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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7923064 | Electroactive polymer manufacturing Described herein are transducers and their fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electrical and mechanic... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7895985 | Compliant walled combustion devices Combustion devices described herein comprise a compliant combustion chamber wall or segment. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a compliant wall configured to stretch responsive to pressure generated b... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7485978 | Compliant walled combustion devices for producing mechanical and electrical energy Combustion devices described herein comprise a compliant combustion chamber wall or segment. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a compliant wall configured to stretch responsive to pressure generated b... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7240655 | Compliant walled combustion devices II Combustion devices described herein comprise a compliant combustion chamber wall or segment. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a compliant wall configured to stretch responsive to pressure generated b... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237524 | Compliant walled combustion devices Combustion devices described herein comprise a compliant combustion chamber wall or segment. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a compliant wall configured to stretch responsive to pressure generated b... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7033840 | Reaction calorimeter and differential scanning calorimeter for the high-throughput synthesis, screening and characterization of combinatorial libraries Workstation, apparatuses and methods for the high-throughput synthesis, screening and/or characterization of combinatorial libraries. The invention relates to an array, which permits various high-throughput methods for synthesis, screening and/or characterization in... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6768246 | Biologically powered electroactive polymer generators Disclosed generators includes one or more transducers that use electroactive polymer films to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. The generators may include one or more transmission mechanisms that transfer a portion of an unused biological energy source... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6602714 | Viscosity and mass sensor for the high-throughput synthesis, screening and characterization of combinatorial libraries Workstation, apparatuses and methods for the high-throughput synthesis, screening and/or characterization of combinatorial libraries. The invention relates to an array, which permits various high-throughput methods for synthesis, screening and/or characte... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6593687 | Cavity-emission electroluminescent device and method for forming the device An electroluminescent device and a method for producing the electroluminescent device are described. The device is formed from a layered structure comprising a hole-injection electrode layer for injecting holes into an electroluminescent material, an elec... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6543110 | Electroactive polymer fabrication Pre-strained electroactive polymers are described that improve conversion from electrical to mechanical energy. When a voltage is applied to electrodes contacting a pre-strained polymer, the polymer deflects. This deflection may be used to do mechanical w... | 04/08/2003 |
| 5858306 | Modified noble metal catalyst based calorimetric sensor and method A modified noble metal catalyst based calorimetric sensor for sensing non-methane hydrocarbons in an automotive exhaust gas stream includes a first sensing element (105) with an output that provides a signal (111) indicative of a concentration of indicati... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5736104 | Transition metal oxide based calorimetric non-methane hydrocarbon sensor and method A transition metal oxide based calorimetric non-methane hydrocarbon sensor (100) is constructed by disposing a transition metal based catalyst (105), preferably chromium oxide (Cr2 O3), onto a carrier (101). A temperature measurement... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5689059 | Selective gas sensor A selective gas sensor (10) for detecting a particular compound, or group of compounds, such as non-methane hydrocarbons, within a high temperature gas stream (12) includes an oxygen generation system (14) positioned over an oxygen diffusion region (15). ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5554269 | Nox sensor using electrochemical reactions and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) A sensor system accurately measures nitrogen oxide (NOx) in a gas mixture via the use of at least one electrochemical sensing cell and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The sensor system has a sensor with an electrochemical sensing cell for... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5360528 | Wide range oxygen sensor A wide range oxygen sensor is provided which operates partially in the diffusion limited current mode to provide an output which is proportional to the oxygen partial pressure in a gas mixture which is sensed, such as the exhaust gas of an automotive inte... | 11/01/1994 |
