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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181514 | Flow rate measuring apparatus including a recess for changing air flow direction An inflow port and an outflow port of a bypass passage have openings on a front surface near a projecting end and on a bottom surface, respectively, of a bypass passage forming member. A recess portion is disposed on the front surface of the bypass passage forming m... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8104340 | Flow sensing device including a tapered flow channel A fluid flow sensing device can include a tapered fluid flow channel formed into a main channel defining a fluid flow tube as an alternate fluid flow path. A tapered fluid flow channel can bypass some fluid flow from the main fluid flow channel into the alternate fl... | 01/31/2012 |
| RE42529 | Thermal flow rate measuring device A thermal type flow rate measuring device can certainly prevent adhesion of water droplet onto a sensor element and thus achieve high reliability. The thermal type flow rate measuring device includes an auxiliary passage defined within a main passage for introducing... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971479 | Fluid flow rate measurement apparatus A fluid flow rate measurement apparatus prevents accumulation of pollutional substances in a sub-passage to enable high-accuracy fluid flow rate measurement. A heater pattern is formed on the surface of a cylindrical rod. When electricity is conducted in the heater ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963161 | Heating resistor type air flow rate measuring device utilizing an auxiliary passage An object of the present invention is to provide a structure which prevents a particulate contaminant and a liquid contaminant on which centrifugal separation hardly works, from arriving at a sensor element part. In order to attain the above described object, in a h... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7942052 | Flow rate measuring apparatus including a recess for changing air flow direction An inflow port and an outflow port of a bypass passage have openings on a front surface near a projecting end and on a bottom surface, respectively, of a bypass passage forming member. A recess portion is disposed on the front surface of the bypass passage forming m... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926343 | Flow rate measuring device In a flow rate measuring device including a bypass channel having at least one bending portion and at least one channel portions, a detecting element is disposed in the bypass channel to detect the flow rate of measurement target fluid, a ratio L/H of a width H of t... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7905139 | Mass flow controller with improved dynamic A system and method of compensating for pressure variations in a flow controller entails the use of the compressibility of the gas being controlled to provide a more accurate measurement of the flow. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7891240 | Thermal type flow measuring device A first sub passage portion and a second sub passage portion are configured so as to form layers on both sides of a separation wall, respectively. A linear passage portion of a third sub passage portion is formed so that a cross section thereof extends within a rang... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7707880 | Monitoring method and system for determining rack airflow rate and rack power consumption Monitoring method and system are provided for dynamically determining rack airflow rate and rack power consumption employing a heat exchanger disposed at an air outlet side of the electronics rack. The method includes: sensing air temperature at the air outlet side ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7661303 | Flow measuring device having heating resistor in inclined position with respect to the flow direction An airflow measuring device includes a sensing portion provided in a bypass passage, which perpendicularly deflects part of air from a main passage to therethrough bypass the part of air. The sensing portion includes a heating resistor energized and dissipate heat t... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7614295 | Flow sensor The flow meter is equipped with first and second flow paths, provided in parallel and through which flows fluid having flowed through and being diverted from a main flow path, the flow diversion ratio among the first and second flow paths changing passively in accor... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7559237 | Air flow measuring device provided with a vent in air passage The present invention provides an air flow measuring device comprising a housing with a sub-passage having a inlet and a outlet for air flow formed in the housing, the sub-passage further having a predefined curvature with a maximum downstream point and a flow measu... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7530267 | Flow rate measuring apparatus A measuring passage includes: an inflow aperture opening onto a vicinity of an end portion of a surface of a main body portion that is perpendicular to a direction of flow of a main flow of a measured fluid so as to be facing upstream; and an outflow aperture openin... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7523659 | Flow measurement apparatus In a thermal type flow rate measurement apparatus comprising a sub-passage having a detour passage and a hole just before a flow rate measuring part, for preventing its output value from falling onto a negative side when the flow rate is abruptly changed, a slit is ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7437925 | Intake system having a flow detecting device including a pressure receiving surface at the outflow passage of the bypass A flow detecting device is provided to a fluid passage through which a main flow of fluid passes. A sensor body has a bypass passage through which a bypass flow passes from the main flow. The bypass passage has a bent portion, which is located midway through the byp... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434460 | Sealing structure and a flowmeter using the same A substrate includes a first surface portion, which covers a heat receiving portion of a radiation member together with a resinous member. The substrate further includes a second surface portion, which is on the outer periphery of the first surface portion. The subs... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7401509 | Device for determining air mass in a line and including a separation outlet having a wind shield structure In a device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a main direction of flow in a line, which device has a part that can be inserted into the line with a predeterminable orientation in relation to the main direction of flow in such a manner tha... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7383725 | Flow detecting device having heating element A flow detecting device is provided to a fluid passage through which a main flow of fluid passes. The flow detecting device includes a sensor body, a heating element, a lead portion, and a guard member. The sensor body has a bypass passage through which a bypass flo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377161 | Air flow measuring device provided with a vent in air passage The present invention provides an air flow measuring device comprising a housing with a sub-passage having a inlet and a outlet for air flow formed in the housing, the sub-passage further having a predefined curvature with a maximum downstream point and a flow measu... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377185 | Device and method of detecting flow rate/liquid kind, and device and method of detecting liquid kind A flow rate/liquid type detecting method for detecting the flow rate of a fluid and, at the same time, detecting any one of or both the type of the fluid and the concentration of the fluid, characterized in that: by using a flow rate/liquid type detecting apparatus ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370526 | Total air temperature probe providing a secondary sensor measurement chamber A total air temperature sensor probe samples the air stream surrounding an aircraft in flight, and includes a duct carrying a fluid flow a portion of which is diverted to a primary chamber mounting a total air temperature sensor. A secondary chamber has a secondary ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363182 | System and method for mass flow detection device calibration Systems and methods for correcting measurements of fluid flow using device-specific information to compensate for differences between individual devices of the same design. In one embodiment, a method includes providing device-specific calibration data; sensing a fl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360414 | Device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a conduit and having a separation opening in the bypass passage Devices for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a conduit, in particular for determining the air-mass flow in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine, including a conduit member and sensor device having a bypass section are already kn... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334939 | Method and device for verifying a temperature value at a destination altitude of an aircraft The device comprises a means for measuring a dynamic temperature on the outside of the aircraft, a means for determining a static temperature around the aircraft, using said dynamic temperature, a means for determining, using said static temperature and a thermodyna... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7313954 | Apparatus for measuring flow characteristics A flow detection device for detecting a flow characteristic of a fluid within a pipe is disclosed. The flow detection device includes a first channel portion that defines a first channel with an upstream aperture. The fluid can flow into the first channel through th... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305877 | Device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line having diversion surface A device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line, in particular for determining the air mass flow rate in the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, which include a line component 3 and a sensor device 1 having a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302843 | Mass air flow housing for mass air flow sensor A housing structure for improving air flow to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine is claimed. The present invention is a replacement part for a factory-installed mass air flow sensor housing and is designed to allow for larger air flow through the h... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302862 | Flow rate-measuring device A flow sensor 22 is provided on a wall surface of a flow path 4 in which a fluid to be measured. A member having minimal cross-section flow path 17 which has a diameter extremely smaller than that of the flow path 4 where the flow sensor ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296465 | Vertical mount mass flow sensor A thermal mass flow meter for measuring flow rate of a fluid includes a conduit that is configured to receive the fluid and that defines a primary flow path between an inlet and an outlet of the conduit. The conduit is bound at least in part by a sensor receiving su... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284423 | Flow-velocity measuring device A flow-velocity measuring device of a simple structure in which the size in the direction of flow of a measured fluid is small and the size of a surface area for blocking the flow of the measured fluid is small includes: an inlet port formed on a surface of a main b... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284420 | Air data system and method for rotary aircraft An air data system and method for a rotary aircraft is described. The air data system includes a plurality of flush ports connected via tubing to a plurality of air flow sensors that can measure air flow speeds as low as approximately 0.02 knots. The flush ports are... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280927 | Method and system for providing a linear signal from a mass airflow and/or liquid flow transducer A method and system for providing a linear signal from a flow transducer. A non-linear raw signal can be obtained from a mass flow transducer. An approximated error comprising a discrete sinusoidal function incremented by a variable and selectable omega value can th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277802 | Method and system for providing a linear signal from a mass flow transducer A method and system for providing a linear signal from mass flow transducer approximates the error from the original raw signal using discrete sine functions and subtracts the approximated error from the original raw signal. The method and system can be implemented ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269999 | Thermal airflow meter A thermal airflow meter excellent in flow-rate measurement accuracy is provided. The airflow meter has a flow-rate measuring element comprising a heat resistor and a temperature-compensating resistor which are formed on the a first base member. A second base member ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270000 | Fluid flow sensor and fluid flow measurement device A Thermal type fluid flow sensor comprises a heating resistor formed on a thin film of a substrate, and plural thermal sensitive resistors configuring a bridge circuit. The thermal sensitive resistors are disposed on the thin film of the substrate so as to be locate... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260986 | Airflow meter with device for the separation of foreign particles A device is provided for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line in a main flow direction, e.g., a parameter of the intake air mass of an internal combustion engine. The device includes a part, which is inserted into the line at a predetermi... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258002 | Fluid flow detecting apparatus A fluid flow detecting apparatus is disclosed for detecting a characteristic of fluid flowing in a fluid passage. The fluid flow detecting apparatus includes a sensor body that defines a bypass passage for flow of a portion the fluid flowing in the fluid passage. Th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255837 | Electronic device and thermal type flow meter on vehicle An airtight configuration for keeping down the permeation of corrosive gas from silicone adhesive, and for preventing corrosive gas from entering the case. An electronic device mounted on vehicle. The electronic device has at least one of a portion connecting... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246519 | Drift-free thermodynamic anemometry Advanced electronic metering of natural gas consumption is a new opportunity in the recent free market economy of the utility sector in the US and Europe. Real-time continuous measurements facilitate our awareness in the consumption of a non-renewable energy resourc... | 07/24/2007 |
