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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322744 | Temperature measurement device A temperature measuring device includes a temperature-responsive element that mechanically moves a first inductive assembly component relative to a second inductive assembly component in response to temperature changes. The movement of the first inductive assembly c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 6964517 | Temperature probe and insertion device An automatic insertion device includes a temperature sensing element structured to provide direct contact between the fluid in a pipeline and the sensor or sensing element. A valve assembly is provided to seal the interior of the conduit from its exterior when the s... | 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 |
| 6923082 | Right angle sensor A sensor probe assembly. The sensor probe assembly includes a sensor probe body having a probe head and an elongated cylindrical probe shaft for housing a sensing element. An adapter attaches the probe body to a sensor location while allowing the sensor probe body t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6744014 | Apparatus for controlling temperature of moveable electrically heated objects/drums A temperature controlled apparatus comprising: an object having a surface and being rotatable about an axis; an electrical heater assembly thermally coupled to the surface of the object; a temperature sensor assembly mounted on the object for sensing the temperature... | 06/01/2004 |
| 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 |
| 5936155 | Device and process for monitoring the condition of the tires and the temperature of the brakes A device and process for monitoring the condition of the tires of a vehicle and of their environment is disclosed. The device uses a central unit and a wheel module with at least one measuring sensor for each wheel. The module is electrically connected to... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5555457 | Microwave telemetry for sensing conditions in enclosed rotating and/or reciprocating machinery An apparatus for measuring the pressure within the torque converter of an automatic transmission. The apparatus includes a sensor to sense the interior pressure of the torque converter and generate an electrical signal representative of that pressure. Tha... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5555500 | Oil temperature estimating device for shock absorber, and shock absorber damping force control apparatus using such oil temperature estimating device A device for estimating a temperature of a working oil in a shock absorber in a suspension system which connects a sprung member and an unsprung member of a motor vehicle, wherein the temperature of the oil is estimated on the basis of at least detected v... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5262101 | Bank quantity monitoring method and apparatus, sheet forming method and apparatus, and sheet temperature measuring method and apparatus A plastic material, controlled at a desired temperature, is fed on an upstream side of a gap between a pair of rotating forming rolls arrayed almost in parallel and controlled at a desired temperature from a device for feeding the plastic material. The pl... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5158724 | Bank quantity monitoring method and apparatus, sheet forming method and apparatus, and sheet temperature measuring method and apparatus A plastic material, controlled at a desired temperature, is fed on an upstream side of a gap between a pair of rotating forming rolls arrayed almost in parallel and controlled at a desired temperature from a flat die connected to an extruding machine and ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5043547 | Temperature sensor connecting device for microwave oven A temperature sensor connecting device for a microwave oven integrating a stirrer fan on the ceiling is arranged to plug a temperature sensor through the stirrer fan shaft into a recepticle provided on the external side of the top cover so that the temper... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4927270 | Method of and apparatus for determining melting points The melting point of a powdery or particulate material is determined by allowing a sample of the material to contact a heated surface. If the material does not melt it is removed from the surface and the temperature of the surface is increased. The proces... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4708495 | Metal surface temperature monitor A metal surface temperature monitor is disclosed. The monitor comprises a rotating sensor head including two wheels fabricated from thermocouple materials and adapted to ride on the surface of the metal to measure the temperature thereof, a converter for ... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4602904 | Method of obtaining temperature of an object being heat treated The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining the temperature of an object as it moves through a heat treating furnace. The furnace includes a hearth adapted to move through it thusly enabling a number of objects placed on the hear... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4588376 | Electric signal transfer systems A rotary kiln has a number of thermocouples respectively sensing the kiln temperature at spaced locations and respectively connected to annular slip rings each in kiln sections. Laterally facing peripheral surfaces of the rings are respectively cooperable... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4518962 | Device for transmitting measurement data from a rotating body In the transmission of measurement data from a rotating body to a stationary receiver, a rotary signal transmitter mounted on a rotating shaft employs a printed circuit. A printed circuit board assembly for the rotary transmitter has a plurality of evenly... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4427866 | Rotary electrical coupling for microwave heating apparatus Disclosed is an electrical connection system for a microwave oven including a chamber defining a housing, a source for transmitting microwave energy into the chamber, a turntable rotatably mounted within the chamber and defining stations for receiving art... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4403218 | Portable instrumentation telemetry device A shaft mountable, portable, low frequency FM transmission device for comicating rotating shaft mounted sensor information to a stationary platform. It includes a generally cylindrical, dynamically balanced sending unit attached to and encircling the sha... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4397569 | System for correlating a signal sensor location with a recorder printout A system for correlating condition-indicative signals fed sequentially from a series of sensors, such as thermocouples installed in ports on the surface of a rotating kiln at various longitudinal and angular coordinates along the total length of the kiln,... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4376280 | Instrument system for iron oxide reducing kilns A system for monitoring the internal conditions in a rotary kiln is disclosed wherein a series of sensors, such as thermocouples, are installed in ports at various longitudinal and angular coordinates along the total length of the kiln for providing tempe... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4248095 | Method of and system for measuring physical quantities of a rotating body at many points thereof A method and system are disclosed for measuring physical quantities of a rotating body at many points thereof in a contact-free manner. The present measurement comprises electromagnetically applying control signals to the rotating body outside the body an... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4197742 | Temperature monitoring arrangement for a moving component Arrangement for monitoring the temperature of a moving component: a stationary measuring device including an oscillator; a sensor on the moving component is moved past the measuring device; the sensor includes a coil that is outside the moving component a... | 04/15/1980 |
| 3973265 | Temperature recording instrument The temperature Recording instrument contains the usual thermal measuring system consisting of a bellows assembly, a temperature sensitive bulb and capillary tubing between the bellows and bulb and a recording system including a marking element which is r... | 08/03/1976 |
