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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182145 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor including a temperature sensing element (102) having a temperature sensing unit (103) and a pair of device electrode wires (104) extending from the temperature sensing unit; a sheath member (106) including a sheath wi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8118485 | Very high speed thin film RTD sandwich A very high speed thin film RTD sandwich is provided that can be used in high speed temperature probes for medical applications and in environments that are corrosive or hostile in a protected configuration, as well as ambient and surface temperature measurements in... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118486 | Very high speed temperature probe A very high speed temperature probe is provided that can be used in medical applications and in environments that are corrosive or hostile. The probe has a thin wall housing made of a thermally conductive material, a thin film RTD temperature sensor which is mounted... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118487 | Auto-ranging thermistor-based temperature detection system An apparatus for detecting temperature includes an adjustable current source operable for supplying a current, a thermistor coupled to said adjustable current source, and an auto-range hysteresis logic coupled to said thermistor and said adjustable current source op... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8092085 | Temperature sensor with leads A thermistor includes a thermistor body and terminal electrodes disposed at both ends of the thermistor body. A first lead is longer than a second lead. The first and second leads include tips having inclined shapes that are cut such that metal lines are surface-exp... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092084 | System and method for temperature measurement A method for precision thermal measurement and control, especially for bioreactors, as well as the correction of temperature sensitive probes such as pH and dissolved oxygen. Typical control requirements are +/−0.1° C. The thermal measurement circuit converts a s... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8043001 | Apparatus and method for determining and/or monitoring temperature An apparatus and method for determining and/or monitoring at least one temperature, the apparatus including: a first and a second temperature sensor; a measurement transmitter; wherein the measurement transmitter has four terminals for electrical connection of elect... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7946763 | Multi-layered thermal sensor for integrated circuits and other layered structures A compact resistive thermal sensor is provided for an integrated circuit (IC), wherein different sensor components are placed on different layers of the IC. This allows the lateral area needed for the sensor resistance wire on any particular IC layer to be selective... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7854549 | Systems and methods for dissipating heat generated during an electrical measurement Systems and methods for dissipating heat generated during an electrical function are disclosed. In particular, the disclosed systems and methods can be used for dissipating heat generated during low impedance measurement on a multimeter. In some embodiments, the mul... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7815370 | Apparatus, system, and method for detecting temperature threshold events in an aftertreatment device An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting temperature threshold events in an aftertreatment device. The system may include an aftertreatment device configured to treat an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine and a temperature responder dis... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7780348 | Temperature sensor for a resistance thermometer, in particular for use in the exhaust gas system of combustion engines The invention describes a temperature sensor for a resistance thermometer comprising an electric measuring resistor (3) the resistance material of which consists either of a ceramic material or of a metallic resistance mater... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7748897 | Method for monitoring a temperature-dependent resistor, particularly in a clothes dryer A method for monitoring the proper functioning of a temperature-dependent resistor, particularly a NTC resistor, for measuring the temperature of a medium heated by a heat source. Said medium is preferably the air flow in a clothes dryer for drying clothes. In order... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7740403 | High-temperature sensor The invention relates to a high-temperature sensor, which can be used at temperatures of at least 600° C. and comprises a metallic protective tube and a measuring resistance that is surrounded by a ceramic powder. The measuring resistance is connected to the electr... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7682076 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor including a housing and a temperature sensing element at least partially disposed in the housing. A particulate media, which may include a blend of differently sized particles, is disposed in the housing and at least partially surrounds the temp... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7553078 | Temperature sensor and method for producing the same A temperature sensor 10 includes a metallic cover 5, a thermistor element 1 accommodated in a front portion 5s of the metallic cover 5, first and second conductive wires 2a and 2b extending rearwa... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7507024 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor has a thermistor element equipped with a pair of electrodes, a sheath pin into which a pair of signal lines is built, and a cover surrounding the thermistor element. A front part of each signal line is exposed from the sheath pin. The cover is p... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7441950 | Probe for electronic clinical thermometer Providing a probe for an electronic clinical thermometer, which can measure a surface temperature and a deep body temperature of a human body securely in short time, the probe includes a cylindrical housing, a bottomed metal pipe fitted into a top end of the cylindr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441322 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic detection apparatus A magnetic detection apparatus can be improved in its product yield. The magnetic detection apparatus includes a resin compact having a the magnet arranged in opposition to an object to be detected for generating a magnetic field, an IC chip with a magnetic detectio... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439845 | Temperature sensor for a resistance thermometer, in particular for use in the exhaust gas system of combustion engines The invention describes a temperature sensor for a, resistance thermometer having an electric measuring resistor the resistance material of which consists either of a ceramic material or of a metallic resistance material in combination with a ceramic or a mineral ca... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434987 | Method to detect helium leakage from a disk drive A method to detect helium leakage from a disk drive enclosure is disclosed and claimed. A measurement electrical current is passed through a temperature sensor disposed within the disk drive enclosure. A reference electrical resistance corresponds to a reference tem... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410290 | Ear-type clinical thermometer A probe of an ear-type clinical thermometer 20 comprises a first heat insulation member 210 made of a resin material and a second high heat insulation member 220 made of a resin material that is connected to a distal end of the first heat insula... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7385161 | Method of estimating the temperature of an oxygen sensor heating element The resistance of an oxygen sensor heating element is estimated by modeling the effects of physical and electrical heating on the resistance of the heating element lead-in conductors, and subtracting the lead-in conductor resistance from a measure of the heating cir... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367712 | RTD measurement unit including detection mechanism for automatic selection of 3-wire or 4-wire RTD measurement mode An RTD measurement device including a mechanism for automatic selection of a 3-wire or 4-wire configuration mode of operation. The RTD measurement device may include detection circuitry to detect whether an RTD connected to the RTD measurement device via a plurality... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367119 | Method for forming a reinforced tip for a probe storage device Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media. In an embodiment, the tip comprises a substantially hollow structure formed of a metal. The tip can be formed by depositing a first metal layer over silicon ther... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365631 | Overheat detection sensor The invention relates to an overheat detection sensor. The inventive sensor is characterised in that it comprises a conductive core which extends inside a first conductive sheath, said core and first sheath being separated by a material having a positive or negative... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363195 | Methods of configuring a sensor network A sensor network collects time-series data from a process tool and supplies the data to an analysis system where pattern analysis techniques are used to identify structures and to monitor subsequent data based on analysis instructions or a composite model. Time-seri... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360947 | Temperature sensor apparatus An apparatus for temperature sensing is disclosed that includes a sensor tube and a cable assembly connected to and extending from said sensor tube wherein said cable assembly communicates electrically with the sensor tube for temperature sensing operations thereof.... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360463 | Process condition sensing wafer and data analysis system A measuring device incorporating a substrate with sensors that measure the processing conditions that a wafer may undergo during manufacturing. The substrate can be inserted into a processing chamber by a robot head and the measuring device can transmit the conditio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358051 | Liquid flow actuation and suspension manipulation using surface tension gradients Disclosed herein is a method of collecting suspensions in a liquid film including the steps of developing a variation in surface tension at a gas-liquid interface of the liquid film to generate a circulating flow pattern within the liquid film, and scanning the liqu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340366 | Method and apparatus of temperature compensation for integrated circuit chip using on-chip sensor and computation means A method and apparatus of temperature compensation for an integrated circuit using on-chip circuits, sensors, and an algorithm. The chip includes an on-chip reference circuit, an on-chip sensor measuring a parameter relative to the reference, and an on-chip computat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333521 | Method of sensing VCSEL light output power by monitoring electrical characteristics of the VCSEL Output power of light emitted from a data transmission light source is determined based upon forward voltage, forward current, ambient temperature and a factor specific to the manner in which the light source is mounted. Output power is determined with sufficient ac... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320544 | Conducting structure and electronic clinical thermometer embodying the structure A conducting structure and an electronic clinical thermometer, wherein the conducting structure is provided on the measuring end of the clinical thermometer, and the measuring end has a recess, a temperature sensor and conducting wires fitted in the recess, and a co... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321846 | Two-wire process control loop diagnostics A diagnostic device for coupling to a process control loop includes digital communication circuitry configured to receive a digital communication signal from the process control loop. The digital communication signal is a digitally modulated analog signal on the pro... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316507 | Electronic thermometer with flex circuit location An electronic thermometer is configured for ease and accuracy in construction. A probe of the thermometer includes a flex circuit containing electronic components used to measure temperature and transmit signals to a calculating unit of the thermometer. A locating m... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312406 | Sensor having metallic housing and resin connector, and method of manufacturing the same A sensor includes a metallic housing having a hollow portion, a metallic terminal pin, a part of which is inserted into the hollow portion of the housing, a sensing element connected to the terminal pin, and a resin casing. The terminal pin and the resin casing prov... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309216 | Pump control and management system A pump control and management system for monitoring and controlling sump pumps as well as providing supplemental controls and alarms. The pump control and management system includes a sump pump, a level sensing assembly, a control assembly, and at least one local se... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303333 | Thermometer with soft flexible probe A thermometer is constituted by a flexible probe body and a metal tip member with a thermal contact surface. The flexible probe body including a narrower space neighboring the metal tip member and a wider space communicated with the narrower space is secured to the ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293915 | Assembly method and structure of an electronic clinical thermometer An assembly method and structure of an electronic clinical thermometer is disclosed. The thermometer can be disassembled or assembled as required, wherein one of the detachable modules such as the measuring body has an incomplete electronic clinical thermometer circ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290450 | Process diagnostics A diagnostic device for use in a industrial process includes monitoring electronics or diagnostic circuitry configured to diagnose or identify a condition or other occurrence in the industrial process. The system can be implemented in a process device such as a flow... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277262 | CPP magnetoresistive head including a pair of shields and a sense current preamplifier A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus has a magnetoresistive head having a magnetoresistive film through which a current is flowed in a direction substantially perpendicular to a film plane and a pair of magnetic shields disposed to sandwich the magnetoresistiv... | 10/02/2007 |
