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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156786 | Method of testing a soil specimen The inventive method is designed to test contaminants in soil that is contaminated with petroleum related products. The method involves the use of a container that will separate soil into a head space for analysis. The container consists of two halves and the contai... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8132442 | Compressible ceramic seal A stack of substantially parallel ceramic plates (22) separated and interconnected by ceramic spacers (26, 27) forming a seal structure (20) with a length (L), a width (W), and a thickness (T). The spacers are narrower in width than the plates, ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8033157 | Medical fluid air bubble detection apparatus and method A medical fluid air detection apparatus includes an emitter, a receiver, a housing configured to hold at least a portion of a medical fluid conduit between the emitter and the receiver, where the medical fluid conduit includes a narrowed inner diameter at the medica... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7946150 | Detection systems An IMS system or the like has dopant contained in a way such that it is only released when needed. The dopant could be contained in a device (50) similar to an ink-jet printer and released as droplets (55) when required. Alternatively, the dopant could... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7845208 | Apparatus and method for detecting volatile dissolved substance An apparatus for detecting a volatile dissolved substance includes a sample vessel 1 capable of holding therein an approximately fixed amount of liquid A, B with leaving a space at an upper inner section thereof; a nozzle 4 capable of blowing off bubbl... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7775083 | System and method for monitoring parameters in containers A system for measuring parameters in a container is disclosed. A system for measuring multiple parameters includes a container having a solution, at least one sensor in conjunction with a tag is in proximity to an impedance analyzer and a reader that constitute a me... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7568374 | Gas flux system chamber design and positioning method A gas flux chamber assembly is provided that includes a lift-and-rotate mechanism and a chamber. The chamber is moved between first and second positions, wherein the chamber is positioned over a sample in the first position and is positioned outside of an area above... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7509836 | Gas flux system chamber design and positioning method A gas flux chamber assembly with a soil collar and a chamber is provided. The chamber is moved between first and second positions, wherein the chamber is positioned on the soil collar in the first position and is positioned outside of an area above the soil collar i... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7429358 | Method and apparatus for measuring gas sorption and desorption properties of materials The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (herein referred to as a “gas sorption/desorption analyzer”) for measuring the gas sorption properties of substances (for example hydrogen sorption by metal alloys). Measurements include: Pressure Composition Te... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7418854 | Formation gas pore pressure evaluation on drilling cuttings samples We disclose an apparatus and process for measuring the Formation Gas Pore Pressure in drilling cuttings samples in the test tube. The Apparatus consist of vertical holder for test tube, for placing the cutting sample and pipette for adding measurable quantity of liq... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7377148 | Capacitor-based gas detection in an intravenous fluid delivery system An air or gas bubble detection system detects the presence of liquid in intravenous (IV) tubing. By detecting the presence of liquid rather than gas, false alarms due to micro bubbles or small air gaps between the sensor and the tubing are avoided. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7363800 | Apparatus and method for measuring compositional parameters of a mixture An apparatus for measuring compositional parameters of solid, liquid, and gas components of a mixture flowing in a pipe is presented. The apparatus combines three different compositional measurements (e.g., the speed of light (microwave), the speed of sound (sonar),... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353689 | Liquid separator for a gas analyzer and method for separating a liquid component from gas Liquid separator for a gas analyzer and method for separating a liquid component from gas. The liquid separator comprises an input passage having an input end and an output end, an output passage having an input end and an output end, a wall formed of a gas permeabl... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328624 | Probe for measuring parameters of a flowing fluid and/or multiphase mixture A probe 10,170 is provided that measures the speed of sound and/or vortical disturbances propagating in a single phase fluid flow and/or multiphase mixture to determine parameters, such as mixture quality, particle size, vapor/mass ratio, liquid/vapor ratio, ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325439 | Fluid permeability measurement system and method A system for measuring the permeance of a material. The permeability of the material may also be derived. The system provides a liquid or high concentration fluid bath on one side of a material test sample, and a gas flow across the opposing side of the material tes... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306951 | Method and apparatus for determining diffusible hydrogen concentrations A measuring apparatus and method for use in measuring diffusible hydrogen concentrations in materials, structures, and other objects. In an embodiment of the invention for use in welding applications, the measuring apparatus (10) includes a sensor assembly ( | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299710 | Hand-held trace vapor/particle sampling system A sampling system that contains filter components for collecting and concentrating vapor and particles in high-volume flows. The sample is then vaporized and delivered to a detector at a low-volume flow. The invention also has a sampling probe that contains an air-j... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293473 | Method and apparatus for sampling biological particles in an air flow A method and apparatus for sampling potential biohazard particles in an air flow tests for biological particles in the air flow; collects a sample of particulate matter from a specific portion of the air flow in response to an indication in the step of sensing of th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290433 | Method and device for checking a sensor In an industrial installation equipped with a sensor, a method is provided for checking the sensor and providing a measurement sequence associated with the sensor. Monitoring occurs for a thermodynamic parameter of a monitored fluid circulating in the industrial ins... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287617 | Vehicle ignition interlock systems with multiple alcohol sensors A vehicle ignition interlock system includes a breath analyzer and a controller operably connected to the breath analyzer and to an ignition system of the vehicle. The breath analyzer detects breath alcohol level of a vehicle operator and prevents vehicle ignition i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281435 | Measurement of non-aqueous phase liquid flow in porous media by tracer dilution A method and apparatus for measuring in situ flow of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) through a porous medium is described. A tracer is introduced into a well or boring located in the medium and the tracer concentration in the well kept uniform by mixing. The rate ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275420 | Fluid sensor fixture for dynamic fluid testing A system that facilitates measurement, analysis, and automatic maintenance of fluid comprises a fluid, and a casing that includes a plurality of apertures is immersed in the fluid. The apertures are opened to permit the fluid to enter the casing and closed to confin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7257985 | Apparatus and method for real time determination of density and related parameters in manufacturing processes Methods and apparati for measuring entrained gas content. One of the disclosed apparatus embodiments includes a chamber and piping for process fluid, the piping including two different sectors each comprising a density and temperature gauge having a pressure gauge l... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237767 | Device and method for manufacturing carbonated spring and carbonic water, control method for gas density applied thereto and membrane module Hot water (12) in a bath (11) is pumped up by a suction pump (9) and introduced into a carbon dioxide gas dissolver (7) through solution flow rate adjusting means (14) and then, poured into the bath (11). Carbon dioxide gas ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231805 | Bubble detection with temperature compensation Bubble detection apparatus and method for a liquid dispensing system includes temperature compensation for increasing accuracy of the bubble detection as temperature of the liquid varies. In one embodiment, temperature changes cause corresponding changes in the liqu... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229593 | Portable vapor diffusion coefficient meter An apparatus for measuring the effective vapor diffusion coefficient of a test vapor diffusing through a sample of porous media contained within a test chamber. A chemical sensor measures the time-varying concentration of vapor that has diffused a known distance thr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7209234 | Combined use of oscillating means and ellipsometry to determine uncorrelated effective thickness and optical constants of material deposited from a fluid A combined ellipsometer and oscillator system applied to a chamber for containing fluid, and method of decorrelated determination of thickness and optical constants of depostable materials present in a fluid. In use the ellipsometer determines the product of thickne... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204335 | Vehicle sobriety interlock device An interlock device for measuring the sobriety of a potential vehicle operator is coupled to the starting mechanism of the vehicle. The interlock device includes a microprocessor controlled handset and base unit. The base unit encloses relays to preclude the startin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205153 | Analytical reagent for acid copper sulfate solutions Embodiments of the invention provide an analytical method and analytical reagent solutions for determining the concentration of electrolyte components, such as copper, acid and chloride constituents in an acid or basic metal plating bath using a chemical analyzer. C... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205497 | Apparatus and method for automated parcel screening A system and method (FIG. 1) for automated handling and identification of parcels sorted by an automated high-speed mail sorting apparatus that identifies parcels that contain hoax or biological threat material comprising an opener (120) and a particle... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194924 | System and method for biohazard detection using compression The present invention includes a system and method for detecting contaminated objects, for example mail pieces, through use of a pinching device that compresses the objects, thereby possibly releasing potential contaminant-containing particles into the air in a clos... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7168298 | Mass-sensitive chemical preconcentrator A microfabricated mass-sensitive chemical preconcentrator actively measures the mass of a sample on an acoustic microbalance during the collection process. The microbalance comprises a chemically sensitive interface for collecting the sample thereon and an acoustic-... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165053 | System and method for pre-feeding mailpieces, detecting the presence of harmful materials in the mailpieces and sorting the mailpieces An embodiment of the system of the present invention generally comprises an automated mailpiece sorting apparatus and method and more particularly, the system generally comprises a pre-feeding apparatus, a diverter, a collection module, a mailpiece sorting apparatus... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159443 | Simple dissolved carbon dioxide analyzer The present invention relates to a new concept in measuring the dissolved gas levels in supersaturated liquid streams. In particular, the new device is specifically applicable to the measurement of carbonation levels in soft drinks. The measurement is made by permit... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140231 | Evolved gas analyzing method and apparatus An evolved gas analysis system contains a first measurement step of heating a first sample containing measurement target material and non-measurement target material at a predetermined temperature programming rate and detecting the amount of gas evolved from the fir... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114369 | Systems and methods for residue collection Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104148 | Method and apparatus for evaluating the flowability of core forming materials A method and apparatus for evaluating the flowability of a core-forming material in which an airborne core-forming material is blown downwardly into a first, downwardly extending, long and confining passageway for a predetermined time, and the airborne core-forming ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100422 | Systems and methods for residue collection with improved letter handling capability Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089812 | Transfer of a sample from a solid support into a liquid An apparatus (10) and a method for concentrating and transferring volatile compounds contained in a sample on a detachable solid support (12) into a liquid for subsequent detection and/or analysis of the volatile compounds, are described. The apparatus... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086278 | Measurement of entrained and dissolved gases in process flow lines A device for measurement of entrained and dissolved gas has a first module arranged in relation to a process line for providing a first signal containing information about a sensed entrained air/gas in a fluid or process mixture flowing in the process line at a proc... | 08/08/2006 |
