopy based systems and methods One aspect of the invention provides a device that non-invasively determines the concentration of a substance in a target. The device includes a first electrode, a measuring circuit, and a data processor. In one embodiment of the device, the first electrode can be e... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306366 | Multifunction tool The invention relates to a multifunctional tool such as, for example, a multifunctional pocket knife which is characterized by having at least one measuring and display device (12, 14) for measuring and displaying a physical value. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303332 | Deflectable probe and thermometer A deflectable probe for use in a thermometer. The deflectable probe is constituted by a bendable probe body and a hollow tip member secured thereto. Furthermore, a deflectable member includes a main portion disposed in the bendable probe body. When the bendable prob... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273316 | Device and method for thermogravimetrically testing the behavior of a solid material A method for thermogravimetrically testing the behavior of a solid material in the presence of a controlled gaseous atmosphere, characterized in that a plurality of samples (10) are placed in the presence of the gaseous atmosphere inside the same controlled a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272531 | Aggregation of asset use indices within a process plant A method of monitoring an entity within a process plant wherein the entity includes a plurality of lower level entities, includes acquiring a plurality of use indices, acquiring a plurality of weighting values, and creating an aggregate use index from a combination ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267481 | Vehicle floor temperature sensing fixture A fixture for sensing temperature. The fixture comprises a base, a generally horizontal member having a first distal end and a second distal end, the first end being connected to the base, a generally vertical member having a first distal end and a second distal end... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268864 | Method for a liquid chemical concentration analysis system An apparatus utilizes optical reflectivity (REF) to measure concentrations in liquids. The REF optical system is packaged in a compact and cost-effective form factor. An electronic circuit drives the optical system. The miniaturized REF sensor is situated in an opti... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263948 | Method and an arrangement at a dairy farm The present invention refers to a cleaning method in a milking system (9) comprising a plurality of teat cups (19), each of which is connected to a respective milk line, wherein, during milking of the teats of a milking animal, the plurality of teat cu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258073 | Pictorial thermometer A thermometer comprising a base sheet adapted to be secured to a window or other surface, the sheet includes distinct thermally actuated latent images thereon and each of which is adapted to reversibly depict a different article of clothing once a pre-determined tem... | 08/21/2007 |
| RE39724 | Respiratory humidification system A flow probe for use in a humidification system is disclosed. The flow probe is adapted to be positioned in a humidified gases flow (for example oxygen or anesthetic gases) such as that which is provided to a patient in a hospital environment. The flow probe is desi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237952 | Temperature sensor and sensor using a resistance element A temperature sensor utilizes the temperature characteristics of a resistance element to detect the temperature by sensing a change in the temperature as a change in the resistance of the resistance element. The resistance element includes a first resistance element... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239817 | Device for identifying types of sheet materials A device for identifying types of sheet materials has a detecting unit for detecting information regarding moisture of a sheet material; external force applicator for applying an external force to the sheet material; information obtaining unit for obtaining informat... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226207 | Temperature gauge for use with sanitary conduit A standard industrial temperature gauge is adapted for a sanitary conduit that has been provided with a tubular stub for mounting the temperature gauge. A disk flange mates with an upper flange of the tubular stub. A aperture or passageway in the disk flange permits... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7209028 | Position sensor with resistive element A position sensor comprises a resistive element positionable on a first surface. A pair of leads are on the resistive element, the pair of leads adapted to supply a first voltage, such as by being grounded. An intermediate lead is positioned on the resistive element... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201049 | Pulsed thermistor sensor A thermistor is pulsed with energy, and a time constant of decay of temperature is calculated based on measured resistance of the thermistor over a number of known intervals. The time constant is representative of the mass air flow. The ambient air temperature may b... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197927 | Sensor for determining the interior humidity and fogging up tendency and fastening device of the sensor A sensor means is proposed to determine an interior humidity and/or an interior volume delimited by a wall, in particular, of a vehicle passenger compartment 3, and a fogging up tendency of an inner surface of the wall, in particular, of a window 5 of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192187 | In-line thermometer An improved temperature measuring device for the in-line temperature measurement of fluids which does not require intimate contact of the fluid with the temperature sensing element. In addition, the invention contains no internal cavities or crevices making it very ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7180409 | Tire tread wear sensor system A system and method for monitoring belt wear or tread wear of a tire includes at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with unique identification embedded in the belt or tread of the tire at one or more wear points. An RF tag reader periodically monito... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180798 | Semiconductor physical quantity sensing device A semiconductor physical quantity sensing device to perform electrical trimming at low cost by using a CMOS manufacturing process and a small number of terminals. The semiconductor physical quantity sensing device includes a wheatstone bridge circuit, which is a sen... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168316 | Humidity meter with non-contact temperature measurement A humidity meter with non-contact temperature measurement capability, including a humidity meter contained at least partially in a housing and having outputs relating to measured humidity parameters including humidity and ambient temperature, an output display conta... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163336 | Instrument for non-contact infrared temperature measurement having current clamp meter functions A handheld instrument that accomplishes infrared (IR) temperature measurement and non-contact electrical current measurement. The instrument has a case, a current-sensing device coupled to the case and operable to be placed around a conductor, for generating an outp... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164102 | Self heating thermal protector A self heating thermal protector located in close proximity to a remotely located incandescent light fixture for controlling the flow of current to the lighting fixture by measuring the rate of heat flow from a dedicated heat source. Current is permitted to flow to ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150560 | Device and method for determining total temperature for aircraft The invention relates to a device for determining total temperature for aircraft. This device is particularly useful in a probe, called a multifunction probe, for measuring several aerodynamic parameters such as, for example, the total pressure (Pt), the static pres... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147037 | Leak detector for mixed heat exchangers A leak detector for mixed heat exchangers. In mixed heat exchangers it is important to monitor leaks from the liquid flows to the gas flows since liquid can damage delicate machinery. A barrier is mounted on the gas side of the heat exchanger. The barrier contains a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144153 | Measuring apparatus In a surface plasmon resonance sensor, a sensor unit includes a dielectric block, a thin film layer which is formed on the upper surface of the dielectric block, and a sample holding portion. An incubator is provided, the surface plasmon resonance sensor is spatiall... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140768 | System and method of monitoring temperature A temperature monitoring system includes a device for monitoring temperature over a period of time, an adaptor in communication with the temperature monitoring device (TMD) and a data programming device (DPD) in communication with the adaptor. The TMD includes a tem... | 11/28/2006 |
