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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182144 | Temperature-measuring device for a respiration humidifier A contactless temperature-measuring device especially for a respiration humidifier with a flow channel for breathing gas, which is improved in respect to handling and reliability of measurement. The device includes: a hollow body (1), which is closed towards ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177425 | Temperature-measuring device A temperature-measuring device with a sensing head and a pipe piece is disclosed. The sensing head is embedded in the pipe piece. The pipe piece is provided for conducting a medium whose temperature is detected by the sensing head. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167484 | Temperature indication pipe joint A temperature indication pipe joint, including a shell, wherein a water conduit is arranged in said shell, and including a heat transmission unit which has a first end in said water conduit and a second end connected to the center of a spiral double sheet metal, sai... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8152369 | Method and apparatus for determining temperature in a gas feedstream An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas feedstream flowing past a gas sensing device disposed therein. The gas sensor includes an integrated electrical heating element which provides a resistance indicative of its temperature. An unknown input observer... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152368 | Cover for temperature sensor A cover for the bulb of a thermal expansion valve is comprised of two halves of an insulative body that are wrapped around the bulb and associated outlet types in clamshell fashion to encapsulate the combination. Internal and external flaps are hingedly connected al... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8118482 | System for changing fluid temperature and method for controlling such a system A system for changing the temperature (T1) of a fluid such as an on-demand water heater is disclosed. The system comprises an input for receiving the fluid (120) at a first temperature (T1) and an output for delivering the fluid at a sec... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7938577 | Fluid temperature control device A fluid temperature control device, which includes: a main body block having a passage channel formed in a surface thereof; a thermal conducting plate that is provided on the surface of the main body block, and covers the passage channel to form a passage for passin... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922387 | Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes a heating set, a cooling set, and a supporting set supporting the heating set and the cooling set thereon. Position and orientation of the heating and cooling sets on the supporting set are adjustable. The hea... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7841769 | Method and apparatus for determining temperature in a gas feedstream An internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas feedstream flowing past a gas sensing device disposed therein. The gas sensor includes an integrated electrical heating element which provides a resistance indicative of its temperature. An unknown input observer... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7824101 | Sensor arrangement A sensor arrangement includes a tube, a measurement head and a holder. The measurement head includes a composite of at least two flexible plastic films and a sensing element arranged between the plastic films. The sensing element is electrically contacted via metall... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824100 | Temperature measurement device that estimates and compensates for incident radiation A temperature measurement device includes a first thermocouple mounted on a tubular body that is shielded from the effects of radiation by a radiation shield, and a second, unshielded thermocouple. A difference in the measured temperatures from the first and second ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7789555 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor includes a heat conducting metallic contact pad having a contact surface. A sensor probe is embedded in the contact pad. Conductive wires extend through the contact pad and are connected to the sensor probe. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7563022 | Methods and apparatus for inspecting reactor pressure tubes An apparatus and method for determining terminal solid solubility temperature in materials capable of forming hydrides, such as reactor pressure tubes. An inspection device is positioned within the reactor pressure tube under test and a pair of annular seals are rad... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7517145 | Water sensor for air conditioner of a car Disclosed therein is a water temperature sensor for an air conditioner of automotive vehicles, which is mounted inside an air-conditioning case for measuring the temperature of cooling water, thereby preventing an air leakage from a mounted position of the water tem... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7465087 | Armoured flexible averaging temperature sensor A temperature sensor approximates fluid temperature averaged across a location range by including an outer armour layer. Several resistance temperature detectors are spaced in an electrical circuit which is then protected in the outer armour layer. The outer armour ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7445385 | Device for testing heat conduction performance of heat pipe A device for testing heat conduction performance of a heat pipe is provided. In which the heat pipe to be tested includes an evaporating section and a condensing section. The device includes a block, a cooling device, a thermal interface material, a heating element ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441947 | Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes an immovable portion having a heating member located therein for heating an evaporating section of the heat pipe requiring test. A movable portion is capable of moving relative to the immovable portion. A rece... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7374334 | Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes an immovable portion having a cooling structure defined therein for cooling a heat pipe needing to be tested. A movable portion is capable of moving relative to the immovable portion. A receiving structure is ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367239 | Piezocable based sensor for measuring unsteady pressures inside a pipe A piezocable-based sensor for measuring unsteady pressures inside a pipe comprises at least one cable extending around at least a portion of a circumference of the pipe. The cable includes a first electrical conductor, a piezoelectric material disposed around the fi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359803 | Apparatus and method for measuring parameters of a mixture having solid particles suspended in a fluid flowing in a pipe An apparatus 10,70 and method is provided that includes a spatial array of unsteady pressure sensors 15-18 placed at predetermined axial locations X1-XN disposed axially along a pipe 14 for measuring at least one par... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354193 | Clamping device with flexible contact for heat pipe A clamping device with flexible contact for heat pipe includes a clamping body and a thermal couple wire. The clamping body includes a clamping section formed by at least two claws. The thermal couple wire has one end enclosing a pressing element and includes a temp... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341097 | Coolant sensor and bleed valve A coolant sensor doubles as a bleed valve for purging trapped air from a cooling system. The sensor slides into a port placing a sensor element in contact with the coolant. The sensor includes a pair of encircling o-rings for sealing the system from atmosphere in on... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338202 | Ultra-high temperature micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors Novel micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensors for use in ultra-high temperature environments are disclosed. The MEMS-based sensors are derived from a class of polymer-derived ceramics selected from the group consisting of SiCN, SiBCN and SiAlCN. The ma... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328624 | Probe for measuring parameters of a flowing fluid and/or multiphase mixture A probe 10,170 is provided that measures the speed of sound and/or vortical disturbances propagating in a single phase fluid flow and/or multiphase mixture to determine parameters, such as mixture quality, particle size, vapor/mass ratio, liquid/vapor ratio, ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299634 | Combustion chamber A combustion chamber (4) for a gas turbine (1), the combustion chamber wall (24) of which is furnished on the inside with a lining formed of a number of heat shield elements (26), is to be designed for a particularly high level of operati... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295933 | Configurable multi-function flow measurement apparatus having an array of sensors A configurable multi-function flow measurement apparatus is provided that can selectably function to measure the speed of sound propagating through a fluid flowing within a pipe and/or to measure pressures disturbances (e.g. vortical disturbances or eddies) moving w... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7252431 | Water temperature monitoring apparatus An apparatus generally including a housing, a power source, a temperature sensor, a display and a circuit. The housing may have a bore adaptable to receive a flow of water. The power source may be operational for generating electricity and coupled to the housing. Th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250870 | Back draft alarm assembly for combustion heating device A back drafting alarm assembly is designed to detect back drafting in combustion fired appliances. The assembly includes a temperature sensor unit that is attached to the diverter bonnet of a water heater or furnace to measure the temperature at all times. The senso... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249885 | Heat flux measuring device for pressure pipes, method for producing a measuring device, method for monitoring an operating state of a heat exchanger, heat exchanger and method for measuring a heat flux A measuring device for a heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger pressure pipe having a pipe wall with a circumference, and an indentation extending over and deforming a portion of the circumference. At least one thermocouple is disposed eccentrically in the portio... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246941 | Sensing media temperature in an HVAC valve An apparatus and method are provided for determining the temperature of an operating fluid media in an HVAC system. An integral temperature sensor, mounted within an actuator of an actuator-driven HVAC valve, senses the temperature of a valve body of the HVAC valve.... | 07/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222665 | Vehicle air conditioning system with air temperature sensor A vehicle air conditioning system uses a non-contact temperature sensor for feedback control of the temperature of the air blown out from a blowing opening. The degrees of opening of an air mix damper and a bypass open/close damper are controlled by actuators that r... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219729 | Permanent downhole deployment of optical sensors The present invention involves methods and apparatus for permanent downhole deployment of optical sensors. Specifically, optical sensors may be permanently deployed within a wellbore using a casing string. In one aspect, one or more optical sensors are disposed on, ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215657 | Radio base station and frame configuration method using TDMA scheme and SDMA scheme In a radio base station, a plurality of time division multiplexed frames are transmitted through a plurality of space dividing beams such that it becomes possible for the radio base station to realize the radio communications with different radio terminals at the sa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194920 | Sensor probe and pipeline construction and method A sensor and carrier device are provided in combination with a pipeline for either placing a sensor element within the flow stream of the pipeline or a device to divert flow outside of the pipeline to measure a parameter of the conditions within the pipeline or of t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165464 | Apparatus and method for providing a flow measurement compensated for entrained gas A apparatus 10,110 is provided that measures the speed of sound and/or vortical disturbances propagating in a fluid or mixture having entrained gas/air to determine the gas volume fraction of the flow 12 propagating through a pipes and compensating or ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156552 | Temperature sensor system for mobile platforms A temperature sensor system includes a body and window arrangement. The body defines an air intake and is flush mounted to a mobile platform having a boundary layer. The window arrangement is integrated into the body and transfers a first signal and receives a secon... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155961 | Bleed leak detection system A leak detector for an insulated duct carrying pressurized hot air comprises a cuff secured over a circumferential cut in the insulation of the duct, thereby creating a reservoir of hot air which has leaked from the duct, a manifold defining a conduit therein in com... | 01/02/2007 |
