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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092082 | Detachable probe cover for ear thermometer and manufacturing method thereof This present invention discloses a detachable probe cover for an ear thermometer and a manufacturing method thereof. The detachable probe cover for the ear thermometer is for being mounted onto a measuring probe of the ear thermometer, wherein a combining mechanism ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7377690 | High trigger temperature lithium intermetallic thermal sensors A non-electrical intermetallic thermal sensor with trigger temperatures in a range of 360° F. to about 430° F., comprising, a hermetically sealed housing including at least one layer of electronegative metal disposed in the housing, wherein the electronegative met... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357570 | Method and device for contactless temperature monitoring and temperature adjustment A method and device for determining the temperature of a sample, wherein a probing light beam is directed onto the sample whereby at least two partial beams of the probing light pass through paths of different lengths inside the sample by backscattering or reflectin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7290925 | Full history time-temperature indicator system A full-history time-temperature indicator system which is capable of exhibiting a time-temperature dependent and visually detectable chemical reaction, useful for monitoring the time and temperature exposure of food products. The system comprises an immobilized reac... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7268483 | Optical element, as well as polarized-light-emitting surface light source and display device using the same An optical element having a plate-like shape includes a light-transmitting resin and minute regions. The minute regions are dispersedly distributed in the light-transmitting resin and have a birefringence different from the light-transmitting resin. At least one of ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7187818 | Packaging for planar lightwave circuits A planar lightwave circuit device includes one or more planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) each having an optical layer deposited on a substrate, and a package base including one or more support structures for suspending the planar lightwave circuit above a portion of ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7097354 | Method of determining the temperature in a system comprising a molecular heater fraction and a molecular thermometer fraction The present invention is related to a method of determining the temperature in a system, said system comprising a molecular heater fraction and a molecular thermometer fraction, and to an integrated system for temperature determination and temporally and spatially r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080939 | Polymeric thermal history sensor An improved thermal history sensor having multiple polymeric substrates with unique compositions is disclosed. By positioning the sensor adjacent to an item subject to thermal stressors, each of the polymeric substrates react with a different rate of crystallization... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069169 | Method and apparatus for measuring heat flux distribution on object surface using temperature-sensitive paint An object of the present invention is to provide a method that allows the heat flux distribution on an object surface to be measured even when the heat flux is an unsteady or short-duration phenomenon, and that does not depend on the material of the object; and to p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059766 | Optical device and method for the non-intrusive measuring of the temperature of a flowing liquid An optical method, and an optical device based on a laser source for implementing an optical method, for nonintrusively measuring the temperature of a flowing liquid by using the fluorescence induced by a laser beam in a measurement volume of the liquid, uses a sing... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7011445 | Maximum/minimum thermometer This invention relates to maximum/minimum thermometer of the type comprising an expansion liquid, a transfer liquid and indexes for recording the maximum and minimum temperatures. Described in particular are new transfer liquids designed to replace conventionally us... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6954547 | Method of deriving spectral sensitivity characteristics for color image inputting device and apparatus for same A method for obtaining spectral sensitivity characteristics of a color image input device such as a color scanner or a like is provided. The most optimum spectral sensitivity characteristics of the color image input device can be obtained by amending CIE XYZ ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6869215 | Method and apparatus for detecting contaminants in ion-implanted wafer A method and apparatus for detecting contaminants in an ion-implanted wafer by annealing and activating the ion-implanted wafer by heating or charging or both, and measuring the thermal wave absorbance generated from the activated wafer. ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6863437 | Temperature-responsive polymer/polymer complex The problem of the invention is to find a polymer mixture which forms an inter-polymer complex by being responsive to temperature even under neutral to alkaline conditions. According to the invention, a temperature responsive inter-polymer complex capable of showing... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6799888 | Method for predicting temperature, test wafer for use in temperature prediction, and method for evaluating lamp heating system A test wafer for use in wafer temperature prediction is prepared. The test wafer includes: first semiconductor layer formed in a crystalline state; second semiconductor layer formed in an amorphous state on the first semiconductor layer; and light absorption film fo... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6645773 | Method for measuring effective temperature inside a sealed container A method of measuring the effective temperature inside a sealed container having a headspace is provided. A liquid solvent is added to the container, and a solid compound is added to the liquid solvent to create a saturated solution. Vapor of the saturate... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6612739 | Shape memory alloy temperature sensor The present invention comprises a sensing element mounted with a body. The sensing element comprises a portion made with a shape memory alloy. The sensing element mounts with the body, fixedly at two ends. The fixed mounting at one end, however, is config... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6491774 | Method for preparing an improved liquid crystal clinical thermometer A method is disclosed for improving the signal retention of a liquid crystal sensing element comprising an embossed cavity containing the liquid crystal and a cover layer sealing the liquid crystal in the cavity by heat treating at about 95 to about 120°... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6324894 | Device and method for measuring argon impurity by utilizing the triple point and the γ-ଲ transition temperatures of oxygen The present invention relates to a quantitative measuring method of argon impurity contained in high purity oxygen by means of triple point and γ-ଲ phase transition of oxygen, and also to a cryostat employed in quantitative measuring of argon impur... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6284078 | Method for preparing an improved liquid crystal clinical thermometer A method is disclosed for improving the signal retention of a liquid crystal sensing element comprising an embossed cavity containing the liquid crystal and a cover layer sealing the liquid crystal in the cavity by heat treating at about 95° C. to about ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6200023 | Method for determining the temperature in a thermal processing chamber A system and method for determining the temperature of substrates in a thermal processing chamber in the presence of either an oxidizing atmosphere or a reducing atmosphere is disclosed. Specifically, temperature determinations made in accordance with the... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6123455 | Phosphor thermometry system An apparatus for measuring the temperature of a moving substrate includes an air gun with a powder inlet port in communication with the outlet port of a powder reservoir, an air inlet port in communication with a pressurized air source, and an outlet nozz... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6056985 | Foodstuff package, process and device for heat-treating a foodstuff vacuum-packed in such a package To find the core temperature of the foodstuff, the package can be fitted with an aperture (3) through which a temperature sensor (11) is inserted into the foodstuff. The temperature sensor is connected to a temperature detection instrument at an end proje... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5986272 | Real-time method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of a fluorescing phosphor A method for determining the temperature of a fluorescing phosphor is provided, together with an apparatus for performing the method. The apparatus includes a photodetector for detecting light emitted by a phosphor irradiated with an excitation pulse and ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5791781 | Method of determining color temperature for color display device In determining a color temperature in a color display device, the present invention comprises the steps of: producing a patch set I composed of a plurality of patches which appear gray under respective illuminant components and producing a patch set II co... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5704713 | Reconstruction of geologic thermal histories The invention relates to a multivariate method of inverting paleothermometer and age indicator data to derive the temperature history of rocks. The method uses kinetic models of geologic material transformations and a simple but flexible representation of... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5653539 | Method and apparatus for remotely measuring the temperature of a surface A method and apparatus for measuring the temperature profile of a surface exhibiting spatial and/or temporal variations in temperature, e.g., the surface of a machine or a biological system, is disclosed. The inventive method involves forming a layer of c... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5641042 | Anomalous braking element temperature-rise detector assembly An anomalous braking element temperature-rise detector assembly detecting anomalous temperature rise of a braking element so as to prevent braking force from being lowered owing to occurrence of fade and also prevent the braking element from being inactiv... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5609418 | Clapeyron thermometer A high resolution thermometer operated by the pressure of a solid/liquid se mixture is characterized by a vessel containing the mixture, a pressure sensor and a pressure indicator. A relatively small change in the temperature to be measured causes the pr... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5244276 | Method and apparatus for passive contact temperature measurements An integrated temperature monitor (ITM) is placed in a protective carrier and the carrier is placed in a base. Thermally conductive adhesive is injected around the carrier. A cover is placed on the base, forming a container around the ITM. The adhesive ho... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5239942 | Freeze indicator A freeze indicator comprising a frangible ampule containing a liquid which expands upon freezing, a dye soluble in the liquid and a nucleating agent, the nucleating agent and the liquid having substantially similar space groupings, the ampule being enclos... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5232285 | Optical rotor temperature sensing apparatus using phosphors and method of measuring the temperature at the bottom of a rotor slot in a rotating rotor A temperature sensing apparatus and method of measuring the temperature at the bottom of a rotor slot in a rotating rotor using a temperature sensitive phosphor material. The temperature sensitive phosphor material is placed at the bottom of a rotor slot ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5188457 | Measurement of the maximum temperature attained by an article A method for determining the maximum temperature attained by an article formed of a nickel-based superalloy includes furnishing an article made of a nickel-based superalloy having a gamma/gamma-prime structure at intermediate temperatures and a single pha... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5078507 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor comprising a hollow shield including a cone shaped tip portion and a substantially cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion surrounds a high temperature collection rod (e.g., a lightpipe or optical fiber). The collection rod is ar... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5011650 | Nuclear power generating station equipment qualification apparatus Apparatus for monitoring an object piece of qualified equipment in a nuclear power plant includes passive means for detecting a total integrated dose of radiation received by the object piece, means for determining a thermal history of the object piece, a... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4933556 | Temperature measuring using neutron transmission The temperature of an object (10) is measured by monitoring the thermal Doppler broadening of resonances in its neutron transmission characteristics, as neutrons (11) pass through it from a source (12) to a detector (14). Various surfaces (18, 20, 24) of ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4923308 | Process for determining the distribution of temperatures at surfaces of high temperature members A process for determining a relative temperature distribution at a surface of a high temperature member to be used in a gas containing oxygen at high temperatures is disclosed. The process comprises the step of determining the relative surface temperature... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4913843 | Predicting thermoparticulation Whether a compound will thermoparticulate, that is, decompose to produce particles detectable by an ion chamber monitor or a condensation nuclei monitor and, if so, at what temperature, is predicted by determining the decomposition products of the compoun... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4859420 | Heating system for rotating members A heating system for heating a rapidly rotating article, including a strobe capable of emitting radiant energy and positioned to radiate energy onto the article, a light source positioned to illuminate a temperature-sensing means on the article, a light d... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4839519 | Temperature measuring A system for measuring the temperature of an item comprises means for supplying a beam of neutrons to expose the item to the beam; means for monitoring the transmission characteristics of the item to neutrons; and means for obtaining from the result of th... | 06/13/1989 |
