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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686507 | Multi-module weighing system with temperature control Multi-module weighing system with a holding structure serving to receive a plurality of weighing modules which are rigidly connected to each other in a given spatial arrangement and are operable independently of each other, wherein each weighing module comprises at ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7438467 | Assembly and method for evaluating fire performance of sheet piling sections An assembly and method for testing the fire performance of sheet piling sections which includes: a first wall formed from sheet piling sections; a second wall substantially parallel to the first wall; a base plate; and a pair of end sections extending between the op... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7377687 | Fluid temperature measurement A fluid temperature measurement probe, particularly for total temperature measurements in high temperature unsteady gas flows, such as in gas turbine engines. A pair of thin film resistance thermometers are deposited on the probe to sense its surface temperature at ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347621 | Method and system for real-time estimation and prediction of the thermal state of a microprocessor unit A method (and system) of predicting a thermal state of a transient thermal system, includes combining sensor outputs and thermal parameters to construct a consistent set of estimates of internal temperature of a transient thermal system. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339836 | Data collector A data collector to be installed in an electrical storage device has a data reader and a base. The data reader is to be connected to the electrical storage device to store status data detected by the electrical storage device. The stored data has a specific format. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329043 | Thermal properties testing apparatus and methods An apparatus for testing properties of a product comprising a thermal barrier layer comprises an ignition source, a test stand that extends a sample of the product over the ignition source, and a means for measuring thermal transfer across the sample. The apparatus ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329044 | Infrared clinical thermometer and temperature state estimation method, information notification method, and measurement operation method thereof Temperature states of a clinical thermometer body and an environment are estimated by temperatures measured by a first temperature sensor integrally formed together with an infrared sensor arranged to the distal end of a probe and a second temperature sensor arrange... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318673 | Temperature control system for food items The invention relates to a control system of the chilling process of the temperature of food items at values near but above 0° C. that prevents surface freezing of a food item. The surface freezing can be foreseen due to a mathematical relationship that is a functi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299678 | Sensor apparatus A measurement head particularly for borehole use can measure multiple parameters with no electronics in the head and only a single conductor cable. Double-ended tuning forks (26, 28 and 38, 40) in the head are arranged to respond to different parameter... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258483 | Device for measuring the level and/or the temperature in a container A device for measuring at least one of a level and a temperature of a liquid in a container includes a resistor arrangement adapted to be immersed in the liquid. An immersed length of the resistor arrangement in the liquid corresponds to the level of the liquid in t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249883 | Thermometer, electronic device having a thermometer, and method for measuring body temperature A deep-area temperature calculating device 441 calculates the temperature Tcore of a deep area on the basis of a first body-surface temperature and second body-surface temperature from body-surface sensors 31A and 31B, and on the basi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234864 | Measurement of multi-channel cold junction temperature The cold junction temperature of the channels on a multi-channel terminal block are accurately determined for each terminal pair without affixing a thermistor to each terminal. One embodiment provides accurate cold junction measurement of a six channel device (12 te... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7181357 | Method and apparatus to calibrate thermometer Briefly, a processor and a method to calibrate a temperature reading of a digital thermometer. The calibration is done by using a first temperature value measured by an analog temperature sensor located at one point on the processor die and a second temperature valu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7121718 | Method and device for detecting defects in sheet metal segments of electric generators and motors In a method for detecting defects in sheet metal segments of electric generators and motors, wherein between the sheet metal pieces of the sheet metal segment an electric insulating layer is arranged, respectively, and wherein between the sheet metal segments a cool... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7052180 | LED junction temperature tester An instrument measures the LED junction temperature directly by taking advantage of the linear relationship between the forward current driven through the LED, the forward drop of the LED, and the junction temperature to determine the LED junction temperature. | 05/30/2006 |
| 7038172 | Conveyorized food broiling apparatus A programmable control system for a cooking apparatus having a housing defining a cooking chamber with one or more food transport conveyors traveling there-through between opposing cooking elements. A food probe is provided for insertion into cooked food items to as... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018096 | Packed product temperature measuring device A temperature probe includes an elongated longitudinal tubular shaft having a hollow interior, an insulating structure mounted on the elongated shaft, and a heat conducting structure constructed of a metallic material coupled to the insulating structure. A thermocou... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018095 | Circuit for sensing on-die temperature at multiple locations A circuit for sensing on-die temperature at multiple locations using a minimum number of pins is described. Thermal diodes coupled to pins are placed on a die to measure the temperature at various die locations. Voltage is applied to the pins to determine the temper... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004626 | Fast acting thermocouple In a two wire thermocouple, a hollow tip is formed of the material of one of the thermocouple wires, the tip being adapted to extend into a medium the temperature of which is to be measured, both wires extending into a passage in the tip through an open outer end of... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004625 | System and method for temperature sensing and monitoring An approach for digitally measuring temperature in support of a monitoring application is disclosed. Multiple probes, according to one embodiment, are deployed for sensing environmental parameters (e.g., temperature, liquid level, flow). Each probe has a thermally c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6999892 | Circuit arrangement and method for controlling and evaluating signal detectors A circuit arrangement (10) for activating a sensor and evaluating its signals, in particular for parametric sensors with complex impedances. The circuit arrangement comprises at least one sensor (2) for acquiring mechanical data. In order to minimize o... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991367 | Integrated thermal sensor for microwave transistors A circuit for determining temperature of an active semiconductor device disposed on a semiconductor substrate and a Wheatstone bridge circuit. The bridge has in each of four branches thereof a thermal sensitive device, one pair of such thermal sensitive devices bein... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6916290 | In situ tumor temperature profile measuring probe and method An in situ breast tumor temperature profile measuring probe includes a rod, thermal sensors and electrical output leads. The thermal sensors are formed in spaced apart holes in an outer insulating layer of the rod and a common electrical input lead to provide an ele... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908227 | Apparatus for thermal management of multiple core microprocessors An apparatus for managing the temperature of an integrated circuit having a multiple core microprocessor is described. Specifically, thermal sensors are placed at potential hot spots throughout each microprocessor core. A thermal management unit monitors the thermal... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6890095 | Multiple point averaging duct temperature sensor A multipoint temperature sensor for measuring fluid temperature in a duct includes multiple thermistors of equal resistance, spaced apart in a circuit. Each thermistor has a positive lead and a negative lead for connecting electrically with the circuit. Wires connec... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6773158 | Resonant circuit for measuring temperature profile of a semiconductor substrate In a method apparatus for measuring the temperature of a semiconductor substrate during processing thereof in a processing chamber, a resonant circuit formed on the substrate surface is energized by an electromagnetic field radiation device, and disturbances in the ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6769805 | Method of using a heater with a fiber optic string in a wellbore A heater cable is deployed in a well bore to elevate the temperature of the wellbore above the temperature of the surrounding fluid and the formation. One or more fiber optic strings are included in or carried by the heater cable which is placed along a desired leng... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6695469 | Roadway freezing point monitoring system and method Improved roadway freezing point monitoring systems and methods include improved sample wells for the accurate measurement of the freezing point of liquid on a roadway, the use of temperature sensors that require only two conductors to receive power and to... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6655835 | Setting-free resistive temperature device (RTD) measuring module The apparatus which is located separately from the RTD includes means for measuring the resistance of a plurality of RTDs present at a selected site, the RTDs being those of a number of different RTD types. The module includes means for storing the resist... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6641304 | Universal hose A hose for carrying liquid, such as hot melt adhesive, within a predetermined elevated temperature range. The hose includes a tube or body portion which has an inlet end adapted to connect to a source of liquid, such as a supply tank, and a discharge end ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6599011 | System for sensing temperature at multiple points within a vessel A temperature sensing assembly utilizing a multipoint thermocouple. The assembly comprises a vessel, e.g. a chemical reaction pressure vessel, into which a thermocouple is inserted. The thermocouple utilizes an elongated sheath having a plurality of senso... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6592254 | Multiple point averaging duct temperature sensor A multipoint temperature sensor for measuring fluid temperature in a duct includes multiple thermistors of equal resistance, spaced apart in a circuit. Each thermistor has a positive lead and a negative lead for connecting electrically with the circuit. W... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6579005 | Utilization of pyrometer data to detect oxidation A method for determining oxidation in turbine buckets allows for conditional based maintenance of the turbine buckets. The method includes measuring a temperature of a turbine bucket and comparing the measured temperature to a temperature of a reference t... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575623 | Guide wire having extendable contact sensors for measuring temperature of vessel walls The present invention may be embodied in a device for detection of vulnerable plaque in a vessel based on a temperature increase of the vessel's wall. The device may be a guide wire having an extendable assembly having resilient delivery wires for placing... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550963 | Multipoint thermocouple A multipoint thermocouple for sensing temperature. The thermocouple comprises a sheath having a plurality of conductor pairs disposed within the sheath. Each conductor pair has two conductors of dissimilar materials joined at a unique junction point along... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536945 | Measurement of heat flux in a heated chamber A heat flux measuring device for transporting through a heated chamber, the device having an array of sensors, each sensor comprising first and second surfaces bounding a region, a thermally insulating layer substantially occupying said region, and means ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6520675 | Method and apparatus for profiling a conveyor oven An oven analyzer for profiling a conveyor oven is disclosed that accurately and precisely determines the physical characteristics of an oven and stores such information so that it can be outputted to a computer for analysis. In one embodiment, the oven an... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6511223 | Conveyor oven profiler with simplified temperature sensor connection scheme A sensor link is disclosed that simplifies connections between multiple temperature sensors positioned on a test board and a data logger that stores temperature information received from the temperature sensors while passing through the conveyor oven. In ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6494617 | Status detection apparatus and method for fluid-filled electrical equipment A status detection apparatus for electrical equipment includes a plurality of distributed multiparameter sensors in a containment vessel or other fluid filled region of the electrical equipment. The sensors are capable of providing data relating to plural... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6494616 | Multiplexed sensor array A sensor array includes a plurality of sensors connected to two or more groups of wires such that individual sensors can be addressed. No two sensors are connected to the same two wires. The groups of wires are connected to multiplexers or the like to add... | 12/17/2002 |
