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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091429 | Apparatus and method for high frequency low pressure arc flash sensor A pressure sensor for detecting an electric arc in an electrical switchboard, the sensor being in an enclosed case containing a conical opening, the case being placed in the switchboard. A pressure switch in the sensor is attached to the interior of the case and is ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8074501 | Optical pressure sensor having at least two optical fibers The invention relates to an optical pressure sensor based on light intensity measurements and comprises at least one membrane and two parallel optical fibers. At least one first fiber has a fiber end and a light emission surface for emitting light in the direction o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7966887 | High temperature optical pressure sensor and method of fabrication of the same A high-temperature pressure sensor is provided. The sensor includes a quartz substrate with a cavity etched on one side. A reflective coating is deposited on at least a portion of the cavity. The sensor further includes a ferrule section coupled to the quartz substr... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7836773 | Optical fiber thermometer and temperature-compensated optical fiber sensor Optical fiber thermometer includes one optical fiber that relays light from the light source to a measuring unit, two parallel optical fibers that relay light from a mirror at the measuring unit to two light-receiving units, and an arithmetic processing circuit that... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832276 | Pressure measuring device and method A device to measure a fluid pressure comprises a pressure sensing element 10 and a pressure readout element 20. The pressure sensing element 10 comprises a cavity 11 capped by a flexible membrane 13, the cavity having a length d th... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7814796 | Partial pressure measuring method and partial pressure measuring apparatus Provided is a partial pressure measuring method and a partial pressure measuring apparatus by which a partial pressure distribution is easily measured in a vacuum chamber. The partial pressure measuring method and the partial pressure measuring apparatus includes: m... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806000 | Sensor for detecting arcing faults The present invention is directed to a sensor for detecting arcing faults, the sensor combining a photodetector, a pressure detector, and an accelerometer along with integrated circuitry. The circuitry controls each detector, operates the self-test circuitry, condit... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7775115 | Sensor component and method for producing a sensor component A device for detecting a measured quantity has a sensor chip for detecting the measured quantity, a supply for providing a power supply, and an injection-molded enclosure for accommodating the sensor chip and the supply, the injection-molded enclosure including inte... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7735372 | Electronic pressure switch An electronic pressure switch has only two terminals, a resistance measuring bridge pickup, an amplifier unit downstream of the resistance measuring bridge, a comparator connected to the amplifier unit and a switching stage downstream of the comparator achieves a lo... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7600431 | Method of monitoring pressure of a gas species and apparatus to do so A method of monitoring pressure of a gas species up to at most a predetermined maximum pressure value is disclosed. The method includes exposing the gas species to transmission of laser light, periodically modulating the wavelength of the laser light over a waveleng... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7536914 | Sensor for detecting arcing faults The present invention is directed to a sensor for detecting arcing faults, the sensor combining a photodetector, a pressure detector, and an accelerometer along with integrated circuitry. The circuitry controls each detector, operates the self-test circuitry, condit... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7530273 | Modular fiber optic sensor A modular fiber optic sensor that uses a light source to transmits light through at least one optical fiber to a sensor support. The sensor support is releasably attached to the optical fiber(s) allowing the use of both a single and multiple fibers. Diaphragms are e... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7467554 | Method of monitoring pressure of a gas species and apparatus to do so A method of monitoring pressure of a gas species up to at most a predetermined maximum pressure value is disclosed. The method includes exposing the gas species to transmission of laser light, periodically modulating the wavelength of the laser light over a waveleng... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7435944 | Microresonator-based high-performance high-pressure sensor and system An optically-powered integrated microstructure pressure sensing system for sensing pressure within a cavity. The pressure sensing system comprises a pressure sensor having an optical resonant structure subject to the pressure within the cavity and having physical pr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7409863 | Pressure sensor A pressure sensor includes an optical transmitter transmitting a dispersive light toward two optical receivers, all carried in a housing. Pressure changes on the housing cause the light beam to be deflected with the amount of deflection measured by the difference in... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7367239 | Piezocable based sensor for measuring unsteady pressures inside a pipe A piezocable-based sensor for measuring unsteady pressures inside a pipe comprises at least one cable extending around at least a portion of a circumference of the pipe. The cable includes a first electrical conductor, a piezoelectric material disposed around the fi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366366 | FBG sensing system To provide a low-cost FBG sensing device having a high reliability, suitable for high-speed measurement such as vibration measurement, able to perform a remote measurement, and simple data processing, the FBG sensing device comprising one or more light sources each ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359803 | Apparatus and method for measuring parameters of a mixture having solid particles suspended in a fluid flowing in a pipe An apparatus 10,70 and method is provided that includes a spatial array of unsteady pressure sensors 15-18 placed at predetermined axial locations X1-XN disposed axially along a pipe 14 for measuring at least one par... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355718 | Pressure sensor having two materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion configured to reduce temperature dependence An interferometer pressure sensor includes a reflective film configured to change a position thereof responsive to a pressure change and an interferometer element configured to detect the position change of the reflective film. A holder is configured to hold the ref... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353720 | Bridge patch for electromechanical transducer elements in tire assemblies A bridge patch for use with a tire is provided. The bridge patch modifies the magnitude, orientation, or both of the mechanical forces, and particularly the stress-strain relationship, imparted by the inner liner of a tire in order to obtain the desired stress-strai... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355726 | Linear variable reflector sensor and signal processor Linear variable reflector sensors can be used to measure the displacement of objects. These sensors are useful in that they can be very small, do not conduct electricity, and are resistant to electrical interference from EMI/EMP and lightning strikes. The present li... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349591 | Pressure compensated optical accelerometer, optical inclinometer and seismic sensor system An optical accelerometer includes means for changing the length of at least one optical fiber in response to acceleration functionally coupled to the at least one optical fiber. The fiber and the means for changing length are enclosed in a pressure compensated housi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338215 | Cable termination An optical cable termination includes a termination body and a pressure test section. The pressure test section includes a body configured to be press fit, screwed or otherwise attached to an end of the termination body and at least one test port. The pressure test ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337674 | Pressure detector for fluid circuits A pressure measurement device usable for monitoring pressure of fluids such as blood, waste, and replacement fluid in a blood treatment system provides a reliable signal and other benefits by virtue of a number of features of the various embodiments disclosed. The p... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334482 | Method of monitoring pressure of a gas species and apparatus to do so A method of monitoring pressure of a gas species up to at most a predetermined maximum pressure value is disclosed. The method includes exposing the gas species to transmission of laser light, periodically modulating the wavelength of the laser light over a waveleng... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7327462 | Method and apparatus for direct detection of signals from a differential delay heterodyne interferometric system A direct detection method and apparatus for a fiber optic acoustic sensor array systems using an in-line Michelson sensor TDM array and an interferometric section having two acousto-optic modulators that produce optical pulses that are frequency shifted with respect... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320250 | Pressure sensing element and sensor incorporating the same A pressure sensor includes a sensor chip in which a diaphragm is provided, and a case to which the sensor chip is directly mounted by an adhesive. A groove that surrounds the diaphragm is provided on the rear surface of the sensor chip between the bonded part and th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318638 | Liquid ejecting apparatus The apparatus includes a tube pump for discharging a fluid in a capping means sealing a nozzle forming face of a liquid ejecting head, having a roller member rolling on an inner periphery of a curved part of a tube member by pressing and deforming the curved part an... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313949 | Combustion chamber pressure sensor equipped with damper body for attenuating transmitted engine vibration A combustion chamber pressure sensor for an internal combustion engine includes an elongated pressure transmitting member having one end exposed to the interior of an engine cylinder and the opposite end contacting a pressure sensing element which generates a pressu... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313965 | High-temperature pressure sensor A high-temperature pressure sensor that includes a dielectric layer. The pressure sensor also includes a substrate capable of withstanding temperatures greater than 450° C. without entering a phase change, at least one semiconducting material deposited on the sapph... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311150 | Method and system for cleaning a well bore A method for extracting accumulated material from a well bore includes pressurizing gas recovered from the well bore and disposing an extraction string in communication with a sump. The sump is disposed to receive liquid from the well bore. The method further includ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309989 | Wireless RF coil power supply A system wirelessly supplies electrical power to an RF coil and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for an MRI system. The system supplies power to at least operate the RF coil and ADC without the use of a battery and without use of a wired connection external to t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308820 | Piezocable based sensor for measuring unsteady pressures inside a pipe A piezocable based sensor for measuring unsteady pressures inside a pipe comprises a cable wrapped around the pipe and an outer band compressing the cable towards the pipe. The cable provides a signal indicative of unsteady pressure within the pipe in response to ex... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305887 | Pressure indicating apparatus A pressure indicating apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus indicates pressure change in a device, the apparatus comprises: a pointer, optical sensing means, a planar element and indicating means. The pointer moves in response to the change in pressure, which in tur... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302854 | Method and apparatus for the detection of high pressure conditions in a vacuum-type electrical device A method for detecting a high pressure condition within a high voltage vacuum device includes detecting the position of a movable structure such as a bellows or flexible diaphragm. The position at high pressures can be detected optically by the interruption or refle... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294280 | External cavity semi-conductor laser and method for fabrication thereof The present invention concerns a design for an external cavity single mode laser wherein a short optical path length for the optical cavity (e.g., ˜3 to 25 mm) provides sufficient spacing of the longitudinal modes allowing a single wavelength selective element, suc... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295933 | Configurable multi-function flow measurement apparatus having an array of sensors A configurable multi-function flow measurement apparatus is provided that can selectably function to measure the speed of sound propagating through a fluid flowing within a pipe and/or to measure pressures disturbances (e.g. vortical disturbances or eddies) moving w... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7277162 | Dynamic performance monitoring of long slender structures using optical fiber strain sensors A method is described using optical fiber technology to measure the vibration characteristics of long slender structures subjected to dynamic disturbances imposed by water or wind generated loads. The method is based on making bending strain measurements at selected... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272976 | Pressure sensor A pressure gauge includes a diaphragm having a substantially rigid outer portion and a displaceable inner portion that displaces in response to a pressure difference between first and second sides of the diaphragm. The pressure gauge further includes a sensor locate... | 09/25/2007 |
