Measuring and testing inventions 09/07

20070220946 - Processes to create discrete corrosion defects on substrates and establish corrosion ndi test standards: Methods and apparatuses are provided for creation of discrete corrosion defects with a wide range of diameter to depth aspect ratios for painted test standards. Also provided are methods for use of those test standards to characterize the corrosion under paint detection threshold, statistical reliability, and accuracy of NDI and/or... Agent: Duane A. Stewart, Iii, Esquire Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070220947 - Method for regulating and monitoring a measuring system, and measuring system itself: The invention relates to a method for regulating and monitoring a measuring system, in particular a flow measuring device, and the flow measuring device itself according to the preamble of patent claims 1 and 3. In order to be able to determine operability trends, according to the invention at cyclic... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Dept. - 4u6

20070220949 - Rotational and linear shock apparatus: One embodiment of a shock apparatus comprises at least one linear impact object capable of movement along a first substantially linear path; a rotational impact object capable of rotation about an axis of rotation and movement along a second substantially linear path parallel to the first substantially linear path, a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP/ Lucent Technologies, Inc

20070220950 - Shock apparatus: One embodiment of a shock apparatus comprises a plurality of impact objects spatially ordered according to decreasing mass along a substantially linear path; a guide to guide movement of the impact objects along the path; and a plurality of spacers, one spacer between each adjacent pair of impact objects in... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP/ Lucent Technologies, Inc

20070220952 - Gas sensor and method of manufacturing the gas sensor: An object is to provide a gas sensor which can suppress positional shift of a to-be-held member such as a gas detection element, as well as a method of manufacturing the gas sensor. A gas sensor (101) includes a gas detection element (111), a metallic shell (131), a plate packing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070220954 - Fet-based gas sensor: The invention relates to an FET-based gas sensor comprising a gas channel for diffusing a measuring gas to a gas-sensitive layer which is actively connected to a FET for signal readout. According to the invention, an electrochemical element is at least partially inserted into the gas channel for the electrochemical... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C.

20070220955 - Structure of gas sensor ensuring enhanced mechanical durability: A gas sensor includes a heater, leads connecting electrically with terminals of the heater, and a porcelain insulator surrounding the terminals of the heater within an air cover. The gas sensor also includes a recess formed in an end of the porcelain insulator to define a clearance between itself and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070220958 - Optical detection alignment/tracking method and apparatus: A method of operating a probe based instrument includes a light source that generates and directs a beam of light towards a probe of the instrument to detect a property of probe deflection. The method automatically adjusts the position of the light beam on the probe based on movement of... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20070220960 - Method and apparatus for engine torque sensing: An engine torque sensory system (10), adapted for use with an engine-driven vehicle (12) having a flexplate (18), including at least one sensor (26) fixedly attached on the surface of the flexplate (18) and operable to detect deformations along the surface of the flexplate (18) caused by the generated engine... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070220961 - Method for diagnosing the degree of aging of a catalytic converter disposed in the exhaust gas channel of an internal combustion engine: The invention relates to a method for diagnosing the degree of ageing of a catalyst arranged in the exhaust gas channel of an internal combustion engine, wherein the oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst is determined by means of the signals of a waste gas probe arranged upstream and downstream... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070220964 - Tire testing machine and axis misalignment measuring method for tire testing machine: A spindle direction engaging device moves at least one of spindles in a mutually separating direction to closely engage a lock piece or a lock portion in a spindle direction of spindles while the lock piece is locked to the lock portion when a tire is not mounted. A second... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070220965 - Device for detecting a leak or underinflation in the tires of motor vehicle wheels: The device comprises means for measuring the pressure of the gas contained in a tire of a vehicle, means for collecting pressure measurement data and means for calculating the change in pressure between two instants of measurement data collection. The device further includes clocking means for clocking the time of... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070220966 - Apparatus and method for bulge testing an article: An apparatus (10) for bulge testing an article (12) comprises a pressure vessel (14) arranged to define a chamber (15), the pressure vessel (14) has a first aperture (28) and a second aperture (30), means to pressurise the chamber (15), means (19) to measure the deflection of the article (12,... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070220967 - Methods and systems for determining air data parameters: An air data system is described that includes a cone-shaped probe, a plurality of pressure transducers, and a processing device. The cone-shaped probe includes a first pressure port formed in a substantial tip of the probe and extending therethrough, and a plurality of pressure ports formed in a substantially evenly... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070220969 - Leakage inspection apparatus for liquid storage tank technical field: At least a part of a periphery of a liquid storage tank 2 is submerged in water, and the apparatus has a depressurizing device 32 that depressurizes inside of this liquid storage tank 2. It includes a rod part 24 inserted in the liquid storage tank 2, and a float... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070220970 - Measuring cell as well as constructing methods for a measuring cell and measuring apparatus with a mount for such a measuring cell: The invention relates to a measuring cell, comprising a support and a sensor, whereby a measuring chamber is arranged between the support and the sensor and the sensor is arranged on the support by means of individual material deposits provided between the support and the sensor. Said material deposits are... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070220972 - Angular velocity sensor: A vibrator 10, which is formed in a silicon wafer 1 by means of MEMS technique, has eight beam portions (beams) 12 supported at a central portion 11 and extending in the radial direction while mutually keeping the same angle and has a ring portion 13 connected to the eight... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070220973 - Multi-axis micromachined accelerometer and rate sensor: Multi-axis micromachined accelerometer and rate sensor having first and second generally planar masses disposed side-by-side and connected together along adjacent edge portions thereof for torsional movement about axes parallel to a first axis in response to acceleration along a second axis and for rotational motion about axes parallel to the... Agent: Edward S. Wright

20070220975 - Electrostatic-capacity-type acceleration sensor and acceleration measuring device therewith: A moving member having a plurality of moving electrodes is supported by support members at both ends thereof on a substrate surface in such a way that it can be subjected to displacement in a two-dimensional plane. A plurality of fixed electrodes are arranged to face the plurality of moving... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070220974 - Extended accuracy flexured plate dual capacitance accelerometer: A flexure plate accelerometer system includes a flexure plate and two fixed plates on either side of the flexure plate. The flexure plate generates a flexure plate signal as a function of reference signals received in the fixed plates. A precision transformer generates the reference signals from a precision sine... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20070220978 - Method and apparatus for remote sensing of molecular species at nanoscale utilizing a reverse photoacoustic effect: A method and apparatus for identifying a sample, involves illuminating the sample with light of varying wavelengths, transmitting an acoustic signal against the sample from one portion and receiving a resulting acoustic signal on another portion, detecting a change of phase in the acoustic signal corresponding to the light of... Agent: Quarles & Brady

20070220977 - Ultrasound probe with multiple fluid chambers: An ultrasound probe includes a transducer which is mechanically oscillated to sweep beams from the transducer over an image region of a subject. The transducer is located in a first compartment of a fluid-filled chamber which is coupled to a second compartment of the fluid-filled chamber by a bubble trap... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070220979 - Method and apparatus for remote sensing utilizing a reverse photoacoustic effect: A method and apparatus for identifying a sample, involves illuminating the sample with light of varying wavelengths, transmitting an acoustic signal against the sample from one side and receiving a resulting acoustic signal on another side, detecting a change of phase in the acoustic signal corresponding to the light of... Agent: Quarles & Brady

20070220984 - Temperature and/or pressure sensor assembly: A sensor assembly includes a housing and a tube. The housing has a first leading edge portion which is capable of being located in a compressor/fan inlet flow path and which includes an interior wall section. The tube has a proximal portion including an air inlet which is adapted to... Agent: General Electric Company

20070220985 - Redundant mechanical and electronic remote seal system: A redundant pressure transmitter for redundantly measuring pressure of a process fluid comprises a transmitter housing, transmitter circuitry, a remote seal assembly including a first pressure sensor, and a second pressure sensor positioned in the transmitter housing. The remote seal assembly also comprises a remote seal flange, a communication system... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070220986 - Pressure sensor: A sensor and insertion assembly 2 is used for intravascular measurement of pressure in a living body. The assembly includes a sensor chip 6 having a substrate body 8 with a recess covered by a pressure sensitive film 10 thereby forming a cavity 12. A piezoelectric element, preferably in the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070220987 - Omni-directional pressure pickup probe: A pressure pickup probe assembly includes a probe housing, a plurality of openings, and a pickup probe. The probe housing is configured to be mounted within, and extend at least substantially across, a flow passage. The probe housing further includes at least an inner surface and an outer surface. The... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070220988 - Physical quantity sensor and lead frame used for same: A lead frame made from a metallic thin plate, comprising: at least two stage portions on which a physical quantity sensor chip is mounted, and which have an area smaller than a mounting surface of the physical quantity sensor chip; a rectangular frame portion which encloses the stage portions; a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070220989 - Pressure sensor: A pressure sensor includes a metal housing and a semiconductor chip. The housing has a diaphragm unitary with the housing and an inlet for introducing fluid to the diaphragm. The inlet has a first end exposed to the diaphragm and a second end exposed to an outside of the housing.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070220990 - Material testing apparatus with selectively sealed and unsealed dies: Improvements to a sealed die material testing apparatus having dies with associated seal plates include providing apparatus modifications that enable the apparatus to be employed as a non-sealed die system. Improvements include adapting the seal plates to carry spacers and, alternatively, adapting the apparatus to effect a gap between the... Agent: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070220991 - Electrode with electrode surface for magnetically inductive flow meter: The invention relates to a special electrode surface for electrodes of a flow measuring device. In order to provide more measurement reliability for abrasive substances to be measured, for example in multiphase substances to be measured, according to the invention the size of the active electrode surface (3) is optimized... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Dept. - 4u6

20070220993 - Electromagnetic flowmeter: An electromagnetic flowmeter includes a measuring tube (1) through which a fluid to be measured flows, electrodes (2a, 2b) which detect an electromotive force generated by a magnetic field applied to the fluid and the flow of the fluid, an exciting coil (3) which applies, to the fluid, a time-changing... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070220994 - Vortex flow measuring instrument: The invention relates to a vortex flow meter according to the preamble of patent claim 1. In order to provide a surface which is simple but nevertheless resistant to the substances to be measured used in the application case, according to the invention all parts of the measurement tube of... Agent: Paul R. Katterle Abb Inc.

20070220995 - Ultrasonic flowmeter and ultrasonic flow rate measurement method: A flowmeter includes: a transit time method unit having a sensor and a reception signal amplification control unit and a flow rate calculation unit which are connected to the sensor via a sensor selector switch; a pulse Doppler method having a reception signal amplification control unit and an integration calculation... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070220996 - Probe assembly: A probe assembly for use in the extraction of analytes from a sample, which probe includes an elongate cylinder portion which is arranged to rotate about its longitudinal axis, and having thereon one or more veins extending away from the cylinder portion.... Agent: Tumey, L.L.P.

20070214862 - System and method for improving performance of a fluid sensor for an internal combustion engine: A system and method for improving sensor performance of an on-board vehicle sensor, such as an exhaust gas sensor, while sensing a predetermined substance in a fluid flowing through a pipe include a structure for extending into the pipe and having at least one inlet for receiving fluid flowing through... Agent: Bir Law, PLC/fgtl

20070214863 - Calibrator for liquid flowmeter: The inventive device comprises scaled vessels mounted on a vehicle and making it possible, while filling a liquid medium in the vessels, to recycle the vapors thereof through a circuit of casings beginning form the reading sights of the vessels and extending to an air-vent pipe provided with a removable... Agent: Robert Platt Bell Registered Patent Attorney

20070214864 - Active damping of high speed scanning probe microscope components: A technique for actively damping internal vibrations in a scanning probe microscope is disclosed. The excitation of various mechanical movements, including resonances, in the mechanical assembly of an SPM can adversely effect its performance, especially for high speed applications. An actuator is used to compensate for the movements. The actuator... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070214867 - Porous hybrid organic-inorganic materials for the detection of halogens: The present invention relates to compounds which can go to make up mesostructured porous hybrid organic-inorganic materials (MPHOIMs) and can serve, within these materials, as probe molecules for the detection or quantitative determination of halogenated gaseous compounds. It also relates to MPHOIMs in which these compounds are grafted by covalent... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070214868 - Method for determining density of insulation: An apparatus for determining the density of insulation in a cavity of a structure includes a sensor that is held in a substantially fixed position relative to the insulation for sensing the force of the insulation against the sensor. The force is used to determine the density of the insulation,... Agent: Owens Corning

20070214870 - Method and apparatus for v-bank filter bed scanning: Embodiments of the invention generally related to a method and apparatus for scanning a v-bank filter. In one embodiment, a method for testing a v-bank filter includes providing an aerosol challenge to an upstream side of a v-bank filter, scanning a downstream side of the v-bank filter with a probe... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan L.L.P.

20070214871 - 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... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070214872 - Measuring device, measuring probe, and method of operating the measuring device: The measuring device has at least one measuring probe, e.g., a physical or electrochemical measuring probe, which is equipped with one or more memory units and which is connected through a cable, e.g., a coaxial cable, to a transmitter which includes a processor. The measuring probe has a ground wire... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070214873 - Turbidity sensor: The invention relates to a turbidity sensor comprising an operational assembly which is housed in a structure (1) and which is equipped with a support (3) having a base (5) from which pins (6) extend. According to the invention, the components (7 and 8) of a turbidity sensor are incorporated... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070214874 - Enabling location specific burnishing of a disk: Various embodiments of the present invention pertain to enabling location specific burnishing of a disk. According to one embodiment, the smoothness of a disk is evaluated by gliding over a disk to determine if there is an asperity on the disk. If there is an asperity on the disk, a... Agent: Wagner, Murabito & Hao LLP

20070214877 - Method and apparatus for an optimal pumping rate based on a downhole dew point pressure determination: The present invention provides a downhole spectrometer for determination of dew point pressure to determine an associated optimal pumping rate during sampling to avoid precipitation of asphaltenes in a formation sample. A sample is captured at formation pressure in a controlled volume. The pressure in the controlled volume is reduced.... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070214878 - Use of deuterium oxide-depleted water as a tracer in downhole and core analysis applications: A method of ascertaining or measuring subterranean events includes use of deuterium oxide-depleted water as a tracer. The presence of deuterium oxide-depleted water may be measured at a subterranean location by means such as core sampling, for any purpose for which tracers are known to be useful. For example, the... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, PC

20070214880 - Filling level measurement method according to the running time principle: A reliable method for measuring a fill level (7) of a fill substance (1) in a container (3) using a fill level measuring device (5) working according to the travel-time principle, wherein, periodically, transmission signals (S) are sent in the direction of the fill substance (1), their echo signals (E)... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070214882 - Sealed fuel level sensors: A sealed fuel level sensor for a fuel tank is provided. The sealed fuel level sensor includes a frame having a cavity therein. The sealed fuel level sensor further includes a variable resistor disposed in the cavity and operatively supported by the frame. The sealed fuel level sensor further includes... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070214883 - Microelectromechanical integrated sensor structure with rotary driving motion: A driving mass of an integrated microelectromechanical structure is moved with a rotary motion about an axis of rotation, and a first sensing mass is connected to the driving mass via elastic supporting elements so as to perform a first detection movement in a presence of a first external stress.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070214887 - Motion sensor: A motion sensor includes a substrate at least having one micromechanical acceleration sensor and a magnetoresistive circuit. The micromechanical acceleration sensor and the magnetoresistive circuit are constructed on the same substrate.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070214886 - Sensor-based orientation system: A method for measuring positional changes of an object, including rotation about any or all of three axes, using linear accelerometers. There is disclosed a method of using a linear accelerometer to integrate two other 3D linear accelerometers in order to measure and supply for further use six-dimensional information, that... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070214889 - Magnetofluidic unidirectional accelerometer: An accelerometer includes a housing, a magnetic fluid within the housing, and an inertial body suspended in the magnetic fluid and generally constrained to move along a single axis. Centering magnets are positioned on two sides of the inertial body along the axis. A detector provides a signal indicative of... Agent: Bardmesser Law Group, P.C.

20070214890 - Mems resonator using frequency tuning: A MEMS sensor having a vibrating cantilevered beam sensing element is provided. The sensor has a drive element which is configured to apply follower forces to a free end of the cantilevered beam. These forces function to change the resonant frequency of the beam.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070214892 - System and methods to determine and monitor changes in rail conditions over time: The present invention is directed to a system and methods with which changes in rail conditions can be determined and monitored over time. The present invention includes a database of data, wherein a first set of data is used for comparison with a second set of data to determine the... Agent: Valauskas & Pine LLC

20070214894 - Method of making pressure sensor assemblies: Silicon-based high pressure sensor modules are manufactured in an array arrangement, incorporating a low temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) substrate. The LTCC substrate can withstand high pressures. Bossed containers filled with oil are mounted on the substrate in an array. These bossed containers house the sensor cells which are composed of... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070214895 - Fabricated strain sensor: A method of forming a strain sensor from a polymeric film includes the steps of selectively irradiating a surface of the polymer with high energy radiation to change the composition of the polymer and increase the electrical conductivity in selected portions of the surface. The radiation can create carbonized particles... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070214896 - Averaging orifice primary flow element: A process flow device includes a self-averaging pitot tube type of primary flow element for measuring, by a differential pressure process, the volumetric rate of fluid flow at a point in a fluid carrying conduit where the velocity profile of the fluid is asymmetric with respect to the longitudinal axis... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20070214898 - Seat belt tension sensor having shock isolation: A seat belt tension sensor is attached to a seat belt assembly in a vehicle. The seat belt tensor sensor is secured to the vehicle by a bolt. The sensor includes a housing that is secured by the bolt. An anchor plate is mounted to the housing. The anchor plate... Agent: Cts Corporation

20070214897 - Pressure detecting apparatus utilizing electromagnetic coupling: The object of the present invention is to provide a pressure detecting apparatus that is less affected from noises and can be constructed in a large size. The pressure detecting apparatus according to the present invention utilizes electromagnetic coupling. The sensor section comprises first coils 1, second coils 2 provided... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070214899 - Sampling ports and related container systems: A sampling port includes an elongated flexible support tube having an interior surface bounding a first passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the first passageway being closed at the first end of the support tube and open at the second end of the support tube.... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070214900 - Apparatus for transferring samples from source vessels to target vessels: A transfer unit for transferring a sample from a source vessel to a target vessel. In one embodiment of the invention, an actuator plate within the transfer unit, has a plurality of individually activated electromagnets disposed therein; wherein activation of any of said electromagnets results in translation and mating of... Agent: Edward Langer C/o Shiboleth Yisraeli Roberts Zisman & Co.

20070214901 - Dummy apparatus or test method for collision prediction apparatus or its component: Clothing 12 made of a cloth is put on a dummy object 11 that is formed into a human-like shape and made of a material having less reflection of electric wave, in order to form a dummy doll 10. Then, a collision prediction test or inspection by a millimeter wave... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070209424 - Engine knock sensor: The piezoelectric element of an engine knock sensor is held between upper and lower ring-shaped bases by two identical clips that extend through the piezoelectric element and engage each base. Each clip has a ring-shaped flange engaging a groove circumscribing the inner wall of one of the bases, with the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070209425 - Hydrophilizing agent for hydrophobic porous membrane, and method for hydrophilizing hydrophobic porous membrane and test method using this agent: A hydrophilizing agent for a hydrophobic porous membrane, wherein the agent contains a surfactant, and the surfactant has a frothability such that the bubble height immediately after frothing, as measured according to the Ross-Miles method (JIS K 3362), using a 0.1 wt % aqueous solution of the surfactant at 25°... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20070209426 - System and method for determining duct leakage and fan flow efficiency: A system and method for determining “real time” air leakage from a duct involves an airflow meter for taking airflow measurements at the inlet and at the outlet of the duct. Also included is a base fan that operates in three different modes to simultaneously vary an enclosure pressure at... Agent: Nydegger & Associates

20070209427 - Metal particle sensor system: A metal particle sensor system for detecting metal particles in an oil line. The metal particle sensor system may include a metal particle sensor positioned about the line, an orifice positioned within the line and downstream of the metal particle sensor, a first pressure sensor positioned upstream of the orifice,... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070209428 - Liquid discriminating apparatus and liquid discriminating method: A concentration sensor for detecting a concentration of a liquid reducing agent through heat transfer characteristics between separate two points is provided in a storage tank for storing a liquid supplied to an NOx reduction catalyst. When the concentration read from the concentration sensor is 0% or less, the liquid... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070209429 - Direct method and apparatus for testing anticorrosion performance of aqueous protective fluids with wire beam electrode sensors: This relates to a direct testing method and apparatus for testing anticorrosion performance of aqueous protective fluids with a wire beam electrode sensor, wherein N electrodes pieces insulated from each other are assembled to form a working electrode whose working face functions as a detecting sensor, and is submerged for... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20070209431 - Inspection method and apparatus for uneven marks on tire: There are provided an inspection method of tire uneven marks capable of judging defect of three-dimensional form of the mark in a higher reliability without depending on a brightness distribution image of unevenness, and an inspection apparatus of tire uneven marks. The inspection method of tire uneven marks comprises a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070209432 - Temporary attachment tire pressure gauge: A gauge is provided for monitoring pressure of air within a tire or other gas containing chamber. A gauge includes a receiver attachable to a valve stem of the tire. A valve core is also provided on the gauge through which fill air can be directed. In this way, the... Agent: Bradley P. Heisler Heisler & Associates

20070209433 - Thermal mass gas flow sensor and method of forming same: A thermal gas flow sensor and method of forming such a sensor. The sensor has a substrate and a heater disposed on the substrate. At least one pair of thermal sensing elements is disposed on the substrate either side of the heater. A protective layer is disposed on at least... Agent: Intellectual Property Honeywell International Inc.

20070209434 - Ultrasonic oil/water tank level monitor having wireless transmission means: An ultrasonic monitor to measure the level of a fluid (e.g., oil or water) within a storage tank. The ultrasonic monitor is surrounded by a gas-tight, explosion-proof casing that is coupled to the top of the tank so that the acoustic axis of a (e.g., 59 KHz) ultrasonic transducer is... Agent: Law Offices Of Morland C Fischer

20070209435 - Monitoring the time of operating of a device: An occurrence of an operation of a device (1) is detected by a sensor (6). The operation itself, or its true occurrence, is detected, not a command to activate the operation. The time of said occurrence is measured, accumulated and, on demand, represented. Said occurrence can be sensed from any... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070209436 - Image producing device, acceleration displaying method, and program: An operation input reception unit (201) receives an operation input for a virtual vehicle. A running condition managing unit (203) manages the running conditions of the virtual vehicle based on the received operation input. An acceleration calculation unit (205) calculates an acceleration in a front or back direction caused by... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070209437 - Magnetic mems device: The present invention relates to magnetic micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) or magnetic MEMS devices, particularly electronic devices in which a member adjoins a base or substrate and extends from the substrate proximate to a magnetic field element having an altered output associated with movement of the member. The first magnetic field... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC

20070209438 - Shaft encoder, device comprising such an encoder and method of manufacturing such an encoder: Displacement encoder for a moving shaft, comprising a sleeve intended to be fitted onto the shaft and at least one permanent magnet forming at least one polarized magnetic mark. An elastomer layer lies between the permanent magnet and the sleeve. This elastomer layer is adhesively bonded to the permanent magnet... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070209439 - Apparatus and method for detection of plastic materials: A plastic detection apparatus and method capable of determining the presence of plastic materials as well as the type, amount and/or location of the plastic material.... Agent: Orzechowski & Barry, LLC

20070209441 - Pressure sensor device: A pressure sensor device with a housing including an electrical contact plug section which provides a pressure channel for a pressure sensor accommodated in the housing. The housing is constructed in multiple parts comprising a first housing section with the contact plug section seated in one piece thereon and a... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070209443 - Capacitive pressure sensor: In a capacitance type pressure sensor (1) including capacitance detecting portions formed in opposed regions in a capacitance chamber which is at least partially formed of a diaphragm, the capacitance detecting portions being a pressure-sensitive capacitance detecting portion (101) formed in a region of the diaphragm having large sensitivity with... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070209444 - Pipe tension measuring device: A tension measuring device for measuring the tension in new pipes when they are being pulled through old pipes or through the ground or other surrounding material in the process of replacing old pipes or installing pipes with the no-dig technology. The no-dig technology is performed with only a very... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070209445 - Velocity feedback compensation for force control systems: A method for reducing force and position control tracking errors caused by changes in hydraulic pressure at the actuator ports of a hydraulic servo valve. The method may use either the force command signal or the load cell signal in conjunction with a mathematical algorithm to compensate for changes in... Agent: Dennis M. Flaherty, Esq. Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman P.C.

20070209446 - Frozen material detection using electric field sensor: An electric field sensor may be used to detect accumulation of frozen material. In one embodiment, an e-field system includes a first electrode, a second electrode located at a distance from the first electrode, the second electrode forming a capacitive element with the first electrode, wherein a gap is present... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20070209447 - In-situ large area optical strain measurement using an encoded dot pattern: A method of measuring strain in a test specimen comprises the steps of placing a pattern of marks on a surface of the test specimen, wherein the pattern of marks includes a plurality of target marks and a plurality of sets of coded marks, using the sets of coded marks... Agent: Robert P. Lenart Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon LLP

20070209451 - Seat load measuring apparatus: A seat load measuring apparatus which can be effectively adopted to various kinds of motor vehicles without requiring various load sensors having cables of different lengths according to the kinds of motor vehicles, thereby providing improved installation, maintenance and manufacturing benefits. A seat load measuring apparatus may include a connector... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070209452 - Fastening arrangement of a force-transmitting device: In a force-transmitting device of a force-measuring cell with a parallel-guiding mechanism in which a stationary parallelogram leg and a movably guided parallelogram leg are connected to each other by parallelogram guides, at least one of the parallelogram legs has a fastening part with at least two fastening portions. Each... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20070209454 - Method for inspecting a pattern of paste which a dispenser forms on a substrate: There is provided a method for inspecting a pattern of paste which a dispenser forms on a substrate, including putting the substrate on a stage; dispensing the paste on the substrate according to a relative distance between a nozzle and a surface of the substrate which a measuring unit measures... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070209455 - Dosage form holder device and methods for immersion testing: The present invention comprises a device and methods for dissolution or immersion testing and, in particular, a device and methods that improve the consistency of test results by limiting the ability of pharmaceutical or other dosage forms to move or reorient during testing.... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070204671 - Optical techniques and system for 3-d characterization of ultrasound beams: A system for optically characterizing an acoustic beam generally includes an immersant, which is an immersion medium seeded with a plurality of seed particles that respond to illumination with fluorescence indicative of at least one parameter of the immersant such as flow or temperature. Optical transmitters illuminate the immersant slicewise,... Agent: Sjm/afd-wiley

20070204672 - Multi-temperature programming for accelerometer: A system and method for testing and calibrating integrated sensor devices that improves the manufacturing test throughput of the devices. The system includes a tester, a temperature controller, and at least one probe station including a thermal chuck. The chuck can be heated to specified temperatures to achieve variable heating... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20070204673 - Fluid control device for a gas chromatograph: A flow control device for a gas chromatograph is provided. The flow control device includes first and second valves each having alpha and beta operating states and a plurality of ports. In each of the first and second valves, the ports are associated to have alpha pairs of the ports... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Department-4u6

20070204675 - System and method for testing fuel tank integrity: The invention relates generally to a system and method for testing fuel evaporative systems, and more particularly to a stand-alone tank tester system (and method) for testing vehicle fuel tank integrity. Furthermore, a self-contained calibration tank with switchable leak sizes for calibrating the tank tester to multiple leak sizes is... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070204677 - Apparatus for detecting concentration and remaining amount of liquid reducing agent: In a storage tank for storing a liquid reducing agent, a sensor for outputting a signal related to a concentration and a remaining amount of the liquid reducing agent based on a heat transfer characteristic between two points at a distance from each other is disposed. In a control unit... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070204678 - Condition discriminating apparatus for liquid reducing agent: Each of a first and a second number of times is counted, in which the first number of times indicates a condition where a concentration of a liquid reducing agent indirectly measured based on a characteristic of heat transmission between two separated points is successively determined to be equal to... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070204679 - Methods and apparatus for determining properties of a fluid: A method and system for determining properties of a fluid involves interacting the fluid with a standing wave in a first state to establish the standing wave in a second state, analyzing an electric signal associated with the standing wave to determine a characteristic associated with the second state, and... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070204683 - Roadway grip tester and method: A method for measuring-road surface friction of a road surface uses a vehicle that moves across the road surface wherein (1) an auxiliary independent wheel assembly is towed behind the vehicle and is in contact with the road surface, an auxiliary wheel of the wheel assembly is freely rotatable by... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20070204684 - Wheel and tire assembly and method of dynamically measuring topological parameters of the inside surface of the pertinent portion of the tire: The wheel and tire assembly for running on ground includes measurement means carried by the wheel for measuring topological parameters of the inside surface of a pertinent portion of the tire. These measurement means comprise lighting and viewing means for lighting and viewing a calibrated surface pattern that is subjected... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20070204687 - Gait assistive system and methods for using same: Systems and methods for providing biofeedback information to a subject for gait assistive therapy are provided. The system comprises an insole pressure sensor and means for communicating the pressure exerted by the subject on the insole pressure sensor to the subject. The insole pressure sensor comprises conductive elements in communication... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070204688 - Interdigitated, full wheatstone bridge flow sensor transducer: A sensor apparatus includes a heating element comprising an upstream side and a downstream side. A first heat sensing set is generally configured adjacent to the upstream side of the heating element and comprises a first sensing element and a second sensing element, the first and second sensing elements configured... Agent: Bryan Anderson Honeywell International Inc.

20070204689 - Fluid level measurement device: The present invention relates to a device (10) for providing a gas composition compensated acoustic measurement of the level of a liquid (16) in a tank (18). The device comprises a transducer (14) arranged outside said liquid for transmitting and receiving acoustic signals, and a waveguide (12) connected to said... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070204690 - Method for sensing levels of conductive liquids: A liquid level sensor comprises a plurality of electrodes arranged in a defined relationship with respect to a container filling trajectory, a signal generator coupled to one or more of the plurality of electrodes, a signal receiver coupled to one or more of the plurality of electrodes, and a sensing... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070204691 - System and method for monitoring conditions and events: A condition management system monitors a variety of biological and environmental conditions for individuals, locations, and objects. Information collected with respect to the various conditions monitored is processed to create an information hierarchy that controls the operation of various alert devices. The alert devices may operate via wired or wireless... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070204692 - Force detector and acceleration detector and method of manufacturing the same: An electrode layer is formed on the upper surface of a first substrate, and a processing for partially removing the substrate is carried out in order to allow the substrate to have flexibility. To the lower surface of the first substrate, a second substrate is connected. Then, by cutting the... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070204696 - Multimedia feature for diagnostic instrumentation: A system for automatedly administering an audiometric test includes an audiometer for performing the test by outputting test tones, and a processor programmed for monitoring responses to the test tones, detecting an error condition, automatically delivering audible corrective instructions to address the error condition detected, and automatically resuming outputting test... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070204694 - Portable audiometer enclosed within a patient response mechanism housing: A portable audiometer for performing hearing testing enclosed within a patient response mechanism housing is disclosed. The audiometer may include a printed circuit board containing circuitry, plugs or other connectors for wired or wireless headphones and bone conductor, a battery charging unit, and one or more buttons for indicating response... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070204698 - Pressure sensor and device for measuring pressure: A pressure sensor and a pressure measuring device are provided applicable to a variety of pressure detection targets and capable of measuring a surface pressure. The pressure sensor is configured by laminating a metal layer made of a metal film, an elastic member layer made of a non-metal material, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070204699 - Remote strain measurement: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a sensor assembly may measure in a mechanical device and communicate an indication of the measured to a remote device via a wireless link.... Agent: Berkely Law & Technology Group, LLC

20070204700 - Signal processing system: It is possible to enable a pointer to execute a shifting operation input and a clicking operation input by use of a common type pressure-sensitive pointing device provided with an x-axis strain sensor and a y-axis strain sensor. A pressure-sensitive pointing device (11) is provided with strain sensors (11a), (11b),... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070204702 - Method and apparatus for pressure and mix ratio control: The present invention provides apparatus and method for controlling mix ratio of gas supplied to a processing chamber integrated with chamber pressure. In one embodiment, an integrated controller is used to adjust mix ratio and chamber pressure. In one embodiment, the mix ratio and chamber pressure may be adjusted using... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070204703 - Material for magneto-elastic transducer: A non-contact torque sensor assembly includes a torque transducer fabricated from a material that provides a high level of output in response to the shear stresses generated by the applied torque. The torque transducer is heat treated and cold worked to instill the desired magnetic anisotropy. The example torque transducer... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070204704 - Sensor: The invention relates to a sensor (1) which is used to record measuring values in a melt (5). Said sensor can be inserted into a bore (2) of the wall (3) surrounding a cavity (4) which receives the melt (5), and is further developed so that it can be withdrawn... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20070204705 - Wheel sensor assembly for rail base mounting: A rail-mounted, wheel-sensing system is shown having a wheel sensor and a rail mounting platform. The system includes a rugged steel rail clamp including two blocks mounted on the base of the rail by a pair of bolt extending under the rail. One block is connected to a vertically adjustable... Agent: Joel H. Bock Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo,