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Class 73/54.18 - With means for restoring an object to its initial starting position (e.g., magnetic or fluid means)


Subclass of Class 73 - Measuring and testing
Definition: Subject matter including means for returning the object
No. of patents: 12
Last issue date: 04/15/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7357016Process and device for determining viscosity
A process and a device for determining the viscosity of a fluid are proposed. Very simple and accurate determination is enabled in that the magnetic particles in the fluid are set into vibration by a magnetic field which varies over time. A measurement of the amplit...
04/15/2008
7089784Device for evaluating the signal from a viscosity sensor
A device is provided for evaluating the signal from a viscosity sensor having an amplifying circuit. The amplification of the amplifying circuit is controlled by a temperature signal from a temperature sensor. ...
08/15/2006
6427525Viscosity sensor and regulator for continuously controlling a quenching bath
A viscosity sensor operates by measuring the time taken for a piston to fall within the measuring chamber of a calibrated tube immersed in a bath, and an apparatus comprising the sensor is used for the continuous control of a quenching bath. A cam or an e...
08/06/2002
6134394Image forming apparatus for detecting viscosity of a liquid type developer by utilizing a developer density detecting device
An image forming apparatus having an improved developer density detecting device for detecting density of a liquid type developer without using an optical sensor. Density of the liquid type developer is detected based upon viscosity of the liquid type dev...
10/17/2000
5959196In-line viscometer
The viscometer of the present invention comprises a chamber, and inside the chamber is secured a measuring tube and a falling piston. The piston has a lift plate secured to its top by means of a short small shaft. There are one or more lifting fingers, wh...
09/28/1999
5698773Viscometer
A viscometer provided with a transducer for converting a viscosity parameter of a fluid into an electrical signal. The transducer comprises a container, provided with a cavity for the fluid to be measured, a support element firmly connected thereto and an...
12/16/1997
5656429Polynucleotide and protein analysis method using magnetizable moieties
A method for sequencing nucleotides by attaching magnetizable moieties to the components of a mixture of such polynucleotide proteins and fragments, subjecting the mixture to a separation procedure to distribute the compounds on a substrate in a pattern a...
08/12/1997
5629209Method and apparatus for detecting viscosity changes in fluids
An apparatus for detecting changes in the viscosity of a fluid comprises a cartridge having a fluid receiving/dispensing reservoir, one or more fluid-receiving chambers, and a conduit that permits fluid communication between the fluid receiving/dispensing...
05/13/1997
5394739Viscosity tester and method with orbiting object
A viscosity tester includes a free standing magnetic object disposed in fluid in a stationary receptacle. A magnetic force drives the object in an orbit and the magnetic force, the speed of the object and the lag angle between the magnetic field and the o...
03/07/1995
4648262Microviscosimeter
A viscosimeter of the kind wherein a capillary tube containing a fluid, the viscosity of which is to be measured, and a metal ball is supported so that the ball will gravitate from the top of the tube to the bottom and a magnet is used to periodically rai...
03/10/1987
4448060Viscosity measurement using pressurized viscometer device
A viscosity measuring method and viscometer device for remotely determining viscosity of fluids within an enclosed container. The viscometer device comprises a vertically-oriented tubular probe which contains a tube enclosed by multiple adjacent electroma...
05/15/1984
4388823Apparatus for automatically measuring the viscosity of liquids
The apparatus for measuring the viscosity of liquids comprises an inclined viscosimetric tube (1) enclosing a ball (3). A device is provided for measuring the duration of fall of the ball (3) in the tube (1). An electromagnet (8) adjacent the tube (1) has...
06/21/1983
 
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