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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578613 | Modulated differential scanning calorimeter solvent loss calibration apparatus and method A modulated differential scanning calorimeter that accounts for heat flow due to evaporative solvent loss. The calorimeter modulates the temperature applied to a sample and a reference to determine the amount of heat flow that is due to evaporation. By calculating t... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7318671 | Heat-flux based emissivity/absorptivity measurement A mechanism and method for directly observing data from which the thermal emissivity or absorptivity of a surface can be calculated. The invention teaches the use of a substantially planar heat-flux or heat-flow sensor employing a thermopile, to measure the rate of ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311264 | Method and device for the process regulation or control of thermal load changes of an obstruction-curved and/or thick-walled component through which a medium flows in a thermal system The novel method and device provide for process control—closed-loop control or open-loop control—for a thermal system with an obstruction-curved and/or thick-walled component through which a medium flows. The wall temperatures of the component are detected, the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234860 | Dynamic dew point analysis method and a device for determining the dew point temperature and relative humidity The invention provides for a dynamic dew point analysis method as well as an apparatus for carrying out the method wherein the method comprises: arranging a moisture containing gas in the immediate vicinity of at least two thermocouples, where one thermocouple is sh... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7141210 | Apparatus and method for a nanocalorimeter for detecting chemical reactions A nanocalorimeter array for detecting chemical reactions includes at least one thermal isolation region residing on a substrate. Each thermal isolation region includes at least one thermal equilibration region, within which resides a thermal measurement device conne... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7109842 | Robust fluid flow and property microsensor made of optimal material A robust sensor that incorporates the necessary physical structure and thermal characteristics is capable of measuring fluid flow and properties under harsh environmental conditions. The sensor die is made of a material with thermal conductivity tailored to provide ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077563 | Deposition sensor based on differential heat flux measurement An apparatus and method for the monitoring and measurement of chemical and/or biological deposition in heat exchangers and other fluid processing vessels. The new and original sensing system includes at least two hollow fluid vessels conductively mounted across a co... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6971792 | Device and method for measuring absorbed heat flux in a fire test apparatus A device for measuring the flux received by a specimen in fire test apparatuses has a copper disk or plate of the same dimensions and the same type of surface coating as a typical material specimen, an embedded heating coil and thermocouple, and an insulated sample ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945691 | Method and apparatus for inferring a temperature A heat-conducting element having known length D is disposed at a first end in a first region having a first temperature T1 to be inferred. The second end of the element is disposed in a second region having a measureable second temperature T2 d... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930889 | Circuit board and slot connector assembly A circuit board includes a substrate and electrical contacts to mate with a slot connector. The contacts include a first set of contacts that are associated with the communication of power and second set of contacts that are associated with the communication of sign... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923570 | Thermal interface material characterizing system An automated test method characterizes the performance of commercially available thermal interface materials (TIM) for electronic cooling. Such automated internal test vehicle provides an independent study of various TIM's. A spectrum of materials are preferably tes... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6843596 | Device and a method for thermal sensing A device for thermal sensing is based on only one thermopile. The junctions of the thermopile are coupled thermally to a first region which includes a first substance while the hot junctions of the thermopile are coupled thermally to a second region which includes a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6837614 | Heat-flux gage, manufacturing method and manufacturing device thereof A heat-flux gage, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing device thereof which are improved from circular foil heat-flux gage disposed in ASTM E511 comprise: a cylindrical body having a receiving space therein, and a foil mounting hole on one end thereof; a foil ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6837619 | Furnace temperature detector A furnace temperature detector includes a spike thermocouple attached to a heating chamber; an overheat thermocouple attached to the heating chamber; an inner thermocouple installed inside a reaction tube; a temperature controller connected to the spike thermocouple... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6827487 | Temperature measuring device A device for measuring the temperature within a body from a body surface at a different temperature, comprising: a heat shield for application to the body surface, comprising an outer heat-conducting portion (52), and an inner heat-insulating portion (50 | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824305 | Local wall heat flux/temperature meter for convective flow and method of utilizing same According to one embodiment of the invention, a method includes providing a conduit having a fluid flowing therethrough, disposing a plurality of temperature measurement devices inside a wall of the conduit, positioning at least some of the temperature measurement d... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821015 | Conducted heat vector sensor A sensor designed for measurement of conducted heat flux passing through a solid object consists of a thin film thermopile deposited on a planar substrate whose thermal properties match those of the solid object. The thermopile is protected by a thin rectangular pla... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817755 | Device for measuring exchanges of amounts of heat in non-stationary operating conditions The invention concerns a device (10) for measuring exchanges of amounts of heat in non-stationary operational conditions, including an elongated housing (11) having one measuring end (12) closed and one connecting end (13) and a central c... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6662121 | Thermal fluid sensor, fluid discriminating apparatus and method, flow sensor, and flow rate measuring apparatus and method When a micro-heater heats fluid using an external driving current, an upstream thermopile 8 detects the temperature of the fluid before it is heated to produce a first temperature detected signal and a downstream thermopile 9 detects the temperature of th... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6543932 | Enthalpy tunnel An improved and accurate enthalpy tunnel is presented, designed to condition and control airflow patterns within the main tunnel and air sampling subsystem so as to present a homogenous volume immediately upon introduction into the enthalpy tunnel. The ai... | 04/08/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6278051 | Differential thermopile heat flux transducer A thin sensor for heat flux and temperature, designed for adhesive attachment to a surface, is manufactured on a flexible insulated metallic substrate. The sensor exhibits a combination of high sensitivity for heat flux and low resistance to the flow of h... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6210035 | High-speed thermal analyzer A thermal analyzer includes a processor for processing a thermal analysis signal of a sample obtained by performing high-speed thermal analysis of the sample at an experimental heating rate. The processor includes a peak component calculator for calculati... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6186661 | Schmidt-Boelter gage An improved Schmidt-Boelter heat flux gage is disclosed in which the heat absorbed by the top windings of the gage is removed from the ends of the thermally resistive wafer instead of through the bottom windings. This arrangement results in greatly improv... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6142662 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously determining thermal conductivity and thermal contact resistance An apparatus and method for simultaneously determining thermal conductivity and thermal contact resistance of a sample which employs an transient method of taking data for use in such determinations, and an inverse method of determining the values using a... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6099162 | Resin cure monitor The curing of a resin in a continuous manufacturing process is monitored by a sensor which measures the surface thermal energy of the resin. The surface thermal energy is measured without physically touching the resin. The surface thermal energy measureme... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5772329 | Process and device for transient measuring of surface temperatures and heat flux Process and apparatus for transiently measuring surface temperatures and heat flux at the interface of two media, one of which is solid. In a solid wall through which a thermal stream flows, a cut is made which opens into the interface between the wall an... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5448224 | Heat detector including device for detecting abnormality of external temperature sensor A heat detector includes an external temperature detector for detecting an external temperature outside the heat detector and an internal temperature detector for detecting an internal temperature inside the heat detector. A microcomputer calculates a tem... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5273359 | Remote high-temperature insulatorless heat-flux gauge A remote optical heat-flux gauge for use in extremely high temperature environments is described. This application is possible because of the use of thermographic phosphors as the sensing media, and the omission of the need for an intervening layer of ins... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5044765 | Optical heat flux gauge A heat flux gauge comprising first and second thermographic phosphor layers separated by a layer of a thermal insulator. The gauge may be mounted on a surface with the first thermographic phosphor in contact with the surface. A light source is directed at... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5026170 | Optical heat flux gauge A heat flux gauge comprising first and second thermographic phosphor layers separated by a layer of a thermal insulator wherein each thermographic layer comprises a plurality of respective thermographic phosphors. The gauge may be mounted on a surface wit... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5005984 | Optical heat flux gauge A heat flux gauge comprising first and second thermographic phosphor layers separated by a layer of a thermal insulator, wherein each thermographic layer comprises a plurality of respective thermographic sensors in a juxtaposed relationship with respect t... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4978229 | Method and apparatus for testing thermal conductivity Apparatus for testing material for thermally insulating pipes comprises a closed loop of pipe in a square configuration with an electric heater mounted coaxially within it. Thermocouples are attached to the pipe from the inside, and they and the heater ar... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4944035 | Measurement of thermal conductivity and specific heat A method and apparatus for determining both the thermal conductivity, k, and specific heat, cp, of a fluid of interest are disclosed. An embodiment uses proximately positioned resistive heater and thermal sensor coupled by the fluid of interest... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4934830 | Free standing fluxmeter fixture with an infrared pyrometer An apparatus for measuring heat flow from a surface, including a heat flow measuring device for measuring heat flow from a surface; a structure for applying a relatively constant and repeatable force on the heat flow measuring device contacting the surfac... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4906105 | Measurement of thermal conditions Thermal conditions inside an oven are measured by a transducer device (1) having plates providing heat absorbent and heat reflective surfaces (2,4) and a thermocouple for measuring the temperature difference between them as a measure of radiant heat. The ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4870656 | Free standing fluxmeter fixture An apparatus for measuring heat flow from a surface, including a heat flow measuring device for measuring heat flow from a surface; a structure for applying a relatively constant and repeatable force on the heat flow measuring device contacting the surfac... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4850713 | Device for measuring the intensity of a radiative flux and optionally also measuring the intensity of a convective flux A device is provided for measuring the intensity of a radiative flux and optionally also a convective flux, including a thin support made from an insulating material; a thin continuous strip of meandering shape made from a first conducting material; a ser... | 07/25/1989 |
