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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082804 | Load measuring transducer using induced voltage for reducing measuring errors and load measuring system using the same Load-measuring transducers utilizing induced-voltage measurement techniques are described. The wiring patterns of such transducers can be configured to reduce interference errors due to wiring patterns thereof. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7938024 | Weight sensing device for vehicles A weight sensing device providing an accurate measurement of only a passenger's vertical load without an interference of moment and lateral load caused upon sudden braking and a variation in traveling conditions of a vehicle. The weight sensing device includes a sen... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7930946 | Device for simultaneous measurement of forces A device is provided for simultaneous determination of forces, comprising an arrangement of parallel springs with integrated piezoresistive resistances in the form of a full Wheatstone bridge. The parallel springs, have, for example, silicon or fused quartz, are arr... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7752920 | Modular force sensor A modular force sensor apparatus, method, and system are provided to improve force and torque sensing and feedback to the surgeon performing a telerobotic surgery. In one embodiment, a modular force sensor includes a tube portion including a plurality of strain gaug... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7690270 | Load measuring transducer using induced voltage for overcoming eccentric errors and load measuring system using the same Load-measuring transducers utilizing induced-voltage measurement techniques are described. The wiring patterns of such transducers can be configured with a plurality of moveable gauge portions to reduce errors encountered with eccentricities between the transducer g... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7451664 | User interface force sensor system A mechanical architecture for a user interface system enables the use of the low cost commercial load cells. Force inputs to a user interface that is rotatable about two perpendicular axes are reacted in each axis by cantilevered load cells. Two load cells react the... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441467 | Compression strain sensor A sensor is disclosed for sensing an applied load. The sensor includes a rigid substrate. A strain sensitive resistor is mounted to the substrate. The resistor has a pair of ends. The resistor has a length and a width that defines an area. A pair of conductors are c... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441470 | Strain gauge type sensor and strain gauge type sensor unit using the same A strain gauge type sensor and a strain gauge type sensor unit using the sensor are improved in sensitivity. In a strain gauge type sensor 1 for measuring at least one of multiaxial force, moment, acceleration, and angular acceleration, externally applied, di... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7409876 | Authentication system having a flexible imaging pressure sensor A sensor for a textured surface (e.g., a fingerprint) is provided. The sensor includes a flexible substrate and a flexible membrane supported above the substrate by one or more spacers. The sensor also includes multiple pressure sensor elements responsive to a separ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398701 | Device and method for determining torques on a turbine shaft A device is described for determining the torque which is applied to a turbine shaft (10), the determination device having at least one system for contactless measurement of the integral torsion of the turbine shaft (10) and a unit for contactless meas... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7373843 | Flexible imaging pressure sensor A sensor for a textured surface (e.g., a fingerprint) is provided. The sensor includes a flexible substrate and a flexible membrane supported above the substrate by one or more spacers. The sensor also includes multiple pressure sensor elements responsive to a separ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7365549 | Circuit configuration for recognizing the occupancy of a seat and seatbelt warning in a motor vehicle A circuit configuration recognizes the occupancy of a seat and triggers a seat belt warning in a motor vehicle. Resistance elements are disposed in a separated and flat manner on a motor vehicle seat, in particular on a sensor seating mat, which alters the resistanc... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334487 | Load cell with roberval mechanism Disclosed is a load cell including a Roberval mechanism having two parallel arms between a fixed end and a movable end, and four strain-generating portions, arranged such that two of the strain-generating portions are coupled to each other on each of the two arms. I... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324007 | Instrumented rock bolt, data logger and user interface system A rock bolt includes a hollow body and a gap along a length of the hollow body. At least one strain gauge is affixed to an inner surface of the rock bolt and is accessible from the gap. The rock bolt may include a data logger within the hollow body and coupled to re... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318358 | Strain sensor that compensates for thermal strain A strain sensor includes a sensor body extending substantially in a plane. The sensor body is substantially symmetric in the plane about a first axis and a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The sensor body includes a plurality of sensor body porti... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316167 | Method and apparatus for protection of contour sensing devices A sheet film protective covering for different types of contour sensing devices is described. In a preferred embodiment, this covering is a mylar sheet film that is coated with a layer of a conductive material. The bottom surface of the mylar film is also preferably... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7301349 | Array sensor electronics Circuits and methods for detecting and amplifying sensor and sensor array (102, 104) output signals are presented. According to some aspects, a nonlinear feedback loop containing a sensor element provides a nonlinear transformation that compensates for a corr... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290323 | Method for manufacturing sensing devices to image textured surfaces A fingerprint-sensing device with a sensor array that does not use active switching elements is fabricated on a base. Sensor support integrated circuits, which contain processing and addressing circuitry, are separately fabricated and subsequently mounted on the bas... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277021 | Device and method for alerting a runner when a new pair of running shoes is needed A device and method are provided for determining the wear of a sole of a shoe. The device includes first and second sensors receivable in the sole of the shoe. The sensors are axially spaced and generate signals in response to corresponding impact forces acting ther... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277159 | System and method for automatically mounting a pellicle assembly on a photomask A system and method for automatically mounting a pellicle assembly on a photomask are disclosed. The method includes loading a photomask into a mounting apparatus and loading a pellicle assembly into a back plate of the mounting apparatus opposite the photomask. The... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263901 | Method and device for determining the direction of displacement of a roller bearing component A measuring arrangement in a roller bearing, which determines the direction of displacement of a displaceable bearing component in relation to a stationary bearing component. Four pressure-dependent resistors (R1, R2, R3, R4) of a bridge ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258026 | Sensor with a plurality of sensor elements arranged with respect to a substrate A sensor for measuring a parameter applied to a surface is provided. The sensor includes at least one substrate layer, a plurality of individual sensor elements operatively arranged with respect to the substrate layer, and a conductive trace disposed on the substrat... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255015 | Occupant weight sensor for vehicular seats, method for making and system therefor An occupant weight sensor (1) for placement between a frame (7) fixed to the chassis of a vehicle and a second frame (8) supporting a vehicle seat has a sense element having a first body (12, 22, 28, 34, 50, 62, 64, 68) formed with a plan... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7242020 | Real-time monitoring of particles in semiconductor vacuum environment An apparatus includes semiconductor processing equipment. A particle detecting integrated circuit is positioned in a vacuum environment, the particle detecting integrated circuit containing a device having a pair of conductive lines exposed to the vacuum environment... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237442 | Seat weight measuring apparatus A seat weight measuring device reduces the temperature difference generated between the resistances of measuring gauges, even when a sudden ambient temperature change occurs. Heat due to ambient temperature is transferred through a column. As a washer interposed bet... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225685 | Pipe assembly unit with built-in flow sensors Cost is reduced by simplifying piping work and reducing the number of parts. At the same time, the degree of freedom in the arrangement of piping is raised by making the mounting posture of the piping variable. A pipe assembly unit with built-in sensors is fabricate... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222879 | Seating condition detecting system for vehicle A seating condition detecting system has four load sensors, a belt tension sensor and a self-diagnostic system. The first and second abnormal ranges are set for detecting abnormal operations of the system. The upper limit of the first range is set so that a total lo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7194820 | Punch press alignment instrument A punch press alignment instrument has upper and lower cylindrical components that are associated for vertical displacement relative to one another. Both components have outer tool holder engaging surfaces which are to be aligned with one another so as to in turn al... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188535 | Load cell having strain gauges of arbitrary location A load cell utilizes a plurality of strain gauges mounted upon the load cell body such that there are six independent load-strain relations. Load is determined by applying the inverse of a load-strain sensitivity matrix to a measured strain vector. The sensitivity m... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174793 | Sensor sheet In a sensor sheet of the present invention, a large number of sensor cells, each having capacitance element electrodes corresponding to an X-axis direction, a Y-axis direction and a Z-axis direction and a displacement electrode arranged to form capacitance elements ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7136152 | Method for bonding a pellicle to a patterning device and patterning device comprising a pellicle A method is provided to reduce differences between the way in which reticle chucking forces and gravity force act upon the reticle during use and during assembly of the pellicle, and to combine this with a similar reduction concerning pellicle chucking forces and gr... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111688 | Clamping well casings A clamp for clamping two concentric tubes, typically two concentric tubes in an oil or gas well. The clamp has two axially movable tapered components which can be pulled over one another in an axial direction to provide a contraction of internal diameter which grips... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086297 | Seat belt tension sensor having shock isolation A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt assembly in a vehicle. The seat belt tensor sensor is secured to the vehicle by a bolt. The sensor includes a housing that is secured by the bolt. An anchor plate is mounted to the housing. The anchor plate has a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066210 | Compression pipe repairing and reinforcing methods A method of repairing a section of pipe is described. The method includes applying a first split sleeve and a second split sleeve to the pipe section, functionally associating the first end of the first split sleeve with the first end of the second split sleeve, and... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059203 | Physical sensor A physical sensor having a pressure sensing layer having such property that electrical resistance is changed by application of a stress, and electrical insulating layers which are integrally formed on opposite two surfaces of the pressure sensing layer, respectively... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047823 | Apparatus for mounting electronic module assembly in sensor An occupant weight sensor (1) for placement between a frame (7) fixed to the chassis of a vehicle and a second frame (8) supporting a vehicle seat has a sense element having a first body (12, 22, 28, 34, 50, 62, 64, 68, 84) formed with a ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021159 | Transducer A transducer for detecting a shaft dynamic behavior. The transducer comprises an arcuate sensor member supported between an inner member and an outer member. At least one strain gage is attached to a surface of the arcuate sensor member to detect a surface strain ca... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6995419 | Semiconductor constructions having crystalline dielectric layers The invention includes semiconductor constructions. In one implementation, semiconductor construction includes a first conductive material. A first layer of a dielectric material is over the first conductive material. A second layer of the dielectric material is on ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962088 | Torque detection device for wave gearing The torque detection device for a wave gearing comprises a strain gauge unit having a strain gauge pattern. The strain gauge pattern includes circular-arc shaped detection segments A and B, and three terminal portions for external wiring with one being formed betwee... | 11/08/2005 |
