Measuring and testing inventions 07/06

20060162419 - Measuring device with plausibility check: Disclosed is a transmitter which achieves a permanently high security standard in an inexpensive manner. The inventive transmitter comprises a set of identically built sensors (1, 21, 23) for measuring a physical parameter, a set of electronic circuits (5), each of which is assigned to a sensor (1) and conditions...

20060162420 - Friction coefficient measuring system and method: A friction sled for measuring the co-efficient of friction between a friction pad mounted to the friction sled and test surface. The friction sled includes a load cell. A displacement force is applied to the friction sled and is measured by the friction cell. The friction cell is coupled to...

20060162421 - Shock indicator: A shock indicator comprising: A. A base; B. A peg affixed to the base; and C. An indicating weight comprising a peg opening and a gap, the weight attached to the peg at the peg opening such that the weight cannot detach from the peg in the absence of experiencing...

20060162423 - Gas sensor: A sealing device encloses a range of a base area and/or a cover area of a sensor element, which is accessible through an opening developed in a housing. Because of this, a seal may be achieved between the measured gas region and the reference gas region of the gas sensor,...

20060162422 - Gas sensor and method for production thereof: A gas sensor, whose purpose is to determine a physical property of a measuring gas, e.g., to determine the concentration of a gas component or the temperature of an exhaust gas. The gas sensor includes a sensor element arranged in a metal housing which is sealed by at least one...

20060162424 - Virtual impactor device with reduced fouling: A virtual impactor device having reduced fouling includes injection ports within the separation zone to redirect particles that otherwise tend to impact the walls of the separation zone and produce fouling. The virtual impactor device preferably also includes an acceleration zone having concave and convex sections, which reduces fouling in...

20060162425 - Explosion-proof gas sensor: An explosion-proof gas sensor has a measuring element (2), which generates a measured signal that depends on the concentration of the measured gas and is delimited against the environment by means of a porous, gas-permeable and sintered metal body (7). The sintered metal body (7) has a high mechanical stability,...

20060162426 - Gas sensor: A gas sensor is provided that is delimited from the environment with a preferably replaceable cap (8) made of a porous, gas-permeable and water-impermeable material, especially sintered PTFE. The gas sensor is protected against environmental moisture and can be permanently provided with the cap (8) and with a special calibrating...

20060162428 - Method and apparatus for detecting and locating gas leaks: The invention provides an apparatus and method for detecting the location of a gas leak within a test region. The invention comprises an array of calibrated sensors for measuring a plurality of gas concentrations, a control system coupled to the sensor array for calculating and optionally displaying a direction of...

20060162427 - Refrigerant leak detector of compressor: A motor control unit 107 that controls a drive device 100 of a brushless DC motor 101 of a compressor 12 in a refrigerator 1 determines that a flammable refrigerant is not leaking when it is determined that a duty variation width A(t) of a duty value D(t) detected at...

20060162429 - Automatic leak detection and isolation system for a pipeline: An automatic leak detection and isolation system for a fluid pipeline (3) comprising a pipeline section (1) through which the fluid flows, the pile line section comprising an inner section (5) through which the fluid flows and a sleeve (9) coaxial with and surrounding the inner section (5): and filled...

20060162430 - System and method for determining an air content, air release ability and for foam forming on oil surfaces: This invention concerns a device (1) for the determination of air content, the air separation behavior and the surface foam formation of oils, in particular of transmission oils with an air-oil mixer (2) and a differential pressures sensor (3). A conveyor system (4) transports the oil through pipe lines (5)...

20060162431 - Corrosion sensing microsensors: A microsensor for detecting corrosive media acting on a bulk metallic material when mounted in situ adjacent a location in the bulk metallic material. The microsensor includes a plurality of corrosion sensors (4A, 4B, 4C) exposed to the corrosive media, each having corrosive tracks formed from a patterned conductive thin...

20060162432 - Corrosion testing apparatus: A rotational test electrode assembly for use in a corrosive fluid environment as shown in FIG. 1 that includes a generally cylindrical heat and electrically conductive member (110) having an annular portion (112) and a solid portion (114): a heating device (130) positioned inside of the annular portion and in...

20060162433 - Evaporated fuel treatment device of internal combustion engine: Disclosed is an evaporated fuel treatment device that includes a sealing valve installed between a fuel tank and a canister, a pump module pressure sensor for detecting the pressure on the canister side pressure, and a tank internal pressure sensor for detecting a tank internal pressure. Upon detection of a...

20060162434 - Pedaling force sensor and pedaling force detection device using the sensor: A force-on-pedal sensor of the present invention includes a cylindrical substrate (11) whose one end is closed having: a hole part (11d) at a center of its side section (11c); and a strain resistance element (13) via an insulating layer (12) at its side section (11c), a coil spring (15)...

20060162435 - Quartz type pressure sensor, and production method therefor: In a touch-mode capacitance type pressure sensor, a quartz pressure sensor that can solve difficulty in thickness control on a diaphragm due to a low etching precision which is a drawback in a pressure sensor using a detecting piece made from silicon, and deterioration in a detecting accuracy and poor...

20060162436 - Tire monitoring unit for a vehicle: A housing configured to accommodate a tire monitoring unit may include an extended portion, extending along a circumference of a wheel rim, and a pair of engaging members provided in parallel with the extended portion at opposite lateral sides thereof. A holder may be provided that is configured to accommodate...

20060162437 - Wheel-mounted tire pressure gauge: Tire pressure-indicating gauge is mounted at the center of a spoked wheel for a pneumatic tire to continuously monitor and display the tire's air pressure. The pneumatic tire is mounted on the rim of wheel, and pressurized air may be selectively introduced to, and captured within, the pneumatic tire via...

20060162438 - Condition monitoring of pumps and pump system: A method of monitoring the condition of a pump (10) or at least one component of a system that includes a pump which component or components are not a part of the pump, includes the step of generating a pre-determined test condition in the pump or system component or components....

20060162439 - Hydraulic system health indicator: A method and apparatus for determining the operating health of a hydraulic system are provided. The method may include the steps of determining a plurality of operating parameters of the hydraulic system during operation of the hydraulic system, determining an estimated working condition value of the hydraulic system, modifying the...

20060162440 - Sodar sounding of the lower atmosphere: A method and system for acoustically sounding the lower atmosphere involves the transmitting of an acoustic chirp and the processing of returned echoes and interference using wavelet and matched filter techniques. A single transmitter and four receivers may be used, with receivers located equidistant from the transmitter on the cardinal...

20060162441 - Hot-wire airflow meter: The time it takes for a hot-wire airflow meter to begin to operate normally upon startup of an automobile is reduced. A heat-generating resistor Rh for measuring airflow rate, a temperature-compensating resistor Rc, and a resistor R1 for detecting the current through the heat-generating resistor are connected in parallel. A...

20060162442 - Thermal type flow measurement apparatus: IN a thermal type flow measurement apparatus, a heating element is disposed in a fluid passage and generates heat by a passage of a current through itself. A first thermal sensitive element is disposed adjacent upstream of the heating element in a direction of fluid flow to be measured. A...

20060162443 - 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 housing, the microvalve including: a substrate; an insulating layer disposed over the...

20060162444 - Driven musculoskeletal joint testing: An apparatus for testing natural, partially artificial, or artificial musculoskeletal joints is provided as well as a method for using the same. In one aspect, the system employs a weighted, articulated apparatus, such as a pendulum, moving in response to a driving signal to determine a property of the musculoskeletal...

20060162445 - Differential pressure sensor comprising a symmetric error in the separating bodies: A pressure-difference sensor, which is asymmetrical by design, includes a measuring apparatus having a first half-chamber with a first volume V1, which is sealed by a first separating membrane having a first membrane stiffness E1, and a second half-chamber with a second volume V2, which is sealed by a second...

20060162446 - Piezoelectric vibrating gyro element and gyro sensor: p

20060162447 - Piezoelectric vibration gyro element, structure for supporting the piezoelectric vibration gyro element and gyro sensor: A piezoelectric vibration gyro element formed by etching from a quartz substrate of a Z-plate, includes: a base portion, a pair of vibration arms for detection extending from the base portion toward both sides thereof in the direction of Y-axis, a pair of coupling arms extending from the base portion...

20060162448 - Micro-electro-mechanical gyroscope having electrically insulated regions: An Integrated gyroscope includes a suspended mass; mobile actuation electrodes extending from the suspended mass; and a sensing mass connected to the actuation mass through coupling springs. The suspended mass is formed by an external part and an internal part, electrically separated by an electrical-insulation region having a closed annular...

20060162449 - Angular velocity sensor and method of fabrication thereof: The present invention provides an angular velocity sensor and a method of fabrication thereof that facilitates the work of affixing a tuning-fork-type crystal element and adjusting the same, preventing waste caused by scrapping defective products and also encouraging miniaturization of components. The angular velocity sensor comprises: a tuning-fork-type crystal element...

20060162450 - Acceleration sensor and inclination-detecting method: In an acceleration sensor detecting inclined displacement of a predetermined article from a basic position, the acceleration sensor (10) includes a sensor chip having a detection plane including one detection axis or two crossing detection axes detecting the inclined displacement. An axis orthogonal to the detection plane of the sensor...

20060162451 - Electronic measurement of the motion of a moving body of sports equipment: An application of rate gyros and accelerometers allows electronic measurement of the motion of a rigid or semi-rigid body, such as a body associated with sporting equipment including a fly rod during casting, a baseball bat, a tennis racquet or a golf club during swinging. For instance, data can be...

20060162452 - Diamagnetic levitation system: The invention concerns an inertial sensor or an actuator based on diamagnetic levitation, said inertial sensor or actuator comprising support means serving as main support body for an inertial sensor or for an actuator, a two dimensional array of permanent magnets and a diamagnetic element facing the said array characterized...

20060162453 - Acceleration sensor: A compact, high-sensitivity acceleration sensor that is prevented from being affected by factors other than acceleration, such as a change in temperature, has a bimorph acceleration-sensor element including first and second resonators attached to opposite sides of a base plate with respect to a direction in which acceleration is applied....

20060162454 - Capacitive acceleration sensor arrangement: The present invention relates to measuring devices used in measuring acceleration, and, more specifically, to capacitive acceleration sensors. The improved sensor arrangement of the invention enables reliable and effective measuring of acceleration, in small capacitive acceleration sensor designs, in particular. The acceleration sensor arrangement measuring circuitry of the present invention...

20060162455 - Method and device for measuring vibration frequency of multi-cantilever: A method and device for measuring vibration frequency of a multi-cantilever which eliminate the need of incorporating an exciting or detecting element in each cantilever and simplify the structure of a cantilever array by means of optical pumping and optical measurement, and can provide high Q values and diversities of...

20060162456 - Non-destructive stringer inspection apparatus and method: A hat stringer inspection device permits continuous inspection of hat stringers as one or more probes are moved along the length of the hat stringer. Probes may be magnetically coupled to opposing surfaces of the structure, including, for example, where one of the probes is positioned inside the hat stringer...

20060162457 - Method of using ultrasound to inspect a part in immersion: A method of using ultrasound to inspect a part in immersion, by means of a focused beam of ultrasound waves oriented perpendicularly to the surface of the part, the method consisting, when the axis of the focused beam is close to an edge of the part, in tilting the axis...

20060162458 - Process transmitter isolation assembly: An isolation assembly for connection to a process transmitter and for mitigating high temperature effects of a process fluid includes a process coupling face having an isolation diaphragm configured to contact process fluid. A transmitter coupling has a pressure coupling configured to couple to a pressure port of the process...

20060162459 - High temperature pressure transmitter assembly: A pressure transmitter assembly for measuring a pressure of a process fluid includes an isolation diaphragm assembly configured to couple to a process fluid. A pressure sensor is coupled to the isolation diaphragm assembly and is configured to sense a pressure. An isolation diaphragm coupling flange is provided to carry...

20060162460 - Differential pressure measuring apparatus: It is related to the shape of a back surface formed to allow a pre-loading diaphragm to become deformed at a threshold pressure value. A differential pressure measuring apparatus has the pre-loading diaphragm which becomes deformed to prevent sensors from being broken when pressure higher than a threshold pressure value...

20060162461 - Hermetic pressure sensing device: A pressure sensing device (10, 40) is shown having a ceramic capacitive sensing element (12) received in a chamber formed in a hexport housing (16). The hexport housing has a fluid passageway (16c) communicating with a recessed chamber (16d) formed in a bottom wall circumscribed by an annular platform shoulder...

20060162462 - 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 of a fixing element to...

20060162463 - Material testing machine: A material testing machine includes a load mechanism for applying a load to a test piece, and a plurality of detectors for detecting physical values associated with the applied load. An A/D converter receives the output measurement data of each of the detected physical values, and digitalizes the received output...

20060162464 - Pressure-sensitive sensor and monitor using the pressure-sensitive sensor: A pressure-sensitive sensor (a pressure sensor) for measuring the pressure applied to a pressure-receiving part by assuming the pressure as an amount of deformation of the pressure-receiving part and converting the amount of deformation into an electrical signal and a monitor for monitoring the action and the state and change...

20060162465 - In-line measuring device with measuring tube and method for manufacture thereof: A measuring tube of the in-line measuring device is lined internally with a liner. The liner is made of a polyurethane produced using a catalyst that contains metal-organic compounds. The metals that are brought into the liner and remain there are chemically, especially atomically, bonded to carbon chains formed in...

20060162468 - Mass flowmeter: A mass flowmeter employing the Coriolis principle incorporates in at least one section two measuring tubes that extend along a common plane, as well as a connecting device that connects the two measuring tubes in the section in which they extend along the common plane. The connecting device is designed...

20060162466 - Fluid flow measuring and proportional fluid flow control device: The present invention provides restrictive-flow flow measurement devices, valve improvements and signal control devices and processes that control the flow of liquids, including control processes for single-liquid calibration....

20060162467 - Meter register having an encoder: A water meter register has a shaft for rotating an energy passing wheel having a high transmission portion and a low transmission portion. Energy rays are directed toward one side of the wheel toward a pair of detectors mounted on the other side of the wheel. Each of the detectors...

20060162469 - Torque sensor and electric steering device using the same: A torque sensor is provided with a torsion bar, first and second elongate sleeves respectively secured to one and the other ends of the torsion bar, and a pair of resolvers respectively mounted on the first and second elongate sleeves. First and second stop portions are provided respectively at overlapping...

20060162470 - Gauge resistant measurement system: A direct measuring loaded gage axle assembly that measures track strength by directly measuring constant load on split axles as vertical loads are imposed by a hydraulic ram, and horizontal loads being supplied by horizontal rams through split axles and steel wheels to the railroad tracks enabling improved calibration to...

20060162471 - Pressure sensor comprising an elastic sensor layer with a microstructured surface: Disclosed is a pressure sensor comprising sensor layers (12, 14) which are made of an elastic, resistive material and are applied to a polymer film that is not represented. (22) embodies a spacer that is coated with an adhesive. One sensor layer (14) is provided with a microstructured surface encompassing...

20060162472 - Method and device for examining a sealing surface of a container mouth: The invention relates to a method and a device (65) for examining a container mouth (4) for defects in a mouth sealing surface (3), wherein a light source (5) serves to emit light beams (22′a,22′b) on to the mouth (4) such that they comprise a direction component impinging tangentially upon...

20060162473 - Protected length measuring system: What is described is a length measurement system and method for measuring relative movements between first and second machine parts, said measurement system comprising a sensing head and a rule sensed by it, said sensing head being securely mountable on the first machine part and said rule being connectable with...

20060162474 - End face sensor and method of producing the same: An end face sensor device and a method of producing the sensor device, where the sensor device has flexibility or bendability independent of its shape and is suitable for constructing various devices with desired shapes. The end face sensor device is characterized in that a receptor portion is formed on...

20060156789 - Devices, systems and methods for testing of gas detectors: A testing module for use with a gas detector, includes a plurality of gas inlets and outlets, each outlet being in fluid connection with one of the inlets. Each of the outlets is adapted to mate with and form a fluid connection with one of the inlets of a second...

20060156790 - Method for predicting the wear of a tire and system for implementing it: A technique for predicting the wear of at least one tire whose tread has pattern elements and which is fitted to a terrestrial motor vehicle, and a system for implementing the technique that enables a user, such as the vehicle's driver, to know reliably at any given moment the level...

20060156791 - Method and a sensor device for measuring particle emissions from the exhaust gases of a combustion engine: A method and a sensor device for determining particle emissions from exhaust gases of a combustion engine substantially during the use in an exhaust pipe system or a corresponding exhaust gas duct, in which method emitted particles contained in the exhaust gases are charged and the particle emissions are determined...

20060156792 - Multi-dimensional liquid chromatography separation system and method: A multi-dimensional separation system having parallel traps for effluent from prior separation dimension and parallel latter separation columns, the latter columns being coupled to the traps. At least one trap enriches components of effluent while at least one other trap is releasing trapped components to a detector, which may be...

20060156793 - Skids, modules, and modular system for monitoring hydrogen-cooled generators: A modular system for monitoring a hydrogen-cooled generator includes a skid having a platform, a support attachable to said platform and attachable to a plurality of modules for monitoring the hydrogen-cooled generator, and at least one module for monitoring the hydrogen-cooled generator. The module may include a vibration monitoring module....

20060156794 - Apparatus and method for measuring gap bulk density of a catalytic converter support mat: Gap bulk density (GBD) of a support mat surrounding a catalyst substrate in a catalytic converter is calculated using an average gap width optically determined by a camera system. Mat weight determined at an assembly station is bar coded and placed in a bar code label attached to the converter...

20060156795 - Methods and apparatus for detection of large leaks in sealed articles: Methods and apparatus are provided for detection of large leaks in scaled articles. Apparatus for leak detection includes a first sealable chamber configured to receive a test piece containing a trace gas, a second sealable chamber, a first valve coupled between the first and second chambers, a leak detector having...

20060156796 - System and method for determining a temperature during analyte measurement: A method of measuring an analyte in a biological fluid comprises applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; a corrected DC response is determined using the AC response; and a concentration of the analyte is determined based upon...

20060156797 - Acoustic assessment of fluids in a plurality of reservoirs: The invention provides devices and methods for acoustically assessing the contents in a plurality of reservoirs. Each reservoir has a portion adapted to contain a fluid, and an acoustic radiation generator is positioned in acoustic coupling relationship to each of the reservoirs. Acoustic radiation generated by the acoustic radiation generator...

20060156798 - Carbon nanotube excitation system: A carbon nanotube excitation system is disclosed. The excitation system is suitable to vibrate the nanotube and to excite at least one nanotube resonant frequency. Types of excitation systems include but are not limited to electromagnetic system having a coil or an antenna, mechanical system having piezoelectric elements, electrostatic system...

20060156799 - Fuel flow rate measuring apparatus for an internal combustion engine: A fuel flow rate measuring apparatus for an internal combustion engine is capable of achieving cost reduction as well as measuring the flow rate of fuel with high accuracy over an entire fuel flow rate range. The apparatus includes an injection pulse width detection part for detecting an injection pulse...

20060156800 - Method of operating a single cylinder two-stroke engine: A method operates a single cylinder two-stroke engine having a cylinder wherein a combustion chamber is formed which is delimited by a piston. The piston drives a crankshaft rotatably journalled in a crankcase. In the method, fuel and combustion air are supplied to the two-stroke engine. In the combustion chamber,...

20060156801 - Method and device for measuring the injection rate of an injection valve for liquids: A method for measuring the injection rate of an injection valve for liquids, preferably for liquid fuel, in which the injection valve injects the liquid into a liquid-filled measurement volume, the measurement volume being closed off on all sides and a pressure sensor being located in the measurement volume. From...

20060156803 - Apparatus for generating road surface reaction force in a test apparatus for steer-by-wire system: An apparatus for generating a road surface reaction force in a test apparatus for a steer-by-wire system includes a steering actuation unit, and actuators arranged in parallel to tie rods of the steering actuation unit. In accordance with this arrangement, there is an advantage of a reduced installation space. Also,...

20060156802 - Tyre data monitoring systems: A vehicle tyre data monitoring system has a wheel mounted sensor means that is adapted to transmit one or more of pressure, temperature, angular velocity, and force vector data for a tyre as a digital serial datagram through a two-wire communication channel to a chassis mounted reader means. The communication...

20060156804 - Digital signal processing back biased hall effect muzzle velocity measurement system: A system for precisely measuring muzzle exit velocity of a “muzzle loaded” mortar projectile fired from a mortar tube using two back-biased Hall effect sensors for projectile gas ring channel detection. The system includes a back-biased Hall effect sensor block, a digital resolver electronic circuit and a computer software interface....

20060156805 - Pressure distribution measurement system: A pressure distribution measurement system for measuring a pressure distribution on a measurement object. A flexible sheet-form pressure detection member includes a plurality of pressure passages extending in parallel and a pressure detection hole opened in each of the pressure passages is affixed to a surface of an outer plate...

20060156806 - Vehicle rain sensor stabilizer: A stabilizer for placement between a rain or moisture sensor unit and a vehicle windshield to compensate for incongruency between the moisture sensor unit and an optical coupler located between the moisture sensor unit and the windshield. The stabilizer includes a planar section of support tape having two bonding surfaces...

20060156807 - Fluid flow sensor: Two heat generating resistors are formed on a substrate in the upstream side with respect to an air flow direction and two other heat generating resistors are formed in the downstream side. A thermometer resistor for detecting a temperature in the intake manifold is formed on the substrate. A bridge...

20060156808 - Equipment for measuring gas flow rate: In a flow sensor, detecting elements are provided at a sub-passage. A sub-passage wall contains a hole to drain accumulated liquid. A protrusion arranged close to the hole on an external surface generates dynamic pressure on the opening in response to external flow. Alternatively, a protrusion upstream from the hole...

20060156809 - Resistive level sensor for cryo-liquid gas tanks: The present invention provides a probe having a resistance that varies with temperature and is operable to determine the quantity of a fluid, such as hydrogen, in a storage tank, such as a cryogenic storage tank. The probe relies upon differing heat transfer rates for the gaseous and liquid phases...

20060156810 - Accelerometer and rate sensor package for gravity gradiometer instruments: An accelerometer and rate sensor package to aid gravity gradiometers is provided. The accelerometer and rate sensor package is mounted directly on or within a gravity gradiometer instrument (GGI). Outputs from the sensors can be used to reduce unwanted noise due to angular rotational rates, angular accelerations and linear accelerations...

20060156811 - Container with measuring device holding means: A container for holding a product including a holding means for removably holding a product measuring device adjacent the upper end of the container. The holding means is connected to the container and the measuring device may be replaced in the holding means to secure the measuring device therein during...

20060156813 - Oscillating micro-mechanical sensor of angular velocity: The present invention relates to measuring devices used in measuring angular velocity and, more specifically, to oscillating micro-mechanical sensors of angular velocity. In the sensors of angular velocity according to the present invention, at least one pair of electrodes is provided in association with an edge of a seismic mass...

20060156814 - Oscillating micro-mechanical sensor of angular velocity: The invention relates to measuring devices used in measuring angular velocity, and, more specifically, to oscillating micro-mechanical sensors of angular velocity. In the sensor of angular velocity according to the present invention seismic masses (1), (2), (36), (37) are connected to support areas by means of springs or by means...

20060156816 - Planar 3-axis inertial measurement unit: The present invention relates to a z-axial solid-state gyroscope. Its main configuration is manufactured with a conductive material and includes two sets of a proof mass and two driver bodies suspended between two plates by an elastic beam assembly. Both surfaces of the driver bodies and the proof masses respectively...

20060156812 - Rotation sensing apparatus and method for manufacturing the same: The invention provides a rotation sensing apparatus and method for manufacturing the same, in which the rotation sensing apparatus comprises at least a pair of vibration parts and a sensing electrode. The pair of vibration parts is disposed on a substrate symmetrically and each vibration part comprises an electrostatic vibrating...

20060156815 - Solid-state gyroscopes and planar three-axis inertial measurement unit: The present invention relates to a z-axial solid-state gyroscope. Its main configuration is manufactured with a conductive material and includes two sets of a proof mass and two driver bodies suspended between two plates by an elastic beam assembly. Both surfaces of the driver bodies and the proof masses respectively...

20060156817 - Acceleration sensor with redundant contact holes: An acceleration sensor includes a mass and a supporting member linked by a flexible beam. A strain detector having low-resistance areas at both ends is formed near a boundary between the beam and the mass or between the beam and the supporting member. A dielectric film formed on the supporting...

20060156819 - Micromachined comb capacitive accelerometer:

20060156818 - 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 to the frame structure (110) about a rotation axis, and...

20060156820 - Measurement and control of asphaltene agglomeration in hydrocarbon liquids: A method is provided for measuring the agglomerative state of asphaltenes in oil by applying an acoustic signal to the oil, detecting the scattered acoustic energy and using this detected signal to determine the relative particle size distribution of the asphaltene particles in the oil and/or their state of agglomeration....

20060156821 - Ultrasonic sensor: A receiver of an ultrasonic sensor includes reception elements, each of which has a shape of a flat rectangular plate. The reception elements are arranged one-dimensionally on a plane so that the reception surfaces face the same direction and that the reception elements are aligned with small intervals in the...

20060156822 - Systems and methods that detect changes in incident optical radiation: Systems, methods and sensors detect changes in incident optical radiation. Current is driven through one or more active areas of a detector while the incident optical radiation illuminates the active areas. Voltage is sensed across one or more of the active areas, a change in the voltage being indicative of...

20060156823 - Manual resuscitators with integral manometer: A manometer integrated into a manual resuscitator includes a housing with a communication path, and a pressure gauge integrally forming part of the housing. A sensing chamber and an atmospheric chamber are separated by a diaphragm subject to distortion by differential pressure between the chambers, with a spring to restore...

20060156824 - Turbo sump for use with capacitive pressure sensor: The disclosed pressure sensor includes a body, a diaphragm, and a flow defining structure. The body defines an interior volume. The diaphragm divides the interior volume into a first portion and a second portion. At least a first part of the diaphragm moves in a first direction when a pressure...

20060156825 - Pressure detection device and manufacturing method of the same: A pressure detection device includes a sensing part that is provided at one end portion of the housing to output an electrical signal responsive to an applied pressure, a circuit part that is provided at an other end portion of the housing to process the signal from the sensing part,...

20060156826 - Arrangement and method for the analysis of the strength of a specimen of reducible material that contains iron: c) the test specimen (A) is compressed between the contact surfaces (8, 13) while a measurement value that comprises at least the force that is applied to the specimen (a) is collected; d) the measured value is stored in a memory; e) the distance between the contact surfaces is increased;...

20060156827 - Device for flow measuring using ultrasound: An ultrasonic measuring device having at least one ultrasonic transducer, an analyzer circuit, and a reflection surface provided within a flow pipe for a gaseous medium. The first ultrasonic transducer and the second ultrasonic transducer are inclined toward one another, the electronic analyzer circuit being situated between the first ultrasonic...

20060156828 - Ultrasonic flow meter including guide elements: The measurement of volume flows or mass flows in the intake system of motor vehicle internal combustion engines plays a significant role in reducing pollutant emissions. Therefore, an ultrasonic flow meter for measuring a flow rate of a fluid flowing in a primary flow direction is described. The ultrasonic flow...

20060156829 - Ultrasonic flow meter including turbulators: Measuring volume flows or mass flows in the intake system of motor vehicle internal combustion engines plays an important role in reducing harmful emissions. Therefore, an ultrasonic flow meter for measuring a flow velocity of a fluid flowing in an essentially laminar flow in the main flow direction is described....

20060156831 - Coriolis mass measuring device: A Coriolis mass flow measuring device includes a vibratory measuring transducer having at least one measuring tube, which has medium flowing through it during operation. In operation, the measuring tube is caused by an exciter arrangement to undergo mechanical oscillations, especially bending oscillations. Additionally, the Coriolis mass flow measuring device...

20060156830 - Process meter: A process meter for measuring at least one physical process variable of a medium stored in a container or flowing in a line, comprising: a transducer including a sensor arrangement providing measurement signals (s1, s2), said sensor arrangement having: at least a first sensor providing at least a first measurement...

20060156832 - Replaceable electronic spanner: A replaceable electronic spanner comprises a spanner body; at least one electronic device being installed to the spanner body; each electronic device being installed with a display; at least one end of the spanner body being formed with an inserting opening; one side of the inserting opening being installed with...

20060156833 - Low-cost high precision twisting measuring device: A low-cost high precision twisting measuring device comprising a tool body; the tool body comprises a handle having a display; at least one end of the handle having a driving portion; each connection between the handle and each driving portion having a piezoelectric ceramic sensor; the piezoelectric ceramic sensor being...

20060156834 - Torque detecting apparatus: In a torque detecting apparatus, in each of two flux concentrating rings, a portion along a circumferential direction is raised outward in a radial direction so that a flux concentrating section is provided that has a plate shape extending on one side in an axial direction. These flux concentrating rings...

20060156836 - Apparatus and method for balancing and for providing a compliant range to a test head: A load, such as an electronic test head, is supported. A force sensor detects a force received from the load, the force resulting from the load being imbalanced such that a torque is created about a rotational axis of the load. A source of force provides a counter force relative...

20060156835 - Housing with reduced thermal, conduction for a measuring instrument: A measuring device is provided, which is usable at high temperatures. The device includes: a housing, which has a first section, on which a means is provided for securement of the housing to a measurement location; a second section, which borders on the first section; and a third section, which...

20060150707 - Reference leakage device for leak sniffer detector: The invention concerns a reference leakage device (14) for leak sniffer detector (1) equipped with a sniffing tip (8) and a control unit (6). Said reference leakage device (14) comprises a gas reservoir (31) and a constriction (33) wherefrom there is released a specific amount of test gas, at least...

20060150708 - Device and method for calibration of a mass flow sensor: A device and method for calibration of a mass flow sensor (14) employs a flow channel and a holder for the mass flow sensor in the flow channel. An adjustable throttle device is provided between the holder and a connection to a pump during a calibrating operation to operate on...

20060150709 - Built-in self test of mems: The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method for producing and comparing signals from various points in a MEMS device. By producing signals which should be of substantial identical characteristics, deviations from the situation where the signals are of identical characteristics can be used to identify various types...

20060150710 - Scratch testing device: A device and method for scratch and/or mar testing the surface of a material specimen. In an embodiment, the scratch testing device comprises a scratching member. In addition, the scratch testing device comprises a carriage operable to move the scratching member. Further, the scratch testing device comprises a load mechanism,...

20060150711 - Gas supply adapter: A single-piece adapter (10) is disclosed for supplying gas to a gas detector (32) that contains at least one gas sensor (34) and that has a gas inlet (30) for allowing gas at the inlet to come into contact with the at least one sensor (34), which adapter comprises: chamber...

20060150712 - Method and apparatus for indicating a parameter of transmitted fluid: The invention concerns a method and apparatus for indicating a parameter of a transmitted fluid. One embodiment of the invention comprises a fluid source operatively coupled to a conduit for transmitting a fluid from the fluid source. In addition, a sensor detects a parameter of the fluid, such as the...

20060150713 - Test device for internal combustion engine: A device for testing exhaust emissions of an internal combustion engine utilizes wireless real time data transfer to permit outdoors testing via an indoors base station (14). A hand portable display device (18) provides instructions to an operator, and a gas sensor/analyser (16) detects combustion gas content. The base station,...

20060150714 - Method and equipment for measuring vapour flux from surfaces: Equipment and a method for measuring water vapour flux from a surface such as skin uses a closed measuring chamber in which there is a means for agitating the air within the measuring chamber to give improved measurements....

20060150715 - Method and system for conducting an on-site measurement of the density of an insulation material: Method for conducting an on-site measurement of a density value of an insulation material is provided, comprising: (a) providing an acoustic source for emitting a sound wave; (b) directing the sound wave emitted from the acoustic source through a waveguide and at an insulation material present in a wall, floor...

20060150716 - Analyzing method for coloring material composition: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method capable of easily identifying a coloring material composition. The method performs a chromatography step of loading a subject sample containing the coloring material composition to a chromatography apparatus that holds a separating base material containing a cellulosic material...

20060150717 - Device for determining the centre of rotation of a vehicle about a vehicle vertical axis: A device for determining a center of rotation of a vehicle around the vehicle's vertical axis determines the center of rotation as a function of a yaw rate and a float angle....

20060150718 - Device for determining the wetting of a wall by a liquid: Ultrasonic waves passing through guides (5, 6) are emitted towards a target (2) immersed in a liquid in order to infer the wetting of this target from certain features of the received signal. The invention is notably applied to the study of liquid heavy metals....

20060150721 - Fluid delivery for scanning probe microscopy: The following invention pertains to the introduction of a gas (or fluid) around a SPM probe or nanotool™ to control chemical activity e.g. oxygen to promote oxidation, argon to inhibit oxidation or clean dry air (CDA) to inhibit moisture to control static charging due to the action of the probe...

20060150719 - Method for determining tribological properties of a sample surface using a scanning microscope (sem) and associated scanning microscope: Described is a method for examining a surface of a sample using an atomic force scanning microscope (AFM) comprising a cantilever with a longitudinal extension along which a measuring tip is disposed, which is selectively arranged relative to said sample surface by a driver means and whose spatial position is...

20060150720 - Probe for a scanning microscope: A scanning microscope probe in which a palladium covering film is formed on the surface of the protruding portion of a cantilever, and the base end portion of a nanotube is disposed in contact with the palladium covering film with the tip end portion of the nanotube protruding to the...

20060150722 - Leak detector for evaporated fuel: An evaporated fuel leak detector detects leakage of an evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank. The detector includes: a differential pressure valve, a pump for sucking a detection port side to reduce pressure on a fuel tank side, and pressure detection means for detecting pressure on a detection port...

20060150723 - Device and method for detecting malfunctions in a fuel injection system provided with a fuel pressure damper: In the low pressure zone (10) of a fuel injection system a fuel pressure damper (12) is provided which dampens pressure variations, especially such pressure variations that are caused by operation of a high-pressure fuel pump (16) mounted downstream of the low pressure zone (10). In the low pressure zone...

20060150724 - Method and apparatus for monitoring tire performance: A method and apparatus for assessing tire performance by generating accurate, timely tire-to-surface slippage information under any operational/environmental conditions and on any road and/or off-road surface without requiring instrumentation of the roadway. The approach is capable of storing generated tire-to-surface slippage information for later retrieval and analysis and/or capable of...

20060150725 - Liquid medicine-measuring device for liquid medicine-injecting device: Disclosed is a medical liquid meter (10) for use with a medical liquid feeding device (30) including an expandable container (31), an inlet port (32) for supplying a medical liquid into the expandable container (31) therethrough, and a feed duct (33) for feeding to a patient the medical liquid discharged...

20060150726 - Permanently eccentered formation tester: A formation tester for determining the formation pressure of a subsurface formation traversed by a wellbore comprises of:—an elongate tester body;—a support plate (3) that is extendible outwardly from the surface of the formation tester body, said support plate carrying probe means (5) to establish a passageway between the inside...

20060150727 - Free point tool with low mass sensor: A free point tool comprises an elongated main shaft assembly and a low mass sensor assembly coaxially and slidingly disposed over the elongated main shaft. The low mass sensor assembly is adapted to be supported within the down hole casing by first and second drag spring centralizers coupled respectively to...

20060150728 - Submerged current indicator: An apparatus (10) adapted to indicate the direction of water current at a pre-determined depth of water, including a floating device (20) and a weighted sail member (24) connected (26) thereto. The floating device (20) acting as a visual indicator at the surface to users as to the direction of...

20060150729 - Connecting piece for fluid lines: A connector (3) is suggested, which is capable of connecting a fluid line (28) to a fluid technology device. A connection channel runs between a device connection (24) and a line connection (25) in the connector (3). The connector (3) is equipped with a volume flow detection device (2) that...

20060150730 - Device for determing at least one parameter of a medium flowing inside a conduit: A device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line in a main flow direction includes a part adapted for introduction into the line. The part may include a measuring element for determining the at least one parameter; a measuring channel that may include an...

20060150731 - Portable apparatus with an accelerometer device for free-fall detection: A portable apparatus having an accelerometer device and a supporting element in the accelerometer device, having a first body of semiconductor material integrating a sensor element that detects movements of the first body and generates a signal correlated to the detected movement; a second body of semiconductor material that integrates...

20060150732 - Gyro sensor: A gyro sensor 10 having a small and simple structure and yet being capable of detecting changes in angular speed with high sensitivity. The sensor 10 includes a giant magnetostrictive member 12 made of a giant magnetostrictive element, a drive coil 18 for vibrating the giant magnetostrictive member 12 by...

20060150733 - Angular velocity sensor and its designing method: An angular velocity sensor includes a tuning fork vibrator, a drive unit provided on the tuning folk vibrator, and a detection unit for detecting an amount of deflection of the tuning folk vibrator. The tuning fork vibrator includes a first vibrating arm having a first end and a second end...

20060150734 - Activity monitoring: An activity monitor is provided that operates to reduce errors associated with current activity monitors caused by simply adding activity values from different motion sensors....

20060150735 - Force balanced instrument system and method for mitigating errors: A force balanced instrument system and method for mitigating errors is provided. The system and method mitigate errors in measurement readings caused by charge buildup in force balanced instruments that employ charge pulses to generate an electrostatic force to null an inertial proof mass disposed between opposing electrodes. The system...

20060150736 - Apparatus and method for analyzing semiconductor device: An apparatus for analyzing a semiconductor device has a stage for horizontally holding a semiconductor substrate serving as a target sample to be analyzed, an ultrasonic wave transmitting/receiving unit provided above the stage to transmit and receive an ultrasonic wave, a current control unit for applying a current to the...

20060150737 - Method for detecting structure-borne noise events in a roller bearing: A method for detecting structure-borne noise events in a roller bearing, wherein a measuring signal M of a pressure or dilatation sensor arranged on a roller bearing is fed to a frequency filter for filtering out undesired signal parts. The aim of the invention is to determine structure-borne noise waves...

20060150738 - Vibration analysis: The present invention relates to vibration analysis and in particular, but not limited to, the derivation of multiple types of vibration signals from one vibration signal for vibration analysis. In the preferred method of the invention the vibrations of an object are measured using at least one vibration sensor, wherein...

20060150739 - Vibration sensor: In a vibration sensor 1 comprising a diaphragm electrode 3 having weights 7a and 7b attached to opposite surfaces thereof, a first fixed electrode 2a opposed to one surface of the diaphragm electrode 3 and a second fixed electrode 2b opposed to the other surface of the diaphragm electrode 3,...

20060150740 - Resonating transducer: A resonating pressure transducer operable to measure an applied pressure by measuring changes in a resonant frequency is disclosed. The pressure transducer comprises a plurality of diaphragms formed in a wafer of semi-conducting material between two layers, wherein each of the diaphragms is divided into a plurality of electrically isolated...

20060150741 - Pressure and differential pressure gauge with overload protection: A pressure pickup, having a pressure chamber, which is located between a separating membrane and a platform, and a A pressure canal for hydraulic transmission of pressure to a measuring cell, includes, for dynamic overload protection, a Venturi throttle implemented by providing that the pressure canal has at least one...

20060150742 - Device and method for pressure indication: A device for indicating an internal pressure of an inflatable medical cuff, comprising: a membrane movable in response to a difference between the internal pressure and an external pressure; and movable indication means operably associated with the membrane for indicating, in use of the device, the internal pressure....

20060150743 - Magnetostrictive strain sensor (airgap control): A sensor assembly for measuring force along an axis (F) comprises an inductance coil extending around the axis (F) for establishing a loop of magnetic flux looping axially through the coil and extending around the axis (F) to define a donut shaped ring of magnetic flux surrounding the axis (F)....

20060150744 - Device for showing tensile stress: In this device for indicating (10) pretensioning forces in a tensioning element (7), such as tie-sown straps or tie-down ropes, the spring surrounds the tie bolt (3) which is located on the loop of the tie-down strap, and in response to weak forces describes a path (6) which is easily...

20060150745 - Sensor having a self-test: A sensor has a self-test function, a movable part and an evaluation unit. The movable part has its own drive. The measured variable is represented by a deflection of the movable part with respect to a reference position. Because of the drive, there is at least one additional, parasitic deflection...

20060150746 - Magnetic-inductive flow meter with an electrically isolated measuring tube: A magnetic-inductive flow meter with a measuring tube, which can be fitted into a pipeline system by using flange portions at the ends, with at least two measuring electrodes that are fitted into the wall of the measuring tube opposite each other in an electrically isolated manner and are intended...

20060150750 - Vibratory measurement transducer: The measurement transducer includes a transducer housing, which exhibits a plurality of natural oscillation modes, as well as at least one first flow tube held oscillatably in the transducer housing, vibrating at least at times, and conveying at least a portion of the medium to be measured. Additionally, the measurement...

20060150747 - Infusion pump and method for use: A fluid dispensing system provides a non-contact method of monitoring the change in the fluid volume over time. This approach avoids the use of probes or sensors that come into direct contact with the fluid to be dispensed. The system comprises an apparatus comprising three chambers. The first chamber has...

20060150748 - Infusion pump and method for use: A fluid dispensing system provides a non-contact method of monitoring the change in the fluid volume over time. This approach avoids the use of probes or sensors that come into direct contact with the fluid to be dispensed. The system comprises an apparatus comprising three chambers. The first chamber has...

20060150749 - Method, system, controller and computer program product for controlling the flow of a multiphase fluid: A method, system, controller and computer program product, for controlling the flow of a multiphase fluid comprising gas and liquid in a conduit, which conduit is provided at a downstream side with a flow restriction and a valve having a variable aperture, which method comprises the steps of selecting a...

20060150751 - Power semiconductor module: A power semiconductor module has a substrate (1) on which several pressure elements (16, 17, 18, 19) perform a mechanical pressure (F) at different areas (10, 11, 12, 13) thereof in a direction of a cooling element in order to press the underside (1b) of the substrate and reject heat...

20060150752 - Seat occupancy sensor: The invention relates to a seat occupancy sensor (10) comprising at least two switch elements (12, 14) which can be activated by pressure. Said elements can be associated with the surface of a seat and are arranged at a certain distance from each other in such a manner that a...

20060150753 - Ekoskeleton interface apparatus: An exoskeleton interface apparatus includes five rigid links (2-6) arranged in series, capable of rotating reciprocally at the respective ends for monitoring angular movements of the arm, of the forearm and the wrist of an user (60) and having at the tip an handgrip (30) for engaging with the user...

20060150754 - Method and device for the measurement of the number concentration and of the average diameter of aerosol particles: According to the invention, particles of an aerosol are firstly charged in a unipolar manner in a diffusion charger (10). They are subsequently led through a diffusional precipitator (20) in which a part of the particles is precipitated. The diffusional precipitator current is measured and a value for the number...

20060150755 - Quick disconnect interface for environmental testing: An apparatus. (10) tests different products (15). The apparatus (10) includes an environmental chamber (20) for providing thermal shock to the products (15), a conveyor (40) for transporting the products (15) through the environmental chamber (20), a fixture (100) movable with the products (15) through the environmental chamber (15), and...

20060150756 - Method and device for determining the sitting comfort a seat cushion, which is perceived by a person: A method for determining seat comfort includes the steps of measuring pressure distribution over a seat surface using a pressure sensing system, measuring an actual deformation of the seat surface using a deformation sensing system, and computing a value of seat comfort on the basis of the measured actual deformation...

20060144120 - Reference leak: A reference leak includes a leak layer formed of one of a metallic material, a glass material, and a ceramic material. The metallic material is selected from the group consisting of copper, nickel, and molybdenum. The leak layer comprises a number of substantially parallel leak through holes defined therein. The...

20060144121 - Dynamic friction testing vehicle to measure fluid drag and rolling friction: A portable Dynamic Testing Vehicle able to test for surface friction, drag, and travel distance, through contaminates accounting for longitudinal and lateral acceleration. The DFT is completely self contained with on board power supply, control unit, and water tank. The DFT has a high profile and long chassis to facilitate...

20060144122 - Yarn snarling testing apparatus and method: A process for measuring snarling properties of a yarn is provided. Firstly a first and a second point of the yarn are held in close proximity, and a portion of the yarn between the two points is of a predetermined length. A predetermined tension force is temporarily exerted to the...

20060144123 - Sensor arrangement: A chemical sensing system has: an interrogation unit operable to wirelessly transmit an interrogation signal and wirelessly receive a response; an environmentally sealed container for holding a chemical analyte; a sensor array unit in fluid communication with the analyte disposed within the container, where the sensor array unit is operable...

20060144124 - Exhaust gas analyzer: An SOF measuring system that can continuously measure SOF and a soot measuring system that can continuously measure soot are connected with an exhaust gas line. The soot measuring system comprises a diluter that selectively dilutes either one of the exhaust gas and standard gas whose hydrocarbon concentration is known...

20060144125 - Automated apparatus and method for testing cork wine bottle stoppers for the presence of an analyte that causes cork taint in bottled wine: An apparatus and method for automatedly detecting the presence of one or more chemical contaminants, such as 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, in/on a plurality of cork wine bottle stoppers in rapid succession using electronic nose chips. The apparatus moves the nose chips and the cork stoppers independently to align the cork stopper and...

20060144126 - Method and apparatus for sample analysis: Methods and systems for analyzing samples, such as gas samples, are described. One method comprises providing a gas sample, increasing pressure applied to the gas sample to compress the sample to a smaller volume and provide a pneumatically focused gas sample, and analyzing the pneumatically focused gas sample using any...

20060144127 - Portable testing apparatus for electrical insulating gloves: A testing apparatus to test electrical insulating gloves is disclosed. The apparatus is a cylindrically shaped, grooved housing unit with an air outlet and an air valve that attaches to a glove inflator, such as the G-I Glove Inflator, to allow testing of various sizes of electrical insulating gloves of...

20060144128 - Rotary rheometer magnetic bearing: A rotary rheometer having a magnetic thrust bearing. The thrust disk of the magnetic thrust bearing being situated between a pair of magnetic actuator assemblies and extending beyond the circumference of the actuator assemblies so as to encompass the magnetic flux lines generated by the actuator assemblies, thus minimizing likelihood...

20060144129 - Method and apparatus for noncontact relative rail displacement, track modulus and stiffness measurement by a moving rail vehicle: An on-board, noncontact measurement system and method is disclosed for measuring track quality, vertical track stiffness and vertical track modulus for a portion of track underlying the rail vehicle. The system comprises first and second optical emitters mounted to the vehicle and configured to emit beams of light that are...

20060144130 - Device and method for identifying defects in a fuel injection system: The invention makes the identification of defects possible in a fuel injection system comprising a fuel accumulator, a continuously operating high-pressure pump and a fuel pressure control valve. By evaluating the high-frequency portion of the fuel pressure course in the fuel accumulator, it can be indicated with a high probability...

20060144131 - Method and device for exciting pressure fluctuations in a fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine: A method and a device for exciting pressure fluctuations in a fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine are provided, which in turn enable a determination of the sound velocity of the fuel. A quantity that characterizes the pressure in a fuel storage device or a fuel line is...

20060144133 - Installation structure for electronic component for tire: An installation structure for an electronic component for a tire, where a case for the electronic component attached to a rim well portion can be prevented from being destroyed during attachment and removal of the tire to and from a wheel. In the installation structure, the electronic component received in...

20060144132 - Sensor device for tire: A sensor device for a tire, having enhanced transmission capability without disturbing the assembly of a rim to the tire. With itself installed in the tire, the sensor device detects information inside the tire and transmits the result to the outside. The sensor device has a case for receiving an...

20060144134 - System and method for detecting motion of an object: Systems and methods are disclosed to for detecting movement of an object. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed to detect movement of an object (e.g., a tire). The system includes a sensor that is operative to sense at least a pressure condition within an enclosed space of the object...

20060144135 - Tire pressure gauge: A multi-functional tire pressure gauge includes a housing, an air-guide seat, a diaphragm, a helical seat, an annular seat, a tread-measuring device, a display panel and an air-guiding device. The multi-functional tire pressure gauge can measure tire pressure and tread's depth simultaneously. Specifically, when the diaphragm moves up and down...

20060144136 - Determination of amount of proppant added to a fracture fluid using a coriolis flow meter: A measurement system (200) is disclosed comprising a Coriolis flow meter (222) and a control system (224). A base fluid (250) is first flowed through the Coriolis flow meter. The Coriolis flow meter measures a density of the base fluid and transmits a base fluid density measurement to the control...

20060144137 - Flow rate detector and flow controller: A path detector constructed so that a path block body (10) forming a given path (11) and having a flow sensor (13) interposed in the path (11) and a circuit board (4) surmounted by an electric circuit are accommodated in a rectangular parallelepiped or cubic housing (1). There are provided...

20060144138 - Thermal flow sensor: p

20060144139 - Liquid level detecting apparatus: A liquid level detecting apparatus has an ultrasonic sensor, a reflector, a first pipe and a second pipe. The reflector reflects an ultrasonic wave from the ultrasonic sensor to a liquid level, and the ultrasonic sensor detects a reflection wave reflected on the liquid level to detect a liquid level...

20060144140 - Apparatus for external monitoring of the fluid level in a container: The present invention provides an apparatus for monitoring the fluid level in a container comprising a carrier means adapted to be fitted and secured to a container. At least one sensing means is located within the carrier means; each sensing means is adapted to collect characteristics relating to the container...

20060144141 - Method and device for balancing journal-less rotors: In the case of a bearing with a bearing mandrel for mounting a journal-less rotor with a bore hole in a balancing device, in which the bearing mandrel tit has openings for fluid to pass through, to be able to determine the imbalance of rotors with bearing possibilities on only...

20060144142 - Multiple microelectromechanical (mem) devices formed on a single substrate and sealed at different pressures and method therefor: Methods and apparatus are provided forming a plurality of semiconductor devices on a single substrate, and sealing two or more of the devices at different pressures. First and second semiconductor devices, each having a cavity formed therein, are formed on the same substrate. The cavity in the first device is...

20060144143 - Microelectromechanical (mem) device with a protective cap that functions as a motion stop: A microelectromechanical (MEM) device includes a substrate, a structure, a travel stop, and a protective cap. The substrate has a surface, and the structure is coupled to, and movably suspended above, the substrate surface. The structure has at least an outer surface, and the travel stop coupled to the structure...

20060144144 - Semiconductor sensor: A semiconductor sensor is disclosed that includes a proof mass, a frame that is arranged around the proof mass, a beam that is arranged at the surface side of the frame and is configured to support the proof mass, plural piezo-resistive elements arranged on the beam, plural metal wiring patterns...

20060144145 - Acceleration sensor: A compact, highly sensitive acceleration sensor that is not affected by factors other than acceleration, such as a change in temperature, includes a bimorph acceleration-sensor element including first and second resonators and attached to opposite sides of a base plate with respect to a direction in which acceleration is applied....

20060144147 - Device and method for measuring thickness: A device for measuring thickness of an object has a vibration generator for generating vibrations in the object, a vibration detector for detecting vibrations generated in the object by the vibration generator and a frequency analyzer for calculating resonance frequency of the object. The vibration generator includes a light-emitting part...

20060144146 - Non-destructive testing of materials: In a method of localising damages or defects in objects or in materials a standing wave is generated within the object (6) or in the material to be tested. This standing wave is substantially limited to a small area in the object or the material, between a vibration surface and...

20060144148 - Apparatus and method for measuring a fluid flowing in a pipe using acoustic pressures: In industrial sensing applications at least one parameter of at least one fluid in a pipe 12 is measured using a spatial array of acoustic pressure sensors 14,16,18 placed at predetermined axial locations x1, x2, x3 along the pipe 12. The pressure sensors 14,16,18 provide acoustic pressure signals P1(t), P2(t),...

20060144149 - Nondestructive inspection method and system therefor: A method and system for determining the fiber volume fraction of a composite structure. The system includes a unit for ultrasonically determining the porosity volume fraction in the article, and a unit for calculating the volume fraction of the fibrous reinforcement material in the article based on the porosity volume...

20060144150 - Optical pressure-sensing system and method for sensing pressure: The optical pressure-sensing system essentially comprises a light source, a resonant cavity and a detector, where the light source is used for generating a light with a predetermined wavelength, the resonant cavity includes a stationary wall with a stationary plane and a movable wall with a movable plane, and the...

20060144153 - Composite mems pressure sensor configuration: A pressure sensor assembly comprised of a single and dual layer diaphragm with integrated force sensing flexure, such as a cantilever beam. Strain gages are positioned on the force sensing beam. The pressure forces the diaphragm to deflect. The deflection is constrained by the beam, which is compelled to bend....

20060144152 - Piezoresistive pressure sensor: A pressure sensor includes a housing portion with a fluid inlet and a polymer element within the housing portion. The polymer element may be coated with piezoresistive material to form a first resistor and may have associated electrodes. The polymer element includes a first resistance value that changes to a...

20060144151 - Pressure transmitter having a pressure sensor of micromechanical design: A pressure transmitter has a housing (11) on which a pressure sensor (12) is fastened. There is provided in the housing a region, produced micromechanically, with reduced wall thickness that forms a separating diaphragm (22) such that the fluid located in a channel (16) does not act on the pressure...

20060144154 - Piezoelectric sensor and input device comprising same: A piezoelectric sensor arranged so as to includes: a transparent piezoelectric element having a piezoelectric property; and a pair of transparent conductor film layers opposed to each other with the piezoelectric element therebetween, the transparent piezoelectric element and the transparent conductor film layers are formed between a pair of transparent...

20060144155 - Pressure flow sensor systems and pressure flow sensors for use therein: A differential pressure flow sensor system comprises a disposable flow sensor which has upstream and downstream pressure sensing devices for detecting a differential pressure in a flow channel. Each sensing device comprises a diaphragm, a capacitor and an inductor electrically coupled to the capacitor so as to form an LC...

20060144156 - Integrated pressure sensor and method of manufacture: A technique for manufacturing an integrated pressure sensor includes a number of steps. Initially, a substrate with conductive electrical traces located on first and second sides of the substrate is provided. A plurality of compensation circuits are positioned in an array on the first side of the substrate in electrical...

20060144158 - Method and apparatus for determining the deflection of a fastener: A method and an apparatus serve for determining the deflection of a fastener, especially a screw. The method includes the steps of (a) recording a first image of the fastener with a first camera; (b) determining two first reference points of the fastener in the first image for determining a...

20060144157 - Thread forming fasteners for ultrasonic load measurement and control: An ultrasonic load measurement transducer (14) is mated with a thread-forming fastener (12) to provide a load indicating thread-forming fastener (10) that can be used for precise and reliable assembly of critical bolted joints, such as those in the automobile and aerospace industries, among others. Steps can then be taken...

20060144159 - Light powered pressure gauge: An extremely low power transducer for use with a meter is able to be powered by miniature solar cells to measure and display a physical quantity such as pressure, force, level or distance. The transducer provides a variable capacitance to an electronic circuit that includes an integrated circuit for conversion...

20060144160 - Inductive flow meter for electrically conductive liquids: In the case of an inductive flow meter for electrically conductive liquids having an insulating flow channel section of circular cross section, a pair of electrodes situated diametrically opposite one another and electrically coupled to the electrically conductive liquid, and having a magnetic field generation system that surrounds the flow...

20060144161 - Magnetoinductive flowmeter and method for producing a magnetoinductive flowmeter: A magnetoinductive flowmeter includes a measuring tube, a magnetic field device serving to generate and guide a magnetic field at least part of which permeates the measuring tube, and two electrodes for collecting a voltage induced in a medium as it flows through the measuring tube. The electrodes are so...

20060144162 - Method and apparatus for evaluating fluid flow in a heat exchanger: A method for diagnosing a vessel having a casing with multiple isolated fluid pathways disposed therein, is provided. The vessel provides for at least one fluid flow. The method includes disposing an ultrasonic device proximate to the vessel, emitting multiple ultrasonic probe signals from the ultrasonic device, evaluating the reflected...

20060144163 - Gas flow measuring device: The invention relates to a device for the exact measurement of gases with a plurality of sensors which are evaluated by means of a microcontroller so that high accuracy of measurement is obtained independently of the environmental conditions, which are also measured....

20060144165 - Method and circuit arrangement for determining an electric measurement value for a resistance element, preferably for determining an electric current that flows through the said resistance element: The invention relates to a method and a circuit arrangement for determining an electric measurement value for a resistance element (R22), preferably for determining an electric current that flows through said resistance element (R22), whereby the resistance element (R22) to be measured is interconnected to additional resistance elements within a...

20060144164 - Method and device for determing the direction of displacement of a roller bearing component: A measuring arrangement in a roller bearing, which determines the direction of displacement of a displaceable bearing component in relation to a stationary bearing component. Four pressure-dependent resistors (R1, R2, R3, R4) of a bridge circuit are arranged successively in a line, in a measuring area on a bearing component...

20060144166 - Inductive torque sensor: In an inductive torque sensor, two rotatable rotor elements (114a, 114b) are mounted axially and adjacent at a distance from the shaft components (112a, 112b) of a shaft (112). An inductive coupling element (18) is mounted about the circumference of each of the rotor elements (114a, 114b). An inductive circuit...

20060144167 - Seat belt tension sensor: A seat belt tension sensor for measuring the amount of tension in a vehicle seat belt. The seat belt tension sensor has a housing and an anchor plate. A lever is mounted in the housing. The lever holds a magnet. A sensor is mounted to the housing. The sensor generates...

20060144169 - Combinatorial pipettor device: A combinatorial pipettor device for the collection of a sample adapted for use with different size microtiter plates. The device comprises an upper plate having first and second halves, each half independently movable between an upper and a lower position, and a lower plate having tip connectors for the attachment...

20060144168 - Pipetting device: A pipetting device comprises a housing (1) with a handle (2) and a pipette (4) holder assembly (3), wherein the housing (1) end portion (7) incorporates a spherical raceway (16) to which the pipette (4) holding assembly (3) in mounted by the means of a connecting assembly (17) capable of...

20060144170 - Method and apparatus for detecting surveillance devices: An integrated sweep kit provides for the detection and location of covert electronic eavesdropping devices of both the radiating type (ie. transmitting electromagnetic energy) and the non-radiating type (ie. not transmitting electromagnetic energy). The kit includes at least one non-radiating device sensor for actively transmitting a detection signal, which detection...

20060144171 - Methods and systems for dissolution testing: Methods and systems for determining a dissolution profile of a sample material, and for solubilization screening of a library defined by an array comprising multiple sample materials are disclosed. The methods and systems are particularly advantageous for sampling and evaluation of very small samples, and can be advantageously applied in...

20060144172 - Indicating instrument and initializing device: An indicating instrument includes a stepping motor, a speed-reducing gear mechanism, an indicating needle, a stopper mechanism and an initializing unit. A position which the indicating needle indicates when turned by a preset angle relative to a position which the indicating needle indicates when turning of the indicating needle is...