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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866201 | On-line fast response device and method for measuring dissolved gas in a fluid A method and device for the measurement of dissolved gas within a fluid. The fluid, substantially a liquid, is pumped into a pipe. The flow of the fluid is temporally restricted, creating one or more low pressure regions. A measurement indicative of trapped air is t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7559223 | Real time determination of gas solubility and related parameters in manufacturing processes Methods and apparatuses for determining entrained and/or dissolved gas content of gas-liquid mixtures. Data generated is used to control the True (air-free) or Apparent (air-containing) Density or Entrained Air content of liquids within optimum ranges, e.g. in paper... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7434446 | System for the transfer and sensing of gas dissolved in liquid under pressure A gas separation system for extraction of gas from pressurized fluid has a gas sampling interface and gas circulation tubing to pass sampled gas to a gas sensor to determine the character or a property of the gas. The gas sampling interface includes a semi-permeable... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7380438 | Apparatus and method for providing a fluid cut measurement of a multi-liquid mixture compensated for entrained gas An apparatus for determining a fluid cut measurement of a multi-liquid mixture includes a first device configured to sense at least one parameter of the mixture to determine a fluid cut of a liquid in the mixture. A second device is configured to determine a concent... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318343 | System for detecting gas in a wellbore during drilling A system is provided for detecting the presence of formation gas in a stream of drilling fluid flowing through a wellbore during drilling of the wellbore. The system has at least one sensor chamber connectable to a drill string for drilling the wellbore, each sensor... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7266993 | Container leak detection apparatus and method An apparatus and method for testing a container as to leakage and defects. The apparatus is especially useful for testing plastic bottles because it does not contact one or more of the bottle sides during testing. A frame with the test components may be adjusted so ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7201874 | System for automatically extracting and analyzing residual solvents in material samples A system for quickly and automatically extracting and analysing residual solvents is realised for operating directly in the premises where the packing materials are being manufactured, printed and/or laminated. The system provides for a single unit equipped w... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7117717 | Densitometer with pulsing pressure Techniques for measuring a density of a liquid within a fluid that includes both a liquid and a gas are described. A pressure of the fluid oscillates according to a time-varying function, which causes a density of the fluid also to oscillate according to the same ti... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7087436 | Membrane countercurrent exchanger and membrane inlet mass spectrometer for the analysis of gas partial pressure in liquid samples A method and apparatus for the analysis of blood or other liquids by mass spectrometry to determine the partial pressures of gases and other volatile substances dissolved in the blood or other liquid in a manner independent of the solubility of the gases in the bloo... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084646 | Method of detecting a gas bubble in a liquid A method of detecting a gas bubble in a measuring chamber filled with a liquid. The electrical conductivity of the liquid or a variable derived therefrom is measured in the measuring chamber at a first pressure value p1, and a first measured value S1... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7017388 | Determination of gas-free densities and relative amounts of gases in liquids in manufacturing processes Improved control of continuous processes that handle liquids. Data generated by this invention is used to control gas contents of liquids within optimum ranges, for instance in paper coating processes and in the manufacture of food products (ketchup), personal care ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010464 | Mobile HVAC cavity test device, method, and computer product A mobile testing apparatus, method, and computer product that performs high speed testing of mobile pressure devices using high speed totalization, where testing of multiple devices may be done concurrently. Test results are communicated to a central console using a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007541 | Multi-parameter monitoring system A plurality of multi-parameter monitoring tool assemblies are connectable over a communications network and are further in communication with a central controller. Each of the tool assemblies is configured to interconnect with one or more sensor head components whic... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6968728 | Test tap adapter for extracting dissolved gases from insulating oil and measuring electrical parameters of a transformer bushing The present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring the capacitance and the dissipation factor in a transformer bushing and extracting gas dissolved in the insulating fluid of said bushing. The apparatus comprises a porous cylindrical member associated with ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945119 | 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... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938506 | Sensor head apparatus A sensor head apparatus is configured to include a plurality of sensor ports each configured to receive and electrically interconnect with a sensor head component. The sensor head is further configured to be connectable to a housing for a multi-parameter monitoring ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938504 | Method and device for evaluating a liquid dosing process The invention relates to a method for evaluating a liquid dosing process in a container which is at least partially filled with a gas. According to the inventive method, a temporal course of at least one state variable p of a medium contained in said container is de... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935165 | Microscale sensor element and related device and method of use A monitoring apparatus useful in detecting viability of biological cells. A substrate defines a microscopic chamber. One or more microcantilevers extend from the substrate into the chamber. A detector is operatively connected to the microcantilevers for sensing a st... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925887 | Blast pressure gauge An apparatus for measuring pressure includes a cylindrical tube having an open end and a closed end; a piston disposed in the cylindrical tube at the open end; an accelerometer attached to a side of the piston that faces the closed end of the tube, the accelerometer... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920400 | Method and apparatus for detecting a plugged port A method and apparatus for detecting and clearing a plugged sensor port in a system containing a fluid being monitored through the sensor port. The method comprises establishing a range beyond which a fluid variable is expected to vary within a predetermined time in... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6874351 | Determining the quantities of gases dissolved in a liquid A method for determining the content quantities, solubilities and/or saturation pressures of gases dissolved in a liquid, which is characterized in that in order selectively to determine the individual content quantities of at least two gases dissolved in a liquid s... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6779378 | Method of monitoring evaporation rate of source material in a container A method for monitoring the capability of a source container comprising liquid or solid source material to produce vaporized source material comprises extracting vaporized source material from the source container. The source container is then isolated and a propert... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6779405 | Method of measuring vacuum pressure in sealed vials The present invention provides a fast and accurate method of measuring the vacuum pressure in a sealed glass vial or other electrically non-conductive vessel. In the method the vial or vessel to be tested is placed between a pair of electrodes. The gas contained wit... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766680 | Determination of gas solubility, entrained gas content, and true liquid density in manufacturing processes Improved control of continuous processes that handle liquids. Data generated by this invention is used to control gas contents of liquids within optimum ranges, for instance in paper coating processes and in the manufacture of food products (ketchup), personal care ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6679096 | Method for the measurement of the concentration or the partial pressure of gases in fluids in gas sensor A method measures the concentration of the partial pressure of gases, particularly oxygen, in fluids. Know methods for measurements under rough conditions, e.g., measurement of the oxygen partial pressure in grounds, dumps or in the ground water are compl... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6652732 | Fan flow sensor for proton exchange membrane electrolysis cell A fan flow sensor for a gas generating proton exchange member electrolysis cell includes a switching device and a sail disposed in communication with the switching device. The sail is pivotally mounted and movable in response to an airflow from a fan. The... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6598457 | Method and apparatus for measuring the amount of entrained gases in a liquid sample A method and an apparatus are provided for measuring the amount of entrained gases in a liquid sample. A conduit defining a volume is provided. The conduit has an inlet at a lower end thereof and an outlet at an upper end thereof. Liquid sample is made to... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595036 | Method and apparatus for measuring amount of gas adsorption In a volumetric gas adsorption measuring method, an initial dead volume of the sample cell and an initial dead volume of a reference cell at the same time point are preliminarily determined. When the gas adsorption on the solid sample is to be measured, a... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6581452 | Apparatus for measuring volume under microgravity Volume measuring apparatus is used in a closed space as in the case of volume measurement of liquid in a container placed on an orbit of an artificial satellite and permits the volume measurement in a state without mixture with gas, liquid, or solid. A vo... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6568248 | Method and apparatus for thermodynamic analysis of a mixture of fluids The invention relates to a method and to apparatus for thermodynamic analysis of a mixture of fluids, in which the volume of a sample of a given quantity of said mixture is caused to vary step by step and in monotonic manner, and the pressure of the sampl... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6477886 | Apparatus for measuring the amount of air entrained in a fluid An apparatus (1) for measuring the amount of air entrained in the fluid of a power steering pump. The apparatus includes a fluid conduit (3) having a connector (4) adapted to connect to a power steering pump (2) with the fluid conduit (3) in fluid communi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6393893 | Measuring device and method for measuring gas load in liquids, especially in liquid plastic materials This invention relates to a measuring apparatus for measuring the gas loading of a liquid, comprising a measuring device which substantially consists of a piston pump, by means of which a sample quantity of the liquid is subjected to a reduced pressure in... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6250131 | Apparatus and method for controlling and measuring steam quality An apparatus and method are described for use in the area of equalizing and measuring the quality of steam exiting multiple branches in a two-phase distribution system. The system utilizes fluid level elevational differences to provide a self-correcting m... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6237392 | Inspection apparatus for gas detectors An inspection apparatus for gas detectors is disclosed which comprises an open-feasibly air-tight testing reservoir in which gas detectors to be tested can be positioned, an air-tight dispensing reservoir for mixing the gas to be tested, a vacuum device f... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6192737 | Method for measuring the concentration of a dissolved gas in a fluid The invention pertains to a method for measuring the concentration of dissolved gases in a liquid [(39)], especially of CO2 in beverages, in which the liquid [(39)] is passed across the retentate side [(140)] of a membrane [(14)] that is at lea... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6169962 | Systems and methods for controlling gas flow from landfills An automated, computer-controlled landfill gas recovery system includes a number of equipment vaults, with each vault being associated with one or more wells in the landfill. The wells are in fluid communication with a piping system located in the associa... | 01/02/2001 |
