Celebrity Inventors
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is a patented inventor - she created a diaper equipped with a premoistened baby wipe. And that's no act!
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 |
| 7066033 | Measuring sensor The invention relates to a measuring sensor (1) for measuring positive and negative elongations on cylindrical or profiled bodies (6). The measuring sensor (1) consists of more than two parts and is essentially annular and has at least one tensi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040176 | Design analysis method of earthquake-proof reinforcement structure, and storage medium A member of an earthquake-proof reinforcement structure is selected with reference to the allowable stress intensity ratio of the member, a ductility factor ratio allowable as a deformation magnification by earthquake-proof reinforcement of the selected member is se... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036364 | Optical system and method for measuring continuously distributed strain A optical system and method of measuring a strain on a surface of a band of a sheet of a material. A single line, or an area having a boundary line, is marked on the band before deformation. The line traverses a width of the band at angle. The band is deformed and a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6968745 | Method of sensing the pressure load on the skin of a building A method for obtaining an accurate ambient air pressure load on each outer wall of a building places a plurality of pressure sensors on each outside external wall of the building. The pressure reading from each pressure sensor on a given wall is obtained and average... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957589 | Temperature compensator of torque sensor The present invention provides a temperature compensator for a torque sensor, including a pair of coils, which are connected to an AC power supply circuit via transistors and in which inductances change in opposite directions depending on torque, and a torque detect... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951145 | Non-contact thrust force sensor assembly A non-contact sensor assembly measures an in-line driving thrust force that is applied to a rotating shaft. The sensor assembly includes a hollow torque-shaft with a magnetoelastic element and a thrust shaft that is inserted within the hollow torque-shaft. Keys are ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951138 | Method and apparatus for an ocean bottom seismic acquisition technique A seismometer having a hydrodynamically efficient shaped body containing a seismic sensor or source, having a propulsion unit located and a control unit for directional control of the propulsion unit for guiding the seismometer to and from an ocean floor. The seismo... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951137 | Method and apparatus for measuring bending in a pin member An instrument pin member is provided that is capable of measuring bending moments and optionally of measuring bending and axial strain in real or near real time. The instrumented pin member includes a pin member body disposed about a pin member axis, wherein the pin... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948383 | Wide angle rotation angle sensor For simpler manufacture of a rotation angle sensor and to utilize as much of its angle expansion as possible, the partial stator elements are in the shape of a partial ring split into a large partial stator element (22.1) and a small partial stator element ( | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935193 | Device for measuring the angle and/or the angular velocity of a rotatable body and/or the torque acting upon said body A device for measuring an angle and/or the torque acting on a rotatable body is proposed according to the invention, whereby the rotational angle is detected by means of magnetic or optical sensors. In particular, in a preferred exemplary embodiment, two devices ( | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931947 | Measurement device and seating arrangement A measurement device (10; 110; 210) and associated seating arrangement, in particular for measuring a weight acting on a vehicle seat, that includes: a force transmission element (12; 112; 212), which is connectable to a first unit, preferably a vehicl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925893 | Rotation sensor A rotation sensor includes a first rotor constituted by a magnetic material and having an outer face that has first conductive layers disposed in two levels as viewed in the direction of a rotation axis and second conductive layers disposed outwardly of and between ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918306 | Adjustable flexure loading apparatus for testing long span beams An adjustable loading apparatus for supporting a long span beam in a flexure test by a load application device is disclosed. The apparatus includes an upper support structure including an elongated support beam, at least one support bracket adjustably mountable alon... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915711 | Method and means for measuring stress forces in refiners Methods and apparatus for measuring the stress forces in refining disks are disclosed. The method includes providing a measuring surface comprising at least a portion of a plurality of refiner bars on the refining surface of a refining disk, resiliently mounting the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6912923 | Device for determining the torque exercised on a shaft Device for determining a torque exercised on a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a first shaft section and a second shaft section, wherein the two shaft sections can be rotated relative to another, with a multi-pole magnetic ring which surrounds the first shaft sec... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912920 | Frame-based occupant weight estimation load cell with ball-actuated force sensor A seat frame-based occupant weight estimation load cell transfers the seat force to a floor bracket through a spherical ball and a ball actuator. The ball is in contact with the force sensor and has minimal contact area with either the ball actuator or the force sen... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907791 | Methods and systems for determining fatigue usage factors for reactor components A method for calculating a fatigue usage factor of a component in a nuclear reactor includes determining a flow scaling factor for each stress component of a stress cycle, applying the flow scaling factor to rapid cycling stress conditions, and performing a fatique ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904813 | System and method for monitoring torque in an electric motor A method for monitoring torque in an electric motor is provided. First, the motor current is measured and the AC torque is determined based on the measured current. The speed of the motor and the DC motor power are then determined. The DC torque is calculated as a f... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6901809 | Structural stress analysis This need is met by the present invention wherein structural stress in a fatigue-prone region of a structure is determined by using the nodal forces and displacement values in the fatigue-prone region, or equilibrium-equivalent simple stress states consistent with e... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6898989 | Load cell A load cell comprising a load carrying structural framework is arranged with at least one measuring zone (15, 16) arranged with a measuring means. A load F applied in the x-direction parallel to two outer beams (1, 4) of the framework is transferred to... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6895827 | Torque measuring device assuring timely maintenance work A torque measuring device for a rotating body comprises: a rotary section composed of first and second flanges to be joined respectively to a driving shaft and a driven shaft, and a hollow cylinder having the first and second flanges formed respectively on both edge... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892590 | Single-balanced shield electrode configuration for use in capacitive displacement sensing systems and methods A capacitive encoder includes a signal-balanced shield electrode configuration that does not require electrical ground connection or active sensing and control in order to maintain the shield electrode(s) at a sufficiently constant voltage during capacitive position... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889564 | Peak flow meter A peak flow meter for measuring a peak flow or air exhaled by a patient. The preferred peak flow meter includes a substantially hollow housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, an air inlet and at two air outlets. A flow restriction is disposed within the hous... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886416 | Pedal force sensing apparatus for an electric bicycle A pedal force sensing apparatus includes a pedal force input shaft, a force action sleeve, a torque output shaft, at least one elastomer, a micro optical pickup head module, a diversion sleeve, a linear sliding bush and a displacement sensor. The pedal force input s... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6880407 | Load sensor with use of crystal resonator Excitation electrodes are respectively affixed to central portions of both surfaces of a long plate-shaped AT-cut crystal resonator, the central portion starts a thickness shear oscillation in the length direction of the crystal resonator when an electric signal is ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880412 | Device and method for testing the tension in stressed cables of concrete structure A device and method for testing the tension in a stressed cable of a concrete structure. The device includes a frame and a hydraulic jack mounted onto the frame. The hydraulic jack applies a force to the stressed cable and displaces the stressed cable laterally. A h... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6877364 | Digital swing weight scale A swing weight scale is presented that measures the swing weight of a golf club by measuring the torque exerted by the club about fixed balance point. The apparatus comprises an elongated torque arm pivotally mounted to a base. At one end of the torque arm a pair of... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874377 | Sensor package for flush mounting of a sensor A sensor package having a force sensing element and a housing. The force sensing element has an element surface, a well, a first and second shelves within the well. The housing has a housing surface. The first and second shelves of the housing are arranged to suppor... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874369 | Stress measurement method using X-ray diffraction A stress of a c-axis-oriented specimen of a tetragonal polycrystal is measured using X-ray diffraction under the assumption of a plane stress state. An X-ray optical system is set in the location of φ=0°, 45° or 90°. An X-ray diffracted at a crystal plane (the d... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868743 | Highly reliable torque sensor A torque sensor is provided which consists of a magnet, an assembly of magnetic rings, and a magnetic sensor. The magnetic rings have claws arrayed thereround at regular intervals. Each of the claws of one of the rings is interposed between adjacent two of the claws... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868742 | Method and device for determining the torque applied to the fastener as a function of the retardation and the inertia moment A method and a device for determining the torque magnitude transferred to a threaded fastener at each one of a series of torque impulses delivered to the fastener, includes application of repeated torque impulses on the fastener by a power tool having a motor with a... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6865953 | Force sensors A pressure sensor has a housing having a first block and a second block provided therein. A force to be measured applies upon a upper face of the first block. An upper face of the second block makes contact with a base face of the first block. Piezoresistive element... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860159 | Rotation sensor The rotation sensor (10) has a cylindrical first rotor (11) made of an insulating magnetic material, having conductor layers (11a) arranged circumferentially, the first rotor being attached to a rotating first shaft (5a) at ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6860161 | Weight detector for elevator The displacement of a shackle, which is coupled with a main rope hanging an elevator car, caused by loading of the car, is converted, through a wire, into the rotary motion of a pulley which has a substantially vertical rotating surface, and an acceleration sensor f... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6848324 | Method for determining whether or not wheels are locked In a method for determining whether a wheel is locked or not, it is determined whether an output value of a steering torque sensor for detecting steering torque is either equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold value; when the output value is either equal ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6845675 | Multi-axis load cell A load cell is provided that includes first and second sensor support assemblies. Each sensor support assembly has a rigid central hub having an end plate and a support element extending transversely from the end plate and also includes a rigid annular ring concentr... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6840115 | Mold clamping control device capable of accurately controlling mold clamping forces exerted on a mold during injection molding Upon injection molding, a linear encoder detects a relative position between the movable platen and a fixed platen, and a strain sensor detects a mold clamping force. A mold clamping control unit has a target platen position value and a target mold clamping force va... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6840118 | Wave gear device torque detection method A wave gear device torque detection method in which the gain of the output of each of a plurality of strain gauge sets affixed to the diaphragm of a flexible external gear is amplified and the outputs are then combined to form a detection signal. Adjusting the gain ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6834558 | Combined torque measurement and clutch apparatus A method of using a magnetic fluid clutch for torque measurement comprises steps of modulating electric current through a coil of the magnetic fluid clutch to maintain a steady-state quasi-solid phase of a magnetic fluid medium contained within the magnetic fluid cl... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6832524 | Grout sample unbonded capping system An unbonded capping system is provided for compression testing of grout samples in the form of rectangular prisms. The capping system comprises first and second retaining cups comprising metal blocks each having opposite parallel planar surfaces. A first of the plan... | 12/21/2004 |
