Bizarre Patents
A coffin, for allowing inclination for display of a deceased person in a natural position.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5955677 | Metal seal for pressure transducer An improved metal seal useful in conjunction with a pressure transducer or other pressure device or vessel. The pressure transducer comprises a pressure housing having an open end and having a housing wall. The housing wall preferably has internal threads... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5867886 | Method of making a thick film pressure sensor A media-compatible, high-pressure transducer cell (12), a rugged sensor assembly (10) incorporating the cell (12), and a method for its production. The pressure cell (12) generally includes a metal body having a diaphragm (26), at least one dielectric lay... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5866813 | Transportable three-dimensional calibration wind tunnel system, verification method of flight control system using said system and flight simulator using said system A transportable three-dimensional calibration wind tunnel system is comprised of a small wind tunnel portion for creating a three-dimensional calibration air having a suitable wind velocity, and a two-axis rotational deformation device portion for causing... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5852245 | Piezoelectric pressure sensor suitable for sensing pressure at high temperatures A piezoelectric pressure sensor for detecting pressure in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine includes a backing plate secured within a housing. The sensor also includes a resilient prestress plate stacked on the backing plate. The resil... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5848549 | Magnetostrictive position sensing probe with waveguide referenced to tip for determining fluid level in a container A magnetostrictive position sensing device is disclosed where a probe assembly surrounding a waveguide is anchored at one end to the bottom of a tank and terminates in a transducer assembly attached to the top of the tank. The probe assembly compensates f... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5837891 | Tire air pressure measuring device A tire air pressure measuring device comprised of a first housing adapted for coupling with a valve stem of a tire. A valve pressure indicator is secured within a second housing. The second cylindrical housing couples with the first cylindrical housing. T... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5831171 | Electronic pressure gauge for automatically controlling the fluid pressure of a controlled device with a predetermined range An electronic pressure gauge including a housing, a fluid pressure converter for converting the pressure of the test fluid into a voltage, an electronic low pressure point setting device for setting the desired low pressure point, an electronic high press... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5812256 | Vision system for wheel alignment A moving vision sensor scans the image of an object by moving the transducer to create a topographic image map of the object in three dimensions. In a preferred embodiment, the vision sensors are disposed in a preset camber, caster, toe wheel alignment st... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5808206 | Heated pressure transducer assembly The disclosed pressure transducer assembly includes an external enclosure, a thermal shell disposed within the external enclosure, and a pressure sensor disposed within the thermal shell. The pressure sensor senses the gas or vapor pressure present in a t... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5798732 | GPS receiver having a fast time to first fix A global positioning system (GPS) receiver and a method having a fast time to first fix (TTFF) using GPS signal Doppler frequency shifts for correcting the local clock time and using information for an expected GPS message for synchronizing the corrected ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5792958 | Pressure sensor with a compressible insert to prevent damage from freezing A pressure sensor is provided with a compressible insert that is disposed within an internal opening of a potentially frangible component, such as a tubular glass member. If a condensate forms within the internal opening of the tubular glass member, freez... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5789668 | Apparatus and related methods for obtaining tire profiles including the tread and both sidewalls A method and apparatus for generating various tire profiles. A linear-linear-rotary table carries a non-contacting probe that sequentially scans the entire outer surface of a tire. The non-contacting probe collects measurement data which is transferred to... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5779363 | Capillary calorimetric cell and method of manufacturing same A capillary calorimetric cell comprises a solid metallic block having a plurality of channels formed therein. Each channel has first and second ends opening to a first end face and a second end face, respectively, of the block. First and second members ar... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5779362 | Apparatus and method of determining a characteristic related to the thermal power of a sample A calorimeter is disclosed comprising a sample chamber (12) adapted to enclose a sample, a thermally conductive reference surface (14) surrounding and insulated from the sample chamber (12) and a casing (16) surrounding and insulated from the reference su... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5777219 | Apparatus and related methods for automatically testing and analyzing tires utilizing a test pod with a slidably movable cover plate and a gray scale normalization technique An apparatus and related methods for capturing a digital foot print image of a tire and for extrapolating load-deflection curves of the tire is presented. A frame carries a test pod that is coupled to a tire to perform various tests. In one application, a... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5777220 | Device for a braking and traction test of a wheel comprising a rim and a tire A device for a braking and traction test of a wheel integral with a hub that is free to rotate, comprises a road-wheel, a crank integral with the hub and a connecting rod that causes the reciprocating movement of a piston sealingly sliding in a chamber of... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5777233 | Gas-friction vacuum indicator with a gas-friction sensor rotating about a fixed axis of rotation A gas-friction vacuum meter has, in addition to the magnetic system for contactlessly suspending the gas sensor, a device for measuring the actual inclination of the rotation axis of that sensor and corrects the measured value for the inclination by compa... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5773717 | Apparatus and related methods for determining lateral tire tread stiffness An apparatus for determining lateral tire tread stiffness includes a holding fixture that is coupled to a loading fixture. The holding fixture includes a frame on which is mounted a rotary table that carries the tire tread specimen to be tested. The loadi... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772327 | Automatic fusion-temperature control for optical fiber splicers For measuring and controlling the temperature of a splice portion between two optical fiber (1, 1') ends, during the splicing process when the material of the ends is heated to be fusioned, the time-dependency of the surface tension effect for viscous liq... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772321 | Compensation for spacial and temporal temperature variations in a thermal conductivity detector A thermal conductivity detector includes a cavity wall defining a cavity for receiving a quantity of a sample fluid, the cavity wall being subject to a cavity wall temperature that is temporally and spatially variable, and a sensor located in the cavity a... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5770797 | Tire pressure maintenance system A tire monitoring system is disclosed for a single or dual wheel tire assembly having a pair of analog/digital readout pressure gauges and associated valve stems for individually monitoring and pressurizing the tire or tires of the wheel assembly. The mon... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768384 | System for identifying authenticating and tracking manufactured articles This invention relates to a system for identifying, authenticating and tracking articles of manufacture throughout their manufacturing and distribution channels. The foregoing system utilizes: manufacturing meters that are located at authorized manufactur... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5763787 | Carrier assembly for fluid sensor A carrier assembly includes a sensor housing having first and second housing portions and a sensor cavity formed therebetween for carrying a sensor. A carrier assembly couples to the sensor and provides electrical connections which extend from the sensor ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5760296 | Cooling system pressure testing for leak detection A pressure testing device for attachment to an inlet opening of an object to be pressure tested. The device has a sealing head with a bladder. An inlet to the bladder allows it to be inflated and a passage extends through the bladder for pressurising the ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5756891 | Verification method of a flight control system using a transportable wind tunnel A transportable three-dimensional calibration wind tunnel system consisting of a small wind tunnel portion for creating a three-dimensional airflow having a suitable wind velocity, and a two-axis rotational deformation device portion for causing the wind ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5756892 | Apparatus for measuring ambient pressure within a gaseous flow field The invention as disclosed herein teaches apparatus whereby the instantaneous dynamic static pressure and the steady-state static pressure may be simultaneously measured within a supersonic or subsonic gaseous fluid flow field. The dynamic static pressure... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5750898 | Passivation/patterning of PZR diamond films for high temperature transducer operability A method for passivating diamond films to substantially prevent them from oxidizing at temperatures up to 800° C. in an oxygen atmosphere. The method involves depositing one or more passivating layers over the diamond film wherein one of the layers is ni... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5750890 | Method and apparatus for modelling a tire for use with a vehicle spindle-coupled simulator A method for developing a tire model for use with an effective road profile in testing an automotive vehicle on a spindle-coupled road simulator defines a flat surface road plane in a three coordinate reference system to represent the effective road profi... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5744726 | Pressure sensor with reduced dead space achieved through an insert member with a surface groove A pressure sensor is provided with an insert member that reduces the dead space of a fluid conduit used to provide fluid communication between a pressure sensitive component and a cavity within which a volume is contained. The insert member is provided wi... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741974 | Pressure sensor with resonant vibration preventing means A pressure sensor comprising a hollow main body (1) defining a bore (3) extending therethrough. A pressure sensing assembly (12) is disposed within the bore (3) to divide it into a detection cavity (3a) for transmitting therethrough the pressure to be det... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5740197 | Cooled probe for use in high temperature process vessels An apparatus for inspecting, monitoring or injecting a process material into a high temperature process vessel includes a lance having an outer annulus, an inner annulus and a plurality of tubes positioned between inner annulus and outer annulus, the inne... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5734109 | Indicator device The invention relates to an indicator device 1, especially for use as a manometer, with a housing 2 provided with an inlet for the pressurized medium to be measured and a spring-loaded piston 13 which can come into contact with the pressurized medium. The... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5733041 | Methods and apparatus for electrical connection inspection Apparatus and methods for inspecting electrical connections so as to determine the presence of fault connections between magnet wires and power leads are described. The apparatus includes a processing unit, a power supply unit, and a temperature sensing u... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5729338 | Computer controlled optical tracking system A system for tracking a target comprising an acquisition sight used by a ot of an aircraft to acquire and begin tracking the target. Once the pilot acquires the target an operator can use a track handle to track the target. The operator monitors the targ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5726747 | Computer controlled optical tracking system A tracking system including an acquisition sight for use by a pilot of an rcraft to acquire a target. Once the pilot acquires the target an operator uses a track handle to take control of tracking the target. The operator monitors the target utilizing nar... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5719337 | In-plane ultrasonic velocity measurement of longitudinal and shear waves in the machine direction with transducers in rotating wheels An improved system for measuring the velocity of ultrasonic signals within the plane of moving web-like materials, such as paper, paperboard and the like. In addition to velocity measurements of ultrasonic signals in the plane of the web in the MD and CD,... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5713666 | Thermal testing apparatus and method A method and apparatus for measuring thermal properties of electronic components (25) encapsulated in packaging is described. The method can be used to measure a junction temperature Tj of the electronic component (25), without removing the pac... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5714690 | Piezoresistive silicon pressure sensor manufacture implementing long diaphragms with large aspect ratios A form pressure sensor diaphragm and method of making that allows for formation of long rectangular plate structures in semiconducting materials, especially silicon. A plurality or multiplicity of sensors may be constructed on a single chip, thus providin... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5712429 | Pressure-responsive instrument with filter A pressure instrument for connection to a process line including a gland having an interior passageway, a body connected to the gland and having a fluid line extending therethrough in fluid communication with the interior passageway of the gland, a pressu... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5709337 | Mounting assembly for a pressure transmitter The present invention relates to a mounting assembly for a pressure sensor in a pressure transmitter. The mounting assembly includes a header having a cavity opening to a first surface. The cavity is defined by an inner endwall and an inner sidewall. A su... | 01/20/1998 |
