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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171784 | Gas cylinder residual gas volume indicator A gas cylinder residual gas volume indicator includes a carrier having a weight-receiving part and a pressure-applying part, a hydraulic cylinder having a cylinder body holding a hydraulic fluid and a cylinder piston stopped against the pressure-applying part of the... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166811 | Device and process for precision loading of particles in a vertical tube chemical reactor A device and method for precision loading and gentle loading of particles into vertical chemical reactor tubes in order to help ensure that the particles are not damaged while being loaded to the desired elevation. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161810 | Syringe imaging systems A syringe imaging system for a syringe infusion pump is provided. The system comprises an imaging device configured to capture one or more images of a syringe, and a processor, which is configured to determine, based on the one or more captured images, an internal d... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156798 | High pressure high temperature fluid densitometer A method and apparatus for monitoring liquid volume change consists of a cylindrical cell assembly (80) capable of withstanding high pressure and high temperature with a sealed movable piston (24) separating a pressurization fluid (11) from a sa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8146414 | Material withdrawal apparatus and methods of regulating material inventory in one or more units Material withdrawal apparatus and methods and systems of regulating material inventory in one or more units are provided. A material withdrawal apparatus includes a heat exchanger and a sensor. The heat exchanger includes a material inlet, material outlet, cooling f... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141418 | Sampling apparatus and method for sampling An apparatus and a method for sampling from a product flow, where the sampling is performed continuously and where the product is collected in a cup for determining physical conditions, for example, weight in relation to volume, and where the cup is emptied after en... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141417 | Syringe content detection using RF energy The present invention includes medical fluid injector systems that detect the contents and/or volume of such contents within a syringe of the system. For example, an RF signal from a first antenna of a medical fluid injector may be transmitted through a syringe asso... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8104336 | Acoustic capacity, volume, and surface area measurement method An acoustic capacity measurement method for finding capacity of a container or object by removing effect of the surface area without using an approximate expression of acoustic impedance is provided. The acoustic capacity measurement method for finding capacity of a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8015866 | Liquid detection unit, and liquid container Disclosed is a liquid detection unit having a liquid detection chamber, a detection portion including a detection space communicating with the liquid detection chamber via a through hole of a detection portion installation member and a piezoelectric sensor which det... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7926341 | System and method for sensing the level and composition of liquid in a fuel tank In a liquid sensing system, an RF signal is applied to a series-resonant circuit. The coil of the resonant circuit is placed proximate to a fuel tank, causing electromagnetic radiation to propagate into the fuel space. The fuel acts as an electrical load to the reso... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918132 | Power generation device, fuel package, and remaining fuel amount measuring device A fuel package includes a vessel wherein the interior space is separated, and has a flow-out opening and a flow-in opening that lead to the interior space, a liquid fuel filled in the region at the side of the flow-out opening in the vessel, and a follower that sepa... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7861581 | Fluidic volume dispense verification tool Disclosed herein is a device for measuring fluid dispense volumes including one or more wells adapted to receive a fluid; a tube having an internal passageway fluidly coupled to the one or more wells, wherein fluid in the wells passes into the internal passageway vi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7739907 | Container for physiological fluids A container includes a chamber for containing fluid. At least one sensor is disposed within the chamber for sensing a property of fluid in the container. A unit that receives a signal from the sensor communicates with a device that displays the property of the fluid... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7712359 | Dispensing measurement device and method of measuring dispensing A dispensing measuring device. The device correlates the relative proximity between a Hall effect sensor and a magnet. One is held stationary, while the other is movable in response to ordinary actuation which occurs during dispensing. Detection of changes in the pr... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707877 | Volume measuring device and method A volume measuring apparatus is provided with: an acoustic tube whose one end is communicated with a container in which an object to be measured is contained; another container communicated with the other end of the acoustic tube; a partition chamber which defines a... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7698936 | Fuel gauge for fuel cartridges Fuel gauges for fuel supplies for fuel cells are disclosed. Each fuel gauge has a property that is readable by an electrical circuit. These properties are related to the remaining fuel in the fuel supplies. These properties include, but are not limited to, electrica... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7661301 | Fluid analyser systems The radiation emitted by the various components in a sample of a fluid wherein the radiation emitted by activated molecules within the sample of the fluid is used to determine the nature of and quantities of materials present in the fluid and a fluid analyser system... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7628064 | Ultrasonic height and volume measuring instrument for laboratory test containers Automated laboratory apparatus for determining the volume of liquid samples contained in the cavities of laboratory sample collectors, such as well trays or tube racks, the apparatus having an ultrasonic height measuring instrument and a processor for calculating th... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7621178 | Method and apparatus for determining the volume of fuel in a vehicle fuel tank A method of determining the volume of fuel in a vehicle fuel tank comprising the steps of determining the volume of vapor/air in the fuel tank and calculating the volume of fuel in the tank based upon the determined volume of vapor/air. The volume of vapor/air is de... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7610801 | Flow device and method A method and device allows determination of the flow rate of solids material, under gravity, in an elongate vertical pipe; the device comprises a flow head chamber having an inlet end and an outlet end, an elongate tubular neck extending from the outlet end, the nec... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7574906 | Determining clutch fill volume in an automatic transmission A method of determining a fill volume of a clutch of an automatic transmission. A clutch fill sequence is observed from measurement of fluid pressure applied to the clutch, wherein the sequence may include a initial rise, a plateau, and a final rise. A fill end time... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7506541 | System and method for wirelessly determining fluid volume A system and method are provided for determining the volume of a fluid in a container. Sensors are positioned at distinct locations in a container of a fluid. Each sensor is sensitive to an interface defined by the top surface of the fluid. Interfaces associated wit... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7490509 | Opaque aerosol container capacity indicator An aerosol capacity indicator that utilizes a novel and inexpensive display that can be installed in the actuator of an aerosol can to display the amount of product remaining therein. The novel accumulative pressure indicator display is imbedded in the actuator whic... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487672 | Fuel oil amount indicator of measuring apparatus There is provided a fuel oil amount indicator of a measuring apparatus in which a lifetime of the indicator can be prolonged, maintenance work can be omitted, and visibility can always be improved. In the indicator of the invention, a plurality of light emitting ele... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7484408 | Method and apparatus for measuring lower extremity volume An apparatus for measuring volume of a lower extremity includes a substantially elastic sock body with a leg end, a toe end, and a length between the leg end and the toe end. The sock body may be dimensioned to substantially snugly receive a lower extremity. A measu... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7434462 | Liquid consumption status detecting method, liquid container, and ink cartridge A method of detecting a consumption status of liquid contained in a liquid container, comprising steps of: preparing a detection device having a piezoelectric element and attaching the detection device on a desired position of the liquid container so that at least a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7364563 | Continuous volume detection for a flexible venous reservoir in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit A continuous volume detection system for a flexible venous reservoir in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit is described. The volume detection system is based on a pressure measurement that is manipulated via application of fluid mechanics. Next-generation cardiopulmon... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361509 | Dynamic metered fluid volume determination method and related apparatus A method for dynamically determining the volume of a liquid dispensed by a metering system, the metering system including a metering pump, a pump motor, a sensor, and a conduit interconnecting the pump and a metering probe. The method includes the steps of aspiratin... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353703 | Method for detecting the fuel quantity during the refueling of a motor vehicle In an example method for detecting the fuel quantity during the refueling of a motor vehicle, the volume of the fuel conducted to the motor vehicle during the refueling operation and the temperature of the fuel are measured. The measured volume is corrected to prede... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347089 | Gas volume contents within a container, smart volume instrument A method for determining the volume of an incompressible gas in a system including incompressible substances in a zero-gravity environment. The method includes inducing a volumetric displacement within a container and measuring the resulting pressure change. From th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349813 | Fault tolerant power system architecture for fluid flow measurement systems To provide a fault-tolerant architecture to supply electrical operating power in fluid flow measurement applications, apparatus and associated systems, computer program products, and methods include an intelligent power module with redundant and electrically indepen... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342660 | Detection system and method for aerosol delivery An apparatus comprises a detector, a pressure sensor and a processor. The detector is operable to detect light that is scattered by an aerosol that is associated with a pressure. The pressure sensor is operable to measure the pressure. The processor is coupled to th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334464 | Aircraft fuel tank and sensor system The aircraft tank and gauge system of the present invention provides a fuel tank with a gauge chamber located generally aligned with the tank center of gravity and that has a general vertical orientation when the aircraft is level. The gauge chamber extends from the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331482 | Dispense pump with heated pump housing and heated material reservoir A heated dispense pump overcomes the limitations of conventional systems providing for reliable and efficient heating of the dispensed material in a system that is compact, lightweight, and accurate. A pump housing and cartridge body are formed of a thermally conduc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325450 | Liquid consumption status detecting method, liquid container, and ink cartridge A method of detecting a consumption status of liquid contained in a liquid container, comprising steps of: preparing a detection device having a piezoelectric element and attaching the detection device on a desired position of the liquid container so that at least a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310999 | Body volume measurement apparatus and method of measuring the body volume of a person An apparatus and method for measuring a volume of a person's body. The apparatus comprises a body suit having an inner layer and an outer layer which forms a body portion and a head portion. The body suit further has a cavity defined within the inner layer, the cavi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305875 | Method and apparatus for measuring the volume of fuel in a tank An apparatus for dynamically measuring a volume of fuel in a fuel tank of unknown geometry includes a fuel level sensor mounted on the fuel tank, a fuel meter for measuring a volume of fuel being consumed, and a rewritable look-up table storing correspondence betwee... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293458 | Electro-optic liquid level sensing system for aircraft beverage brewing The electro-optic liquid level sensing system detects a level of liquid in a container having an upper opening, such as for a server container of a beverage maker for a transport system, such as for aircraft, trains, trucks, buses and the like. A support housing mat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290447 | Density measuring apparatus containing a densimeter and a method of using the same in a pipeline A densimeter contains an inlet pipe section, a second pipe section joined to the downstream end of the inlet pipe section, and an outlet pipe section joined to the downstream end of the second pipe section. The inlet and outlet pipe sections are constrained by a sup... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287637 | Conveyor system for minimizing product damage during collection A conveyor system is provided to limit the vertical fall experienced by a product transported along the conveyor and falling into a collection bin. A sensor in a fixed position relative to the product conveying plane of the conveyor measures product collection heigh... | 10/30/2007 |
