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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313946 | Moisture detector A moisture detector of closed case type according to a heat capacity method is realized by a relatively simple constitution. The moisture detector includes a first temperature sensor for sensing temperature of a detection target; a second temperature sensor for sens... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7295126 | Perforated plane moisture sensor A moisture sensing apparatus, system and method. In general, a surface can be provided, and one or more conductor pairs located in a plane of the surface. Each conductor of the conductor pair(s) is insulated from one another. Water droplets forming on the conductor ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7222043 | Electronic device environmental effect prediction An apparatus in one example comprises one or more control components that regulate one or more thermal test components to adjust one or more emulated operational characteristics for one or more electronic devices. The thermal test components are coupled with one or ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7184925 | Emulation of operational characteristics of electronic device An apparatus in one example comprises one or more control components that emulate one or more operational characteristics of one or more electronic devices through employment of one or more thermal components coupled with a frame. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7053750 | Voltage probe systems having improved bandwidth capability A resistive pin for use in a voltage probe includes a pin-head that is configured to contact a test point in a device under test, and a resistor that is attached to the pin-head. Other systems are also provided for establishing electrical connections between testing... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036356 | Method and apparatus for defining water content of a liquid The invention relates to a method and apparatus for measurement of total water content in a liquid. According to the method, the relative water content (aw) of the liquid is measured in a first measurement step at a first temperature (T1). According to th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7003404 | Control method for moisture meter, control program for moisture meter, record medium recording control program for moisture meter and moisture meter According to the invention, the heating temperature is sequentially raised gradually to detect a parameter of a time function indicating the change of moisture percentage, and according to the parameter, the optimum heating temperature is calculated. Further, the re... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6938626 | Method and apparatus for wet-cleaning substrate An apparatus for wet cleaning a substrate includes a clean air supplier for supplying the clean air into a cleaning draft, a humidifier for supplying steam or mist like water drops into the cleaning draft, a hygrometer, connected to the humidifier and positioned at ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6920781 | Gravimetric moisture-determination instrument with an air duct for cooling A gravimetric moisture-determination instrument which is cooled by an air stream includes a housing containing a balance and a radiant heater. The moisture content of a sample placed on the balance pan is determined by measuring the weight loss of the sample while i... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6904789 | Moisture detection apparatus and method A sensor to detect the presence of water or moisture in bulk materials includes a standard circuit board and a three element transmission line. The sensor electronics include an oscillator responsive to a direct current voltage supply which provides a square wave vo... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6581445 | Distributed fiber optic moisture intrusion sensing system Method and system for monitoring and identifying moisture intrusion in soil such as is contained in landfills housing radioactive and/or hazardous waste. The invention utilizes the principle that moist or wet soil has a higher thermal conductance than dry... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6559771 | Sensing and measuring circuit employing a positive-temperature-coefficient sensing device A sensing and measuring circuit, employing a positive-temperature-coefficient sensing device, for detecting the presence and approximately measuring the quantity or concentration of heat-absorptive substances such as water. May be used for sensing a ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6549136 | Sensing and switching circuit employing a positive-temperature-coefficient sensing device A sensor and associated circuitry for sensing and reacting to the presence of a fluid or other material having heat capacity. A positive-temperature-coefficient device initiates a switching step when the amount of heat-capacity material reaches a certain ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6532804 | Method and apparatus for on-line moisture analysis of a concentrate An on-line moisture analyzer and method of analyzing the moisture content of an ore concentrate. A sample conveyor moves a sample of the concentrate to be analyzed to an aluminum pan that receives and holds the sample of the concentrate. A horizontal line... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6308564 | Method and apparatus for determining the quantity and quality of a fluid A method and an apparatus are proposed for determining and/or monitoring the quantity and quality of a fluid in which a lowering of the boiling temperature is symptomatic of a deterioration in quality. For this, the filling level and the condition of the ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6225139 | Manufacturing method of an led of a type of round concave cup with a flat bottom A manufacturing method of an LED of a type of round concave cup with a flat bottom comprises two manufacturing steps. At first stage of concave cup printer circuit board, a printed circuit board is placed in a CNC computer driller, and a special miller cu... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6178812 | Methods for measuring the sorbate content of substrates The invention relates to methods for measuring the sorbate content in substrates, using a sensor with a measuring chamber. Said chamber contains a support medium whose partial pressure of sorbate is determined in order to determine the sorbate content of ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5809826 | Inferential condensation sensor A condensation sensor according to the invention detects condensation at a level of concern on a surface of interest. It has a thermally passive test surface that emulates the condensation-forming characteristics of the surface of interest, and has therma... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5551283 | Atmosphere measuring device and flow sensor A low-cost and quick-response type gas-density sensing element is free from positioning error of sensing ambient temperature and gas density and can accurately sense the gas flow even if the environmental conditions sharply change. An output voltage V | 09/03/1996 |
| 5433106 | Method for detecting moisture in a honeycomb panel To improve the detection precision and detection efficiency and further to automatize the detection process, moisture in a honeycomb panel is detected as follows: the honeycomb panel is heated by a lamp; the surface temperature of the heated construction ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5287734 | Thermal sensor A sensor device is shown for detection of soil moisture levels using thermal diffusivity techniques. The sensor device has a porous media in a first zone, a heated temperature sensor arranged within the first zone, a second zone of a thermally conductive ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5257532 | Method and apparatus for measuring moisture content as a function of thermal response Moisture content measurements are accomplished as a function of temperature by measuring the temperature-difference versus natural-logarithm-of-heating-time response of a sample of a predetermined material during a predetermined interval of application of... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5189917 | Electrical mercury manometer A device for monitoring pressure variations for mercury manometers including; a manometer tube with a column of mercury; at least two taps in the tube with one tap in the mercury column and the other above the column; a power supply interconnected between... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5042294 | Moisture detection probe A probe assembly for the measurement of moisture within a medium by indirect contact with the medium. The probe comprises an apparatus at the leading end of the probe to enable measurement of the moisture level within the medium. The apparatus comprises a... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4911003 | Method and apparatus for measuring the print quality of print media receiving ink jet inks A method and apparatus for rapidly determining the print quality of a porous material which includes contacting a porous surface with a source of ink, and then providing a known relative acceleration between the ink source and the porous surface. In this ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4845978 | Determining moisture content of a medium A probe for determining moisture content of a medium includes a heating element and a temperature sensing element which is spaced from the heating element. The heating element within a tube is energized for a period of time, and the temperature change of ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4774831 | Method and a device for determining moisture content The present invention relates to a method and a device for determining the moisture content in a moist material in the form of particles or pieces, such as sand, gravel, dry mortar, coal, chips, and the like. In accordance with the invention, partly the c... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4717811 | Differential resistance humidity detector A humidity detector includes a first heat-sensing element for an electric signal corresponding to the temperature of steam to be detected and a second heat-sensing element for an atmosphere temperature whose vapor is to be detected or a temperature close ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4612802 | Method and apparatus for rapidly determining the moisture content of a substance A method and apparatus for rapidly determining the moisture content of a substance. An area of one surface only of the substance is subjected to a predetermined intensity of radiant energy for a selected period of time and the temperature rise is measured... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4532797 | Instrumentation for sensing moisture content of material using a transient thermal pulse Instrumentation for sensing moisture content of material using a transient thermal pulse is comprised of a sensing probe (12) having a sensing element (14) in the form of a ribbon excited by a constant current pulse from a source (16) to increase the temp... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4408482 | Method and apparatus for the determination of moisture content of fibrous and granular materials A method, for the determination of moisture content of fibrous and granular materials, comprising bringing a sensitive element in contact with a fibrous or granular material under study. During the time of contact of the sensitive element with the materia... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4251809 | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of water in oil A temperature sensitive resistor is immersed in a bath of quench oil and is supplied with electrical power sufficient to keep the resistor at a predetermined and substantially constant temperature above the vaporization point of water. When water is prese... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4197866 | Soil moisture sampler and controller Periodically, the soil moisture sampler and controller automatically activates in-ground probe(s) to measure the soil moisture. The resulting output signal indicative of the soil moisture is adjusted for soil ambient temperature and compared to a pre-set ... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4013924 | Methods and means for detecting the presence of moisture adjacent insulated pipes A method of detecting the presence of moisture adjacent the exterior side of tubes in a pipe system such as a subterranean district heating system of insulated tubes, whereby it is measured or registered whether an electrical conductivity exists between t... | 03/22/1977 |
