Measuring and testing inventions 12/07

20070295055 - Rheometer torque calibration fixture: A method of calibrating the torque outputs of a rheometer by using a calibrating object with a certified moment of inertia, measuring the moment of inertia of the calibrating object using the rheometer, and calculating the torque adjustment factor by dividing the certified moment of inertia value by the measured... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070295056 - Self-calibrating liquid level transmitter: The present disclosure generally relates to a capacitance sensing apparatus equipped with self-calibrating capacity and method of use thereof. The disclosure contemplates the determination using a secondary means of precise fluid levels according to live possible embodiments, and the use of the determined fluid level to recalibrate the capacitance sensing... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070295057 - Methods and systems for characterizing a sorbent tube: Disclosed are systems and methods that include providing a vessel having an inlet and an outlet for communicating a carrier gas through the vessel; determining a differential pressure between the inlet and the outlet for a known flow rate at the outlet; and, determining a unit flow per unit pressure... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070295058 - Limiting current type oxygen sensor and method of sensing and measuring oxygen concentrations using the same: A limiting current type oxygen sensor comprises an ion conductor, a pair of electrodes, a gas diffusion mechanism for supplying a diffusion-rate-determined gas, and a heater for heating the ion conductor. The gas diffusion mechanism includes a gas diffusion bore and an internal space communicating with the gas diffusion bore.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070295059 - Fluid permeability measurement system and method: A system for measuring the permeance of a material. The permeability of the material may also be derived. The system provides a liquid or high concentration fluid bath on one side of a material test sample, and a gas flow across the opposing side of the material test sample. The... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20070295060 - Ampoule card leak detector assembly: Systems and methods are provided for inspecting ampoule packages for the presence of leaks. The systems and methods may be part of a manufacturing line for ampoule packages, particularly flexible ampoule cards that contain sterile pharmaceutical solutions. The solution-containing packages are compressed in an amount sufficient to cause leaking of... Agent: Joel B. German - T2-7h Allergan, Inc.

20070295062 - Multi-dimensional liquid chromatography separation system and method: A multi-dimensional separation system having parallel traps for effluent from prior separation dimension and parallel latter separation columns, the latter columns being coupled to the traps. At least one trap enriches components of effluent while at least one other trap is releasing trapped components to a detector, which may be... Agent: David Aker

20070295064 - Methods of imaging in probe microscopy: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is a force sensor for a probe based instrument. The force sensor can comprise a detection surface and a flexible mechanical structure disposed a first distance above the detection surface so as to form a gap between the flexible mechanical structure... Agent: Georgia Tech Research Corp. C/o Bryan W. Bockhop

20070295071 - Apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire: The apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire comprising a scanning part 6 provided with an optical sensor 11 that can measure the distance to the tire tread and a driving part in which the optical sensor 11 can scan in the tire width direction, the supporting portions of... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070295069 - Method and system for generating electrical energy within a vehicle tyre: A tyre has a piezoelectric flexing element associated with an energy storage device (e.g., a capacitor). The piezoelectric flexure element is mounted in cantilever fashion in a housing so as to be positioned substantially along a plane orthogonal to a radial direction of the tyre and, so that a first... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070295073 - Method of monitoring the operational condition of a tire: A method for monitoring the operational condition of a tire equipping a vehicle, includes: producing, over time, representative samples of successive values assumed by a changing physical quantity, under otherwise equal conditions, with respect to the number of moles of gaseous fluid present in this tire, exploiting these samples in... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070295072 - Vehicle tire and the use of a temperature measuring system: A tire, the tread comprising rubber compounds and including a wear limit surface. At least one wireless temperature measurement system based on surface acoustic wave or bulk acoustic wave technology is embedded in a region of a rubber compound, said region being radially to the outside of a surface radially... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070295076 - Tire pressure monitoring apparatus: A tire pressure monitoring apparatus (10) includes a pressure transducer (14) and a valve stem (12). A support bracket (50) connects the valve stem (12) to the pressure transducer (14) and facilitates pivotal movement between the valve stem and the pressure transducer. The support bracket (50) includes a valve stem... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070295081 - Method and device for fluid flow parameters determination: A method and device for a liquid media parameters determination, wherein an extended heater oriented along the fluid flow is installed in the fluid flow. Fluid flow temperature is measured. The heater is heated up and the temperatures at the interfaces “heater front surface−flow zone” and “heater rear surface−flow zone”... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20070295085 - Liquid level and density measurement device: A liquid level and density measurement device is disclosed. The device comprises an elongated magnetostrictive transducer and at least two transducer magnets embedded into floats that can freely move along a transducer. One float is relatively more sensitive to liquid density variation than the other float. The less sensitive float... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070295086 - Sensor: A sensor, suitable for being secured to a wheel bearing of a motor vehicle and serving to measure the rotational speed of the wheel, has a securing ring, a sensor block, at least one electrical line, at least one connector and at least one retaining bridge. The sensor block is... Agent: Martin A Farber Suite 473

20070295087 - Method of measuring transverse sensitivity of sensor for detecting acceleration and acceleration measuring method: A sensor obtains transverse sensitivity in a sensitivity matrix of an acceleration sensor with a uniaxial vibration generator. The acceleration is measured by vibrating the table 12. As the measurement of the main axis sensitivity, transverse sensitivity Szx associated with the X-axis is obtained from measured results of the acceleration... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070295089 - Three-dimensional, non-contacting, angular motion sensor: A three-dimensional non-contacting angular motion sensor, based on magnetometry, has been developed for velocity feedback in the ball wheel mechanism, which serves as the drivetrain for a class of omnidirectional mobile platforms. More generally, this scheme tracks rigid-body rotation about a fixed point with an undefined axis of rotation. The... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20070295091 - Measurement of properties of thin specimens based on experimentallly acquired force-displacement data: A method and system are provided for obtaining force-displacement responses for a specimen or sample of material. The sample is supported with a spanning portion spanning in an environment between at least three points not in a line, wherein the points are fixed relative to each other, and wherein the... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070295093 - Membrane unit, housing of a pressure measuring unit and pressure measuring unit: The present invention relates to a membrane unit adapted for use in a housing of a pressure measuring unit preferably for measuring pressure in an extra-corporal blood circuit comprising a flexible membrane and a fixing ring which is integral with the membrane so that the membrane and the fixing ring... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070295094 - Apparatus for providing an output proportional to pressure divided by temperatue (p/t): A circuit produces an output that is proportional to the molar density of gas in a chamber. The circuit employs an operational amplifier which measures the temperature using a RTD or other element that changes resistance with temperature. The RTD is placed such that it produces a decreasing current draw... Agent: Plevy Howard, PC

20070295096 - Capped and chambered pressure sensor: The present invention relates to a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor includes a substrate assembly. The substrate assembly defines closed channels and includes a conductive layer. A conductive membrane extends from the substrate assembly and is spaced from the conductive layer. The conductive membrane defines a plurality of apertures. A... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070295097 - Bourdon tube pressure gauge: Bourdon tube pressure gauge able to make a welding margin of a fastening end of a Bourdon tube and an insertion hole of a tube support broader, and able to ruggedly seal and fix the fastening end, that is, a Bourdon tube pressure gauge having a tube support provided with... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070295101 - Sonar based multiphase flowmeter: Methods and apparatus determine individual phase fractions for three phases within a fluid mixture. Appropriate flow algorithms can utilize this phase fraction information with a sensed total combined flow rate of the mixture to find individual flow rates for the three phases, such as oil, water and gas. For some... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070295102 - In-line measuring device with measuring tube lined internally with polyurethane and method for manufacture thereof: The measuring tube of an in-line measuring device is formed by means of a support tube and a liner internally lining the support tube. The liner adheres to the support tube, with interposition of a mediating primer. Both the primer and the liner are composed, at least in part, of... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070295106 - Switch feel measurement system calibration: A method may be employed to assure that a switch measurement system accurately measures a torque/angular displacement profile for a rotary switch. A procedure may be employed that aligns the rotational axis of the switch with the rotational axis of the measurement unit of the switch measurement system. Also a... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070295109 - Torque detecting device and manufacturing method of yoke assembly: A yoke assembly is constructed by retaining integrally a yoke ring having positioning holes aligned with pole claws arranged equally on the inner circumference and a yoke ring having positioning holes aligned with the space between pole claws arranged equally on the inner circumference by a retaining cylinder made of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070295110 - Load cell: A load cell for monitoring the axial load on a linear actuator. In one embodiment, the load cell is part of a bearing assembly positioned between a rotation bearing and a bearing housing.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070295113 - Robotic handling system and method with independently operable detachable tools: An analytical system and method that enables more efficient transport of movable devices (22) among stations (24, 25, 26). According to one aspect of the invention, the system and method permit operational timesharing of a transport mechanism (34) for the movable devices. According to another aspect of the invention, control... Agent: Don W. Bulson (parker Hannifin) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070295114 - Accelerated weathering device with optical slip ring: An indoor accelerated weathering device having a rotatable rack in a test chamber for mounting test specimens in an exposure plane includes a light collection device connected to the rack, which is operatively coupled to an optical rotary joint concentric with the rack shaft.... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070295116 - Method for marking a material and resulting marked material: The invention concerns a method for marking a material characterized in that it consists in incorporating into the material: either a phosphor capable of producing, following excitation, two light emissions whereof the respective wavelengths and the emission decay times are different, or several phosphors capable of producing, following excitation, a... Agent: Jean-louis Seugnet Rhodia Inc. - Legal Department

20070289355 - Optical reference standard: An optical reference is disclosed for wet foodstuffs including an optical reference material including a binder and a cereal formed into a matrix to fixedly hold an amount of water. The reference material is constituted with the binder, the cereal and the water present in amounts to provide the reference... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070289356 - Fluid sensor including an error detection device: A fluid sensor may be used for detecting fluid media, in particular hydrogen. The fluid sensor includes a sensor chip having a chip surface, which has a measuring surface and a body surface. Printed conductors of a central sensor circuit having at least one heating element and at least one... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070289357 - Single and multiphase fluid measurements: A first property of a process fluid is measured using a differential pressure flowmeter. A second property of the process fluid is measured using a Coriolis flowmeter. A third property of the process fluid is determined based on the measured first property and the measured second property.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070289358 - Method for determining spraying parameters for controlling a paint-spraying apparatus using a spraying agent: A method for determining spraying parameters for controlling a paint-spraying apparatus using a spraying agent is disclosed. A known spray pattern is provided which has been determined by means of known spraying parameters for the use of a first spraying agent. A provisional spray pattern is calculated using the known... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070289360 - Monitoring system for collecting and/or transdermally rediffusing air containing environmental contaminants, and corresponding method: Disclosed is a monitoring system for collecting and/or transdermally rediffusing air containing environmental contaminants. The inventive monitoring system generally includes at least one diffusion collector and/or an equilibrium diffuser. The diffusion collector is provided with at least three layers, i.e. an adhesive layer that is in direct contact with the... Agent: Propat, L.L.C.

20070289361 - Method and apparatus for measurement of the thickness of thin layers by means of a measurement probe: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for measurement of the thickness of thin layers by means of a measurement probe (11) which has a housing (14) which holds at least one sensor element (17) whose longitudinal axis lies parallel to or on a longitudinal axis (16) of... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070289364 - Method and device for determining the quality of milk produced by machine milking: A method for determining the quality of milk wherein a sample is examined and the type of at least one detected object is determined on the basis of at least one object recognition rule.... Agent: Jeffry W. Smith Smith Law Office

20070289365 - Fuel nature measuring device of internal combustion engine and internal combustion engine having the same: A fuel nature measuring device for measuring the nature of fuel stored in a fuel tank includes a measurement passage, a gas flow generator, a pressure detector, an concentration operator, a temperature detector, and a volatility calculator. The measurement passage has an orifice. The gas flow generator generates gas flow... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070289366 - Fuel nature measuring device of internal combustion engine and internal combustion engine having the same: A fuel nature measuring device for measuring the nature of fuel stored in a fuel tank includes a measurement passage, a gas flow generator, a pressure detector, an concentration operator, a temperature detector, and a volatility calculator. The measurement passage has an orifice. The gas flow generator generates gas flow... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070289369 - 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

20070289371 - Process for repairing punctured pneumatic tire in tire-rim assembly and repairing system: A punctured pneumatic tire in a tire-rim assembly is repaired by mounting on a vehicle the tire-rim assembly provided with an internal pressure alarm means, said tire comprising an auxiliary load-supporting structure satisfying a requirement that an deformation quantity of the tire in a radial direction thereof at a rim-assembled... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070289379 - Apparatus for measuring force applied by the hand, analyzing apparatus, and system: Provided is an apparatus for measuring force applied to a hand when a worker works in an industrial field. The measuring apparatus includes a glove with a plurality of sensors on the palm side, a case with a band, and a register for receiving and registering measurement signals obtained in... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070289381 - Method for operating a sensor: A method and system for operating a sensor, particularly, a yaw rate sensor, which is housed inside a housing. In order to detect the potentially dangerous influence of mechanical vibrations upon the output of the sensor, the vibrations are sensed at the location of the sensor, and the sensor or... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070289382 - Micro-electro-mechanical sensor with force feedback loop: A micro-electro-mechanical sensor includes a microstructure having a mass which is movable with respect to a rest position, according to a predetermined degree of freedom, and a displacement-detecting device for detecting a displacement of the mass according to the predetermined degree of freedom. The displacement-detecting device includes a force feedback... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070289385 - Ultrasonic flaw detection method for roller bearing, and method for detecting flaws: An ultrasonic flaw detection method for detecting a flaw which inspects a raceway surface 4a of an outer ring 4 as a surface to be inspected. After the surface to be inspected has finished undergoing finish grinding, a flaw is ultrasonically detected while liquid hydrocarbon 2 including kerosene is taken... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070289386 - Pressure differential sensor comprising an excess-load membrane: A pressure difference transducer includes a hydraulic body, in which is formed an overload chamber containing an overload membrane. The overload chamber divides the overload chamber into a high-pressure chamber portion and a low-pressure chamber portion. The high-pressure chamber portion communicates with a first hydraulic path, which extends between a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070289392 - Method and apparatus for protection of contour sensing devices: A sheet film protective covering for different types of contour sensing devices is described. In a preferred embodiment, this covering is a Mylar sheet film that is coated with a layer of a conductive material. The bottom surface of the Mylar film is also preferably coated with a layer of... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070283743 - Calibration pipette: The invention concerns a calibration pipette comprising an actuated electronic dis-play (3) and a calibration function. The calibration function is such that at least one real volume obtained with an indicated volume is input via a user interface into the control system and that the control system calculates calibration settings... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070283744 - Surface friction measuring device: A method of measuring surface friction in which drag due to contaminant lying on a said surface can be isolated, and a continuous friction measuring device for effecting the measurement. The device has a pair of friction measuring wheels (36,37) in contact with the ground and a third wheel (41)... Agent: Paul E Milliken

20070283747 - Prewetting lateral flow test strip: A test strip and method for detecting an analyte present in a sample. The test strip comprising: a buffer addition zone to which a buffer may be added; an absorbent zone proximal to the buffer addition zone; one or more test zones distal to the buffer addition zone, at least... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070283746 - Sample injector system for liquid chromatography: An injection device (10) includes a carrier inlet (40), a sample inlet (46), waste outlet (44) and a chamber outlet (64) attached to separation column (66). Valves (52, 54, 56) are used to control flow such that sample flows into chamber (22) and is carried into the chamber outlet (42).... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20070283749 - System and method for burner-based accelerated aging of emissions control device, with engine cycle having cold start and warm up modes: A method for accelerated aging of an automotive catalytic converter under conditions incorporating cold start simulation.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070283750 - Tire sensitivity recognition method: A method of detecting the tire sensitivity is described. The method includes determining the tire load Ftire of the vehicle, determining rotational speed information of the wheels, determining the tire sensitivity from the variation of the wheel rotational speed information depending on the variation of the tire load Ftire.... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20070283751 - Downhole flow measurement in a well: A method for downhole flow measurement comprises installing a fibre optical distributed temperature sensor (DTS) system along at least part of the length of an inflow region of the well and using the sensor to measure fluctuations of the temperature of fluids flowing from the formation into the well and... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070283753 - Gas/liquid separator comprising a capacitive level sensor: The invention relates to a gas/liquid separator comprising a capacitive level sensor, which is particularly suitable for systems that employ reduced volumes of fluids at high pressures. The inventive separator consists of a metal part (1) comprising a borehole which is closed at the lower end thereof, such as to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070283754 - Device for monitoring the level of a container: A device for monitoring the level of a supply reservoir, in particular of a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system, comprising a float that has a magnet for actuating a switch or a sensor. The float has a multipart design comprising a first float part and a second float part and... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070283756 - Parallelogram actuated liquid level sensor: A liquid level sensor for insertion into a tank for measuring the liquid level in the tank comprises an elongate tubular frame and a float movable inside the frame to seek the liquid level. A float lock guide formed as an elongate member is mounted lengthwise inside the frame. A... Agent: John H. Lynn

20070283761 - Permanently installed in-well fiber optic accelerometer-based sensing apparatus and associated method: Embodiments of the present invention include a fiber optic seismic sensing system for permanent downhole installation. In one aspect, the present invention includes a multi-station, multi-component system for conducting seismic reservoir imaging and monitoring in a well. Permanent seismic surveys may be conducted with embodiments of the present invention, including... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070283763 - Capacitive pressure sensor with sealed reference chamber: A capacitive pressure sensor includes a substrate assembly. The substrate assembly includes a conductive layer and defines a plurality of channels terminating in closed ends. A conductive membrane is mounted to the substrate assembly so that a sealed reference chamber including the channels is defined by the conductive membrane and... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070283764 - Pressure pickup with exchangeable process connection: A pressure pickup comprising: A pressure sensor; a pressure pickup housing, which, preferably, defines in its interior a sensor chamber, in which the sensor is arranged The pressure pickup housing further includes a housing end surface having a housing opening, through which the sensor can be exposed to pressure; and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070283765 - Method and apparatus of testing poles: A method for testing poles (1) including the steps of applying a first load to a pole (1), measuring the movement of the pole (1), at least partially de-loading the pole (1) to a second load, measuring the movement of the pole (1), and using the change in the movement... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20070283766 - Electromagnetic flowmeter: An electromagnetic flowmeter includes: a detector for detecting a flow rate voltage; a shielded cable having an inner conductor provided around a cable core to which the flow rate voltage is applied from the detector; and a converter for receiving the flow rate voltage via the shielded cable, and performing... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070283767 - Torque sensor and method of manufacturing the same: The torque sensor includes a plurality of coil units having a substantially cylindrical shape, the coil units including a plurality of detection coils arranged to face a magnetic characteristic change portion formed on a rotary shaft. The coil units include a first coil unit and a second coil unit, and... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070283769 - Sensor element having at least one measurement element with piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties: A sensor element (1) has at least one measurement element (2) with piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties, and measurement electrodes (3). A measurement variable and a disturbance variable act simultaneously upon the at least one measurement element (2) and the measurement signal derived from the measurement electrodes (3) includes an interference... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070283772 - Monitoring system for a pressurized container: A system and method of monitoring a pressurized container having an auxiliary device are provided. The system includes a sensor operable to provide a signal representative of at least one operating condition of the pressurized container. The system also includes a control operable to receive the signal from the sensor... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070283773 - Inserter instrument implanter sensor: A probe assembly for use in a surgical procedure is described. The probe assembly can include a sensor which can be implanted in a patient responsive to external electromagnetic fields for generating position data, an insertion tool for the sensor, which can be used to manipulate the sensor and to... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070277584 - System for testing the functionality of a sensor device: A system tests the functionality of a sensor device which is formed by way of at least one sensor element and is connected to a first evaluation unit in order to generate a signal indicating an impact. A second evaluation unit that is connected to the sensor device is provided... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070277588 - Gas detection method and gas detection apparatus: The present invention provides a gas detection method and detection apparatus that provide better sensitivity and faster recovery after response than conventional gas detection methods and apparatus, by improving on these conventional methods and apparatus. The present invention is a gas detection method, in which the target gas is detected... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070277590 - Sensor for determining a physical property of a test gas: A sensor is described for determining a physical property of a gas that is to be measured, especially the pressure, the temperature or the concentration of a gas component in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, which has a sensor element supported in a sensor housing whose gas-sensitive sensor... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070277593 - High performance generator stator leak monitoring system: A method of measuring hydrogen leakage from a generator core into generator coolant water flowing through the generator stator windings comprising the steps of: providing a core hydrogen gas environment within the generator; flowing coolant water in a flowpath through the generator stator windings and a conduit to a coolant... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070277594 - Measuring device for measuring the state of oils or fats: A measuring device is used to measure the state of oils of fats. Said measuring device comprises a housing, a hollow connecting element which is secured therein and a carrier which is applied to the opposite end of the connecting element, said carrier being used to receive a sensor which... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20070277595 - Device for a torque or shear force transmitter for the determination of fibre concentration or viscosity in pulp suspensions and method for resetting of the transmitter shaft in a torque or shear force transmitter: Device for a torque or shear transmitter for determining fibre concentration or viscosity in pulp suspensions and which is adapted to measure an angle deviation between two concentric shafts whereby the angle deviation forms a function of the torque applied on the measuring body. The device includes a feedback system... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070277596 - Automatic chlorophyll analyzer and analytical method: An automatic chlorophyll analyzer and an analytical method for measuring fluorescence of chlorophyll after automatic processes of sample filtration and pigment extraction is disclosed, wherein the analyzer comprises: a flow path for fluid transfer; a multi-port valve for selectively connecting one of its ports with the said flow path; a... Agent: Rodman Rodman

20070277597 - Method and device for measuring the surface tension of liquids: A method and device for measuring the surface tension of liquids uses the bubble pressure principle, wherein a parameter relating to a bubble formed using a defined gas mass flow rate or volume flow rate is measured at the tip of a capillary tube immersed in the liquid. The surface... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070277602 - Tire pressure monitoring device for a motor vehicle: Disclosed is a tire pressure-monitoring device for a motor vehicle, having at least one control unit (6) and/or at least one central box (10) being connected to the wheel house transceivers (4) arranged in the area of the wheel houses by way of wheel speed sensor and control conduits (5)... Agent: Craig Hallacher Continental Teves

20070277603 - Liquid consumption status detecting method, liquid container, and ink cartridge: A method of detecting a consumption status of liquid contained in a liquid container, comprising steps of: preparing a detection device having a piezoelectric element and attaching the detection device on a desired position of the liquid container so that at least a part of the detection device contacting the... Agent: Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas, PLLC

20070277604 - Modular measuring device: A measuring device, includes: a sensor module having a sensor compartment in which a physical-to-electrical sensor is arranged; and an electronics module, having an electronics compartment, in which a measuring device electronics is arranged. Additionally, the measuring device includes a first connecting element mounted on the electronics module and electrically... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070277608 - Apparatus for determining and/or monitoring a process variable: An apparatus for determining and/or monitoring at least one physical or chemical, process variable of medium having at least one oscillatable unit, which produces, and/or receives, mechanical oscillations. Included is at least one tuning unit, whose stiffness is changeable and which is embodied in such a manner and connected in... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070277609 - Flexure-based dynamometer for determining cutting force: A high frequency flexure-based dynamometer (10) for measuring vibrations to use in determining cutting forces in a tool. The dynamometer device (10) may operate within a preselected high frequency range while measuring cutting forces less than about 1 N. The dynamometer (10) may include two coupled flexures that interact to... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070277610 - Device and method for combined testing of gears: A device (10) for measuring the running behavior of a gear pair having a rolling device (12) which comprises one spindle (15, 16) per gear (13, 14) and has at least one drive (17; 18) for driving one of the gears (13, 14). Furthermore, a structure-borne noise sensor (20), a... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070277611 - Method and apparatus for examining the interior material of an object, such as a pipeline or a human body from a surface of the object using ultrasound: A method for examining the interior material of an object, such as a pipeline or a human body, from a surface of an object using ultrasound having a frequency of at least 100 KHz, wherein the ultrasound is supplied to the interior material of the object. The reflections and/or diffractions... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070277612 - Antifriction bearing provided with polymer electronics: An antifriction bearing provided with sensors for recording physical quantities that act upon the hearing and with strip conductors and electronic components for evaluating and/or transmitting sensor output signals or characteristic values derived therefrom to electrical or electronic devices located outside of the bearing. To this end, the sensors, strip... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070277613 - Method and device for assessing residual service life of rolling bearing: Provided is a method comprising baseline data acquisition means for obtaining vibration signals by using an accelerometer 4 and using a testing device to acquire resonance frequency band signals detectable at the highest sensitivity, for each specification such as model number, manufacturer name, and other specifications for a rolling bearing... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070277615 - Modular ultrasonic sensor: The present disclosure relates to an ultrasonic sensor used, for example, in the form of an ultrasonic vehicle parking aid provided with a sensor having an ultrasonic membrane and optionally a board provided with mounted required electronics and a coupling for an electric plug-in connection which are arranged therein, wherein... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070277614 - Vibration sensor: A vibration sensor includes a vibration body, a drive circuit that vibrates the vibration body, a sense circuit that refers to a reference signal associated with a drive signal for the drive circuit and detects a physical state of the vibration body on the basis of a sense signal related... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20070277617 - Pressure sensor: The invention relates to a pressure sensor (1), comprising a housing (2), a housing element (3) which may be exposed to a pressure chamber (10), mounted on the housing (2) by means of a metallic membrane (5) and a measuring cell (4) which can indirectly measure a pressure acting on... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070277619 - Method for measuring deformations in test specimens and a system for marking the test specimens: A process and device for marking and measuring test specimens in order to determine the deformation properties of the test specimen utilizing an energy based system for creating high resolution gauge marks.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070277621 - Measuring sensor: The invention relates to a measuring sensor with a deformation body (7) on which at least one strain gage (2) is applied. In that regard, the strain gage (2) is hermetically sealed against external environmental influences by at least one thin deep drawn metallic sheet metal part (4). This hermetic... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20070277622 - Omni-directional crash sensor: A stress wave sensor comprising a piezoelectric film and means therein for connection to sensor electronics. The piezoelectric film preferably comprises polyvinylidene fluoride. Also a stress wave sensor system and methods employing one or more such stress wave sensors, preferably attached to a vehicle transparent component, most preferably to the... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070277624 - Vibration-type measurement pickup: A measurement pickup, or transducer, includes at least one measuring tube for the conveying of a fluid. The measuring tube has an inlet end and an outlet end and vibrates at least at times. For enabling the fluid to be measured to flow through the measuring tube, the measuring tube... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070277623 - Flowmeter and method for the making thereof: A flowmeter is provided that comprises a leadframe assembly (140) and a body (144) disposed at least partially around the leadframe assembly (140). The body (144) has a flow passage therethrough that comprises a first channel (178) having a first port (166), a second channel (180) having a second port... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (fs)

20070277625 - Linkage and sensor assembly: A link and sensor assembly includes a first rod, a second rod received telescopingly within the first rod, a force sensor attached between the rods and a motion limiter. The force sensor has a longitudinal range of motion. The limiter limits longitudinal motion between the rods to the range of... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070277626 - Particulate matter analyzer, collecting filter and system for analyzing and collecting samples from fluids: A particulate collection system, including a particulate matter analyzer and collecting filter, provides a method of analyzing and collecting samples from fluids, such as collecting particulate matter from air. A mass measuring unit and composition analyzing unit can be provided for either simultaneous or immediately consecutive measurements within a single... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20070277627 - Controllable pipette: The invention relates to a controllable pipette comprising a piston actuated by a motor, a control system allowing actuation of the piston according to a given pipetting function consisting of several steps, setting keys (7, 8) for selecting the desired pipetting function, a switch (1), which activates the function steps... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070277630 - Tape fed miniature air gap inspection crawler: An air gap inspection device. The air gap inspection device may include a mast and an inspection head attached to the mast. The mast may be in the form of a collapsible tube.... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP