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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025438 | Electronic clinical thermometer, method of controlling the same, and control program An electronic clinical thermometer having a low frequency of errors can be implemented. The electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in the actual measurement value of a temperature at a measurement target ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7731422 | Electronic clinical thermometer, method of controlling the same, and control program An electronic clinical thermometer having a low frequency of errors can be implemented. The electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in the actual measurement value of a temperature at a measurement target ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7637657 | Electronic thermometer An electronic thermometer includes a temperature sensing means for sensing a temperature of a part to be measured, and a prediction means for calculating an equilibrium temperature according to the temperature being sensed. The prediction means includes a parameter ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7318004 | Temperature prediction system and method A thermometer system and method that rapidly predict body temperature based on the temperature signals received from a temperature sensing probe when it comes into contact with the body. A nonlinear, multi-parameter curve fitting process is performed and depending o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315792 | Temperature detector providing multiple detected temperature points using single branch and method of detecting shifted temperature A temperature detector and method of detecting a shifted temperature provides multiple detected temperature points using a single branch. The temperature detector generates multiple detected temperature points in response to temperature control signals sequentially ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314309 | Ambient and perfusion normalized temperature detector A body temperature detector is particularly suited to axillary temperature measurements of adults. The radiation sensor views a target surface area of the body and electronics compute an internal temperature of the body as a function of ambient temperature and sense... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7275866 | Digital thermometer A digital thermometer; having an thermometer body comprises a processing unit serves to integrate the signals of the digital thermometer and sets some operations; the processing unit calculating temperature from the heating sensing unit and then transfers temperatur... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270476 | Electronic clinical thermometer with quick temperature estimating device An electronic clinical thermometer has one of two temperature measuring devices each for measuring a live body temperature. A temperature estimating device estimates an equilibrium body temperature from a first data item related to change in temperature measured by ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255475 | Thermometry probe calibration method A method in which thermal mass and manufacturing differences are compensated for in thermometry probes by storing characteristic data relating to individual probes into an EEPROM for each probe which is used by the temperature apparatus. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7194646 | Real-time thermal management for computers A real-time thermal management apparatus and method for a computer employs a monitor (40) to determine whether a CPU may rest based upon real-time sampling of temperature levels and CPU activity levels within the computer. The monitor activates a hardware sel... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7155897 | Combustion temperature high speed detection device A combustion temperature high speed detection device is provided with a phase lead processing portion, thereby canceling out a detection lag of a temperature detector, and detecting the combustion gas temperature of a combustor at a high speed. The combustion temper... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7145463 | System and methods for providing automatic adjustment of operating setpoints for a monitoring device A method for providing an electronic monitoring device with the ability to detect the status of a controlled condition of a monitored environment, and, based on this status, to automatically self-adjust monitoring parameters in accordance with pre-defined parameter ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140768 | System and method of monitoring temperature A temperature monitoring system includes a device for monitoring temperature over a period of time, an adaptor in communication with the temperature monitoring device (TMD) and a data programming device (DPD) in communication with the adaptor. The TMD includes a tem... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7109680 | Inverter device An object is to provide an inverter device capable of realizing exact protection of the winding of a motor. An inverter device for generating a pseudo alternating current by switching a direct current to drive a motor, comprises a controller that executes vector con... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7073389 | Shunt calibration for electronic pressure switches An electronic switch of the type uses a piezoresistive Wheatstone bridge configuration to sense pressure. The output of the Wheatstone bridge is applied to an electronic control circuit which contains a comparator. The comparator monitors the output of the bridge an... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036984 | Digital thermometer for measuring body temperature A digital thermometer with enhanced conformity to the anatomy, such as in and around the mouth of a human being. A non-linear probe has a temperature sensor at a first end adapted to be inserted into the mouth and under the tongue. An intermediate portion of the pro... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021824 | Switch assembly for thermometry apparatus A thermometry apparatus includes a housing that receives a probe having at least one temperature responsive element within an isolation chamber that is preferably removable from the housing. A switch assembly determines the presence of the isolation chamber in the h... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6999012 | Temperature compensation device for automatic gain control loop A temperature compensation device for an automatic gain control loop in a receiver of a mobile communication terminal is disclosed. The temperature compensation device comprises a thermistor having a resistance varying with temperature to vary its output voltage, an... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6938493 | Apparatus and methods for heat loss pressure measurement A heat loss gauge for measuring gas pressure in an environment includes a resistive sensing element and a resistive compensating element. The resistive compensating element is in circuit with the sensing element and is exposed to a substantially matching environment... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921198 | Patient temperature repeating system and method A patient temperature repeating system and a method of repeating patient temperature information from a resistive-type patient temperature sensor allow one or more medical instruments to utilize a single patient temperature sensor. In one embodiment, the patient tem... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910804 | Resistive temperature device (RTD) module with improved noise immunity An RTD system includes multiple pluralities of RTDs and RTD bank assembly to which each plurality of RTDs are connected. Each RTD bank assembly includes a current source for the RTDs connected thereto, a multiplexer switching system for switching the current source ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908224 | Temperature sensor pre-calibration method and apparatus A centrifuge temperature pre-calibration apparatus including a memory storage device having correction coefficients for temperature, a controller, an un-calibrated temperature sensor and a calibrated temperature display device connected to a computer which based on ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906506 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous measurement of electric field and temperature using an electrooptic semiconductor probe An apparatus and method to simultaneously measure electric and thermal fields with a single probe. Using an electrooptic semiconductor probe, the Pockels effect is employed to measure electric field magnitude and phase, and the effect of photon absorption due to ban... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6886978 | Electronic clinical thermometer An electronic clinical thermometer has a probe including a variable-temperature heater and one or more temperature sensors and may also include a heat flux sensor. Physical variables such as temperature, time rate of change in temperature and/or heat flow rate are d... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6865952 | Apparatus and methods for heat loss pressure measurement A heat loss gauge for measuring gas pressure in an environment includes a resistive sensing element and a resistive compensating element. The resistive compensating element is in circuit with the sensing element and is exposed to a substantially matching environment... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6854881 | Method of estimating temperature and device for the effecting same In accordance with the presence or absence of heat, a transistor shows a relatively rapid change, while a cooling water CLW shows a relatively gentle change. The temperatures of both members settle down to approximately equal temperatures when no heat is generated i... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6698921 | Predictive temperature measurement system A method and device for rapidly predicting the temperature of an object through a sensor reading of the object's temperature by using a processor comprising finite impulse response (FIR) filters to determine the average value, the first derivative, and th... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695471 | Method and apparatus for measuring temperature of movable object A temperature meter for measuring temperature of a measurement target object to which a temperature sensor cannot be fixed directly is formed by a temperature sensor configured to measure an observed temperature in a vicinity of the measurement target obj... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6522990 | Methods and apparatus for reducing temperature overshoot Methods and apparatus for reducing temperature overshoot in an engine, such as in a gas turbine aircraft engine, are described. In an exemplary embodiment, an unmeasured temperature to be regulated in an engine is determined by measuring a temperature in ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6471398 | Temperature management apparatus for foodstuff in storage cabinet A temperature management apparatus for foodstuffs stored in a storage cabinet, wherein a temperature sensor is placed in the storage cabinet to detect an inside temperature of the cabinet thereby to calculate an ambient temperature of the foodstuffs based... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6439768 | Electronic thermometer and temperature prediction method therefor A thermometer having a symmetrical probe with a sensor for sensing temperatures and a processor, a method for calculating temperature of an object by a second-order differential equation comprises the steps of obtaining temperatures from object, performin... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6357911 | Method and apparatus for predicting the equalized temperature of a food product In the processing of an item, particularly a food item, where the final equalized temperature is important to the processing a method and apparatus for predicting the equalized temperature is disclosed. A series of infrared sensors is used to measure the ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6283628 | Intelligent input/output temperature sensor and calibration method therefor An intelligent input/output (I/O) temperature sensor includes a temperature sensing element which generates a plurality of digital data indicative of the temperature at the temperature sensing element, a processor directly coupled to the temperature sensi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6146015 | Fast response digital thermometer A digital thermometer, having a sensing tip that is integral with a heater, a display, and a microcontroller which samples for rise time and proportionally operates the heater to increase the temperature of the sensing tip in an alternating control sequen... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6109784 | Fast response digital thermometer A digital thermometer, having a sensing tip that is integral with a heater, a display, and a microcontroller which samples for rise time and proportionally operates the heater to increase the temperature of the sensing tip in an alternating control sequen... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6059452 | Quick registering thermometer A quick registering thermometer utilizing a sensor that has electrical resistance varying with temperature located at the tip of a probe, the sensor having relatively small thermal mass and short thermal time constant. Within seconds of contact with the p... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5892448 | Electronic clinical thermometer The electronic clinical thermometer of the present invention has a temperature sensing portion (3), a control signal generating circuit (2) for generating a control signal for controlling operation of each of structural elements, a converting circuit (4) ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5725308 | Quick registering thermometer A quick registering thermometer utilizing a sensor that has electrical resistance varying with temperature located at the tip of a probe, the sensor having relatively small thermal mass and short thermal time constant. Within seconds of contact with the p... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5697552 | Setpoint limiting for thermostat, with tamper resistant temperature comparison A thermostat for heating or cooling, operative to maintain an indoor air temperature to a limited setpoint range, is provided with a comparison circuit to prevent tampering intended to exceed a setpoint limit. A first temperature sensor responds to ambien... | 12/16/1997 |
