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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061893 | Testing system and method for motor A testing system for testing a temperature characteristic of a first motor includes a second motor, a controller, a driver, a load, a temperature sensor, and a temperature recorder. The controller provides a drive command for the driver to drive the second motor. Th... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7465088 | Thermal sensing system A thermal sensing system includes a one-piece clip formed of a thermally conductive material. The clip includes a flat, substantially enclosed portion with tabs extending upward from it for connecting the clip to a printed circuit board. The clip also includes a con... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7416332 | Flexible circuit temperature sensor assembly for flanged mounted electronic devices A temperature sensing system for a flange mounted device is provided. The temperature sensing system (100) can be comprised of a flexible wiring board (102). The temperature sensing system can be further comprised of a temperature sensing device (12... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7280775 | Image-forming apparatus and recording-medium-temperature detector unit used in the same An image-forming apparatus includes a movable lever which functions as a recording medium detector for detecting the passage of a recording medium and a temperature detecting portion provided on the movable lever. The temperature of the recording medium is detected ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7244003 | Vehicle onboard brake pad/lining wear estimators with temperature estimations The brake lining and wear estimation system operates using extant vehicle sensors such as those used to implement height and stability control systems or anti-lock brake systems. This minimizes, or eliminates, the need to modify the brake units themselves. Compresse... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231158 | Image forming apparatus having a fixing device with improved temperature detection features An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device having a pressure roller. The surface of the pressure roller is coated with a PFA resin and has an average surface roughness Ra of 0.05 to 0.13 μm. A thermister is provided to detect the surface temperature of the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7087981 | Metal semiconductor contact, semiconductor component, integrated circuit arrangement and method The present invention relates to a metal-semiconductor contact comprising a semiconductor layer and comprising a metallization applied to the semiconductor layer, a high dopant concentration being introduced into the semiconductor layer such that a non-reactive meta... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7039335 | Temperature sensor, heat fixing device, and image forming device A temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of a heating roller contacts the heating roller with the bottom surface of a contact section provided on the front end of the temperature sensor. A temperature detecting element is disposed on the upper surface of t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7016783 | Collision avoidance with active steering and braking A method for collision avoidance using automated braking and steering comprising: determining an actual distance to an obstacle in a path of a vehicle; determining a relative velocity between the obstacle and the vehicle; determining a first distance sufficient to a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7004622 | Systems and methods for determining conditions of articles and methods of making such systems A system for measuring a condition of a turbine engine component comprises an assemblage of at least a film comprising an electrically conducting material disposed on a film of an electrically non-conducting material, the assemblage being disposed on a surface of th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6964515 | Temperature determining device, temperature correcting method, and image forming apparatus A temperature determining device is composed of a temperature detecting unit that detects a temperature of a determination object member based on an intensity of infrared rays from the object member, a unit for determining a temperature for correction that determine... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964518 | Device and system for monitoring internal temperature of inaccessible or moving parts A device and a system for measuring temperature in an inaccessible and/or movable mechanical part. The device comprises a temperature-sensitive clement which can be installed inside the movable part and which is designed to emit a signal containing information on th... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962437 | Method and apparatus for thermal profiling of flip-chip packages A thermal measurement device for obtaining accurate thermal profiles during flip-chip semiconductor packaging and methodologies for making such devices is disclosed. Particularly, a measurement device comprised of a thermocouple sandwiched between a semiconductor pa... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6945693 | Cooking thermometer with audible alarm A cooking thermometer having an audible alarm includes a skewer having a segment of a shape memory alloy wire disposed therein. The upper end of the shape memory allow wire is secured to a connecting rod which is operatively associated with a cam assembly. When the ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6929397 | Arrangement for detecting temperature variations with accommodation for related sensor Arrangement that supports a temperature sensor comprising a terminal probe, applied on the outside of a preferably cylindrical body, and comprising an elastic ring arranged in contact with said body and provided with a hole accommodating said terminal probe; the ela... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6883962 | Tire wear forecasting method and apparatus The temperature of the tread surface part of a tire is increased by running the tire in contact with a drum. The increase in the temperature of the tread surface part is due to the heat of friction between the tread surface part and the drum. Because large increases... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6866417 | Automatically measuring the temperature of food An apparatus for measuring the temperature of workpieces transported on a conveyor is disclosed. In one broad aspect of the invention, the apparatus includes a translatable assembly which has a pick-up tool for picking up workpieces and a temperature-sensing device ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6813581 | Statistical and trend analysis of railroad bearing temperatures A system is provided for tracking the wheel bearing temperatures of a train and selecting those that are statistically determined to be abnormally high, while eliminating from consideration, or otherwise categorizing those high temperature readings which are the res... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6786635 | Turbine blade (bucket) health monitoring and prognosis using neural network based diagnostic techniques in conjunction with pyrometer signals Oxidation of turbine buckets may cause unexpected and expensive turbine failures. Turbine bucket oxidation condition may be estimated to predict remaining useful bucket life during operation of a turbine by processing time-varying temperature distributions measured ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6783272 | Induction-heated disc tribometer A disc tribometer for measuring tribological, mechanical and thermal phenomena including at least a first rotary support for receiving a test sample, a second rotary support for receiving a second test sample, means for measuring torque applied to each of the suppor... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6726357 | Media identification system The present invention involves identifying media type in a media processing device. A system according to one embodiment of the invention includes a thermal energy source and a thermal energy sensor. The thermal energy source and thermal energy sensor are arranged a... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6728498 | Fixing apparatus having temperature detecting device A temperature detecting device includes a temperature detecting element for detecting a temperature of a member; a sheet covering the temperature detecting element and contactable to the member; wherein the sheet covering the temperature detecting element has a surf... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6671471 | Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus in an image forming apparatus includes a temperature detecting element, an elastic member for pressuring the temperature detecting element and a film for covering the temperature detecting element. Conventionally, since the elas... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6632252 | Thermally activated power supply for sensor system A sensor system includes a housing that houses a thermally sensitive sensor, a transmitter portion and a power source. Preferably, the sensor device is encapsulated to protect the components from the environment. The transmitter generates a signal in resp... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6612736 | Method and apparatus for estimating vehicle brake rotor temperature An estimated brake rotor temperature is provided including a cooling effect during active braking as well as when braking is inactive. The cooling effect is based on a difference between the rotor temperature and sensed ambient temperature and is also pre... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6430459 | Nip pressure sensing system A roll sensing system for measuring the pressure distribution and nip width in a nip roll press. The sensing system comprises a strip having sensors thereon, the strip being placed in a nip press, for sensing the pressure at several locations therealong. ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6173131 | Image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus includes a heating member for heating an image on a recording material, a first temperature detecting element for detecting a first temperature of the heating member, a second temperature detecting element for detecting the seco... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6167216 | Temperature sensor and toner image fixing device provided with said temperature sensor A prior art temperature sensing element by supporting plates against a fixing roller would detect a temperature lower than an actual surface temperature of the fixing roller, because said heat-conductive supporting plates would be cooled by air flowing al... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6113263 | Contact-type thermometer A contact-type thermometer which is supported by fixing a contact plate having a supporting bar on both sides of an annular elastic member that is formed by connecting both sides of an elastic sheet. A temperature sensitive portion is arranged between the... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6074088 | Method and device for measuring a temperature of a rotating support The temperature of a support which rotates with a predetermined angular velocity about a rotational axis is measured. One of more temperature sensors are thermally coupled and rotate with the support. A measurement configuration with an electronic evaluat... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6042265 | Sensorless estimation of rotor temperature in induction motors Rotor temperature in induction motors is estimated without the need for any direct temperature sensors, by using only computer calculations based on data readily available in the motor control center. Thus for any given motor, it is generally possible to ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6024487 | Thermal sensor assembly An infrared thermal sensor assembly for sensing the temperature of a target, the sensor assembly including a heat sink having a bore therethrough; a thermopile housed in the bore; and a heater operative to heat the heat sink.... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6015233 | System for monitoring the temperature of a rotating devices An improved system for monitoring the temperature of a rotating device comprising: a sensing means; an antenna means; a receiver means; an amplification means; a first splitting means; a phase lock loop circuit; a second splitting means; an amplitude modu... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5999768 | Thermal sensor assembly An infrared thermal sensor assembly for sensing the temperature of a target, the sensor assembly including a heat sink having a bore therethrough; a thermopile housed in the bore; and a heater operative to heat the heat sink.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5951164 | Method for contactless continuous temperature measurement of the solidification of metal alloys A method for contactless continuous temperature measurement of the solidification of metal alloys is described, according to which the melt to be analysed is rotated about a vertical axis in a cylindrical and concentrically positioned test piece (2), and ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5844130 | Apparatus for maintaining a constant radial distance between a transmitting circuit and an antenna coil A vehicle including a frame member and a vehicle wheel mounted for rotation relative to the frame member about a rotation axis. The vehicle also includes a transmitting circuit mounted on a one of the frame member and the vehicle wheel. The transmitting c... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5810477 | System for identifying surface conditions of a moving medium A method and apparatus for mapping the character and location of medium conditions for a planar surface. Energy is supplied to a head in close proximity to the planar surface to thereby raise the temperature of the object. The head is moved with respect t... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5765075 | Temperature sensor and method and apparatus for using the temperature sensor and fixing apparatus in combination with a temperature sensor A temperature sensor which contacts with a curved-surface body to be measured to sense a temperature thereof is provided with a support member having a bow-shaped surface; a thin film strung and laid between both ends in a direction of curvature (e.g., bo... | 06/09/1998 |
