Measuring and testing inventions 03/07

20070068218 - Data capturing and processing system for a roller bearing and roller bearing with such system: The invention relates to a data capture system and to a processing system (1) for a roller bearing, wherein at least one sensor element (19), conductor strips (4) and electronic components (5, 6) are arranged adjacent to a flexible carrier material (2). The sensor element (19), the conductor strips (4)... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070068219 - Apparatus for calibrating a measurement instrument: An apparatus (10) for calibrating measuring instruments (11), such as bore gauges and the like, includes elements for supporting the apparatus, elements for calibrating the instrument and at least one adapter element (50), that holds a desired instrument to be calibrated on the calibrating elements.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070068220 - Test apparatus and method of measuring surface friction of a brake pad insulator material and method of use of a brake dynamometer: A test apparatus for measuring surface friction of a damping material such as brake pad insulator material includes a rotor configured to support the damping material for rotation therewith, an actuator pressurizable to apply axially-inward force to the damping material and a stator configured to support the actuator. A sensor... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20070068221 - Collision reaction force measurement apparatus: A collision reaction force measurement apparatus includes: a collision surface receiving collision of a predetermined object; and a measurement part measuring a collision reaction force occurring when the predetermined object makes the collision against the collision surface, wherein the collision surface comprises a plurality of collision surface elements; and the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070068222 - Ionic liquid high temperature gas sensors: An ionic liquid piezoelectric gas sensor for the detection of polar and nonpolar organic vapors. The gas sensor can operate at high temperatures with a fast linear response which is also reversible. At high temperatures, the frequency change (Δf) versus concentration (C) curve mirrors the Henry's gas law, such that... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20070068223 - Air-sampling device and method of use: The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a sampling apparatus that utilizes one or more cyclone separators to collect airborne particles from the atmosphere. In one representative embodiment, the sampling apparatus includes a collection-vessel retaining member that is adapted to be removably coupled to a collection vessel. The retaining member has... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070068225 - Leak detector for process valve: A leak detection system is described for detecting a leak through a closed valve disposed between an upstream pipe and a downstream pipe of an industrial process. An insertable plate is coupled to the valve in the pipe in-line with the fluid flow. A sensor couples to the flow and... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070068224 - Leak detection structure and fuel cartridge: According to one embodiment, a leak detection structure includes a storage section which contains a fluid, a sheathing member which encloses the storage section, and a detecting agent which is located between the storage section and the sheathing member and reacts with the fluid leaked from the storage section.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070068226 - Method and system for controlling quality and tracking parts for repair and replacement of a piping system: The invention comprises a method for controlling quality in a piping system, including a valve and a piping structure coupled to the valve. The method comprises the following: pressurize the piping structure with a gas at greater than sea-level pressure; seal the gas in the piping structure with the valve;... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070068227 - Leak diagnostic apparatus for a vaporized fuel processing system: A leak diagnostic apparatus for a vaporized fuel processing system that purges vaporized fuel in a fuel tank of a vehicle is disclosed. The leak diagnostic apparatus comprises a leak diagnostic device, a fuel tank condition detection device and a determining device. The leak diagnostic device carries out a leak... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070068228 - High throughput screening methods for lubricating oil compositions: A method for determining storage stability for a plurality of fluid lubricant samples of different lubricating oil compositions is provided. Each sample includes a combination of one or more base oils and one or more lubricating oil additives. The methods can advantageously be optimized using combinatorial chemistry, in which a... Agent: M. Carmen & Associates, PLLC

20070068229 - Capillary bridge viscometer and method for measuring specific viscosity: A bridge viscometer for measuring specific viscosity, ηsp(t), includes four capillaries, a delay volume, and a pressure transducer. The pressure transducer generates a signal indicative of a pressure differential, Δp(t), as a sample is introduced into the bridge viscometer. The specific viscosity, ηsp(t), of the sample is calculated based on... Agent: John R. Thompson Stoel Rives LLP

20070068230 - Liquid chromatographic method and system: A chromatographic monitor includes an array of flow cells with individual light sensors that are collectively an array of photodiodes. The output from the photodiodes are multiplexed. To prevent losing information, the photodiodes are each connected to a different one of a plurality of inputs to the multiplexer through a... Agent: Vincent L. Carney Law Office

20070068231 - Position control device of moving body, stage device using the position control device, and position control method of moving body: A position control device of a moving body, by which position control device a moving body can be driven in a translational manner with high precision where the moving body is not rotated in a yawing direction even if disturbance is input, a stage device using the position control device,... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070068233 - Adhesive compositions and method for selection thereof: Adhesive compositions and a method for selecting adhesive compositions are disclosed herein. Preferred adhesives generally have small domains and/or a homogeneous domain distribution. The method of selecting adhesives is based on size and distribution of the domains.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070068232 - Roughness measuring instrument with testing standard: The roughness measuring instrument (1) has a receiving device (2) for a feeder device (3), which serves to drag a roughness sensor (4) over a workpiece surface. The receiving device (2) carries a testing standard (24) with a testing face (25) within range of the roughness sensor (4). Preferably, the... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20070068234 - Gas filled reactive atomic force microscope probe: An atomic force microscope (AFM) having a hollowed cantilever ending in a hollowed tip is described, wherein the end of the tip is immersed in a liquid. The AFM includes a gas source that provides and controls the flow of gas into the hollowed tip. The flow rate of the... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Dept. 18g

20070068235 - Torque sensor integrated with engine components: A torque sensor system and method. An automotive engine is located opposite a torque converter, such that a shaft extends from the engine and interacts with the torque converter. A target is located between the engine and torque converter. One or more torque sensors can be integrated with one or... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick, Attorney, Intellectual Property Honeywell International Inc.

20070068236 - Sampler for engine exhaust dilution: A partial flow sampling system includes a system inlet for receiving an exhaust sample flow from a sample inlet probe and transfer line. The system further includes a dilution air control system for controlling a dilution air flow rate, and a mixer. The mixer receives and mixes the exhaust sample... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070068237 - Low force level detection system and method: A method for estimating a force exerted by a first body onto a second body including the steps of providing a motor having at least one detectable motor signal, wherein the motor is adapted to advance the first body into engagement with the second body, determining a first value for... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc. M/c 480-410-202

20070068238 - Tire inflation system for use with an agricultural implement: A central tire inflation system for an agricultural implement that is linked to a work vehicle for movement in a field. The central tire inflation system includes a database of soil conditions corresponding to location, an implement load sensor, a location determiner, a processor, and tire inflation controller. The processor... Agent: Cnh America LLC Intellectual Property Law Department

20070068240 - Reliable remote tire pressure monitoring system with tire monitors operating in power saving mode: A remote tire pressure monitoring system includes a tire monitor, a receiver, a transmitter, and a controller. The tire monitor is configured to operate in a power saving mode, in which it senses inflation pressure of a tire, determines a change in the inflation pressure of the tire, and transmits... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070068239 - Tire pressure gauge: The tire pressure gauge has a body, a controller and a cap. The body has a valve stem connector that attaches to a valve stem of a tire to sample internal air pressure of the tire. The controller is mounted inside the body and comprises a microprocessor, a pressure sensor,... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20070068241 - Volume measuring device: The volume measuring device (9) is a linear solenoid-based piston-type device designed to measure the separate gaseous (12) and non-gaseous (11) volumes of a di-phasic mixture within a vessel (10). The invention is attached to a vessel containing the materials as illustrated in FIG. 9, and effects a small change... Agent: Narinour Bains

20070068242 - Method and apparatus for elemental analysis of a fluid downhole: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for performing elemental analysis of a formation fluid downhole. The present invention provides elemental analysis of a formation fluid downhole using breakdown spectroscopy. In one aspect of the invention, a method and apparatus are provided for performing laser induced breakdown on a... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070068243 - Leaf spring load measuring device and program: A leaf spring load measuring device of the present invention comprises a weighing mechanism, a measuring mechanism, a metering mechanism, and a control mechanism. The weighing mechanism applies a load heavier than a working load to a leaf spring, thereby bending the leaf spring in its thickness direction, and maintains... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070068244 - Measuring forces in athletics: A system for measuring ground reaction force and analyzing the performance of an athlete in which force sensors are located in the athletes shoe and a three dimensional accelerometer is located adjacent the athletes centre of gravity and the signals from the accelerometer and the force sensors are recorded and... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070068245 - Altimeter watch: The invention concerns a method allowing an electronic watch to automatically exit an altimeter mode including the following steps: (a) entry into altimeter mode by activating the watch altimeter module; (b) using a pressure sensor of the watch to measure at least one first pressure value used to calculate a... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20070068246 - Flow rate measuring apparatus: A measuring passage includes: an inflow aperture opening onto a vicinity of an end portion of a surface of a main body portion that is perpendicular to a direction of flow of a main flow of a measured fluid so as to be facing upstream; and an outflow aperture opening... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070068247 - Modular construction of a liquid hydrogen storage tank with a common-access tube and method of assembling same: A storage tank having an inner vessel disposed within an outer vessel. A common-access tube or conduit is used to route the various fluid flow lines into the interior of the inner vessel. The common-access tube facilitates modular construction and assembly of the storage tank.... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070068248 - Non-invasive method for detecting and measuring filling material in vessels: A non-invasive method for measuring the level of filling material in a vessel and for detecting the presence of the filling material in the vessel at a predetermined set point level is based on monitoring the oscillation of the vessel's outside wall that follows an impact load applied to the... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070068249 - Liquid detecting apparatus, liquid-amount detecting apparatus, liquid detecting method, and liquid-amount detecting method: A liquid-amount detecting apparatus detects the amount of a liquid in containers. The liquid-amount detecting apparatus includes a liquid detecting circuit and a determining unit. The liquid detecting circuit includes electrode units disposed so as to be in contact with the liquid in the containers, which becomes electrically conductive when... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070068250 - Measuring cups: A measuring cup for allowing a user to determine the volume and/or level of contents within the measuring cup by looking from above. The measuring cup including a bottom wall, a generally circularly shaped upstanding encircling side wall having a bottom edge and an open upper end. The measuring cup... Agent: Andre M. Szuwalski Jenkens & Gilchrist, A Professional Corporation

20070068251 - Vibration gyro: A vibration gyro having a high accuracy, no vibration leak, and high S/N. The width of a detection leg of a resonator used in the vibration gyro is less than ⅗ of the width of drive legs. The length of the detection leg is larger than the length of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070068252 - Motion sensor and portable telephone using the same: A motion sensor which can easily and accurately detect bearing, attitude and acceleration in any of three-dimensional directions and a portable telephone using the same. The motion sensor comprises three magnetic sensing parts for detecting magnetic field strength in 3-axis directions orthogonal to one another, and three acceleration sensing parts... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070068254 - Device for measuring an amount of rinsing additives to be metered in: A measuring device for measuring an amount of a rinsing additive to be metered into a rinsing, washing or disinfecting process in a rinsing machine includes a measuring segment for conveying the rinsing additive. The measuring segment has a defined length and a defined diameter, and includes a first cylindrical... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070068253 - Uni-index variable angle phased array probe: An ultrasonic probe used for inspecting a workpiece comprising a delay body and a transducer array having a plurality of transducer elements mounted on the delay body. The plurality of transducer elements of the transducer array are mounted on the curved outer surface of the delay body. The transducer elements... Agent: Mcnees, Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070068255 - Method of determining the sound pressure resulting from a surface element of a sound emitting device: A three-dimensional array (10) of microphones (M) is used to determine the three-dimensional sound field above a surface element (ΔS) of a sound emitting surface (S), and the air-particle velocity (un) at the surface element (ΔS) is determined using Near-Field Acoustical Holography (NAH). A volume velocity sound source (11) is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070068256 - Estimating propagation velocity through a surface acoustic wave sensor: Techniques are described for estimating the propagation velocity through a surface acoustic wave sensor. In particular, techniques which measure and exploit a proper segment of phase frequency response of the surface acoustic wave sensor are described for use as a basis of bacterial detection by the sensor. As described, use... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070068257 - Method of measuring the thickness of layers by surface waves: The invention relates to a method of determining the thickness of a surface layer of a part having a structure different from that of the material constituting the part beneath said layer. It consists in generating a beam of Rayleigh waves on the surface of the part at a first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070068258 - Vibration sensing apparatus and washing machine having the same: Disclosed is a vibration sensing apparatus and a washing machine having the same. The vibration sensing apparatus includes a variable resistor having variable resistance values according to each displacement, a displacement transmission unit interposed between the variable resistor and a vibrating body for transmitting each displacement of the vibrating body... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070068259 - Method and apparatus for selecting wheel rim imbalance correction weight: A method for selecting a style of clip-on imbalance correction weight for application to a vehicle wheel rim edge during a vehicle wheel imbalance correction procedure. A wheel rim edge or lip is scanned to establish a representation of the wheel rim edge profile or lip configuration. The established representation... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070068260 - Pressure measuring system for vacuum chamber using ultrasonic wave: Disclosed is a pressure measuring system for a vacuum chamber, in particular, a pressure measuring system for a vacuum chamber using ultrasonic wave. In this regard, there is provided a pressure measuring system for a vacuum chamber using ultrasonic wave, comprising a vacuum chamber 10 formed with desired vacuum at... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070068262 - Fiber optic differential pressure sensor: A fiber optic differential pressure sensor. In a described embodiment, a differential pressure sensor system for use in a subterranean well includes a fluid property sensing housing having a flow passage formed therethrough. A differential pressure sensor has an optical fiber extending in a wall having a first side and... Agent: SmithIPServices, P.C.

20070068261 - Pressure sensor: A pressure sensor having a diaphragm which is differently deformable or locally changeable by pressure differences is described. A construction advantageously usable even in poorly accessible spaces having high temperatures is obtained in that at least one functional section of the diaphragm has a material which has the properties of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070068263 - Concept for testing a pressure sensor and a nozzle: A device for testing a pressure sensor having a pressure-sensitive region includes a fixture for a pressure sensor designed to receive the pressure sensor, a nozzle designed to generate a gas flow interacting with the pressure-sensitive region of the pressure sensor and positioned so close to the fixture such that... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070068264 - Pressure pickup with temperature compensation: A pressure pickup comprises: A diaphragm seal module 1 having a diaphragm seal platform 10 and a separating diaphragm 11, which is secured to the diaphragm seal platform to form a pressure chamber; a temperature sensor 40 for registering a diaphragm seal temperature; a sensor module 2 having a pressure... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070068265 - Pressure sensor: To accurately set a detection axis of a sensor even when the sensor is attached to an inclined surface, provided is: a sensor responsive to an operation to a predetermined detection axis. A sensor device accommodates this sensor 1 and is a lead provided for conduction between a terminal of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070068266 - Sensor and sensor module: A sensor and sensor module with small power consumption and high reliability are disclosed. The sensor includes a capacitor having a capacitance varying with a physical quantity, a capacitance-voltage conversion circuit for converting the capacitance of the capacitor into a voltage, and a control signal generation circuit for generating a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070068267 - High temperature pressure sensing system: A high temperature pressure sensing system (transducer) including: a pressure sensing piezoresistive sensor formed by a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process; a SOI amplifier circuit operatively coupled to the piezoresistive sensor; a SOI gain controller circuit including a plurality of resistances that when selectively coupled to the amplifier adjust a gain of... Agent: Plevy & Howard & Darcy P.C.

20070068268 - Pressure transducer package for a manifold: A package designed for monitoring fluid pressure in a manifold includes one or more pressure transducers and a microprocessor incorporated into a package to form a single, modular fluid pressure sensing device. The transducers may be arranged on one or more substrates to allow direct connection between the transducers and... Agent: Anna M. Shih

20070068269 - System and method for pressure measurement: A system and method for pressure measurement may include the ability to readily produce a pressure measurement system. In one general aspect, pressure measurement may include a signal-converting circuit that includes a coupler, a signal biaser, and a signal span adjuster. The coupler is operable to receive a pressure-representative signal,... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070068270 - Electronic gauge for measuring the maximum draw weight of a compound bow: An electronic gauge for measuring the maximum draw weight of a compound bow. The gauge comprises a bow engagement member configured to receive a bowstring of a compound bow. A force sensor is operatively coupled to the bow engagement member such that axial forces applied to the bow engagement member... Agent: Indianapolis Office 27879 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070068271 - Compressive fatigue and energy test apparatus and method for testing clutch plate friction materials: The present invention presents a means for simultaneously testing the compressive strength and measuring the thermal energy dissipated by a given friction material during slip. The testing apparatus includes a rotatable flywheel that rotates a transmission reaction plate to simulate a typical reaction plate in a vehicle transmission assembly. A... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070068272 - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for measuring portions of a body: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for measuring portions of a body are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a disposable subassembly and a reusable subassembly releasably coupled to the disposable subassembly. The disposable subassembly includes a flexible member for positioning relative to the portion of the body. The reusable... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070068273 - Apparatus for measuring total force in opposition to a moving vehicle and method of using: An apparatus is disclosed comprising a suite of sensors for measuring instant static and dynamic pressure and the speed and acceleration of a vehicle, such as a bicycle. A microprocessor receives data from the sensors and calculates power expended by the rider or other power source by finding the total... Agent: Michael W. Caldwell

20070068274 - Peripheral artery medical device durability tester and method: Apparatus tests the durability of a peripheral artery medical device based upon anatomical loading conditions. A peripheral artery medical device is mounted to a support element, typically a hollow tube, having first and second end portions. End holding elements are mounted to a base and are secured to the first... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20070068275 - Apparatus for testing a fuselage structure having a longitudinal and circumferential curvature: p

20070068276 - Pressure sensor: A pressure sensor is provided with a housing which has an opening portion for communicating an interior of the housing with an exterior, and a pressure detecting unit which has a detection surface for detecting a pressure applied thereto through the opening and is arranged in the housing. One of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070068277 - Brazed joint torque test apparatus and methods: A method and device for testing a substantially cylindrical tool having an axis is performed by imparting a testing torque to the cylindrical tool. The tool is clamped in a vise. The tool has a driven end including a shank and a working end in opposed relation along the axis.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070068278 - Torque sensor: A plurality of acoustic wave sensing devices can be provided, which are mechanically simulated for implementation upon a quartz wafer substrate. The quartz wafer substrate is appropriately etched to produce a quartz diaphragm from the quartz wafer substrate. A plurality of torque SAW sensing resonators can then be located upon... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick Honeywell International Inc.

20070068279 - Device for determining the position and a torque of a shaft: A device for determining the position and a torque of a shaft, e.g., a steering control shaft of a steering system, includes: a first signal generation device on a first shaft section of the shaft, the first signal generation device emitting a first and second signal sequence to a first... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070068280 - Fabrication of a magnetoelastic torque sensor: A method of fabricating a magnetoelastic torque sensor includes plating a magnetoelastic material to a magnetically inert substrate, and its endowment with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy through the creation within the transducer element of stress anisotropy. The plating of magnetostrictive material to the magnetically inert substrate provides a less expensive torque... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070068281 - Device for measuring the tightness of a transmission belt: A device for measuring the tightness of a transmission belt comprises a hilt, an insertion tube, a frame, a retaining piece and an engaging piece. The hilt is provided with a transverse handle, a sleeve and a retractable axle having a section of a screw thread. The insertion tube, connected... Agent: Kang Hsin Fa

20070068282 - Belt tension detecting apparatus and child seat: A belt tension detecting apparatus and a child seat provided with the belt tension detecting apparatus. A tension indicator includes a roller arranged on a belt at a midsection in the direction of extension thereof, a case accommodating the roller so as to be capable of rotating in the belt... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070068283 - Biaxial load cell with highly anisotropic force resolutions: A load cell for measuring extremely low level, anisotropic biaxial loads is disclosed. The system includes at least one load cell of a specific geometry and dimension which, when mounted, provides a rotationless system accurately transmitting both normal and shearing strains to strain gauges mounted thereon. More specifically, by shaping... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070068284 - Airborne sampler array: A method and device for collecting airborne particulate samples comprising vacuum air intake tube(s) onto the distal end of each of which is connected a regulating nozzle that is covered by the well reservoir of a capture vessel. Ambient air is directed to impact the interior surfaces of a single... Agent: United States Department Of Energy

20070068285 - Seed coring system and method for arranging seed cores for analysis: A coring device includes a base portion that receives an arrayed plurality of samples, the base portion including a plurality of vertically oriented slider rods. A coring portion including an arrayed plurality of samples is slidable along the vertically oriented slider rods between a retracted position and an actuated position... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20070068286 - Ultrasonic testing of pipe: A device (10) for supporting an ultrasonic transducer used for ultrasonic defect testing of pipe comprises: a transducer locating portion (12) adapted for positioning adjacent to a pipe to locate the transducer in proximity of the pipe; and a guide surface (14) associated with the transducer locating portion such that,... Agent: Snell & Wilmer

20070062249 - Gas sensor calibration system: An apparatus is described for calibrating at least one sensor within a gas detector which detector has a gas inlet in fluid communication with the or each sensor, the apparatus comprising a housing that contains: a) a surface for abutting against the detector; b) a holder for holding the gas... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070062250 - Malfunction detection with derivative calculation: Systems and methods of detecting occlusions and fluid-loss conditions (e.g., disconnects and/or leakages) in an infusion pump are discussed. For example, electrokinetic infusion pumps may develop an occlusion in the fluid flow path, which can disrupt control of fluid dispersed from the pump. As well, an infusion set disconnect can... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20070062251 - Infusion pump with closed loop control and algorithm: Systems and methods of controlling the flow of fluid from infusion pumps, such as pumps utilizing an electrokinetic engine, are discussed. In particular, a closed loop control technique can be utilized to regulate movement of a non-mechanically-driven moveable partition, which can be used to drive the flow of an infusion... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20070062252 - Noncontact sensitivity and compliance calibration method for cantilever-based instruments: Apparatus for determining physical properties of micromachined cantilevers used in cantilever-based instruments, including atomic force microscopes, molecular force probe instruments and chemical or biological sensing probes. The properties that may be so determined include optical lever sensitivity, cantilever spring constant and cantilever sample separation. Cantilevers characterized with the method may... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20070062253 - Lifting apparatus and safety inspection system: The present invention discloses a lifting apparatus, comprising: a vertical guide device; a turntable device which is movable along the vertical guide device upwards or downwards; and a first driving device which drives the turntable device moving in an upward and downward direction guided by the vertical guide device. Wherein... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070062254 - Measurement of entrained and dissolved gases in process flow lines: A device for measurement of entrained and dissolved gas has a first module arranged in relation to a process line for providing a first signal containing information about a sensed entrained air/gas in a fluid or process mixture flowing in the process line at a process line pressure. The device... Agent: Robert D. Crawford Cidra Corporation

20070062255 - Apparatus for collecting and analyzing human breath: The present invention provides methods of collecting and detecting compounds in a human breath sample, comprising: exhaling into a handheld sample collector to absorb at least one breath compound in an exhaled breath collector of said collector; connecting the handheld sample collector to a breath analyzer; transferring the breath compounds... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070062256 - Pressure activated sampling system: Screening of items for the presence of contaminants, such as explosives residue, is accomplished by subjecting an item loaded into a pressure chamber to a pressure substantially in excess of atmospheric pressure conditions and rapidly decompressing the item to the ambient atmospheric pressure. The rapid decompression serves to scavenge vapors... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070062257 - Device and method for detecting the presence of test gas: A device and a method provide a detection of a presence of a test gas. The device comprises a vacuum chamber connected to a vacuum pump equipped with an electronic power supply unit. At least one portion of the chamber is separated from a surrounding outside environment by a membrane... Agent: Varian Inc. Legal Department

20070062258 - Method for determining the inlet capillary pressure of a porous medium: Method allowing to perform at least an evaluation of the inlet capillary pressure value of a porous medium. From a displacement experiment on a sample of the medium, a curve of the volume of saturating fluid expelled from the sample as a function of time is drawn. The differential pressure... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070062259 - Portable multi-function system for testing protective devices: A multi-function device for testing masks such as NBC masks used in civilian and military applications. In its preferred form, the device is self-contained and can be readily transported to field sites by one or two individuals. The device includes a protective storage and transport case. The case includes an... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20070062260 - Vibration meter and method of measuring a viscosity of a fluid: A vibration meter and a method of measuring a viscosity of a fluid flowing through a pipe are disclosed. The vibration meter comprises meter electronics and a transducer assembly with an electromechanical excitation arrangement and with a flow tube which oscillates in operation. A sensor arrangement produces sensor signals. representative... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070062261 - Microelectromechanical (mem) fluid health sensing device and fabrication method: A microelectromechanical (MEM) fluid health sensing device comprises a viscosity sensor which provides an output that varies with the viscosity of a fluid in which it is immersed, and at least one other sensor which provides an output that varies with another predetermined parameter of the fluid. The viscosity sensor... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070062262 - Fluid testing sensor having vents for directing fluid flow: A sensor for analyzing a fluid sample has a sample cavity for accepting sample fluid. At least one test region is disposed along the sample cavity, and at least one vent fulfills the dual function of venting the sample cavity and guiding the sample fluid in the sample cavity via... Agent: Bayer Healthcare, LLC

20070062263 - Material strength indexing system: Apparatus and methods for estimating a physical property of a specimen, particularly the specimen strength, are provided. More specifically, a roller indenter comprising an indenting wheel and a force indicator is used to create an elongated trough in a specimen. The width of the trough is measured as a plurality... Agent: Conocophillips Company - I.p. Legal

20070062264 - Multifunctional probe array system: A probe array for includes a handle, a first probe and a second probe. The first probe has a first shank, connected to the handle, and a first tip; and the second probe has a second shank, connected to the handle, and second tip. The first tip contains a different... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20070062266 - Optical microcantilever, manufacturing method thereof, and optical microcantilever holder: An optical microcantilever capable of reducing loss when propagating light. An optical microcantilever 10 comprises a support 1, an optical waveguide 2, a light-blocking film 3, a reflecting film 4, a pointed tip 5, a microscopic aperture 6 formed at the end of the tip 5, and a mirror 7... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20070062265 - Oscillator for atomic force microscope and other applications: A device such as a sensor for use in an atomic force microscope. The device comprises a first oscillator, a second oscillator, a pair of first co-axial members interconnecting the first and second oscillators for torsionally suspending the first oscillator, a support structure, and a pair of second co-axial members... Agent: The Law Office Of James C. Simmons

20070062267 - Preheater plug comprising a pressure sensor and engine fitted therewith: The preheater plug (1) includes a tubular body inside which a pressure sensor (90) is mounted, the pressure sensor measuring the internal pressure of an engine cylinder wherein the plug (1) is arranged. The pressure sensor is provided with connection lugs extending in a substantially longitudinal manner in relation to... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070062268 - Method and apparatus for mounting a tire pressure monitoring device: A tire pressure mounting apparatus is provided including a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure in a tire. The pressure sensor has a housing. A threaded fastener is secured to the housing and forms a first valve portion. A tire valve stem projects through a first opening in a rim... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070062269 - Body volume measurement apparatus and method of measuring the body volume of a person: An apparatus and method for measuring a volume of a person's body. The apparatus comprises a body suit having an inner layer and an outer layer which forms a body portion and a head portion. The body suit further has a cavity defined within the inner layer, the cavity having... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070062270 - Chemical storage device with integrated load cell: A chemical storage device and a method for monitoring chemical usage are described herein. The device and disclosed method utilize a chemical storage canister and a load cell integrated into one transportable unit. The load cell is capable of compensating for the added weight of attached dispensing devices used in... Agent: Air Liquide

20070062271 - Method of calibrating an ophthalmic-lens-piercing machine, device used to implement one such method and ophthalmic-lens-machining apparatus comprising one such device: The invention relates to a method of calibrating an ophthalmic-lens-piercing machine, a device used to implement one such method and an ophthalmic-lens-machining apparatus comprising one such device. The inventive method applies to a machine comprising a piercing tool, a lens support which is associated with a first reference mark (O1,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070062272 - Method for detecting hydrocarbons in geological strata.: The invention relates to a method of analysing the hydrocarbon composition of geological strata, comprising an analysis of the gaseous hydrocarbon concentrations contained in the drilling muds.According to the invention, for a given depth range, gaseous hydrocarbon concentration ratios are established in pairs at essentially-identical depths. Subsequently, a sub-set of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070062273 - Fluid flow model and method of using the same: A fluid flow model is comprised of one cross-flow style core holder and a multitude of standard style core holders, all connected by a concurrent combination of serial and parallel flow paths. The sum of these flow paths yields a fluid flow model that closely approximates a small radial slice... Agent: Jones & Smith, LLP

20070062274 - Apparatus for downhole fluids analysis utilizing micro electro mechanical system (mems) or other sensors: The present invention provides packaging for MEMS devices and other sensors for downhole application. The MEMS devices and/or other sensors may aid in characterizing formation fluids in situ. The packaging facilitates high temperature, high pressure use, which is often encountered in downhole environments.... Agent: Schlumberger K.k.

20070062276 - Device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a conduit: Devices for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a conduit, in particular for determining the air-mass flow in the intake tract of an internal combustion engine, including a conduit member and sensor device having a bypass section are already known. To prevent flow detachment at the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070062275 - Device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line: A device for determining at least one parameter of a medium flowing in a line, in particular for determining the air mass flow rate in the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, which include a line component 3 and a sensor device 1 having a bypass part 6, are... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070062277 - Fluid intake tracker: A fluid intake tracking apparatus that is configured to reversibly couple with a water bottle, mug or other fluid container to keep track of the number of bottles that are consumed by the user during a selected period of time. In one embodiment, the indicator is an electronic device with... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20070062278 - Method and apparatus for balancing: A balanced rotating assembly with a spindle automatically provides balancer limits, which achieves a balancing state while substantially minimizing short term vibration increases and which provides for multi-plane balancer dithering.... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa & Associates, P.C.

20070062279 - System and method for measuring gait kinematics information: A system for measuring gait kinematics information during exercise of a subject comprising a fixing member adapted for fixing onto the trunk of the body of the subject; an acceleration sensor attached to the fixing member for sensing the vertical acceleration of the trunk of the body of the subject;... Agent: EagleIPLimited

20070062280 - Method for manufacturing a mass-spring system: A method for manufacturing a micromechanical mass-spring system that includes a mass and an asymmetric spring is provided. A silicon substrate is provided, and the silicon substrate is etched to define a section upon which the asymmetric spring is to be formed. A surface layer is formed on the surface... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070062281 - Angular velocity sensor: An angular velocity sensor includes a vibrator sensing an angular velocity, and a package on which the vibrator is mounted. The vibrator is arranged in the package so that a width direction of the vibrator coinciding with a long-side direction of the package. The vibrator may be attached to the... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070062282 - Combined sensor and its fabrication method: A sensor structure using vibrating sensor elements which can detect an angular rate and accelerations in two axes at the same time is provided. 2 sets of vibration units which vibrate in out-of-phase mode (tunning-fork vibration) and include four vibrating sensor elements of the approximately same shape supported on a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070062283 - A method for fabricating a tuning fork gyroscope: A method for reducing errors in a tuning fork gyroscope includes determining a first distance, gt, between an upper sense plate and a proof mass and a second distance, gb, between a lower sense plate and the proof mass. The method further includes applying a first voltage, Vt, to the... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20070062284 - Image-based sensing of acceleration: A system includes a support, a pendular element, an elastic restraint, an image sensor, and a processing system. The elastic restraint couples the pendular element to the support and applies to the pendular element a restraining force that opposes movement of the pendular element in at least a first direction.... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20070062285 - Electrostatic-capacitance-type acceleration sensor: In an electrostatic-capacitance-type acceleration sensor, water, etc. penetrating into a sealed space incorporating an acceleration detector having a movable electrode 6, and sticking of the movable electrode 6 to a cap 8 due to static charge accumulated on the cap 8 during the anodic bonding being performed are prevented. A... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070062286 - Method for the micromechanical measurement of acceleration and a micromechanical acceleration sensor: The invention relates to measurement devices used in the measurement of acceleration, and more specifically, to micromechanical acceleration sensors. The invention seeks to offer an improved method for the measurement of acceleration directed to three or two dimensions using a micromechanical acceleration sensor as well as an improved micromechanical acceleration... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070062287 - Rupture event sensors: An apparatus for separating an analyte from a mixture or for detecting an analyte or for determining the affinity, or a property related to affinity, between binding partners is described. The apparatus comprises: a) a surface having the analyte or one of the binding partners immobilised thereon, in use; b)... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070062288 - Device and a method for the detection of structure-borne acoustic vibrations: In a method and a device for the detection of at least one structure-borne acoustic vibration in a component of an agricultural harvesting machine, a timer is used to determine a transit-time difference of a structure-borne acoustic vibration that is received by at least a first structure-borne sound sensor and... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070062289 - Method and apparatus for acoustically weighing moving loads: Acoustic weight or mass sensing technology (referred to here as Acoustic Weigh In Motion (AWIN)) provides accurate weighing of any type of moving load moving over a load bearing medium. Acoustic transducers are affixed to or embedded in the load bearing medium. One or more source acoustic transducers propagate an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070062290 - Motor driven mechanism for mechanically scanned ultrasound transducers: Drive mechanisms are provided for a mechanically scanned ultrasound transducer or wobbler. The size, weight, and shape of a wobbler transducer are more optimized by positioning a drive shaft of a motor orthogonal to an array rather than parallel with the array. Different devices may be used for transferring the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070062292 - Ultrasonic sensor mounting structure: An ultrasonic sensor mounting structure includes an ultrasonic sensor and a wall member to which the ultrasonic sensor is mounted. The ultrasonic sensor includes an ultrasonic transducer and a vibrating surface. An inner surface of the wall member has a fixation portion where the ultrasonic sensor is fixed, a touch... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070062291 - Vibration analyzing device: A vibration analysing device for determining the vibrational response of a structural element, comprising: a vibration sensor for providing an output in response to a force input imparted to the structural element; processing means adapted to determine one of a plurality of classifications in response to the output, each classification... Agent: Epstein & Gerken

20070062293 - Inertial mass guided single axis vibration test machine: A single axis vibration test system includes a vibration force generator or “shaker” which optionally can be used with a head expander, and separate pairs of hydrostatic self-aligning sliding bearings connecting two large reaction masses to the head expander. Preload forces are applied by separate preload pistons supported on a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070062294 - Pressure sensor and method for manufacturing pressure sensor: The present invention aims at providing a pressure sensor having excellent reliability in sealing a pressure reference chamber and a method for manufacturing the pressure sensor. A movable electrode is formed on an opposing surface side of a diaphragm formed on a pressure-receiving substrate, and an opposing electrode is formed... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070062295 - Pressure sensor with conductive ceramic membrane: A pressure sensor for sensing a fluid pressure in harsh environments such as the air pressure in a tire formed on a wafer substrate. Associated circuitry deposited in CMOS layers on the wafer substrate has a conductive layer at least partially overlying the associated circuitry, the conductive layer forming a... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070062296 - Thermal expansion compensated pressure sensor: A pressure sensor (30) for environments with wide ranging temperatures such as vehicle tires. The sensor has a conductive sensor membrane (53) exposed to the fluid pressure to be sensed, and a similarly conductive reference membrane subject to a predetermined pressure difference. Both membranes are connected to circuitry that converts... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070062297 - Pressure gauge for use with sanitary conduit: A standard industrial pressure gauge is adapted for a sanitary conduit that has been provided with a tubular stub for mounting the gauge. A cylinder has a disk flange that mates with an upper flange of the tubular stub. A cap closes off the top of the cylinder, and a... Agent: Bernhard P. Molldrem, Jr.

20070062298 - Crack test for stamped flange: A punch is provided with a detection system for evaluating crack defects in waste material removed during a clipping operation. The punch includes a clip ring and a clip insert for shearing excess material from a part processed therein. The excess material is engaged around the clip ring when sheared... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070062299 - Mems-based monitoring: A solution for monitoring a property of an object and/or an area using a Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS)-based monitoring device is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, the MEMS-based monitoring device includes a MEMS-based sensing device for obtaining data based on a property of the object and/or area and a... Agent: Hoffman Warnick & D'alessandro, LLC

20070062300 - Method and apparatus for straining-stress sensors and smart skin for air craft and space vehicles: A new family of multifunctional smart coatings based on of stabilized diamond-like metal carbon atomic scale composites and diamond-like atomic-scale composite (DL ASC) materials. Based on a unique combination of the coating fine structure, properties of the coating/substrate interface, and the mechanical and electrical properties of the coating, the disclosed... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070062302 - Capacity force and angle sensor: The invention relates to a force and angle sensor for measuring the angle of rotation of a shaft (3) and a force exerted on a torsion rod (303), which interconnects two shaft parts (32, 33) of the shaft (3). In a housing (2), through which the shaft (3) runs, are... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070062301 - Sensor, device and method for measuring the pressure of an interface between two bodies: The present invention relates to a sensor (10) for sensing the interface pressure between two bodies, the sensor having at least two intercommunicating detection zones (11), each detection zone being formed inside an inflatable envelope (12) for interposing between said bodies and having two opposite regions whose spacing apart depends... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group

20070062303 - Systems & methods for automating asphalt mix design: Systems and methods are disclosed for automating asphalt mix design by running one or more tests on the mix design using computer controlled equipment; digitally collecting data for each run using the computer controlled equipment; and selecting an optimum mix based on the collected data.... Agent: David F. Martinez Atser

20070062304 - Magnetic flow meter with unibody construction and conductive polymer electrodes: A magnetic flow metering device and method is disclosed for the measurement of corrosive flow streams. The device utilizes a unibody construction wherein the flow conduit is constructed entirely from an insulative, non-conducting material without resorting to a metallic outer housing. The portions of the electrodes in contact with the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070062305 - Flowmeter: A flowmeter for measuring a flow velocity of a fluid in a pipeline includes a measuring tube having opposite ends. Two ultrasonic transducers are disposed respectively at the opposing ends of the measuring tube, and two connection pipes are provided for attachment of the flowmeter to the pipeline and extend... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20070062308 - Coriolis mass flowmeter: The invention concerns a Coriolis mass flowmeter comprising at least one conduit (9) traversed by the mass, which produces mechanical vibrations under the effect of an excitation unit (8) and acts as an oscillating element, whereof the oscillating behaviour which varies based on the mass flow rate is sensed by... Agent: Michael M Rickin Abb Inc

20070062309 - Device for measuring the mass rate of flow: A device for measuring the mass rate of flow which operates according to the Coriolis principle, with a measurement tube (1) and a magnet coil (7) of a bobbin (9) and a winding (10) attached to it for exciting and/or detecting vibrations of the measurement tube (1). The bobbin (9)... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070062306 - Fluid sensor assembly: A fluid sensor assembly is provided for sensing a fluid property in-line. The assembly includes a body with a port for connecting the body to a fluid line and internal passage connecting the first port to a second port. The assembly also includes a sensor interface portion attached to the... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070062307 - Flow meter using an expanded tube section and sensitive differential pressure measurement: A method and apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a fluid within tubing disposed within a downhole wellbore. The present invention provides an inverse Venturi meter inserted within tubing with an enlarged inner diameter portion. Pressure differential is measured between the enlarged inner diameter portion and another portion of... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070062310 - Hand tool with torque detection device: A hand tool includes a handle and a function end wherein a driving member is rotatably engaged with a through hole defined in the function end so as to output a torque to tighten or loosen an object. A ratchet mechanism including a pawl for engaging with the driving member... Agent: Phillip Liu

20070062312 - Method of eliminating hysteresis from a magnetoelastic torque sensor: A method and device for reducing hysteresis in a torque transducer element includes a coil that is excited with an alternating current to produce a magnetic field that saturates the torque transducer element. Magnetic saturation of the torque transducer element is provided by an alternating frequency that exceeds any coercive... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070062311 - Reduction of hysteresis in torque sensor: A torque sensor assembly includes a reduced hysteresis by imparting a magnetoelastic ring with a first remnant magnetic field and a second remnant magnetic field that are disposed in opposite orientations. The first and second magnetic fields are spaced apart such that a third magnetic field is created within the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070062313 - Integrated sample cell and filter and system using same: Sidestream gas sampling assembly that does not substantially degrade the waveform of expired gases. The gas sampling assembly includes a sample cell portion integrated with a filter portion for separating undesired liquid condensate from respiratory gases to be monitored. The gas sampling assembly is configured to receive expired gases through... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20070062314 - Syringe block for automatic machine for analysis of liquids, in particular for blood analysis: The invention relates to a syringe block (1) comprising a plurality of syringes (2) and a collector (3), the syringes each having a suction volume, and the collector comprising electromagnetic valves. First tubes directly link the electromagnetic valves to the internal volumes and second tubes extend from the electromagnetic valves... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070062315 - Method of preventing short sampling of a capillary or wicking fill device: The current invention provides a device, and a method for using the device, for ensuring that capillary or wicking fill device is fully filled. In particular this invention is directed to, but not limited to, use with capillary or wicking action filled electrochemical sensors suitable for use in analyzing blood... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20070062316 - Liquid sample suctioning device and analyzer: The present invention provides a liquid sample suctioning device capable of simplifying a structure thereof, preventing clogging of a pipette and contamination of a liquid sample, and closing a hole formed in a lid after the liquid sample is suctioned. The liquid sample suctioning device is adapted to suction the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070056351 - Pipette verification device and pipette: Pipettes, widely used in clinical and pharmaceutical laboratories to transfer small volumes of liquid, may be subject to hidden performance degradation and operator error. Pipette performance cannot be accepted without monitoring. The present disclosure concerns a verification device for a pipette with a piston for aspirating then dispensing, using a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070056350 - Sample pipette: Sample pipettes used in particular for injecting samples into high pressure liquid chromatography apparatuses, which are provided with a hollow needle for drawing a sample and expelling same into a container or into a sample receiving device of the apparatus. An interchangeable cannula is mounted on the hollow needle of... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070056352 - Drift compensation for an impedimetric exhaust gas sensor by variable bias voltage: An exhaust gas sensor is proposed for detecting a gas component in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, having a control and evaluation unit and a sensor unit with an electrode structure with a first terminal and a second terminal, and a method for operating an exhaust gas... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070056353 - Sensor: A sensor for determining a physical property such as the concentration of a gas component or the temperature of a measuring gas, e.g., the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, has a sensor element which is secured in a housing and is surrounded at an end section on the measuring... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070056354 - Gas sensor array system and method for detecting gas leaks at a connecting joint: A system for detecting gas leaking out of a joint in a gas transport and/or storage system is provided. The joint has an interface formed of first and second confronting surfaces. The system includes a plurality of gas sensors and a data acquisition unit. The sensors are adapted for mounting... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070056355 - Methods for manufacturing unleaky closed containers and leak testing apparatus: In a leak testing apparatus and a method for manufacturing unleaky closed containers having first and second flexible wall areas with different flexibility characteristics, a biasing member is moved toward and onto the first flexible area and a force detector monitors a biasing force at the second flexible area. A... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070056356 - Apparatus and method for providing a test tee: The present invention provides a test tee device for leak testing a pipe line system. In structure, the test tee device includes a tee fitting, comprising a tubular section extending between a first and a second opposing openings axially aligned with each other, a third opening communicating with the tubular... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070056357 - Method and device for providing defined fluid flow, especially for use in liquid chromatography: The invention relates to a method for providing a defined fluid flow, especially for use in liquid chromatography. According to the method, a constant total flow (f0) is subdivided into an internal excess flow (fie) in an excess branch and into an internal working flow (fiw) in a working branch.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070056358 - Micro-rheometer: A rheometer apparatus includes an acoustic wave viscosity sensor associated with a flexural plate wave device configured to include a central cavity through which a fluid flows. A plurality of interdigital transducers cam be associated with the flexural plate wave device, wherein each interdigital transducer (IDT) thereof can measure viscosity... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick Honeywell International Inc.

20070056359 - Direct method to determine particulate concentration in a dispersion: Particulate material concentration of a dispersion is detected by providing a known amount of dispersion including particulate material, a solvent, and other optional components; centrifuging the dispersion and separating the particulate material from the dispersion; drying the particulate material; and weighing the particulate material to determine a particulate material concentration... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070056360 - Method and apparatus for sampling a fluid: A fluid sampling probe may be provided in a unitary assembly for aspirating fluid samples by way of a reduced diameter piercing portion in direct fluid communication with a reservoir for (temporarily) storing and/or transporting a sample, including: a first portion for piercing a closed fluid carrier, a second portion... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070056361 - Partitioning gas tracer tests: The present invention relates to detection and maintenance of specific water levels. For example, a key component in the operation of almost all bioreactor landfills is the addition of water to maintain optimal moisture conditions. To determine how much water is needed and where to add it, in situ methods... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070056362 - Oscillating probe with a virtual probe tip: An oscillating probe of an elongated rod, having a first free end, and a second end that is attached to at least one actuator to apply oscillation cycles to the rod. Oscillation of the elongated rod during at least one complete cycle of oscillation of the actuator causes the free... Agent: Lynn E. Barber

20070056363 - Flow detecting device and intake system having the same: A flow detecting device is provided to a fluid passage through which a main flow of fluid passes. A sensor body has a bypass passage through which a bypass flow passes from the main flow. The bypass passage has a bent portion, which is located midway through the bypass passage,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070056364 - Drill hole measuring device and rock drilling unit: A drill hole measuring device and a rock drilling unit equipped with the measuring device. The measuring device (1) comprises a protective element (3), inside which a sensor (6) can be transferred by means of a transfer device (4).... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070056365 - Fluid quality sensor: A fluid quality sensor includes a first electrode (24) that has a fluid passageway (22) that is adapted to be placed in line with at least one fluid conduit (30). A second electrode (40) is supported within the fluid passageway (22) and electrically isolated from the first electrode (24). The... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070056366 - Flow sensor: The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving a highly-sensitive flow sensor, by forming a metal film having a relatively high TCR on a semiconductor substrate via an insulating film. A measurement device which is a thermal fluid flow sensor includes a heat element, resistance temperature detectors (upstream-side resistance... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070056367 - Method for manufacturing an electronic arrangement and an electronic circuit arrangement: A method for manufacturing an electronic circuit device in a motor vehicle fuel tank, the method including arranging one or more electronic modules on a substrate, and fixating the substrate with respect to a fuel tank wall. This allows the electronics to be positioned close to the fuel proper, and... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070056368 - Device for measuring and displaying the amount of beer in a keg: A scale for determining a quantity of material in a container such as a keg. The may include a support member configured to be placed under a portion of the container, a display to indicate the quantity of material in the container, and a weight sensor positioned underneath the support... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP

20070056369 - Apparatus and method for monitoring in-transit shipments: By employing a one or more sensors or monitors, environmental conditions and exceptions noted during the shipment of the goods and products can be monitored, stored, and eventually reported. The information about the in-transit goods and products being tracked may also be collected and transmitted by one or more wireless... Agent: Wright Law Group, PLLC Mark F. Wright

20070056370 - Mems sensor package: Methods and systems for controlling the internal dampening of MEMS sensors is provided. In one illustrative embodiment, a MEMS sensor is provide that can be tunable to a desired Q value, and the Q value may be held relatively constant over the expected life of the sensor. The MEMS sensor... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070056371 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device disposed in a car is provided. The portable electronic device includes a power switch, a vibration sensor and a controller. The power switch is used for providing a first power at a first state and providing a second power at a second state. The vibration sensor... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070056372 - Continuous chatter boundary criteria for manufactured parts: A chatter boundary system includes a measuring module, a comparison module, and a boundary module. The measuring module measures and collects samples of undulations in a manufactured part. The comparison module classifies a sound signal generated by the undulations as either noisy or quiet. The boundary module determines a continuous... Agent: Christopher Devries General Motors Corporation

20070056373 - Method and device for ultrasonic testing of a workpiece having an uneven surface: In a method and a device for the ultrasonic testing of a workpiece (2) having an uneven surface (13, 13b) with an ultrasonic test head (10), acoustically coupled to the workpiece (2), which contains a multiplicity of transducer elements (201 to 20n) arranged rigidly in a linear array, which can... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070056374 - Monitoring system: A monitoring system uses sound waves and/or ultrasound waves that are emitted into a structure being monitored from one or more monitoring devices and echo-waves from the interior and surface of the structure are received at one or more monitoring devices at locations of importance to the stability and operational... Agent: David Andrews Cambridge Ultrasonics Ltd.

20070056375 - Active washers for monitoring bolted joints: Apparatus, systems, and methods for inspecting and monitoring bolted joints of metallic and composite structures for defects such as delamination and fatigue cracking are provided that incorporate ultrasonic transducers with load bearing washers. These active washers may be used for inspecting and monitoring a structure beneath such load bearing fasteners... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070056376 - Health monitoring: A health monitoring apparatus for a mechanical system includes: a microphone arranged to receive sound from the system; and a processor adapted to process the output of the microphone. The mechanical system may be a gas turbine engine. Further, the engine may have a plurality of bleed valves, each of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070056377 - Sensor: A sensor hard to break and capable of improving sensitivity is obtained. This sensor comprises an electrode plate and a diaphragm, opposed to the electrode plate, including a first elastic film arranged on a central portion and a second elastic film, arranged at least on a peripheral portion of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070056378 - Pressure sensor: A pressure sensor includes: an airtight case equipped with first and second pressure input orifices provided respectively on opposing first and second wall surfaces; a cylindrical first bellows fixed on the first wall surface at one end and equipped with a shaft hole communicating with the first pressure input orifice;... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070056379 - Conveyor diagnostic system having local positioning system: A conveyor diagnostic system for monitoring loading of a conveyor line assembly including at least one sensor component coupled to the conveyor line assembly. The sensor component is adapted for detecting loading of the conveyor line assembly and is further adapted for generating and transmitting a signal that is correlative... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070056380 - Mechanical stress characterization in semiconductor device: Methods of characterizing a mechanical stress level in a stressed layer of a transistor and a mechanical stress characterizing test structure are disclosed. In one embodiment, the test structure includes a first test transistor including a first stress level; and at least one second test transistor having a substantially different... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20070056381 - Method of determining stress: A micromachined strain gauge comprising a plastically deformable piezoresistive microstructure formed on a surface of a substrate so that deformation of the substrate plastically deforms the microstructure to thereby change the resistance of the microstructure. The stress in the substrate can be determined from the change in the resistance of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070056383 - Apparatus and method for determining mechanical properties of cement for a well bore: Apparatus for testing mechanical properties of a sample cement composition. The apparatus includes an annular test chamber and a variable stress system. The variable stress system communicates with the annular test chamber. The variable stress system is operable to control at least one of temperature or pressure applied to the... Agent: Craig W. Roddy Halliburton Energy Services

20070056382 - Set for measuring the linear strain in materials: The invention involves a set for measuring the linear strain of materials, comprising at least two measuring elements (1) fitted with measuring blades (2) with parallel axes of the measuring blades (2), attachable to the measured material, and a portable reading device (3) with an impression surface (4) made of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070056384 - Method and apparatus for fluid flow testing: This invention relates generally to testing apparatus and methodology for measuring fluid dynamic properties of structures within fluid flows. One embodiment includes a fluid induced motion testing apparatus of the type which includes a test rig suitable for holding a test body in a fluid body. The apparatus may include... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20070056385 - Pressure sensor in the form of a film: The invention relates to a pressure sensor in the form of a film, comprising a first carrier film and a second carrier film which are arranged at a certain distance from each other by means of a spacer. The distance holder comprises at least one recess which defines an active... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070056386 - Tension measuring method and apparatus for chain: A tension measuring apparatus and method for a chain by which tension applied to the chain is correctly and reproducibly measured is disclosed and claimed. A tension measuring method for a chain (10) comprising a pair of right and left inner plates (11), bushes (12) press-fit between the inner plates... Agent: Kenneth L. Mitchell Woodling, Krost And Rust

20070056387 - Torque measuring device: Light irradiation detecting sections for irradiating laser light to reflectors of a rotational body and receiving the reflected light are downsized. A light transmitting and receiving device 21 has incident light receiving fibers 25a and 25b for guiding both incident light and reflected light and light irradiation detecting sections 11a... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20070056388 - Stroboscopic liberation and methods of use: The invention is directed to a system and method for detecting substances, such as explosives and/or drugs, using, in part, short bursts of energy light from a relatively low energy strobe. Embodiments include coupling the strobe with a detector for use in a portable hand-held unit, or a unit capable... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070056389 - Aerosol size-selective impactor for reducing particle bounce: An aerosol size-selective impactor for reducing particle bounce includes a main structure, a buffering layer, and a dehydration preventing layer. This main structure with an inlet and an outlet has a central channel and a receiving cavity. There are many nozzles in the inlet. The buffering layer is filled in... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070056390 - Particle size sampler: A particle size sampler includes a cylindrical housing with an inlet end and an outlet end. A pump, connected to an outlet pipe at the outlet end, draws air through the particle size sampler. Aerosols or other particles are removed from the air during a series of filtering steps. The... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070056391 - Exchangeable pipette tip ejector assembly: The exchangeable pipette tip assembly (3) is seated on the pipette body, and has the ejector push (6) linked to the ejector (8), while the ejector push button (6) has the push button toothed bar (9), and the ejector pusher (7) has the pusher toothed bar (10). Inside the pipette... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070056392 - Chemical trace detection portal based on the natural airflow and heat transfer of vehicles: A portal is provided with a detector for detecting trace amounts of substances of interest that may be retained on the surface or interior of a vehicular subject. The portal relies upon the continuous process by which microscopic flakes of dust, dirt, pollen, and other surface and interior contaminants as... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070056393 - Immersion probe: An immersion probe has a probe body having a longitudinal axis and an outer surface surrounding the longitudinal axis, wherein a portion of the outer surface has sampling elements, which extend around the longitudinal axis in the peripheral direction and which have a radial dimension. A protective layer, which can... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070056394 - Pressurized gas sampling container: A gas sampling container (15) capable of obtaining, isolating and transporting samples of gas or other fluid under pressure form. The container (15) further exhibits a plurality of simple, reliable, inexpensive, self sealing, valves (2) which allow introduction, flow through and exit of the gas sample. The container (15) is... Agent: Michael L. Antoline

20070056395 - Particle counter: A particle counter has a saturator inhaling air in an atmosphere and vaporizing a working liquid therein; and an electrical detection unit electrically shielding an internal space thereof to maintain a temperature of the space to be constant, the air and vaporized working liquid flowing into the electrical detection unit... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070056396 - Millimetre-wave detection device for discriminating between different materials: A portal (1) has a millimetric wave imager (10, 11) arranged to detect articles concealed on the person. A pump (21) supplies jets of air through gas outlets (20) in the lower part of the portal (1), which are directed onto the feet of the person being screened. A second... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070056397 - Base design for self-centering: A device having at least one housing and one bottom connected to the housing. In this context, the housing has a housing wall and the bottom at least one base. Further it is provided for the base to have a specifiable edge. The essence of the present arrangement now lies... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070051159 - Way of preventing critical phenomena in ceramic electrodes of magnetic hydrodynamic power generators: This invention is a method of determining parameters of safe functionality of different dynamical systems, including ceramic electrodes of magnetic hydrodynamic power generators, described by nonlinear partial differential equations enabling engineering of such systems so that catastrophic movement of the system from one state to another will be impossible.... Agent: Aleksandr Brodsky

20070051160 - Position measurement system and lithographic apparatus: A position measurement system for measuring a position of an object is described, the system including: a first incremental measurement unit for measuring a first number of first distance steps in a distance between a reference frame and the object, wherein the first number equals a first integer value plus... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070051161 - Barless closed loop color control: A system and processes for the accurate measurement and control of image color values on a printing press with or without the presence of a color bar. More particularly, a barless color control system and processes for controlling the color quality of color images printed on a substrate online or... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, LLP Attorneys At Law

20070051162 - Artificial throat: The present invention relates to an artificial throat for simulating aroma release comprising—a tube (1) having an inlet (2) and an outlet (3) and having an upper portion (4), a middle portion (5) and a lower portion (6);—a sample supply system (12) debouching at the upper portion of the tube;—an... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070051163 - Method and apparatus for gas measurement at substantially constant pressure: A system which enables the presentation of alternating gas samples to a gas sensor in a detection zone without substantial change of the sample pressure at the sensor in the zone, whereby pressure variations that can produce unwanted sensor signals are mitigated; along with apparatus for facilitating, and a method... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

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