Measuring and testing inventions 02/08

20080047322 - Microfluidic test systems with gas bubble reduction: A reservoir for use in testing a liquid as part of a microfluidic testing system, includes a testing chamber configured to receive the liquid to be tested. A liquid inlet is fluidly coupled to the testing chamber to allow ingress of the liquid into the testing chamber. A gas outlet... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080047323 - Chromatography oven with heat exchange and method of use: Methods and systems for cooling gas chromatography ovens that comprise a housing having a fluid entry and a sleeve positioned within the housing to provide a fluid gap between the inner surface of the housing and the outer surface of the sleeve, where the sleeve is coupled to the fluid... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080047324 - Method and apparatus for introduction of high boiling point streams at low temperature: The present invention is a method and apparatus for sampling a high-temperature gaseous process stream containing components with high boiling points. The sampling system is especially suited for instruments having extremely low pressure chambers, such as mass spectrometers. The invention reduces the condensation of high boiling point components of the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080047325 - Measurement of moisture vapor transfer rate: Systems and methods include a test media, a reservoir containing fluid, and a sensor compared to measure a parameter that is related to an amount of fluid in the test media. Systems and methods may include a comparator to compare the parameter measurement to a parameter set point. Systems and... Agent: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Legal Department Intellectual Property

20080047326 - Method and system for storing liquid in a geological formation: A method for storing a liquid into a geological formation uses at least one well penetrating into the geological formation. The geological formation comprises at least one storage zone. A plurality of screens is provided, each screen being located alongside a wall of at least one well. Each screen respectively... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080047328 - Rheometer allowing direct visualization of continuous simple shear in non-newtonian fluid: The present invention relates to a rheometric device which provides a direct visualization of the subject material. The device also determines the velocity and/or the strain field across the thickness and the morphology to be determined across the same gap. The invention relates both to a device and/or method that... Agent: Roetzel And Andress

20080047329 - Remote monitoring of fluid reservoirs: Arrangement and method for monitoring an open body of fluid such as a reservoir, lake and pond, includes a sensor system arranged to obtain information about the fluid different than the location of the body of fluid, and a communication system coupled to the sensor system and provided with a... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080047331 - Quartz sensor and sensing device: An object of the present invention is to provide a highly sensitive Langevin type quartz sensor which is easy in assembling, is less likely to cause damage to a quartz resonator during the assembly work, and is easy to perform a measurement work. As a specific means to solve the... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080047333 - Method for detecting and quantifying drilling anomalies: A method for detecting and optionally a method for quantifying drilling anomalies in a metal part. The drilling method includes determining a value set of at least one of the two following parameters, depending on the time: the penetration axial stress of a drill bit into the metal part and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080047334 - Scanning microscope with shape correction means: A scanning probe microscope for measuring a surface shape of a sample by scanning a probe by bringing said probe close to, or into contact with, a sample surface and measuring a physical interaction occurring between the probe and the sample, includes a measurement area specific which specifies a measurement... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080047342 - Functional diagram for muscle and muscle strength reflex test and examination method using the same: A functional diagram for a muscle and muscle strength reflex test is provided to enable a chiropractic practitioner or the like to easily diagnose an unknown disease and the cause of the disease. The functional diagram comprises an image portion identifying a prescribed examination item and a scale portion arranged... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080047343 - Immersion tube for a measuring probe: An immersion tube for a measuring probe of a type where a sensor element is arranged at the end of the measuring probe has a sleeve and an end piece. The end piece includes a plug, a connector piece, and a protector basket arranged between the plug and the connector... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080047345 - Acceleration sensor chip package and method of producing the same: An acceleration sensor chip package includes an acceleration sensor chip formed of a frame portion with an opening portion, a movable structure, a detection element, and an electrode pad. The movable structure has a beam portion and a movable portion supported on the beam portion to be movable. The acceleration... Agent: Kazunao Kubotera

20080047346 - Nonlinear micromechanical resonator: A micromechanical resonator having an actuator configured to provide an excitation, a second component configured to move within a plane at a second frequency in response to the excitation of the actuator, and a first component coupled with the second component such that the movement of the second component at... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080047347 - Ultrasonic stress measuring apparatus: After a probe control means causes a longitudinal wave probe to carry out transmission and reception, it slides a shear wave probe to the same position. The probe control means rotates the shear wave probe at each predetermined angle and rotates it 180° while causing it to carry out the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080047348 - Conveyor belt surveillance: The condition of the reinforcing (4) of steel conveyor belts (1) is sensed ultrasonically. Transmitters (T) and receivers (R) are located on the belt. The transmitters are energised for a first fraction of a time interval and the receivers are enabled for a second, and later, fraction of the time... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080047351 - Measuring instrument to capture a physical/chemical measured value: A measuring instrument to capture a physical/chemical measured value, including a sensor unit, which is linked via a contactless interface to a transmitter unit, for passing on to a central analysis unit, wherein the sensor unit includes an at least partly internal sensor element which vibrates against a sensor housing... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080047355 - Self-powered sensor: A self-powered sensor is provided for fatigue monitoring and other low power requirement applications. The self-powered sensor is comprised of: a piezoelectric transducer; a non-volatile memory comprised of at least one floating gate transistor; and a current reference circuit adapted to receive a voltage signal from the piezoelectric transducer and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080047362 - Method and device to determine the q factor for flow meters: Method and device to determine the Q factor for a flow meter, with an exciter unit which can be attached to a meter tube to generate a uniform oscillating movement and a sensor unit to measure the oscillating movement, which is influenced by the flow, of the meter tube, and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080047363 - Shaft mounted energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and data trasmission: One embodiment of the present patent application is a method of monitoring a rotating part. The method includes providing a shaft, a sensor, a processor, an energy storage device, and a transmitter. The method further includes mounting the sensor directly on the shaft and mounting said processor, said energy storage... Agent: James Marc Leas

20080047364 - Touch sensor using optical fiber: In a touch sensor, one ends of optical fibers are disposed at positions corresponding to respective pressure sensing points on a sensor sheet. The optical fibers in a bundled form are connected in a detection unit. The detection unit includes therein a camera that takes an image showing a change... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080047367 - Quantum-based force realization apparatus and force measurer using the same: Disclosed herein are a force realization apparatus using a superconducting flux quantum, which is capable of generating force proportional to a flux quantum number by including a micron-sized superconducting annulus or superconducting quantum interference device in an ultra-sensitive cantilever, and a force measurer using the same. The quantum-based force realization... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080047369 - Sample treatment system: According to the present invention, a sample treatment system is capable of successfully detecting the shape of a stopper of a stopper-equipped sample vessel. A sample treatment system comprises: a sample rack for supporting a stopper-equipped sample vessel in which collected samples are stored; a transfer line for transferring the... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080047371 - Penetrable cap having an absorbent material and method of using the same: A cap including a penetrable material adapted to be pierced by a fluid transfer device and an absorbent material positioned above the penetrable material. The absorbent material permits passage of the fluid transfer device and absorbs fluid material present on an outer surface of the fluid transfer device as it... Agent: Gen Probe Incorporated

20080047370 - Sampling apparatus for constituents in natural gas lines: A sampling apparatus for mercury in natural gas lines includes a source line fluidly connected to a natural gas line and configured for delivering a sample gas flow, a directional valve fluidly connected with the source line and configured for selecting a flow direction of the sample gas flow, a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080047373 - Particle measuring system and method: A particle measuring system and method is capable of separating particles on a size-by-size basis and measuring the number and size of the particles one by one on a real time basis. The particle measuring system includes a sampling device for guiding a stream of an aerosol containing particles suspended... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080041134 - Oxygen sensor deterioration detection method: A deterioration detection apparatus for an oxygen sensor is able to detect an abnormality of the oxygen sensor constantly with high precision, without being affected by the temperature characteristic of the element impedance. The apparatus applies a voltage V to the oxygen sensor, and calculates an element impedance real value... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080041136 - Ammonia detection device and related methods: A reusable device for continuously monitoring gaseous ammonia concentration in a surrounding environment comprising a plurality of layers, including an active layer in which a dye (e.g., an indicator dye useful for measurement of pH) is immobilized to a membrane (e.g., polyamide membrane), and a hydrophobic filter layer capable of... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20080041137 - Chromatographic interface for thermal desorption systems: Disclosed are systems and methods that include a thermal desorption unit, a chromatographic column, and an interface device between the unit and the column. The interface device controls the fluid flowing into the column, such as by providing additional carrier gas to maintain a substantially constant gas flow or velocity,... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080041138 - Air pollution sensor system: The invention relates to an air pollution sensor system incorporated in an enclosure, said enclosure comprising an air handling system inside an air duct, said air duct enabling a communication between air inside said enclosure and air outside said enclosure. The air duct comprises an air inlet for receiving air... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080041141 - System and method for sensing torque on a rotating shaft: A system and method relating to the measuring of torque in a rotating shaft is provided. An optical torque sensing system comprises a rotating shaft, wherein a sleeve of photo-elastic material overlays a portion of the shaft. A light emitting component delivers light into the photo-elastic material, wherein the light... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20080041143 - Atomic force microscope using a torsional harmonic cantilever: An atomic force microscope based apparatus for examining a sample includes a cantilever having a cantilever arm and a probe tip where the probe tip is offset laterally from a longitudinal axis of torsion of the cantilever arm, an oscillator that drives the cantilever into oscillation in a flexural mode... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20080041147 - System and a method for vehicle testing and resulting valuation: A method for automatic vehicle testing, inspection and valuation for a manual front wheel drive vehicle. The method includes connecting a probe for the emission test to the exhaust pipe and connecting the rpm cable to the cigarette lighter before starting the test. The testing begins by driving in so... Agent: Naomi Assia Law Offices C/o LandonIPInc.

20080041148 - Measuring device for recording a gas mass flow: Presented is a measuring device for recording a gas mass flow of an internal combustion engine. The measuring device includes a sensor element for recording the gas mass flow. The sensor element includes an evaluation circuit connected downstream of the sensor element. The evaluation circuit includes an adder for determining... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080041149 - Drilling system and method: A closed-loop circulating system for drilling wells has control of the flow rates in and out of the wellbore. Kicks and fluid losses are quickly controlled by adjusting the backpressure. Kick tolerance and tripping margins are eliminated by real-time determination of pore and fracture pressure. The system can incorporate a... Agent: Andrews & Kurth, L.L.P.

20080041151 - Microfluidic device, in particular for metering a fluid or for the metered dispensing of a fluid, and method for producing a microfluidic device: A microfluidic device for metering a fluid or for the metered dispensing of a fluid is provided, the device having a substrate, a pipette element having a dispensing side, which pipette element has a sealed side, and the device also having a heating device in the region of the sealed... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080041152 - Fuel level sensor apparatus: A fluid level sensor for a fluid storage tank including a mounting surface having a heating element mounted thereto, the heating element mounted in close proximity to a thermal sensor and a circuit for controlling power to the heating elements and receiving a signal from the thermal sensors sensing the... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080041154 - Integral center plane balancing of a rotaing electric device: Certain exemplary embodiments provide a rotating machine assembly comprising a rotor machine assembly including a shaft, a plurality of laminations shrink fit around the circumference of the shaft, and weights affixed therebetween the laminations for balancing the rotating machine assembly.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080041163 - Particle detection: A method for detecting particles in a fluid involves passing any ultrasonic signal through the fluid. A Fast Fourier Transform analysis is performed on the received signal, to determine a characteristic frequency of the fluid where the amplitude is greatest. Both the amplitude of FFT spectrum at the characteristic frequency... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080041164 - Self-calibrating pressure sensor: The present invention is system and method for providing a self-calibrating pressure sensor. A pressure sensor apparatus comprises a diaphragm, at least one driving element operably coupled to the diaphragm configured to induce deflection in the diaphragm, and at least one strain gauge coupled to the diaphragm. The at least... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080041165 - Compressive load sensor by capacitive measurement: A thin, flat capacitive load sensor, such as of layered sandwich construction, having a variety of shapes, so as to provide a seal between two or more opposing surfaces. The load sensor includes a thin first and second insulating outer layer between which an inner layer is secured. The inner... Agent: Neil R. Davie

20080041166 - Displacement transducer: A displacement transducer includes a load cell structure having a thick outer peripheral area, a thick inner central area and two symmetrical thin beams. The two beams are disposed along a common diameter of the structure and joins the outer peripheral area and the inner central area. At least one... Agent: HowardIPLaw Group

20080041167 - Structural reinforcement system for automotive vehicles: The invention relates to a new method and a new apparatus to accurately measure flow rates in injection systems such as gasoline, direct injection gasoline and diesel downstream of the injector where the fuel (liquid in general) is discharged from a nozzle (e.g. an injector). More specifically, it measures the... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080041172 - Sidestream gas sampling system with closed sample circuit: The invention provides a sidestream gas sampling apparatus having a gas sampling circuit and a set of reusable elements. The gas sampling circuit carries the gas sample from a main flow of gas, through a sample analysis area, and vents the gas sample to an analyzed gas destination. The reusable... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20080041173 - Fluidized sensor for mapping a pipeline: A system for facilitating the mapping of a partially or fully occluded (hidden) pipeline containing a gas, a liquid, or a liquid-gas mixture. The system includes a sensor device having an internal sphere with a generally smooth outer surface and an internal orientation stabilizer. Within the internal sphere are contained... Agent: Kammer Browning PLLC

20080034833 - Optical spectroscopy instrument response correction: A system and method for correction of instrument response of an optical spectroscopy instrument using a Raman standard sample supplied by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). The smoother side of the NIST sample is placed facing a light collection optics in the spectroscopy instrument, whereas the non-smooth or... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080034836 - System for calibrating implanted sensors: This invention relates generally to apparatus and methods for the calibration of implanted pressure transducers. It is an object of several embodiments of the present invention to provide apparatus and methods for the calibration of one or more implanted pressure transducers implanted in the body of medical patients. Various embodiments... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080034837 - Tribometer: The present invention relates to a tribometer (1) comprising: a first support assembly (2) configured to receive a central test piece (3), which test piece is circularly cylindrical, and to drive it in rotation about its axis (X); and a second support assembly (4) configured to receive a plurality of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080034839 - Method and device for monitoring particle concentration in gas stream: Particle concentration is monitored in a gas stream, in particular rust particle concentration in the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine. A sensor in the gas stream collects the particles that are monitored. The sensor is integrated as a capacitive element in an electromagnetic resonant circuit excited by... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080034840 - Flow cells for piezoelectric cantilever sensors: Flow cells configured for piezoelectric millimeter-sized cantilever sensors provide direct, sensitive detection of analytes in fluid media. The flow cells comprise a flow inlet and a flow outlet positioned to cause sample flow past a sensing surface of the cantilever sensor. The flow cell is configured for millimeter-sized cantilever sensors.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080034841 - Process for measuring the concentration of gases: A process is provided for measuring a gas concentration with at least one thermal measuring element. The thermal measuring element is operated by pulses. A measured value of the gas concentration in the environment of the measuring element is obtained from the evaluation of the response of the measuring element... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080034843 - Procedure to diagnose a leak in the fuel tank in a fuel tank ventilation system: A method of diagnosing a fuel tank leak in a fuel tank ventilation system, comprising a fuel tank, an accumulator for fuel vapors and a fuel tank ventilation valve opening out into an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, wherein the fuel tank, the accumulator and the fuel tank... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080034847 - Appartus and method for content discrimination: Liquid levels and transition levels of stratified liquids and gradients in one or more characteristics of liquids are detected by apparatus for and method of moving a sensor through the liquid.... Agent: Edwin L. Hartz

20080034846 - Automated sanitation: An automated method for determining the cleaning operation of a water treatment or water distribution apparatus or system to which one or more substances are added, the method comprising the steps of: (a) conducting one or more measurements of a property of the or an added substance; (b) comparing the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080034849 - Method of evaluating performance characteristics of articles: A method of observing a consumer product is provided. The method includes placing a consumer product into an imaging machine, and then using the machine to obtain information regarding the product.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080034850 - Determining the fuel consumption of an internal combustion engine: A method of determining the fuel consumption of an internal combustion engine, more particularly when operated on a test rig, wherein fuel is supplied in a circuit to the internal combustion engine and discharged therefrom and wherein a quantity of fuel is supplied to the circuit via a branch line... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080034854 - Torque converter non-destructive inspection and verification for remanufacturing: A torque converter may be inspected and verified using non-destructive testing methods so that the torque converter may be reused in a remanufacturing operation. The methods will permit a torque converter to be verified without needing to cut open the torque converter's housing to perform a close visual inspection. Rather,... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080034857 - Low mass sensor for free point tool: A free point tool comprises an elongated main shaft assembly and a low mass sensor assembly coaxially and slidingly disposed over the elongated main shaft. The low mass sensor assembly is adapted to be supported within the down hole casing by first and second drag spring centralizers coupled respectively to... Agent: Stephen S. Mosher Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20080034858 - Rotatable member with an annular groove for dynamic balancing during rotation: A method is provided for balancing a rotating member having an annular balancing groove which is configured to receive and retain a balancing projectile. The method includes determining a circumaxial imbalance location, and firing a balancing projectile in timed relationship with the rotation of the member so that the balancing... Agent: Haugen Law Firm

20080034859 - Raindrop sensor for an irrigation system: The present invention describes a rain sensor that counts water drops with a microcontroller. After a predetermined threshold of water drops have been counted, the rain sensor interrupts an irrigation schedule of an irrigation controller.... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20080034862 - Fluid flow meter body with high immunity to inlet/outlet flow disturbances: Method and device for accurately measuring fluid flow in a conduit. A fluid flow meter conditioning body, in-line with the conduit, conditions the fluid flow so as to provide a flattened and invariant fluid velocity profile. The device provides high immunity to upstream and downstream non-uniform fluid velocity profiles. Fluid... Agent: Robert M. Gamson Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks

20080034863 - Digital interface and receiver for time-of-flight level measurement and pulse-echo ranging systems: An digital interface and receiver for time-of-flight level measurement and pulse-echo ranging systems. The level measurement device comprises a controller, a transducer, a transmitter stage, an interface, and a digital receive signal processing module. The transmitter is operatively coupled to the transducer and responsive to the controller for emitting energy... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080034871 - Test method for a method for passively obtaining target parameters: The invention relates to a test method for a process used for passively obtaining target data of a moving target that radiates wave energy, particularly sound. According to said method, bearing angles are measured as real target data by taking the bearing of the target by means of an on-board... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20080034872 - Method and system for detecting attempts at malicious action against an installation under surveillance: Described are embodiments that detect attempts at malicious action against an installation under surveillance based on signals detected by a plurality of sensors distributed near an installation.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080034874 - Through-transmission ultrasonic inspection system and testing methods: Methods and systems are provided for protecting an acoustic liner having a perforated facesheet from water leakage during a through-transmission ultrasonic (TTU) inspection using an ultrasonic squirter system. The testing method utilizes a repositionable mask that covers the openings in the perforated facesheet. The repositionable mask is comprised of a... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (boeing)

20080034876 - Robust low profile shaker: An electrodynamic shaker apparatus is disclosed for providing shaking and/or vibrational motion. The shaker includes armature and stator assemblies as well as a distributed spring assembly. The shaker apparatus of the present invention is robust, supports increased off-center loads, and has a low profile such that it may be easily... Agent: Jeremy Black

20080034877 - Sensor module: A pressure sensor module having a sensor housing which includes a housing part in which electrical conductors are partially embedded, the sensor housing being provided with a first cavity, in which a sensor system is situated, and a second cavity which is sealed against the first cavity and in which... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080034878 - Pressure transducer adapted to measure engine pressure parameters: A pressure header assembly has a closed front and back surface. The back surface has an aperture for accommodating a separate dual die pressure header. The dual die pressure header has an absolute and differential pressure sensor positioned thereon. A differential pressure port is located on a side surface of... Agent: HowardIPLaw Group

20080034879 - Constant power dissipation in capacitance pressure transducers: A system and method are described for maintaining power dissipation substantially constant across the sensor interface board of a capacitance pressure transducer. A shorted diaphragm level detector detects a shorting of the diaphragm onto one or more reference electrodes. A power dissipating resistor is placed near the oscillator that drives... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080034880 - Web tension profile measuring method and roll applying the same: A method and a roll for measuring a tension profile is provided. The roll has planted on its surface a spirally helical pressure gauge sensor, such as an EMFi pressure gauge sensor, which makes contact with a web obliquely and which, co-directionally with the web, has a measuring range which... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080034882 - Monitoring system for valve device: A monitoring system for valve device according to the present invention comprises a semiconductor single crystalline substrate including a bridged circuit and the bridged circuit comprising impurity-diffused resistors. The semiconductor single crystalline substrate is mounted to any of a valve device's valve stem, valve yoke, drive shaft, or elastic body... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080034883 - Micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor: A micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor. The micro-electromechanical capacitive strain sensor comprises a first bent beam, a second bent beam, and a straight center beam. The first bent beam, second bent beam, and straight center beam are aligned in the X-axis with the straight center beam located between the first and... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20080034884 - Piezoceramic-based smart aggregate for unified performance monitoring of concrete structures: A system for monitoring the health of a structure, e.g., a concrete wall, bridge, pillars, using a smart aggregate is disclosed. The smart aggregate includes a piezoceramic transducer(s) and associated communication links. The transducer is embedded into the structure prior to the manufacture of the structure. The disclosed system can... Agent: Strasburger & Price, LLP Attn:IPSection

20080034889 - Method for measuring mass flow of a multi-component gas: This invention relates to a method of measuring mass flow of a first gas component in a gas consisting of one or more known gas components. Typically such methods assume that certain parameters were constant, such as the gas composition, pressure and/or temperature, and likewise the heat capacity, density, etc.,... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080034890 - Multi-phase coriolis flowmeter: A Coriolis flowmeter is configured to determine a first property of a multi-phase fluid. A flow model is configured to determine a second property of the multi-phase fluid. A determination system is configured to determine a third property of the multi-phase fluid based, at least in part, on the first... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080034891 - Split balance weights for eliminating density effect on flow: A Coriolis flow meter includes at least one flow conduit (103), including a first conduit node (603a) and a second conduit node (603b) and a bending axis W that intersects the flow conduit (103) at the first conduit node (603a) and at the second conduit node (603b). The flow conduit... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20080034893 - Method and apparatus for determining flow pressure using density information: A method and apparatus is disclosed that determines the density of a material flowing through a Coriolis flow meter The density is used to infer the pressure of the flowing material. The inferred pressure may be used to correct for the secondary pressure effect in the Coriolis flow meter or... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20080034892 - Multi-phase coriolis flowmeter: A flowmeter is disclosed. The flowmeter includes a vibratable flowtube, and a driver connected to the flowtube that is operable to impart motion to the flowtube. A sensor is connected to the flowtube and is operable to sense the motion of the flowtube and generate a sensor signal. A controller... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080034888 - High-resolution gas gauge proximity sensor: A system and method for precisely detecting very small distances between a measurement probe having an elongated nozzle with a relatively long and thin orifice. The proximity sensor uses a constant gas flow and senses a mass flow rate within a pneumatic bridge to detect very small distances. The system... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080034896 - Connection element: A connection element and a method for positioning a magnetic field sensor suite into the zero line of a magnetic field is provided, the measuring of the force being achieved by a displacement between a magnet and the magnetic field sensor suite. The magnetic field sensor suite is supported on... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080034899 - Feces collection container: A suspension storage container (10) has a flat portion across a specific region including the tail end. The flat portion has an outer peripheral wall (13) forming a flat outer peripheral surface and partition walls (14) that extend in the flat cross section of the outer peripheral wall (13) in... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080034901 - Hazardous material detector for detecting hazardous material in a mailstream: The invention disclosed herein relates generally to mailpieces and more particularly, a hazardous material detector for detecting hazardous material in a mail stream. The present invention is directed, in general to detector for collecting sample(s) of hazardous materials from a mail processing device. The mailpiece generally comprises an envelope comprising... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20080028821 - Blood analysis apparatus and blood analysis method: A corpuscle/plasma separating part is disposed at the lower end of the substrate, and a sensor part connected to the corpuscle/plasma separating part is disposed at the upper end of the substrate, with a calibration solution reservoir being disposed on the lower side of the sensor part, and a calibration... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080028822 - Single and multiphase fluid measurements: A first property of a process fluid is measured using a volumetric flowrate measuring device. 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.

20080028824 - Calibration method: A method for calibration of an industrial robot having a plurality of sections movably connected to each other for rotation about a plurality of movement axes. An angle measuring member is mounted on the robot so that it measures angular changes of the axis or axes to be calibrated, relative... Agent: Venable LLP

20080028826 - Volatile organic compound monitoring: A system, method and apparatus for monitoring the subsurface at facilities for the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A surface penetration is made in a facility surface providing access to the subsurface soil beneath the facility. A soil probe is placed in communication with the soil beneath the facility... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20080028828 - Diagnostic device and method of engine exhaust purifying system: A diagnostic device and method of an engine exhaust purifying system, which perform active control of an air-fuel ratio and can make diagnosis of air-fuel ratio sensors, catalysts, etc. in the engine exhaust purifying system with high accuracy and reliability while avoiding a worsening of exhaust emissions, an increase of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080028829 - Air fuel ratio sensor deterioration determination system for compression ignition internal combustion engine: In a compression ignition internal combustion engine provided with an NOx storage-reduction catalyst on an exhaust system, when the air fuel ratio of the exhaust gas being in a lean state is controlled to a rich state, a response time (ResS) from a time point an air fuel ratio sensor... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080028832 - Best mode usage: An apparatus for the collection of airborne microorganisms and gaseous effluvia is disclosed. The apparatus includes an air intake mechanism capable of drawing an air sample and an air intake chamber operatively coupled to the air intake mechanism so that the air sample passes therethrough. A reservoir containing a liquid... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20080028834 - High throughput screening for rapid development of membranes and membrane processes: The present invention provides a testing system allowing the simultaneous comparative evaluation of the behaviour in a membrane process of two or more selected membranes (4). In a preferred embodiment said system allows the control of the hydrodynamics of the feeding liquid by means of stirrers (13).... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080028836 - Method for determining the state of a wooden support: A method for determining the state of preservation of a wooden support and establishing a diagnosis in order to find out whether the wooden support is in a state which is suitable for use, in a state requiring a maintenance operation or in a state requiring its elimination includes measuring... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080028838 - System for sand detection at constrictions or flow obstacles in a pipe or similar: This invention relates to a system for measuring solid particles, e.g. sand, in a fluid flow in a pipe, comprising at least one acoustic sensor for registering acoustic signals generated from collisions between particles and a surface. The pipe comprises a constriction through which the fluid flow passes, and that... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080028842 - Combustion state determination method of internal combustion engine: The present invention is a combustion state determination method of an internal combustion engine for detecting an ion current which is generated in a combustion chamber at combustion of the internal combustion engine in a detection period to determine a combustion state, comprising steps of detecting a primary combustion period... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080028843 - Method for detection of valve opening timepoints of fuel injection systems of an internal combustion engine: A measured current, voltage or capacity characteristic is subtracted from an idealized characteristic line of the same size stored in the system. The maxima, minima and reversal points are identified in this calculated difference curve, since these values correlate to the valve opening timepoints. In another step the values determined... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080028845 - Roller brake testing dynamometer: The present invention relates to a roller brake testing dynamometer (P) for vehicles whose braking forces are to be ascertained, wherein there is provided at least one roller (L) which is driven by way of a drive (A) in order in turn to drive a vehicle tyre (R) bearing against... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080028846 - Thermal inspection system: The method and apparatus to automatically inspect or pre-screen the Equipment of passing CMVs employs the novel application of acquiring, processing and analysing the temperature data from areas of interest on passing wheels using a computer based imaging system to improve the efficiency of current CMV inspecting and/or pre-screening manual... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080028849 - Multi-vortex flowmeter: A multi-vortex flowmeter includes: a vortex type detection means (15) having a measurement tube (12) provided in a flow passage of a flow tube (9) and allowing passage of a fluid to be measured, a vortex generator (13) provided in the measurement tube (12) so that the vortex generator is... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080028850 - Apparatus for measuring properties of gases supplied to a patient: The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20080028853 - Physical quantity, particularly humidity detection device, and related detecting method: A pair of identical humidity sensors (S1) and (S2) are in the same environment, so that they identically react to humidity effects; a sensing circuit includes an operational amplifier (10), its input (15) receiving from the first sensor (Si) a signal changing with humidity according to a logarithmic law, while... Agent: Venable LLP

20080028854 - Devices, methods, and systems for measuring an optical property of a sample: Devices and methods are provided for measuring a property of a sample, such as an optical property. Embodiments of the subject invention include a device having sample measurement componentry and one or more enclosure-forming components, wherein one or more of the enclosure-forming components are movable, and wherein the device is... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080028855 - Angular rate sensor: An angular rate sensor comprises a piezoelectric film having a first and a second surfaces forming an x-y plane and utilizes a perturbation mass coherently vibrating elastic acoustic waves on which a Coriolis force acts when the angular rate sensor undergoes a rotary motion about an x-direction. A first elastic... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080028857 - Capacitive microaccelerometers and fabrication methods: Disclosed are moveable microstructures comprising in-plane capacitive microaccelerometers, with submicro-gravity resolution (<200 ng/√Hz) and very high sensitivity (>17 pF/g). The microstructures are fabricated in thick (>100 μm) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates or silicon substrates using a two-mask fully-dry release process that provides large seismic mass (>10 milli-g), reduced capacitive gaps, and... Agent: The Law Offices Of Kenneth W. Float

20080028859 - Method , device and circuit for detecting surface defects such as cracks, fractures and the like on a rolling mill rollers: The invention relates to a method, device and a circuit for detecting surface defects such as cracks, fractures and the like on a roller (2) for a rolling mill (1), in particular on the working rollers (2a) which are mounted with support roller (2b) on a vertical stand (3). The... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080028860 - Apparatus and method for determining service life of electrochemical energy sources using combined ultrasonic and electromagnetic testing: The present invention is an apparatus and method for determining the remaining service life of electrochemical energy generation and storage device including batteries, supercapacitors, DSSC solar cells and fuel cell. Measurements are performed by passing ultrasonic oscillations through the test object. The apparatus of the present invention comprises two arrays... Agent: Volodymyr Redko

20080028861 - Ultrasonic resonator cell: The invention relates to an ultrasonic resonator cell, comprising: a cell body having first and second opposite end faces forming at least one sample cavity extending between the end faces for receiving a sample to be investigated, a first electro-acoustical transducer wafer, a second electro-acoustical transducer wafer, a first end... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080028863 - 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: HowardIPLaw Group

20080028864 - Device for controlling working stresses of elongated members, in particular safety belts and control method: The invention concerns a device for controlling forces. It concerns a controlling device comprising a body defining a non rectilinear path for passing a strap (18) between two support members (14) arranged on one first side and a support member (16) arranged on the second side, and provided with a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080028867 - State detection device: In this invention, an exciting unit applies, to a fluid, a time-changing magnetic field asymmetrical to a plane (PLN). An electrode is placed on the plane in a measuring tube, and detects a resultant electromotive force of an electromotive force based on a ∂A/∂t component (A: vector potential, t: time)... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080028869 - Flow indicator and apparatus for monitoring particles in air: A flow indicator is disclosed and includes a horizontally disposed housing having a lower cap with a lower inlet port drawing in an air sample, an interior space passing the air sample, an upper cap having an upper outlet port exhausting the air sample, and a transparent tube coupled between... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080028870 - Torque detecting apparatus: A pair of magnetism collecting projections 60 and 60 of each magnetism collecting ring 6 are arranged to extend not in their respective radial directions but substantially in parallel to each other while two magnetic sensors 7 and 7 are mounted to a circuit board 70 and inserted along the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080028872 - Method of segregation testing a mixture of particulate solids: A method and apparatus enables testing of sifting segregation of a particulate solid mixture in a storage bin or hopper. The apparatus makes use of a convergently and divergently angled hopper for collecting the mixture. The apparatus further makes use of a minimally-shearing feeder mechanism supplying a desired flow of... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20080028874 - Method of uniformly supplying a mixture of particulate solids: A method makes use of a minimally-shearing feeder mechanism supplying a desired flow of particulate solids mixture, with minimal to no sifting segregation to a desired location. The feeder methodology maintains a uniform concentration of each size of particle within the mixture.... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP