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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7343790 | Apparatus and method for detecting a tire deformation of a vehicle tire An apparatus for detecting a tire deformation of a vehicle tire includes a tire pressure sensor for sensing a tire pressure, a signal processor configured to provide a signal indicating the tire deformation based on a difference between the tire pressure at a first ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343791 | Suture tester A suture tester for evaluating fray resistance of surgical sutures. The suture tester comprises a reciprocating drive member, first, second, third and fourth pulleys, and a tensioning element. The pulleys each have a suture contact surface, which define a single pla... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343792 | Method and apparatus for inspecting operation condition of pump A circuit is used which includes: first and second channels having first and second input ports, respectively, and a third channel having an end where the first and second channel meet and are connected to the third channel. A first liquid to the first input port is... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343793 | Acoustic profiler for wind, temperature, and turbulence Characterizing atmospheric conditions is accomplished by measuring at least one varying spectral characteristic of sound at a plurality of intervals from a sound source with the point of measurement and the sound source in relative motion and separated by altitude. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343794 | Weir box and sensor The flow rate of water passing into a weir box and over a weir that is mounted on the weir box is determined using a sensor to continuously or intermittently obtain a measure of the water level within the weir box relative to the bottom of the weir notch to thereby ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343795 | Meter register and meter register tampering detector A meter register includes a sealed register body having a face portion and a body that are coupled to form an internal cavity. The internal cavity includes a rotatble member, a power source and a visual display. A microprocessor is included that coacts with the powe... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343796 | Fluidic demand apparatus and MEMS flow sensor for use therein A microvalve sensor for sensing fluid flow therethrough and generating an electrical signal indicative thereof comprises: a housing connectable inline with a fluid passageway; a microvalve disposed in the housing to permit fluid to flow unidirectionally through the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343797 | Method and system for determining level of fuel A method and system for determining the level of fuel contained in the tank of a motor vehicle includes a fuel pump disposed in the tank for creating a flow of fuel in the tank. An elongated tube is placed vertically in the tank. The system also includes a venturi t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343798 | Method, apparatus, hardware, and computer program product for a liquid level sensor A method, apparatus, hardware, and computer program product for measuring a parameter related to the height of a liquid in a measurement vessel. An alternating voltage is applied to an input rod positioned in a reference vessel containing the liquid at a known heigh... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343799 | Apparatus for detecting liquid level In an apparatus for detecting a liquid level, a sliding arm is supported on the resistance plate so as to pivot thereon in accordance with the liquid level. A plurality of first conductive segments is arranged on the resistance plate in a pivoting direction of the s... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343800 | Linear position indicator system and method The present invention is directed to system and method for determining a fluid level. The system comprises a sensing rod assembly comprised of releasably connectable rod segments. Each rod segment carries a processor and a plurality of inductors. Each inductor gener... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343801 | Micromechanical capacitive acceleration sensor A micromechanical capacitive acceleration sensor is described for picking up the acceleration of an object in at least one direction. The sensor includes a frame structure (110), a sensor inertia mass (101) made of a wafer and movably mounted relative ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343802 | Dynamic-quantity sensor A piezoelectric-vibrator series circuit including two series-connected piezoelectric vibrators to which stresses induced by a dynamic quantity are applied in opposite directions is used, and a Colpitts oscillator circuit is defined by the piezoelectric-vibrator seri... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343803 | Modular ultrasonic sensor The present disclosure relates to an ultrasonic sensor used, for example, in the form of an ultrasonic vehicle parking aid provided with a sensor having an ultrasonic membrane and optionally a board provided with mounted required electronics and a coupling for an el... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343804 | Wireless acoustic wave sensor system for use in vehicle applications An acoustic wave sensor system, comprising a plurality of acoustic wave sensing devices for detecting a multiplicity of varying conditions wherein each acoustic wave sensina device among the plurality of acoustc wave sensing devices is an independent component for d... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343805 | Surface acoustic wave pressure sensor A surface acoustic wave pressure sensor includes: a substrate and at least one flexible membrane, suspended over a cavity defined in the thickness of the substrate, the membrane being elastically deformable by a pressure applied by a fluid and being defined between ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343806 | Pressure sensor featuring pressure loading of the fastening element A pressure sensor having a pressure sensor element, the pressure sensor element having a diaphragm area and a first fixing area, the pressure to be measured exerting a force action on the diaphragm area, the first fixing area being connected to a second fixing area ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343807 | Pressure sensor in the form of a film The invention relates to a pressure sensor in the form of a film, comprising a first carrier film and a second carrier film which are arranged at a certain distance from each other by means of a spacer. The distance holder comprises at least one recess which defines... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343808 | Line pressure compensated differential pressure transducer assembly A pressure transducer apparatus including: first and second pluralities of piezoresistors each coupled in Wheatstone bridge configurations, wherein the bridges are coupled together to provide a first output being indicative of a differential pressure; and, a third p... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343809 | Method and device for determining the pressure in pipes In a method for determining the absolute pressure in pipes through which there is a fluid flow, in particular injection lines in diesel-operated internal combustion engine, a first signal from a first pressure sensor is detected. This first signal is integrated. The... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343810 | Pressure sensor and manufacturing method therefor A pressure sensor is composed of a pressure housing having a pressure chamber inside and a pressure sensitive element arranged in the pressure chamber, and a joint housing having a fluid passage for leading fluid into the pressure housing, wherein the pressure housi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343811 | Sensor and guide wire assembly The invention relates to a sensor (23) adapted for a sensor and guide wire assembly for intravascular measurements in a living body, wherein the sensor (23) comprises a pressure sensitive part (24) and an electronic part (25), said pressu... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343812 | Method to reduce die edge shorting on pressure sensors using conductive elastomeric seals A pressure sensor includes a sensing element fabricated on an N-type epitaxial layer grown on a P-type substrate, a P-type isolation region located around the edge of the sensing element die and in contact with the P-type substrate, and a conductive elastomeric seal... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343813 | Multicapacitor sensor array A new capacitive sensor array comprises a first plurality of conductors separated by a compressible insulator from a second plurality of conductors lying in a second plane parallel to the first plane. The second plurality of conductors are paired to partially overla... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343814 | Multi-zone capacitive force sensing device and methods A multi-zone capacitive force sensing apparatus/method is disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes one or more capacitors each having an upper conductive surface and a lower conductive surface substantially parallel to the upper conductive surface, a hous... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343815 | Quality control device for solid, pharmaceutical products The invention relates to a device (17) for the quality control of solid pharmaceutical products such as tablets, comprising a testing means (9) having a sensor for checking one or more parameters of the products. The device (17) consists of a ho... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343816 | Tension monitoring arrangement and method Tension monitoring is described using a sensor which may exhibit an offset for which compensation may be provided to produce a zero voltage amplified output or to increase dynamic range. An arrangement determines whether a power reset is responsive to a battery boun... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343817 | Magnetic flow meter with unibody construction and conductive polymer electrodes A magnetic flow metering device and method is disclosed for the measurement of corrosive flow streams. The device utilizes a unibody construction wherein the flow conduit is constructed entirely from an insulative, non-conducting material without resorting to a meta... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343818 | Apparatus and method of measuring gas volume fraction of a fluid flowing within a pipe A clamp on apparatus 10,110 is provided that measures the speed of sound or acoustic disturbances propagating in a fluid or mixture having entrained gas/air to determine the gas volume fraction of the flow 12 propagating through a pipe 14. The a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343819 | Flow meter for gaseous media For the purpose of metering a flow of gaseous media, there is arranged a perturbation body in a measuring chamber which has a medium flowing through it, and an ultrasonic excitation signal is transmitted through the measuring chamber transverse to the direction of f... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343820 | Apparatus and method for fiscal measuring of an aerated fluid A method and apparatus for performing a fiscal measurement of at least one characteristic of an aerated fluid flowing within a pipe is provided, wherein the apparatus includes at least one metering device for determining the mixture density of the fluid, the speed o... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343821 | Device for coupling an ultrasound clamp-on measuring head on the wall of a tube The invention relates to a device for coupling ultrasound clamp-on throughflow measuring heads to a high-temperature measuring tube. The invention is characterized in that a thin coupling plate is arranged between the tube wall and the measuring head. As a result, t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343822 | Method for operating a mass flow meter A method for operating a mass flowmeter that employs the Coriolis principle and through which flows a medium, wherein the mass flowmeter incorporates a measuring tube that can be stimulated to oscillate, the measuring tube is stimulated to oscillate at a minimum of ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343823 | Ultra low pressure drop flow sensor A fluid velocity sensor includes a sensor die for detecting a fluid property of a fluid flowing through a low resistance flow channel defined by a flow channel wall. One or more tap can be oriented facing into a direction of a flow stream of a fluid flowing through ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343824 | Variable torque-limiting driver An adjustable, torque-limiting driver for a tool having a radially extending handle that houses a cam member and a pair of plungers. The plungers are biased against the housing and provide variable resistance for the cam member. The arrangement of the cam member and... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343825 | Torque sensor A magnetostriction-type torque sensor has a rotating shaft having magnetostrictive properties and first and second coils which each constitute three or more closed loops. For each coil, the closed loop is disposed in a concentric relationship (a concentric circle lo... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343826 | Sensing device for a safety belt A sensing device for a safety belt comprising a tightening unit having a fastening plate; a pulling force recording unit fastening seat of the safety belt; an impact status recording unit; a record indication unit; and a cartridge housing containing these units ther... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343827 | System and process for break detection in porous elements for screening or filtering A method of detecting breaks in a porous element in a material separator is disclosed. A shielding is created in the material separator to form a barrier to RF energy. The shielding is formed with a path through the barrier capable of allowing RF energy and material... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343828 | Tape fed miniature air gap inspection crawler An air gap inspection device. The air gap inspection device may include a mast and an inspection head attached to the mast. The mast may be in the form of a collapsible tube. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343829 | Shaftless gyrostabilizer for aerial platforms Gyrostabilizer methods and apparatus having simultaneously counter-revolving masses that do not require physical shafts or axles. The stabilizer can have dual counter-revolving concentric rings, or tracks filled with weights such as spherical balls, that are propell... | 03/18/2008 |
