Measuring and testing inventions 03/08

20080072656 - Displacement instrument: A novel displacement instrument that can be used to measure the density or modulus of an aggregate pier upon which a multistory building or parking garage can be built. The aggregate piers are often 35 feet or deeper. These aggregate piers are constructed by adding lifts of approximately 12 to... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080072658 - Vacuum turntable system for leak testing melt blown bottles: A machine for leak testing melt blown bottles includes a base plate and is provided with a vacuum. The machine includes a turntable assembly, which has an inner ring fastened to the base plate. The inner ring includes a channel about its circumference connected to the vacuum. An outer ring... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20080072660 - Machine for pressure testing container: An inspection machine for pressure testing a glass bottle filled with water. A normal test pressurizes the bottle until the pressure reaches an acceptable level. If the bottle bursts or leaks the pressure will not reach the acceptable level. A control monitors the pressure curve and can determine when a... Agent: Emhart Glass Research, Inc.

20080072663 - Accurate and timely body fluid analysis: A method of extracting and analyzing bodily fluids from a patient at the point of care for the patient is provided. The method comprises establishing fluid communication between an analyte detection system and a bodily fluid in the patient. A portion of the bodily fluid is drawn from the patient.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080072668 - Liquid level detector: Two pairs of regulating means, that is, the first stopper and the second stopper, which regulate a rotary angle range of the magnet holder when the first stopper and the second stopper come into contact with the stopper of the arm integrally fixed to the magnet holder, are provided in... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080072670 - Sensor for motor vehicles: An electrical device, especially a sensor for a motor vehicle, is adapted to be fastened on a mounting surface. The device includes a housing and a support plate. The support plate is rigidly linked with the housing through at least one connecting element. The support plate carries at least one... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080072673 - Portable testing system: Apparatus for measuring the thickness of a material and alerting an operator when the thickness of a material is below a certain level, the apparatus comprising: a device for measuring the thickness of a material; a display screen for displaying the thickness of a material to the operator; and a... Agent: Mark J. Pandiscio

20080072675 - Ultrasonic sensor: An ultrasonic sensor includes an ultrasonic detecting element, an acoustic matching member, and an oscillation damping member. The ultrasonic detecting element detects an ultrasonic wave. The acoustic matching member has a receiving surface that is adapted on a side of the certain object to be exposed to a space, in... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080072674 - Ultrasound systems and method for measuring weld penetration depth in real time and off line: Disclosed are systems and methods that permit both real-time, and off-line, measurement of weld penetration depth. Exemplary systems and methods comprise an ultrasound source, such as a pulsed Nd:Yag laser, that simultaneously generates longitudinal and shear waves that radiate adjacent one side of a weld joining two specimens. An ultrasonic... Agent: The Law Offices Of Kenneth W. Float

20080072678 - Method and apparatus for the detection of high pressure conditions in a vacuum-type electrical device: A method for detecting a high pressure condition within a high voltage vacuum device includes detecting the position of a movable structure such as a bellows. The position at high pressures can be detected optically by the interruption of a light beam reflected by a hemispherically shaped reflector. The hemispherical... Agent: D'arcy H. Lorimer

20080072682 - Artificial lateral line: An artificial sensor comprises at least one substrate, and a plurality of flow sensors disposed on the at least one substrate for providing a plurality of spatial-temporally varying signals representing a hydrodynamic stimulus. The plurality of flow sensors are spatially distributed on the at least one substrate. A processor is... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080072683 - Micromachined artificial haircell: A micromachined artificial sensor comprises a support coupled to and movable with respect to a substrate. A polymer, high-aspect ratio cilia-like structure is disposed on and extends out-of-plane from the support. A strain detector is disposed with respect to the support to detect movement of the support.... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080072684 - Strain sensor: A strain sensor comprises a capacitor formed on a substrate, the capacitor having a layered structure in which a lower electrode, a metal oxide film of perovskite structure and an upper electrode are laminated consecutively on the substrate, the capacitor being adapted to be mounted upon a specimen, and a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080072686 - Measuring system for a medium flowing in a process line: The measuring system is inserted into the course of a process line and serves for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in the process line. The measuring system includes for such purpose a measuring transducer having a measuring tube serving for conveying medium being measured and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080072687 - Dial-type flow-restriction gauges: Dial-type flow-restriction gauges are used for indicating flow-restriction conditions of fluid filters, such as automobile air and fuel filters. Prior versions of these type filters have been more complicated and costly to manufacture than desirable. Accordingly, the present inventors have devised, among other things, an exemplary dial-type flow-restriction gauge that... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080072688 - Measuring system for a medium flowing in a process line: The measuring system is inserted into the course of a process line and serves for registering at least one measured variable of a medium flowing in the process line. The measuring system includes for such purpose a measuring transducer having a measuring tube serving for conveying medium being measured and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080072689 - Cold insulation unit and measurement apparatus: Inside the upper housing 12 along the X direction of an upper corner part in the upper housing 12 of the measurement apparatus 10, a radiator 60 is provided. In the radiator 60, metal thin plates are stacked to form flow paths, and temperature control water is caused to flow... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080072690 - Penetrable cap: A cap which can form an essentially leak-proof seal with an open-ended vessel capable of receiving and holding fluid specimens or other materials for analysis. To minimize potentially contaminating contact between a fluid sample present in the vessel and humans or the environment, the present invention features a cap having... Agent: Gen Probe Incorporated

20080072692 - Defect inspection method of magnetic disk, device therefor, and magnetic disk drive device: Embodiments of the present invention efficiently conduct a test for detecting defects on a magnetic disk more accurately. According to one embodiment, a HDD carries out defect inspection of a magnetic disk using thermal fly height control (TFC). Changing a clearance by the TFC achieves defect inspection tests under varied... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080066521 - Coriolis flowmeter: A Coriolis flowmeter having an improved measurement accuracy, especially in measurement applications, where conventional Coriolis flowmeter may have a reduced accuracy due to erroneous flow spiking or outputs during no-flow situations is described, comprising: a measurement tube (4), a driver (16) for imparting a force proportional to an applied excitation... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080066522 - Method for determining the operability of a pressure sensor: A method for determining the operability of at least one pressure sensor of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, in which the ambient pressure is first determined by the pressure sensor, and the ambient pressure determined by the pressure sensor is then compared to the ambient pressure determined... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080066523 - Device and method for calibrating a pipette or a dispensing system: The present invention relates to a device (1) for calibrating a pipette or a dispensing system comprising a plate (2), said plate (2) comprising at least one channel (3) with a loading port (4) for receiving a test volume of a fluid at one end of the at least one... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080066524 - Method and system for detecting leak in electronic devices: The methods and systems for testing electronic devices for leak detection are provided. In one method of detecting a leak in a sealed package, a sealed package is placed in a test gas environment, allowing the test gas to diffuse into an internal space of the sealed package through a... Agent: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080066525 - Container inspection method and system: [MEANS FOR SOLUTION] Inspecting for seal defects of a container and excess entrainment of air in a container in an inspected object comprised of a flexible container in which a liquid is filled, during which placing the inspected object in an air-tight container, sucking out the air in the air-tight... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080066527 - Method and apparatus for determining flow: The present invention relates to the field of pollution monitoring equipment and in particular to aspirated particle detector systems, which detect particles in air sampled from a number of locations The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining flow in an aspirated particle detector systems said system comprising... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080066526 - Method for evaluating insulin resistance: e

20080066528 - High throughput screening methods for lubricating oil compositions: Method for determining deposit formation tendencies for a plurality of fluid samples of different compositions is provided. Each sample includes one or more lubricating oil compositions comprising one or more base oils of lubricating viscosity and one or more lubricating oil additives. The methods can advantageously be optimized using combinatorial... Agent: M. Carmen & Associates, PLLC

20080066530 - Method for the optimization of chromatographic purification processes for biological molecules: The invention relates to a method of finding suitable parameters for the chromatographic purification of biomolecules. The method consists of equilibration, charging, washing and eluting steps, this sequence of steps being carried out by the partial batch method. The parameters determined in small, preferably numerous parallel test batches provide conclusions... Agent: Michael P. Morris Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation

20080066531 - Liquid type identifying method and liquid type identifying device: A liquid type identifying method and device for correctly and quickly determining whether or not a liquid is a predetermined one. An identifying sensor unit (2) so disposed as to face a flow passage (24) of a liquid to be measured has an indirect-heating liquid type detecting section (21) including... Agent: Ronald R. Santucci Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080066538 - Downhole fluid analysis for production logging: A downhole fluid analysis tool capable of fluid analysis during production logging that includes a phase separator and a plurality of sensors to perform analysis on the fluids collected at a subsurface location in a borehole.... Agent: Schlumberger K.k.

20080066539 - Wind and water speed and direction measurement device: A device for measuring fluid flow, in particular, but not exclusively, wind and/or water speed and direction. The device includes magnetic measuring means having a core and first and second orthogonal windings arranged over the core, and deflector means adapted to be deflected in use by a fluid flow, the... Agent: Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20080066546 - Dynamic quantity sensor: A dynamic quantity sensor includes a base, a sensor chip made of a rectangular board having a corner portion, and a bump. The sensor chip includes a detector, and a plurality of pads. The detector has a movable part, which is displaceable when a dynamic quantity is applied thereto, and... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080066547 - Angular velocity sensor: An angular velocity sensor includes a tuning fork resonator having multiple arms that extend from a base, a single lead frame that supports the base, and a package that supports the single lead frame. The package and lead frame defines a space therebetween.... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080066548 - Speed measurement for an electrical permanent-magnet synchronous machine: The invention relates to a speed measurement device (1, 2) for a permanently excited electric synchronous machine (5, 7) comprising a first part (11, 13) and a second part (15, 17). The invention also relates to a corresponding method for measuring speed. The second part (15, 17) of the permanently... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20080066550 - Method for protecting resonating sensors and protected resonating sensors: A protected resonating sensor may include at least one resonating sensor unit. Each sensor unit has one or more vibratable members. The protected sensor includes a compliant member that forms part of one or more chambers. A first side of the compliant member may be exposed to a medium in... Agent: Daniel J Swirsky

20080066558 - In-line measuring device with measuring tube lined internally with polyurethane and method for manufacture thereof: The measuring tube of the 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

20080066560 - Electronic device with speed measurement and output generation: A speed measuring device with an output generating system is disclosed. The output generating system can generate visual outputs and/or audible outputs in response to a detected flow of air. The device includes a coupling component that allows the device to be wearable by a user.... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080066562 - Chip for force sensor and force sensor: A force sensor chip which comprises: a base member, which includes an action portion to which an external force is applied through an attenuator, a support portion supporting the action portion, and a connection portion which connects the action portion and the support portion and deflects according to the applied... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080066565 - Cvs system sample water vapor management: An exhaust sampling system is disclosed that includes a pre-fill gas source having a pre-fill gas. A sampling conduit is configured to collect exhaust gas and make-up gas. A sample bag is fluidly connected to the sampling conduit and the pre-fill gas source. A controller is programmed to run a... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080060412 - Non-destructive testing of the lining of a process vessel: A process for the non-destructive testing of a refractory lined process vessel comprising the steps of: (a) striking an external wall of a process vessel internally lined with a refractory material with an impulse hammer; (b) measuring selected frequency characteristics of the refractory lined process vessel; and (c) analysing the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080060413 - Flow analysis system: A flow analysis flow analysis system having a deaerator for removing gas bubbles in a liquid upstream an analysis section. The deaerator comprises a liquid-containing means variable in internal volume for containing the liquid together with gas bubbles included in the liquid; a liquid-introducing means for introducing the liquid into... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080060414 - Specific density detector with electro mechanical actuator and improved mirror: An object is placed at a particular distance away from the nonreflecting side of a mirror, such that the gravitational force of the object affects the mirror. A laser is then pointed at the opposite, reflecting side of the mirror, thereby itself reflecting off the mirror and going back in... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20080060416 - Measuring device and a method for measuring the thickness of a layer of a moving strip: The present invention relates to a measuring device and a method for measuring the thickness of at least one layer of a moving strip. The measuring device comprises a transmitter body, which is axially movable within a transmitter housing and has a sensor head, projecting from the transmitter housing and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080060420 - Inspection dye for use in detecting cracks: The present invention relates to an inspection dye for use in detecting cracks and flaws in metal surfaces to which the inspection dye has been applied.... Agent: Douglas E. Warren

20080060419 - Method of testing the integrity of dialysis circuit filters: A method of testing the integrity of a membrane of at least one filter located along a dialysis solution circuit. The method includes the steps of wetting the test membrane with an aqueous solution, expelling the aqueous solution from the filter, filling a fill chamber of the filter with a... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20080060423 - Measurements of yield stress and plastic viscosity of cement-based materials via concrete rheometer: A rheometer can be used to measure yield stress and viscosity of a cement-based material with excellent results. It mainly includes a drum and at least one adaptive vane assembly. The adaptive vane assembly is replaceably connected to a shaft. The shaft rotates relative to the drum. The ratio of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080060424 - Test element for analyzing body fluids: An analytical test element for determining an analyte in a body fluid comprises a detection area in which the analyte is detected and an application site at which the body fluid can be applied to the test element. The application site is spaced apart from the detection area, wherein at... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP

20080060428 - Method for ascertaining information about a device exposed to a temperature: A method for ascertaining information about a device that has been exposed to a temperature, permitting a simple and reliable means of ascertaining information about the aging of the device. The temperature of the device is determined. Depending on the temperature or the temperature change achieved by the device, at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080060429 - Runoff rain gauge elevated in situ design: Disclosed is an in situ design for a runoff rain gauge 14 comprising an elevated storage pan 18 for storing precipitation above grade, a splitter pan 28 for partitioning the split of flow from storage to runoff and infiltration, a saturation cup 40 for measuring surface saturation of the infiltration... Agent: Lundeen & Dickinson, LLP

20080060430 - Liquid level measurement device and installation incorporating the same: A liquid level measurement device comprises a generally seamless pipe for insertion into an installation in which liquid level is to be monitored and a non-contact sensor assembly disposed within the pipe at a location spaced above the liquid. The sensor assembly senses the level of the liquid and generates... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20080060434 - Apparatus for measuring rotational imbalance of a turbocharger core assembly: Apparatus for measuring rotational imbalance of a turbocharger core assembly, comprising a base frame (30) having a housing (31) in the form of an exhaust duct. Attached by leaf springs (33) to the housing (31) is a support part (35) and a co-axial adaptor (36) to which a turbocharger core... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080060436 - Rotor balancing method and device: The present invention relates to the technique for dynamic balancing of rotating bodies and may be used for measuring and correcting forces generated by unbalance of rotors, in particular, rigid rotors. The claimed method allows measurement of the rotor imbalance parameters with high accuracy in two imbalance datum planes. The... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080060437 - Angular rate sensor and mounting structure of angular rate sensor: An angular rate sensor includes: a substrate; a drive-purpose vibrator capable of vibrating in a first direction; and an angular velocity detection-purpose vibrator capable of vibrating in a second direction. The sensor detects an angular velocity on the basis of vibration of the angular velocity detection-purpose vibrator in the second... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080060442 - Bellows with alternating layers of high and low compliance material for dynamic applications: A bellows has a generally tubular elongated bellows body. The bellows body is defined by a wall generally enclosing a volume. The wall has a generally cylindrical inner surface and a generally cylindrical outer surface. The bellows body is formed by alternating layers of low compliance material and high compliance... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080060443 - Sensor and method for detecting a deformation: A sensor has a substrate having a mechanically deformable region, a magnetostrictive spin-valve sensor element being arranged to detect a mechanical deformation of the mechanically deformable region. On the substrate, there is a device for generating a controllable magnetic field by Which a performance of the sensor element is influenced.... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates LLC

20080060446 - Flow meter: An electromagnetic flow meter for measuring flow rate of a fluid passing therethrough includes a conduit defining a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a measuring section positioned between the inlet and the outlet. The flow meter also includes a single coil for generating a magnetic field across the measuring... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080060447 - Flow meter: An electromagnetic flow meter for measuring flow rate of a fluid passing therethrough includes a conduit defining a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and a measuring section positioned between the inlet and the outlet. The flow meter also includes a single coil for generating a magnetic field across the measuring... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080060448 - Device for determining and/or monitoring volume and/or mass flow of a medium: A device for determining and/or monitoring volume and/or mass flow rate of a medium that flows in a direction of flow through a pipeline/measuring tube of inner diameter. The device comprises at least two ultrasonic transducers that emit and/or receive ultrasonic measuring signals along defined sonic paths and a control/evaluation... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080060449 - Pressure drop flow meter having interchangeable, metal-to-metal sealing metering element: A flow meter includes a first coupling configured to couple to an inlet from a flow stream at one end and to one side of a meter element at another end. A second coupling is configured to couple at one end to an outlet to the flow stream and to... Agent: Richard A. Fagin

20080060458 - Method of fluid sampling: A method of using an aseptic sampling arrangement. The sampling arrangement includes a septum cartridge and a securing element for use with a fluid enclosure. A locking arrangement is provided to allow selective access to the septum cartridge and the securing element. The sampling arrangement further includes a needle, a... Agent: Attention: Karen A. Fitzsimmons Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080053187 - Procedure for the dynamic diagnosis of an exhaust gas probe: The invention concerns a procedure for the dynamic diagnosis of an exhaust gas probe disposed in an exhaust gas duct of an internal combustion engine after the emission control system. Provision is made according to the invention for the dynamic diagnosis to be implemented simultaneously with a precipitous change of... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080053188 - Mold-clamping force detection method: A mold-clamping force is detected based on an output from a strain detection apparatus (30) provided to a mold-clamping apparatus of a molding machine. A first output value output from the strain detection apparatus (30) is detected when the mold-clamping apparatus is in a maximum mold open state. A second... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080053190 - Angular rate sensor: An angular rate sensor includes an oscillator having a pair of arm portions extending parallel to each other, and a stem portion continuously formed to the arm portions, driving means for oscillating the arm portions in directions opposite to each other, and distortion detecting means for detecting a distortion of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080053193 - Thermoelectric sensor for analytes in a gas and related method: An apparatus for sensing an analyte in a gas. The apparatus includes a gas collecting device within the apparatus for collecting the gas containing the analyte; a gas input in fluid communication with the gas collecting device for inputting the gas containing the analyte into the gas collecting device; an... Agent: Stephen T. Sullivan Robert, Mlotkowski & Hobbes, P.C.

20080053195 - Soot generator: A device for generating soot particles with a reproducible and variable size distribution includes a combustion chamber (1), to which it is possible to supply fuel and oxidation gas and in which a flame may be formed, which is fed by the fuel and by the oxidation gas and which... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080053198 - Collector line, device and method for leakage monitoring and leakage location and pipeline having a collector line: A collector line for leakage monitoring and leakage location at a plant includes a carrier tube having a wall with openings formed therein, which are sealed with silicone rubber. This makes it possible to use the collector line during low ambient temperatures. A device and a method for leakage monitoring... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080053201 - Analysis system and method for analyzing a sample on an analytical test element: The invention relates to embodiments of an analysis system and to a method for analyzing a sample on an analytical test element, with the analysis system comprising a test element receptacle for receiving and positioning a test element in an analysis position. In an exemplary embodiment, the test element receptacle... Agent: Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.

20080053202 - Devices, methods and systems for fuel monitoring: Disclosed are devices, methods and systems for the measurement of fuel composition and the detection and measurement of phase separation in fuel storage tanks. An embodiment measures optical and/or electrical impedance spectral features of the fuel by a series of sensors placed at a series of heights within a fuel... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080053205 - Droplet-based particle sorting: The present invention relates to droplet-based particle sorting. According to one embodiment, a droplet microactuator is provided and includes: (a) a suspension of particles; and (b) electrodes arranged for conducting droplet operations using droplets comprising particles. A method of transporting a particle is also provided, wherein the method includes providing... Agent: Ward And Smith, P.A.

20080053206 - Method and apparatus for point of care osmolarity testing: An apparatus and a method are disclosed for providing point of care testing for osmolarity of a bodily fluid. An apparatus is disclosed as having a fluid pathway passing through it for receiving and testing a sample fluid. The invention permits osmolarity testing of a sample fluid wherein the sample... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro LLC

20080053210 - Method of determining a maximum adhesion coefficient of a tire: A method of determining a maximum adhesion coefficient of a tire while running on ground, the method comprising the following steps: determining the maximum adhesion coefficient as being an output from a main transfer function that is independent of at least one slowly-varying parameter; and determining at least one input... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20080053211 - Apparatus for weighing liquid in a bottle, in particular a pharmaceutical bottle: An apparatus for weighing liquid in a bottle, in particular a pharmaceutical bottle. The apparatus has at least one measuring cell, and a conveying device for feeding a number of bottles through the measuring cell along a path. The apparatus is characterized in that the measuring cell has an actual... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080053212 - Flow control valve and method: A method for controlling fluid flow through a passageway includes slidably disposing a piston having a conduit that reduces the flow area through the passageway in the passageway and selectively closing the conduit of the piston by moving at least one of the piston and a plug.... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080053213 - Method and system for managing a drilling operation in a multicomponent particulate system: In general, the invention relates to a method for managing a drilling operation in a multicomponent particulate system. The method includes obtaining a plurality of geophysical and petrophysical data associated with the multicomponent particulate system, obtaining at least one measurement of an elastoplastic property of the multicomponent particulate system, calculating... Agent: Osha . Liang L.L.P. / Slb

20080053222 - Single use, self-contained assay device for quantitative and qualitative measurements: The invention comprises a single-use, self-contained measuring device, comprising a data entry- and sampling part including a sensor for measuring of physical or chemical property of a foreign substance and a data acquisition part including electronic processing- and storage means, where the parts are integral parts of a packaging, formed... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080053223 - Balancing machine for vehicle wheels with analog to digital conversion and adjustable sampling frequency: The upgraded balancing machine for vehicle wheels comprise a supporting frame for gripping and rotation means for gripping and rotating a wheel to be balanced around a rotation axis, a first sensor for detecting the unbalance of the wheel with respect to the rotation axis suitable for generating a first... Agent: Martin P. Hoffman, Esq. Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C.

20080053229 - Three-axis inertial sensor and method of forming: A three-axis inertial sensor and a process for its fabrication using an silicon-on-oxide (SOI) wafer as a starting material. The SOI wafer has a first conductive layer separated from a second conductive layer by an insulative buried oxide (BOX) layer. The SOI wafer is fabricated to partially define in its... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20080053230 - Ultrasonic inspection method and ultrasonic inspection device: A bottom surface of a medium tank 1 is closed with a polymer film 2, the polymer film 2 is stuck to the medium tank 1 by reducing the pressure of the inside of the medium tank 1, an ultrasonic wave transmission medium 5 is injected while reducing the pressure... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080053231 - Method and apparatus for measuring paper sample stiffness: A method for measuring the rigidity of paper or other products made from cellulose fibers wherein the paper is torn and a digitized sound recording is made during the tearing process which is then analyzed to determine the percentage of time during which characteristic frequencies are present during the tearing... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20080053236 - Capacitive pressure sensor and method therefor: A capacitive pressure sensor and method for its fabrication. The sensor is fabricated from first and second wafers to have a mechanical capacitor comprising a fixed electrode and a moving electrode defined by a conductive plate. The sensor further has a diaphragm on a surface of the first wafer that... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20080053240 - Wet gas measurement: A multi-phase process fluid is passed through a vibratable flowtube. Motion is induced in the vibratable flowtube. A first apparent property of the multi-phase process fluid based on the motion of the vibratable flowtube is determined, and an apparent intermediate value associated with the multi-phase process fluid based on the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080053252 - Portal trace detection systems for detection of imbedded particles: A portal trace detection apparatus is provided for detecting minute particles of interest, such as traces of narcotics, explosives and other contraband. The apparatus includes a portal through which a human suspect will pass. A detection apparatus is disposed at least partly in the ceiling of the portal, and hence... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation