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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891239 | Flow meter and flow volume controlling device To provide a flow meter, and a flow volume controlling device equipped therewith, capable of reducing pressure loss while obtaining a flow rectifying effect in a measurement fluid. A flow meter for measuring the flow volume of a measurement fluid, equipped with a fl... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886592 | Flow sensor A flow sensor includes a detector provided on a side surface of a body formed in a tubular shape. First and second passages formed in the interior of the body communicate with an introduction passage of the detector via first and second sensor passages. The first an... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7874208 | System for and method of providing a wide-range flow controller An improved flow measuring device, such as a mass flow meter or mass flow controller, providing a high turn-down ratio as compared to prior art devices. In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, a flow sensor includes a sensor flow path that includes ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7637152 | Flow meter and flow-regulating system using the same Provided are a flow meter and a flow-rate control system using the same that is capable of measuring a flow rate in a minute flow-rate region with excellent measurement accuracy by preventing or suppressing the generation of bubbles and in which accumulation of the ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7574908 | Flow rate measuring device A secondary flow channel of a flow rate measuring device includes: a guide flow channel in which an upstream side communicates with a guide port serving as a first bifurcation point, and a downstream side serves as a second bifurcation point; a first secondary flow ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7516658 | Electro-kinetic pressure/flow sensor A transmitter senses flow or pressure of a process fluid in a process pipe. The process pipe may include a flow restrictor positioned therein that carries a primary flow of a process fluid. Impulse piping is configured to carry a secondary flow of the process fluid ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7509855 | Sensor manifolds Sensor manifolds include a housing having at least two fluid flow passages communicating with fluid entry and exit ports in the housing that are connectable in line in a full flow fluid line in a system. One or more sensor ports in the housing communicate with one o... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7412336 | Attitude insensitive flow device system and method Disclosed herein are systems and methods for attitude insensitive flow devices. The system can include a flow device having a processor and a computer readable medium accessible by the processor that stores a set of computer instructions executable by the processor.... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395700 | Intake device for internal combustion engine and method of measuring intake air amount An intake device for an internal combustion engine includes a restriction valve provided in an air intake path of the engine, and an air flow rate sensor for measuring the amount of air suctioned into the air intake path which is provided on the downstream side of t... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7343823 | Ultra low pressure drop flow sensor A fluid velocity sensor includes a sensor die for detecting a fluid property of a fluid flowing through a low resistance flow channel defined by a flow channel wall. One or more tap can be oriented facing into a direction of a flow stream of a fluid flowing through ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337678 | MEMS flow sensor A micro-electro-mechanical, micro-fluidic flow sensor (14) includes a flow separating element (15) for separating a first portion (24) of a fluid flow (25) from a second portion (26) of the fluid flow. The flow sensor also includes... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338088 | Connector A connector is provided for selectively coupling one or more lines or wires (19′, 19″) to a receiving and/or transporting device (27). The connector comprises at least one line or wire receiving ferrule (7) having a plurality of line and/or ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7266442 | Adaptive throttle model for air intake system diagnostic A method and system to optimize values of a plurality of calibration discharge coefficients useable in a computer program operable to estimate mass air flow into an internal combustion engine having an air intake system comprising a throttle body and a plurality of ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243035 | 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... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234349 | Air flow rate measuring device having bypass passage A measurement body is provided with a sub-outlet arranged between a U-turn portion of a bypass passage and a main outlet. The sub-outlet includes a first sub-outlet positioned on a path of air, which flows on the inside of the bypass passage, and a second sub-outlet... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228734 | Air flow rate measuring device having sensing unit A sensing unit is constructed of a heater element and a temperature sensing element. The sensing unit is arranged in a region, in which measurement air, which flows into the inflow passage through the bypass inlet, bends at the substantially right-angle and contract... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216535 | Air flow measuring device and engine having the air flow measuring device 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... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213467 | Flowmeter An electromagnetic flow meter is configured as an insert for insertion into an in-situ housing connected in a flow line. This can enable a body previously installed for use with an insert of a mechanical flow meter to be adapted for use with an insert of an electrom... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211873 | Sensor device having thin membrane and method of manufacturing the same A sensor device for use in an automobile as an airflow sensor is composed of a silicon substrate in which a cavity is formed and a base plate bonded to the silicon substrate. An upper end of the cavity is closed with a thin membrane including a sensor element such a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7178388 | Intake air flow detecting device for internal combustion engine An intake air flow detecting device is provided to an intake air passage, through which intake air flows into an internal combustion engine. Intake air flow is divided into a main passage and a bypass passage. The detecting device includes a thermal air flowmeter, a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178409 | Laminar flow meter or controller Volumetric flow meters, volumetric flow controllers, mass flow meters, and mass flow controllers using a transverse laminar flow assembly are described. The flow assembly may be constructed from a plurality of open and/or closed slices or layers stacked upon one ano... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7162920 | Device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a conduit Devices are previously known for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a conduit, in particular for determining the air mass flow in the intake section of an internal combustion engine, having a conduit part and a sensor device that has a bypass ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143645 | Meter housing assembly and method of assembly A water meter housing assembly (10) comprises a cylindrical, plastic housing body (11), a non-cast housing bottom (13) of hydroformable or stamped brass, a single-piece strainer and sealing member (40) that is disposed in the housing bott... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124626 | Device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line A device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line, particularly the intake air mass of an internal combustion engine, having one part which has at least one measuring channel for conducting at least one partial flow of the medium flowing ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121139 | Thermal mass flow rate sensor having fixed bypass ratio A flow rate sensor includes a main conduit, a sensor tube and a bypass tube connecting an upstream portion of the main conduit to a downstream portion of the main conduit such that flow through the main conduit is divided through the sensor tube and the bypass tube,... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107834 | Thermal mass flow rate sensor including bypass passageways and a sensor passageway having similar entrance effects A sensing apparatus for use in a mass flow rate sensor for measuring a fluid flow rate includes a main conduit for containing a fluid flow, and a sensor passageway for tapping a portion of the fluid flow from the main conduit at a first location, and returning the p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089788 | Intake air flow rate measuring device of an internal combustion engine A measurement structure that projects into an intake passage is provided with a shunt plate adjacent to a first passage that extends from an air inlet to an air outlet. A second passage is formed around the shunt plate so as to bypass the first passage. An air flow ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059184 | Split-flow-type flow sensor device A split-flow-type flow sensor apparatus includes a main flow passage and a bypass flow passage, wherein a thermal flow sensor is placed on the wall face of the bypass flow passage. A first rectification member is placed upstream from a diversion part to the bypass f... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059183 | Air flow measuring device The present invention provides an air flow measuring device comprising a housing with a sub-passage having an inlet and an outlet for air flow formed in the housing, the sub-passage further having a predefined curvature with a maximum downstream point and a flow mea... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059196 | Disposable wireless pressure sensor In general, a dielectric polymer substrate provided and an antenna formed upon the dielectric polymer substrate. A piezoelectric polymer layer (e.g., a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) piezoelectric film) can be formed above the dielectric polymer substrate. Additiona... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051765 | Balanced orifice plate An orifice plate for use in a conduit through which fluid flows is defined by a central circular region having a radius R0 and a ring-shaped region surrounding the central circular region. The ring-shaped region has holes formed therethrough with those ho... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032446 | Flowrate measuring device with improved flow introduction into sub-passage outlet There is provided a flow rate measuring device which comprises a means for introducing a backward flow of the main passage into the sub-passage through the outlet of the sub-passage of the flow rate measuring device is provided near the outlet of the sub-passage, in... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008793 | Method and device for taking a sample of an emulsion circulating in a line The present invention is intended to take a sample of an emulsion circulating in a line. The emulsion is momentarily diverted from the main circulation line 1 thereof to a bypass line 2. By restoring circulation of the emulsion in main line 1, a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003919 | Post mount assembly A post and post mount assembly in a hole in the ground has a socket in the hole, concrete in the annular space between the interior walls of the hole and the exterior of the socket, a post in the socket, a wedge member having a tapered portion filling a gap between ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004022 | Equipment for measuring gas flow rate The flow detecting elements are provided at the sub-passage for making the part of fluid to be measured (gas) flow. The wall of the sub-passage contains a leak hole (through hole) to drain a liquid having entered and accumulated inside the sub-passage. A protrusion ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6992590 | Systems and methods for sensing a fluid supply status A system that includes a container containing a fluid, a fluid line coupled with the container, and a pump configured to pump the fluid out of the container through the fluid line. The system further includes a sensor that includes a wireless transmitter. The sensor... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6973823 | Device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line A device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line, in particular the intake air mass of an internal combustion engine, has a part provided for introducing into the line, having at least one measuring channel for conducting at least one su... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945105 | Air mass flowmeter with controlled flow separation position An air mass flowmeter, suitable for connection to an air-intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, measures an air mass taken in by the engine. The flowmeter has an air passage consisting of a first channel and a second channel joined by a turning area. An a... | 09/20/2005 |
