Electricity: measuring and testing inventions

20090278524 - Method and apparatus for multiple electrical circuit mapping: A module is provided for identifying outlets on a common power circuit. The module comprises a connector adapted to electrically couple with an outlet, a signal generator electrically connected to the connector and adapted to send a signal through the connector into a power circuit in response to a predetermined... Agent: Steven E. Bach Attorney At Law

20090278525 - Electronic monitoring of the on-board power supply system of a motor vehicle with respect to voltage peaks or voltage drops: A process is provided for the electronic monitoring of the on-board power supply system, or parts of the on-board power supply system, of a motor vehicle with respect to voltage peaks or voltage drops. The value of the electric voltage is continuously recorded, and a comparator circuit continuously compares a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090278526 - Current detecting device: A current detecting device is provided having a plurality of Hall elements, a board on which the Hall elements are surface-mounted, and a core which surrounds a pass-through section through which a bus bar, through which a current to be detected flows, is passed and which has, at a part... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090278527 - Precision ac current measurement shunts: A more precise and cost effective means than previously commercially available for measuring alternating currents up to 100 amperes in the frequency range from direct current to 100 kilohertz can be measured with precision approaching 0.001% employs a shield around a resistive network. The shield is electrically isolated from the... Agent: Perley-robertson, Hill & Mcdougall LLP

20090278528 - Sensor for determining the electrical conductivity of liquid media, and method for the production thereof: Sensor for determining the electrical conductivity of liquid media comprising a multilayer layered structure (1), with a carrier substrate with two wound (3b, 4b) magnetizable cores (3a, 4a) and a dielectric coating. The invention also comprises a method in which a greenbody for a magnetizable core with metallic windings is... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090278529 - Dual pole magnet structure having two magnets 90 degrees out of phase for position sensing in an actuator: An increment sensor assembly includes a magnet structure having at least two dual pole magnets that are magnetized 90 degrees out of phase. The magnet structure is mounted to an output shaft rotatable about an axis of rotation. At least one Hall effect sensor is associated with each magnet to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090278531 - Integrated circuit for controlling an electric motor: An integrated circuit for controlling an electric motor, which has a primary component with a coil and a permanently magnetic secondary component cooperatively connected via an air gap to the primary component, has a semiconductor substrate in which are integrated a microcontroller and/or a pre-amplifier for controlling the coil of... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090278530 - Sensor system: Disclosed is a sensor array for evaluating the signals of a magnetically sensitive sensor, in which the changes in the magnetic field caused by a moved transmitting element (10) are evaluated by forming the difference. The transmitting element (10) is fitted with a plurality of magnetic poles (14, 16). A... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20090278532 - Angular position sensing device: An angular position sensing device suitable for use in a mobility vehicle, particularly as a speed control input device. First and second magnetic sensors are rotationally offset with respect to each other within a plane and orientated and connected such that their outputs are complementary and related to magnetic field... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090278533 - Thin film 3 axis fluxgate and the implementation method thereof: There is provided a thin film tri-gate fluxgate for detecting a component of a magnetic field in directions of three axes, the thin film tri-gate fluxgate comprising: two first thin film fluxgates of a bar-type disposed on a plane for detecting horizontal components of the magnetic field in direction of... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20090278534 - Magnetic sensor device for and a method of sensing magnetic particles: A magnetic sensor device (300) for sensing magnetic particles (15), the magnetic sensor device (300) comprising a magnetic field generator unit (12) adapted for generating a plurality of different magnetic field configurations assigned to a plurality of different magnetic excitation states of the magnetic particles (15), a sensing unit (11)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090278535 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method: In performing the moving table imaging, an MRI apparatus and a method thereof are provided, which minimizes image degradation and reduces imaging time. When an image of a wide range of a test object is taken, the imaging is repeated while changing the gradient magnetic field intensity in a phase-encode... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20090278538 - Method and apparatus for simultaneously acquiring multiple slices/slabs in magnetic resonance system: Provided is a method for simultaneously acquiring magnetic resonance slices/slabs of a subject. The method comprises steps as follows. First, apply one or more than one RF pulse, which carries at least two frequency components, and a slice/slab selection magnetic field gradient so that at least two slices/slabs of the... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20090278537 - Radio-frequency surface coils comprising on-board digital receiver circuit: A radio-frequency (RF) coil system that simplifies multi-nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is disclosed herein. The RF coil system comprises a transmitter coil (102) for transmitting an RF signal to excite a target region of a subject. The RF coil system also comprises an independent planar receiver coil assembly (110)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090278536 - Wave-propagation based estimation of coil sensitivities: Low resolution image data from a whole-body coil (18) and each coil element (201, 202, . . . 20n) of a parallel imaging coil are received in a memory or buffer (34). A reconstruction processor (36) reconstructs the low resolution whole-body coil data and the low resolution data from each... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090278539 - System and method for using parallel imaging with compressed sensing: A system and method for combining parallel imaging and compressed sensing techniques to reconstruct an MR image includes a computer programmed to acquire undersampled MR data for a plurality of k-space locations that is less than an entirety of a k-space grid. The computer is further programmed to synthesize unacquired... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (gems)

20090278540 - Double-suspension receiver coil system and apparatus: The present invention is a double-suspension receiver coil apparatus and system for conducting electromagnetic surveys including, both ground-based and airborne measurements. The present invention includes at least one receiver coil suspended by way of first suspension members within an inner frame and said inner frame being suspended by second suspension... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

20090278541 - Electromagnetic method on shallow water using a controlled source: A method for analysing acquired electromagnetic measurements (R) made at or in a sea (4) over a seafloor (1) with rock formations (3) having relatively low resistivity (ρ3) for detecting a possibly underlying petroleum bearing reservoir formation (2) having relatively high resistivity (ρ2), wherein a low frequency electromagnetic transmitter (5)... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090278542 - Method for detection of signal source using estimation of noise statistics: A method for noise signal analysis and communication with an underground transmitter. The method comprises the steps of measuring a noise floor when no signal is transmitted from a transmitter, detecting a signal when the transmitter is transmitting, and estimating the noise free component of the signal by removing the... Agent: Tomlinson & O'connell, P.C.

20090278543 - Systems and methods having radially offset antennas for electromagnetic resistivity logging: Disclosed herein are electromagnetic resistivity logging systems and methods that employ magnetic dipole antennas embedded in wall-contacting surfaces. In some embodiments, the antennas are pot-core or ferrite-rod antennas. Prototypes of electromagnetic resistivity logging tools having such antennas exhibit good resistivity logging performance in both water-based and oil-based borehole fluids, indicating... Agent: Krueger Iselin LLP (1391)

20090278544 - System and method for monitoring displacement within energized tap changer compartments: A system and method of measuring displacement of energized components within a tap changer compartment. A fiber optic sensor assembly is provided within a transformer compartment. The sensor assembly monitors displacement of one or more energized components within the transformer compartment. The sensor assembly transmits information to a control box... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090278545 - Voltage measurement of high voltage batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles: A system for accurate voltage measurement of a high voltage battery for hybrid and electric vehicles includes a voltage measurement circuit including an analog sensing circuit, a wave generator circuit and a comparator. The analog sensing circuit senses the analog voltage of the high voltage battery. The wave generator circuit... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090278546 - Solar cell testing apparatus: A solar cell testing apparatus including a stage, a movable chuck, a light source and a plurality of probes is provided. The movable chuck is disposed on the stage and capable of carrying a sample sheet to move. The sample sheet has a light incident side, a rear side opposite... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090278547 - Ground-fault detection system for vehicles with a high-voltage power net: A ground-fault detection system and method for detecting loss of electrical isolation in a vehicle or other system that uses a high voltage (HV) power net. The loss of electrical isolation may be determined by charging HV capacitors, then connecting them at different times between the power-net HV wires and... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090278548 - Degradation determination device for heater of gas sensor and method for diagnosing the heater: A sensor element detects exhaust gas emitted from an internal combustion engine. A heater is supplied with electricity from a power source so as to heat the sensor element. A detection unit detects heater voltage across the heater. A degradation determination unit determines whether the heater is degraded in accordance... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090278549 - Delay circuit and related method: A delay circuit includes a first delay module, a delay measurement unit and a fault judge unit. The first delay module has a first delay circuit with at least one delay stage. The delay measurement unit is used for measuring a first delay amount and a second delay amount of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090278550 - Method for the adjustment of a device under test: A method for the adjustment an output signal that is produced by a device under test and that is dependent on an input variable comprises the following steps: a) positioning the device under test at a first test device, in which a physical disturbance variable has a predetermined disturbance variable... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090278551 - Capacitive sensors and methods for reducing noise therein: Embodiments of capacitive sensors (500, 600) and methods for reducing noise in capacitive sensors are provided. Embodiments of capacitive sensors include a gain stage (510, 610), a capacitive sensor output, and an active filtered-sampling stage (550, 650). The an active filtered-sampling stage includes a first resistive element (555, 655) coupled... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (fs)

20090278552 - Method and measuring device for radio wave measuring: A generator generates radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation to a resonator whose resonance frequency is affected by a characteristic to be measured of an object to be measured. A receiver receives radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation from the resonator and a signal processing unit searches for a resonance frequency of the resonator for measuring... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090278553 - System and apparatus for in-vivo assessment of relative position of an implant: A system and apparatus for providing an in-vivo assessment of relative movement of an implant that is positioned in a living being is provided that comprises a first assembly and a second assembly that are positioned within the living being. The first assembly comprises a passive electrical resonant circuit that... Agent: Ballard Spahr LLP

20090278554 - System for detecting a container or contents of the container: A system for detecting a container or contents of the container. The system includes a diffuser for retaining the container, where the container is configured to hold an active material therein and may include a wick extending therefrom. The system further includes a sensor positioned to detect, for example, the... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20090278555 - Apparatus for examining or monitoring plants: An apparatus (1) is used to examine or monitor the state or state of health of plants (2) with the aid of a bipolar electrode (4) which uses its at least two different poles (5) to measure corresponding potentials of the plant and supply them to a detector and/or memory... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090278556 - Carbon nanostructure electrode based sensors: devices, processes and uses thereof: Disclosed herein are methods of preparing and using doped MWNT electrodes, sensors and field-effect transistors. Devices incorporating doped MWNT electrodes, sensors and field-effect transistors are also disclosed. Also disclosed are devices comprising nanostructured electrodes and methods for measuring free chlorine in an aqueous environment. Also disclosed are diamond coated electrodes... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090278557 - Power source monitoring device, lens barrel, camera, and power source monitoring method: There are provided a first voltage applied part connected to a first voltage supply part and applied with a first voltage by the first voltage supply part on the basis of a first portion, a second voltage applied part connected to a second voltage supply part and applied with a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090278558 - Connecting device for electronic testing system: A connecting device for an electronic testing system of an electronic device includes a base, a sliding track, a holder, a plurality of connectors, and a driver. The sliding track is positioned on the base. The holder is slidably fixed to the sliding track. The plurality of connectors are fixed... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090278559 - Inspection device and inspection method: A first conductive contact connecting a first electrode of an inspection circuit board and one external electrode of a semiconductor integrated circuit is arranged in a fixed member. A second conductive contact connecting a second electrode of a wiring board and the other external electrode of the semiconductor integrated circuit... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090278560 - Circuit board test clamp: A circuit board test clamp includes a clamping element, and at least one test element. The clamping element includes two clamping boards and a elastic connecting portion integrally formed. The least one test elements each includes a probe and a test connector. The connecting portion connects two end portions of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090278561 - Probe card having redistributed wiring probe needle structure and probe card module using the same: The probe card is comprised of a probe card wafer, a plurality of through via electrodes penetrating the probe card wafer; and a plurality of redistributed wiring probe needle structures, each being connected to the through via electrodes protruding from a surface of the probe card wafer.... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090278562 - Test device and test method for semiconductor device: The objective of this invention is to provide a test device that can perform a variety of function tests with a relatively simple constitution. The test device is for testing semiconductor device 1, which contains input terminal IN, output terminal OUT and control terminal CTRL, and whose output terminal is... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090278563 - Testing apparatus for fixing and testing a lcd panel: A testing apparatus for fixing and testing a LCD panel includes a location frame and an adjustable base for fixing a camera set. The location frame and the adjustable base are connected together via a holder set. The adjustable base is able to be adjusted a distance between the location... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090273334 - System and method for efficient association of a power outlet and device: A system and method for providing automatic or semi-automatic identity association between an outlet of an intelligent power distribution unit and a target device, such as a computer server, which is powered by that outlet. The association is accomplished by enabling identification information to be transmitted between a memory device... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20090273335 - Sensing instrument: As a concrete solving means, a plurality of band-pass filters having pass characteristics corresponding to oscillation frequencies of the oscillator circuits respectively are provided in the instrument main body side to sort frequency signals, it is determined whether or not levels of the sorted frequency signals are equal to or... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090273336 - Upgradable test set: An upgradeable test set is that includes a stimulator circuit to transmit test signals to an electrical equipment under test, a coupling to removeably couple at least the stimulator circuit to one of a plurality of front-end interfaces. The plurality of front-end interfaces include a first front-end interface having a... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20090273337 - Electric field sensor with electrode interleaving vibration: An electric field sensor comprising: a substrate having a hole; a shielding electrode and a sensing electrode, disposed in the hole of the substrate; a piezoelectric bar having one end connected to the center of the shielding electrode, the other end fixed on the substrate. Present invention provides several electric... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090273338 - Active autoranging current sensing circuit: A range-changing circuit for a measurement device having a desirable range includes an array of graduated impedances. And amplifier supplies an electrical voltage to at least one of the impedances of the array. A voltage sensing and limiting switch is provided in a feedback path of the amplifier. The switch... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090273339 - Calibration method and calibration apparatus for a hand-held locating device: A calibration apparatus for a hand-held locating device (7) has at least one first coil configuration (1a) having a first measuring range (2′) and a second coil configuration (1a′) having a second measuring range (2a′), in which measuring ranges (2a, 2a′) homogeneous alternating magnetic fields can be generated in a... Agent: Workman Nydegger/leica 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090273340 - Self-calibrating magnetic field monitor: A self-calibrating magnetic field monitor is disclosed. In one embodiment, a magnetic field sensor repeatedly generates an electronic signal related to the magnetic field. In addition, a calibration module generates a relative baseline signal based on an average value of the electronic signals for a given time period. A comparator... Agent: Wagner Blecher LLP

20090273341 - System including signal offset estimation: A system includes a first circuit configured to convert a first analog signal to a first digital signal. The system includes a second circuit configured to determine an area of the first digital signal above a set value and an area of the first digital signal below the set value... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20090273342 - Enhanced wireless eddy current probe for a non-destructive inspection system: An enhanced wireless eddy current probe is disclosed which has means to wirelessly couple to a non-destructive inspection (NDI) system situated some distance away from an inspection point on a material under inspection. The disclosed enhanced wireless eddy current probe provides means for executing advanced functions necessary for a complex... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090273344 - Method for simultaneously measuring t2* and diffusion with magnetic resonance imaging: A method for measuring the apparent transverse relaxation time (“T2*”) and apparent diffusion coefficient (“ADC”) of a hyperpolarized gas in a single breath-hold and consequently, with a single dose of the hyperpolarized gas contrast agent, is provided. The method employs a multiple-echo projection acquisition based pulse sequence. Individual images are... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090273343 - Reducing imaging-scan times for mri systems: Provided are methods and systems for rapid MRI imaging-scanning that provides 2D or 3D coverage, high precision, and high-temporal efficiency, without exceeding SAR limits. In one embodiment, a pulse sequence process is performed that includes a T1ρ preparation period, followed by a very rapid image acquisition process, which acquires multiple... Agent: Montgomery, Mccracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP

20090273345 - Method for determining the spatial distribution of magnetic resonance signals with use of local spatially encoding magnetic fields: in the preparatory step, a phase encoding scheme with I phase encoding steps is defined, for each phase encoding step according to the phase encoding scheme, an excitation pattern of the transverse magnetization is defined and RF pulses to be irradiated to implement this pattern are calculated, wherein the same... Agent: Kohler Schmid Moebus

20090273346 - Apparatus and method for optimizing the spectra of parallel excitation pulses: An MRI apparatus includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having a magnet to impress a polarizing magnetic field, a plurality of gradient coils positioned about the bore of the magnet to impose a magnetic field gradient, and an RF transceiver system and an RF switch controlled by a pulse... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090273348 - Chamber apparatus and method of manufacture thereof: A chamber apparatus comprises a chamber housing for maintaining a vacuum. The housing has a bore tube bounded by a substantially cylindrical wall formed at least in part from a coil suspended in a substantially non-metallic material.... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090273347 - Tiled receiver coil array with improved spatial coverage: A phased array for a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging apparatus is disclosed that includes a plurality of receiver coils arranged to form a staggered hexagonal coil array, with the staggered hexagonal coil array being rectangular in shape. Included in the plurality of receiver coils are a plurality of standard coils... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090273349 - System and method for monitoring a power source of an implantable medical device: Techniques for monitoring a battery of an implantable medical device are disclosed. First and second current sources are provided to draw currents having amplitudes of I1 and I2, respectively, from the battery. First and second voltage measurements, V1 and V2, are obtained when first and second combinations, respectively, of the... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090273350 - Systems and methods for detecting wire breaks: A circuit is provided that includes a power source and a sensor circuit electrically coupled by a switch to the power source. The circuit further includes an A/D converter electrically coupled to the sensor circuit and adapted to read a voltage difference across a resistive element to determine an impedance... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090273351 - Electronic element testing and supporting apparatus: An electronic element testing and supporting apparatus includes a circuit board, an outer frame, an inner frame, a plate and two locking devices. The outer frame is assembled on a second surface of the circuit board and has a plurality of outer frame. Two opposing outer frame rims are provided... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090273352 - Sensor apparatus and system for time domain reflectometry: A sensor probe for time domain reflectometry may include a plurality of flexible elongated strips of an electrically conductive material extending from a proximal end portion of the probe to a distal end portion thereof. Each of the elongated strips can be substantially coplanar relative to each other along a... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino, LLP

20090273353 - Strain monitoring system and apparatus: This application relates to an apparatus and system for sensing strain on a portion of an implant positioned in a living being. In one aspect, the apparatus has at least one sensor assembly that can be mountable thereon a portion of the implant and that has a passive electrical resonant... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20090273354 - Dielectric sensing method and system: Sensing device and method for detecting presence and concentration of generic target analytes of interest. The device and method are based on detecting changes in effective dielectric induced by the target analytes of interest. Applications of the invention include, but are not restricted to, detecting and characterizing the presence of... Agent: Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20090273355 - Capacitive sensing slide detection: A circuit includes a first capacitor having first and second capacitive sensing strips positioned on first and second sliding portions of the slider type mobile device. In the closed position, the first and second capacitive sensing strips overlap one another and in an open position the first and second capacitive... Agent: Harrity & Harrity, LLP

20090273356 - Insulated substrate impedance transducers: The present invention provides an electronic transducer (10) and a method for detecting and/or characterizing target materials or physico-chemical stimuli in an external medium (8) using the electronic transducer (10). The electronic transducer (10) comprises a sensing element (3) featuring a variable conductance when exposed to a stimulus from the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090273357 - Contact for electrical test of electronic devices, method for manufacturing the same, and probe assembly: A contact for an electrical test comprises a first area to be bonded to a board, a second area extending in the right-left direction from the lower end portion of the first area, a third area projecting downward from the tip end portion of the second area, and a low... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20090273358 - Method and apparatus for enhanced probe card architecture: A technique for distributing power to a plurality of dies uses a probe card. The probe card can include a plurality of regulators, each regulator accepting a bulk power input and producing a regulated output. The regulated output can be controlled by a programmable controller that accepts a tester-controlled power... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20090273359 - Electrical testing apparatus having masked sockets and associated systems and methods: An apparatus for forming a temporary electrical connection with a microelectronic component and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the apparatus can include a base, a plurality of electrical contacts coupled to the base, and a nest attached to the base. The nest includes a plurality of... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090273360 - System for isolating a short-circuited integrated circuit (ic) from other ics on a semiconductor wafer: A circuit for isolating a short-circuited integrated circuit (IC) formed on the surface of a semiconductor wafer from other ICs formed on the wafer that are interconnected with the short-circuited IC includes control circuitry within the short-circuited IC for sensing the short circuit. The control circuitry may sense the short... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20090267589 - Circuit and apparatus for detecting electric current: A circuit for detecting electric current is provided. The circuit includes a MOSFET having a gate terminal, a source terminal, and a drain terminal, the drain terminal and the source terminal are connected in series in a loop through which an electric current flows. The circuit also includes a bias... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090267590 - Method of enabling triggering an oscilloscope: A method of enabling triggering an oscilloscope includes placing a tip portion of a probe, electrically connected to the oscilloscope, on an electrical circuit, applying pressure to the probe tip, and establishing an electrical contact inside the probe as a result of pressure applied to the probe tip. The electrical... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20090267591 - Systems and methods for doppler shift compensation in ofdma communications: Systems and methods for determining the relative velocity of a subscriber station with respect to a basestation are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises sending a query message from a basestation to a subscriber station, the query message requesting a current modulation frequency used by the subscriber station to... Agent: Fogg & Powers LLC

20090267592 - Systems and methods for determining entry of a navigation system into a structure: Systems and methods are operable to determine that a navigation system has entered a structure. An exemplary embodiment monitors a magnetic field at an outdoor position, monitors a magnetic field at a current position, compares a characteristic of the monitored magnetic field at the current position with a corresponding characteristic... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services Ab-2b

20090267595 - Magnetic encoder: A magnetic encoder, which is formed annularly of a magnetic rubber material, is magnetized to be multipolar in the circumferential direction and has a detected surface read by a magnetic sensor, is provided with a three-dimensional shape (3) such as annular steps with a lower surface portion between the higher... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090267594 - Position sensor and position sensor arrangement for a contactless determination of a position by means of redundant magnet-sensitive sensor elements: The present invention creates a position sensor and a position sensor arrangement on the basis of magnetic field sensing sensors maximizing reliability against defects and external interference signals and providing redundancy, in particular for shift-by-wire systems in automobiles. The invention includes various aspects and preferred embodiments that including individual sensors... Agent: Alexander R Schlee SchleeIPInternational P.C.

20090267593 - Relative rotational position detection apparatus: A first sensor detects a rotational position of a first shaft in a noncontact fashion and generates a first output signal by phase-shifting a reference A.C. signal in accordance with the detected rotational position of the first shaft. A second sensor detects a rotational position of a second shaft in... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20090267596 - Effective-inductance-change based magnetic particle sensing: The invention relates to an integrated measurement system to detect a quantity of magnetic particles in a sample. The measurement system includes a substrate. An electromagnetic (EM) structure disposed on the surface of the substrate is configured to receive a sample including the magnetic particles in proximity thereof. The integrated... Agent: Milstein Intellectual Property Law LLC

20090267597 - Techniques for electrically characterizing tunnel junction film stacks with little or no processing: Probes are electrically connected to a surface of a tunnel junction film stack comprising a free layer, a tunnel barrier, and a pinned layer. Resistances are determined for a variety of probe spacings and for a number of magnetizations of one of the layers of the stack. The probe spacings... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090267598 - Device for inspecting tangential recesses in a rotor disk: An inspection device for inspecting tangential recesses in a rotor disk by means of eddy currents. The device comprises a probe containing a plurality of sensors arranged to acquire a plurality of data series during a scan stroke, and the probe is mounted on moving equipment that is slidable in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090267600 - Array coil and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus: ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An array coil including at least three conductive elements arranged at predetermined intervals, each of the conductive elements being in the form of a loop, and a plurality of switches that enable the conductive elements to be connected together according to a plurality of connecting patterns.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090267599 - Mri display with contrast navigation window: In a method of displaying settings for a Magnetic Resonance (MR) image, a visual marker is displayed in a window. The coordinates of the visual marker correspond to T1 weighting of the MR image along a first axis of a display and correspond to T2 weighting of the MR image... Agent: Potomac Patent Group PLLC

20090267604 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a data acquisition unit and an image data generating unit. The data acquisition unit acquires MR signals for imaging by an imaging scan with applying a frequency-selective or slice-selective radio frequency intermediate pulse for controlling a contrast and a spoiler gradient magnetic field for... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20090267601 - Rf receive coil assembly with individual digitizers and means for synchronization thereof: The invention relates to a device (1) for magnetic resonance imaging of a body (7) placed in a stationary and substantially homogeneous main magnetic field comprising a main magnet (2) for generation of a stationary and substantially homogeneous main magnetic field within the examination zone. In order to provide an... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090267602 - System and method for accelerated mr imaging: A system and method for accelerated MR imaging includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having a plurality of gradient coils positioned about a bore of a magnet, and an RF transceiver system and an RF switch controlled by a pulse module to transmit RF signals to an RF coil... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090267603 - System and method for synthesizing crossing adc distributions via reassembly of multiple k-spaces: A method for synthesizing crossing ADC distributions via reassembly of multiple k-spaces is disclosed. The method includes the steps of scanning a test object having a plurality of anisotropic structures to acquire a first set of DTI data using gradient directions; rotating the gradient directions by an angle α; repeating... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20090267605 - Arrangement to connect gradient current feed lines in a magnetic resonance apparatus: An arrangement for connection of gradient current feed lines in a magnetic resonance apparatus has an electrically insulating connection plate with at least one connection device. The connection device is fashioned to electrically connect a first gradient current feed line with a second gradient current feed line and is associated... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090267606 - Birdcage-like transmitting antenna for mri: A transmission antenna for magnetic resonance applications has a birdcage-like structure that includes antenna rods proceeding between first and second terminating elements respectively located at opposite ends of the antenna rods. A detuning circuit is located at the second terminating element. Either the second terminating element is formed as a... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090267607 - Arrangement to adjust the homogeneity of a basic magnetic field: An arrangement for the adjustment of the homogeneity of a basic magnetic field in a magnetic resonance apparatus includes gradient coil support fashioned to support a gradient coil system. The gradient coil support has at least one channel that is fashioned to accommodate an associated shim tray. The shim tray... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090267608 - Shallow marine electromagnetic hydrocarbon prospecting: analysing one or more components of said received signals (12) from receivers (8) having offsets between about 1 km and 12 km, whether said signals (12) differ significantly from a corresponding signal that would occur from a water-bearing formation (1), indicating a petroleum fluid-bearing formation (1).... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090267609 - Battery connection detecting device and image forming apparatus including the same: A battery connection detecting device includes a connecting unit, to which a battery is connected, a voltage detecting unit that detects a voltage value of the connecting unit, the voltage value detected by the voltage detecting unit being a detection voltage value, a switching unit that switches supply of charging... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 016689

20090267610 - Network device and method for indicating signal power transmitted and battery capacitance of same: A network device includes several modules and a microcontroller for indicating working operations of the network device. The network device is configured for outputting a plurality of indicating control signals based on a detected signal power and a detected battery capacitance of the network device. The network device indicates the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267611 - Apparatus and method for determining location of phase-to-phase fault or three-phase fault: A method and apparatus for determining a distance of a phase-to-phase fault or a three-phase fault on a three-phase electric line, the apparatus (40) being configured to determine a first estimate value for a distance between the measuring point (40) and a point (F) of fault on the basis of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090267612 - Antenna cable break detector for construction machine wireless communication apparatus and construction machine wireless communication apparatus: An antenna cable break detector used with a construction machine wireless communication apparatus to detect a break in an antenna cable. The antenna cable 4 includes a central wire 6 and an armor wire 7 that is positioned concentrically outside the central wire. One end of the central wire and... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090267613 - Systems and methods for determining the configuration of electronic connections: Systems and methods for determining the configuration of a connection between two devices by measuring an electrical characteristic are provided. Using the measured electrical characteristic, a device is able to select an appropriate communication interface, such as serial, Universal Serial Bus (USB), FireWire, parallel, PS/2, etc., and configure itself appropriately.... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20090267614 - Physical property measuring method for tft liquid crystal panel and physical property measuring apparatus for tft liquid crystal panel: There is provided a physical property measuring method for a TFT liquid crystal panel, includes an impedance setting step of setting the impedance between the source and drain of a TFT of the TFT liquid crystal panel to be less than or equal to a predetermined value, a voltage application... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090267615 - System and method for sorting detection of signal egress from a wired communication system: Issuance of work orders in response to monitoring signal egress from shielding integrity flaws in a cable communication system by detecting received signal strength from a mobile receiver only during rising trends in received signal strength when the mobile receiver is in motion and tracking the maximum received signal strength... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20090267616 - S-parameter measurement: A method and system utilizing a network analyzer and a test controller for measuring scattering parameters (S-parameters) of a microwave device that rapidly switches through a plurality of states. The test controller sends a trigger to the analyzer, which starts a frequency sweep having substantially the same start and stop... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20090267617 - Apparatus and method for measuring salinity of a fluid by inductance: A salinity sensor for sensing or measuring salinity of a static or flowing fluid without contacting the fluid includes magnetic coil with a gapped core and a conduit for the fluid positioned in the gap in the core. The magnetic coil and the portion of the magnetic field produced by... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20090267618 - Capacitive sensor core with flexible hinge and sensor using the same: A capacitive sensor core with flexible hinge is disclosed. The capacitive sensor core comprises a main grid plate (3), an auxiliary grid plate (4), and a mechanical structure transferring the measuring quantity to the displacement between the main grid plate (3) and the auxiliary grid plate (4), the mechanical structure... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090267619 - Device and method for measuring an electrical property of a fluid flowing through a pipe: The invention relates to a device and a method for measuring an electrical property of fluid flowing through a pipe, comprising at least a first measuring electrode and a second measuring electrode placed in spatial contact with the pipe, wherein the first measuring electrode is received in a body placed... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090267620 - Film thickness measurement device and method: A film thickness measurement device, which measures the film thickness of an oil film of lubricating oil, formed in a gap between a piston ring and an electrode provided flush with a piston ring sliding surface of a cylinder liner, by detecting the electrostatic capacitance across the gap, employs an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090267621 - Method and device for rapid non-destructive quality control of powdered materials: Method and related device intended for rapid non-destructive testing of powdered materials with low electric conductivity such as cement and cement-based compositions through determination of their electrical properties. The invention involves an electromagnetic method, including an electronic circuit for generating an electric field in a capacitance probe that is inserted... Agent: Enerize Corporation

20090267622 - System and method for detecting an object at a location: An occupancy detection system includes a signal generator coupled to an electrode, the signal generator configured to output a first signal at a first frequency and a second signal at a second frequency. The system further includes a voltage detection circuit connected to an output terminal of the signal generator... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090267623 - Method and automatic system for non-destructive determination physical-chemical properties of powdered materials: The present invention is a method and related automatic system for non-destructive determination of physical-chemical properties of powdered in particular as related to the quality control of powdered materials used in battery industry, for example determination of carbon monofluoride (CFx) degree of fluorination during the process of CFx synthesis. The... Agent: Enerize Corporation

20090267624 - Method and apparatus for electrical testing: A test apparatus and device under test has a probe that can be located very close to contact pads and that requires very few solder connections. In addition, the probe can be configured to meet any appropriate and desired electrical specification while still using a same circuit board. There is... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20090267627 - Method of expanding tester drive and measurement capability: A probe card assembly can comprise an interface, which can be configured to receive from a tester test signals for testing an electronic device. The probe card assembly can further comprise probes for contacting the electronic device and electronic driver circuits for driving the test signals to ones of the... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20090267625 - Probe for testing a device under test: A probe measurement system for measuring the electrical characteristics of integrated circuits or other microelectronic devices at high frequencies.... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel, LLP

20090267626 - Probing apparatus and probing method: There is provided a probing apparatus capable of modifying an existing probing apparatus having a single loading port to one having dual loading ports while saving the space without increasing a foot print thereof and also capable of increasing an inspection efficiency by cooperating with an automatic transfer line for... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090267628 - Circuit board test system and test method: A circuit board system is adapted to check a DUT (Device Under Test) and a communication device on a DUT board, check the connection between DUT and communication device and check connections of parts mounted on DUT board. The system, which tests a circuit board used when a DUT is... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090267629 - Contact for interconnect system in a test socket: The present invention generally relates to testing of IC devices, and more specifically to a contact (11) for a test socket (1) for interfacing pads/leads (21) of the IC devices (2) with a printed circuit board (3) of a test handler. The contact (11) comprises a contact body (12), a... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090267630 - Testing device of semiconductor device: A testing device of a semiconductor device includes a first board having a plurality of openings; a frame body provided in the openings, the frame body having a frame in which a plurality of probe needles is provided; and a plurality of second boards provided perpendicular to the first board... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090267631 - Large component thermal head adapter: A thermal head adapter for testing a device under test is provided that can accommodate a large device and will improve the airflow through the thermal head to the device under test and out into the shroud. The thermal head adapter comprises a first section with a first perimeter and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090267633 - Semiconductor device and test method thereof: A semiconductor device includes: a command control circuit for decoding a command signal to output a test signal and a normal control signal; a normal circuit for performing a predetermined operation in response to the normal control signal; and a test circuit for testing electrical characteristics of unit elements provided... Agent: Mannava & Kang, P.C.

20090267632 - System and method for testing a solar panel: A system for testing a solar panel is described.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090267634 - Switch module for semiconductor characteristic measurement and measurement method of semiconductor characteristics: A switch module is disclosed for semiconductor characteristic measurement and a semiconductor characteristic measurement method is disclosed with which the impact of the recovery effect after stress signal elimination is reduced in BTI testing. The switch module for semiconductor characteristic measurement includes a first input terminal for receiving stress signals... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090261803 - Aggregometer: An aggregometer for measuring and recording platelet aggregation with at least one measurement cuvette having two electrodes, with a device for moving the liquid to be examined and with measurement and evaluation electronics connected to the electrodes via contact elements, is characterized in that the measurement cuvette comprises two adjacently... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20090261804 - Jaw closure detection system: A jaw angle detection system for an end effector assembly includes a first electrical contact that connects to a first jaw member and connects to a generator. A sensor connects to a second jaw member (or an actuator) and connects to the generator, and configured to move relative to the... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090261802 - Simulator system and method for measuring acceptance angle characteristics of a solar concentrator: A simulator system for simulating operation of a solar module comprises a frame for holding the solar module in a testing position, a light source positioned adjacent to the solar module for directing light from the light source to the solar module, and a movable assembly for simulating movement of... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090261806 - Detection of the state of the elements of an electric branch comprising a load and a switch: A method for detecting the state of at least one element of a circuit comprising one or several loads, powered by an A.C. voltage and in series with at least one first switch. The state of the element is obtained by analyzing, at several times in a period of the... Agent: The Noblitt Group, PLLC

20090261805 - System and method for monitoring power in a utility meter: A power meter for measuring power consumption and detecting the presence of an unsafe line condition is disclosed. The power meter has a service disconnect switch, which is interposed between load contacts and source contacts, the disconnect switch interrupts the flow of power from the source contacts to the load... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090261808 - Method and apparatus to measure differential phase and frequency modulation distortions for audio equipment: A testing method or apparatus utilizes multiple frequencies applied to a device under test for measuring newly discovered frequency modulation effects. An embodiment may include a lower frequency signal with a smaller amplitude higher frequency signal to test a dynamic change in frequency response, gain, and or phase. This dynamic... Agent: Ronald Quan

20090261807 - Test apparatus, test method, measurement apparatus and measurement method: Provided is a test apparatus for testing the jitter tolerance of a device under test which receives a data signal and a strobe signal indicating the timing at which the data signal should be received, and acquires the data signal at the timing indicated by the strobe signal, including a... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090261809 - Testing device including low-pass filter with automatically switching function: A testing device including low-pass filter with automatically switching function is disclosed in the present invention, comprising: a control circuit used to control the operation of the testing device and provide a reference frequency (Fr); a frequency detection circuit, connected to the input end and the control circuit and used... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090261810 - Simulator system and method for measuring current voltage characteristic curves of a solar concentrator: A simulator system for simulating operation of a solar panel is disclosed which comprises a solar panel, a reflector positioned across from the solar panel, a light source positioned adjacent to the solar panel for directing light from the light source to the reflector for reflecting light to the solar... Agent: The Mueller Law Office, P.C.

20090261811 - Aircraft icing sensor: An apparatus for detecting the presence of ice includes a sensory circuit including a sensor operable to be coupled to a surface exposed to moisture. The sensory circuit is operable to create an electromagnetic standing wave. A heating element is coupled to the surface and a first transmission line. A... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090261812 - Current sensing assembly: An electrical current sensing assembly comprises: a conductive input substrate with a generally planar contact surface; a conductive output substrate with a generally planar contact surface proximate and substantially parallel to the input substrate contact surface; a conductive current sense path extending from the input substrate contact surface to the... Agent: Stephen George Mican

20090261813 - Current sensor: A core is divided by alternately arranging plural magnetic material portions and plural non-magnetic material portions in a circumferential direction of the core through which a primary conductor penetrates. A conductor is wound around the core under conditions in which each core cross section of the core intersects the magnetic... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090261814 - Drawing waveforms in no dead time acquisition system: A method of drawing a waveform image in a no dead time acquisition system, where consecutive drawing frames overlap, uses a master/slave relationship between two fast rasterizers. The master rasterizer draws a first display frame in response to a first trigger event in a trigger signal derived from an input... Agent: Thomas F. Lenihan Tektronix, Inc.

20090261815 - Stimulus responsive nanoparticles: Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to stimulus responsive nanoparticles. In one embodiment includes a stimulus responsive nanoparticle system, the system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of elongated electro-responsive nanoparticles dispersed between the first and second electrodes, the plurality of electro-responsive nanorods... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090261816 - Night-glow indicator system: A night-glow color coded device system is provided. The system comprises an operational device, a case, first night-glow patches, second night-glow patches, and color codes. The case encloses and supports operational parts. The first night-glow patches are attached on at least one of the operational parts. The second night-glow patches... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090261817 - Test handler, method of unloading and manufacturing packaged chips and method for transferring test trays: A test handler, a method for unloading packaged chips, a method for transferring test trays, and a method for manufacturing packaged chips are provided. The test handler may include: a loading unit having a loading picker to perform a loading process on a test tray located at a loading position,... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090261818 - Position measuring apparatus: A position measuring apparatus includes at least one bearing, a rod of magnetizable material guided in the at least one bearing, a linear magnetic field sensor, and a magnet disposed next to the linear magnetic field sensor. The rod includes a cutout, and the magnet is arranged in the cutout... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090261819 - Sensor arrangement: A sensor arrangement is arranged to detect at least one position of a displaceable component in a fluid device, which fluid device comprises a wall enclosing a cavity, in which cavity the component is displaced by pressurized fluid selectively applied to the component. The sensor arrangement includes a magnetic sensor... Agent: Parker-hannifin Corporation Hunter Molnar Baker Morgan

20090261820 - Wafer for electrically characterizing tunnel junction film stacks with little or no processing: Probes are electrically connected to a surface of a tunnel junction film stack comprising a free layer, a tunnel barrier, and a pinned layer. Resistances are determined for a variety of probe spacings and for a number of magnetizations of one of the layers of the stack. The probe spacings... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090261821 - Sensor system: A system including a spinning current Hall sensor and a chopping circuit. The spinning current Hall sensor is configured to provide input signals and the chopping circuit is configured to receive the input signals. Spinning phases of the spinning current Hall sensor are lengthened in residual offset adjustment phases to... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20090261822 - Hyperpolarization of lithium and other nuclei: The invention concerns a method for hyperpolarizing lithium atoms in a mixture by optically pumping, in a sampling cell, atoms of a first type or alkali metal and by spin exchange between the optically pumped electron of the alkali metal and the lithium atom electron. The lithium atoms are preferably... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090261825 - Dark blood balanced steady state free precession imaging: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with controlling a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus to perform a balanced steady state free precession (bSSFP) technique that includes magnetization preparation with differentiated velocity encoding and spoiling residual transverse magnetization are described. The example systems, methods, and other embodiments are also associated with... Agent: Kraguljac & Kalnay

20090261824 - Geometry based field prediction method for susceptibility mapping and phase artifact removal: The present invention provides a method of handling rapid phase aliasing in magnetic resonance images arising from local magnetic susceptibility differences. The methods of the present invention can be used to estimate the field effects within an object arising from the interfaces of regions having differences in magnetic susceptibilities, and... Agent: Thompson Coburn LLP

20090261823 - Method for water-fat separation and t2* estimation in an mri system employing multiple fat spectral peaks and fat spectrum self-calibration: NMR signal contributions from water and fat are separated using a model of the fat resonant frequency spectrum that has multiple resonant peaks. The relative frequencies of the multiple fat spectrum peaks are known a priori and their relative amplitudes are determined using a self-calibration process. With the determined relative... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090261826 - Low field magnetic resonance imaging: A method and system of magnetic resonance imaging does not need a large homogenous field to truncate a gradient field. Spatial information is encoded into the spin magnetization by allowing the magnetization to evolve in a non-truncated gradient field and inducing a set of 180 degree rotations prior to signal... Agent: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

20090261827 - Mitigating saturation artifacts associated with intersecting plane truefisp acquisitions through grouped reverse centric phase encoding: Systems methods, and other embodiments associated with acquiring intersecting TrueFISP images using grouped reverse centric phase encoding are described. One example method includes controlling an MRI apparatus to produce a TrueFISP sequence that delays acquisition of the center of k-space to reduce saturation banding artifacts. The example method also includes... Agent: Kraguljac & Kalnay

20090261828 - Coil assembly and multiple coil arrangement for magnetic resonance imaging: A coil assembly for magnetic resonance imaging comprises a sheet (2) of flexible and stretchable dielectric material and at least one electrically conducting coil (4a, 4b) for receiving and/or emitting a radio frequency signal. The coil is attached to and extends along a face of the flexible sheet. At least... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090261831 - Magnetic resonance gradient coil formed by two different types of conductors: A gradient coil of a magnetic resonance apparatus has a first conductor structure and a second conductor structure connected with one another so that windings of the gradient coil are formed. The first conductor structure is formed exclusively of planar, electrically conductive elements that are insulated from one another. The... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090261830 - Magnetic resonance imaging scanner: A processor is provided in a MRI scanner which senses pressure within a cryogen vessel and the ambient environmental pressure outside of the scanner. It controls a pressure controller means in the cryogen to in turn control the pressure to ensure that it is set to provide as large a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090261829 - Nmr probe: An NMR probe is offered which enables a 1H/19F compatibility mode having a sample coil, a hollow tubular body, and two rod electrodes disposed inside the tubular body substantially in a parallel relationship to each other. The tubular body is formed by a conductive wall at ground potential. An RF... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090261832 - Electromagnetic-seismic logging system and method: An EMI-Seismic logging tool for use in a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore, wherein the system makes electromagnetic and seismic measurements simultaneously using an EM receiver array for both measurements. A method of simultaneously making electromagnetic and seismic measurements in a subterranean formation is also provided.... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090261833 - Abnormality diagnosing apparatus for a glow plug: An abnormality diagnosing apparatus for a glow plug 8 provided in an engine 1. The glow plug 8 is energized by power supply from a battery 7 during a glow period from starting of the engine 1 to completion of engine starting. First, on the basis that power output edf... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090261834 - Test system: A test system includes a front bezel of an electronic device and a test device. The front bezel includes a plurality of positions defined in the front bezel, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) located in the plurality of positions, and a female LED connector connected to the plurality... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090261835 - Evaluation method of separator for nonaqueous electrolyte battery, and nonaqueous electrolyte battery: The evaluation method of a separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to the present invention includes: placing opposite an upper jig 21 serving also as a conductive electrode and a lower jig 23 serving also as a conductive electrode in both sides of the separator sample 22; and measuring... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090261836 - Method and apparatus for estimating the charge/discharge electricity amount of secondary batteries: An apparatus estimates charge/discharge electricity amount without being affected by current measurement error. Under specific selection conditions, a no-load voltage calculation part uses pairs of data consisting of current data I(n) and voltage data V(n) corresponding to the current data to calculate a no-load voltage Vsep as the voltage intercept... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090261837 - System and method for estimating a state vector associated with a battery: A system and a method for estimating a state vector associated with a battery are provided. The method includes determining a time interval that the battery has been electrically decoupled from a load circuit. The time interval starts at a first time. The method further includes obtaining a first state... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090261838 - Battery monitor for marine applications: A battery monitor for marine applications which includes a first voltage comparator circuit which compares the voltage input of a marine battery to a first predetermined reference voltage; an audible alarm which operates when the voltage comparator circuit determines that the voltage input of the marine battery is below that... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20090261839 - Effluent impedance based endpoint detection: A system to measure an impedance of an effluent associated with a foreline (effluent line or exhaust) is provided. This system includes a remote plasma source, a process chamber, an effluent line, an electrode assembly, an RF driver, and a detector. The remote plasma source couples to the process chambers... Agent: HulseyIPIntellectual Property Lawyers, P.C.

20090261840 - Time resolved radiation assisted device alteration: A method of time resolved radiation assisted device alteration testing of a semiconductor circuit which includes performing spatially resolved radiation assisted circuit testing on the semiconductor circuit while applying a test pattern to determine a pass-fail modulation location, asynchronously scanning the semiconductor circuit with radiation while repeatedly applying the test... Agent: Huffman Law Group, P.C.

20090261841 - Test apparatus and performance board: Provided is a test apparatus for testing a device under test, including: a plurality of signal supply sections that output test signals at different timing from each other; and a connection section that connects lines of wiring transmitting the test signals respectively outputted from the signal supply sections with each... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090261842 - Docking drive, locking element, docking system: A docking drive for a testing head comprising a plurality of locking mechanisms (10) each provided with an own locking drive (14, 21-28) comprises a synchronising device (11, 12, 13) synchronising the locking drives (14, 21-28) of the locking mechanisms (10). It may comprise a respective trapping device (15a, b)... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090261843 - Load simulator: A load simulator includes an indicator, a first resistor, and a second resistor. A first terminal of the indicator is connected to a first pin of a charger, while a second terminal of the indicator is grounded. The indicator and the first resistor are connected in parallel. Two terminals of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090261844 - Inductive detector: A low cost, high performance method and apparatus for identifying electrical intermediate devices and measuring their position relative to an antenna is provided. The technique preferably uses electrical intermediate devices co-operating with AC energized antennae. The resulting electrical data can be used in a wide variety of user interfaces, identification... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090261845 - Enantioselective capacitive sensor: The present invention relates to an enantioselective capacitive sensor, its manufacture and use and to devices comprising such sensors.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090261847 - Method for determining the dielectric constant of particles: A method of measuring the dielectric constant of a powder, including selecting a powder having an unknown first dielectric constant, selecting a liquid having a known second dielectric constant, and introducing a predetermined amount of powder into a predetermined volume of liquid to define a slurry characterized by a known... Agent: Brannon & Associates PC

20090261846 - Method for the capacitive detection of flaws in polymer tubes, and device: Disclosed is a method for detecting flaws in polymer tubes, especially tubes made of crosslinked polyethylene. The inventive method is characterized in that the tube (2) that is to be tested is exposed to the electric field of a capacitive triple electrode method in a housing (1) comprising a central... Agent: Venable LLP

20090261848 - Metal identifying device and metal identifying method: A metal identifying device precisely identifies a metal material in a metal member having a plurality of through-hole portions penetrating through the metal member. The metal identifying device of the present invention includes a measurement unit that obtains a measurement value by measuring an electrical property and/or optical property of... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20090261849 - Low force interconnects for probe cards: A probe test card assembly for testing of a device under test includes a printed circuit board, a substrate and a substrate support structure. The substrate support structure holds the substrate in position with respect to the printed circuit board. The substrate support structure may include one or more alignment... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20090261850 - Probe card: Disclosed is a probe card capable of simplifying the manufacturing process and the repair work. The probe card includes a printed circuit board including a substrate through hole; at least one probe substrate disposed on the printed circuit board; at least one probe including a probe body supported by the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090261851 - Spring probe: According to some example embodiments, an interconnect has a crown with contact tips, in which each of the contact tips is structured to physically contact a substantially spherical solder ball along a curved inner surface of the contact tip.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090261852 - Ducted test socket: A ducted test socket for thermally testing a device under test (DUT) is provided that can accommodate a large DUT and will improve the thermal transfer efficiency between a precision temperature forcing system (PTFS) and the DUT. The ducted test socket comprises a carrier and a base with opposing, mated... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090261854 - Automated loading/unloading of devices for burn-in testing: The automatic loading and unloading of devices for burn-in testing is facilitated by loading burn-in boards in a magazine with the stacked boards in the magazine moved into and out of a burn-in oven by means of a trolley. The trolley can include an elevator whereby a plurality of magazines... Agent: Spansion LLC C/o Murabito , Hao & Barnes LLP

20090261853 - Semiconductor device and method of testing the same: An object is to provide a semiconductor device in which it is possible to determine whether or not a minute delay time given by a delay circuit is within a specified value or not, and a method of testing the semiconductor device. In response to a data strobe signal TDQS... Agent: Fujitsu Patent Center C/o Cpa Global

20090261855 - Method and system for incorporating electronic signature analysis in low voltage power supplies: A method and system for incorporating electronic signature analysis in a low voltage power supply in order to monitor current centrally. The electrical loads that are powered by the low voltage power supply can be tested individually via an automatic test routine by measuring and scaling of current through a... Agent: Xerox Corporation C/o Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC