Thermal measuring and testing inventions 08/06

20060193368 - Method of estimating the temperature of the air in the internal cavity of a tire and application to the detection of abnormal operating of a running-flat system: prior to normal operation, a series of running tests are carried out on the tire provided with a means of measuring the internal air temperature at given speeds V and external temperatures Tamb, the tire supporting a given load and the cavity being at a given internal relative pressure, and...

20060193369 - Wind velocity measuring apparatus: A wind velocity measuring apparatus. The apparatus includes a thermal sensor and a processor operatively coupled to the thermal sensor. The processor is configured to receive a first temperature reading from the thermal sensor of a beginning temperature sensed by the thermal sensor and to receive a second temperature reading...

20060193370 - Integrated resistance cancellation in temperature measurement systems: A temperature measurement device may be implemented by coupling a PN-junction, which may be comprised in a diode, to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that comprises an integrator. Different currents may be successively applied to the diode, resulting in different VBE values across the diode. The ΔVBE values thus obtained may...

20060187998 - Differential scanning calorimeter accounting for heat leakage: A method and system for calculating a heat flow to a sample in a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The DSC has a sensor within an enclosure comprising an absolute temperature measurement detector for measuring the temperature of a base position on the sensor, a first differential temperature detector for measuring...

20060187999 - Type identification system for diesel oil and method for identifying type of diesel oil: Apparatus and method for identifying type and distillation properties of light oil. A pulse voltage is applied for a predetermined period of time to a liquid type identification sensor heater comprising a heater and an identification liquid temperature sensor provided in the vicinity of the heater; the light oil to...

20060188000 - Apparatus for measuring temperature using luminescence thermometry: An apparatus (10) for measuring temperature using luminescence thermometry, comprising: a photon emitter (42) for providing photons (3) of at least a first frequency; photoluminescent material (30) that produces photons (5) of at least a second frequency in response to the incidence of photons (3) of the first frequency; one...

20060182164 - Calcium silicate hydrate material for use as ballast in thermostatic expansion valve: A thermal sensing bulb for an expansion valve, the bulb containing a ballast material, the ballast material including a plurality of particles including a calcium silicate hydrate....

20060182165 - Device for can or bottle to determine temperature and amount of content of beverage: The present invention generally relates to thermometers with components that react to changes in temperature by changing color, such as thermochromic liquid crystals (TLCs). More particularly, the invention concerns an apparatus or article of manufacture comprising a multi-colored decal comprising a plurality of temperature sensors. According to the decal's current...

20060176929 - Method and apparatus for examining corrosion of tendon embedded in concrete: The present invention measures the strain caused by the shrink and expansion from the corrosion and examines the corrosion of a tendon for a long term with high sensitivity to improve the accuracy of the examination....

20060176930 - Method for measuring temperature in microscale: A temperature measuring method has the steps of (a) coating a mixture of fluorescent dye on a surface of the micro device, (b) heating the micro device with a calibration heater, (c) acquiring an emission intensity image of the mixture with a camera by illuminating the surface of the micro...

20060176931 - Temperature sensor: A mounting member 4 of a temperature sensor 1 has a vibration-resisting reinforcement portion 47 between a mounting seat 45 and a joint portion 43, so as to surround a longitudinally long portion of a sheath member 8 and thereby narrowly limit its movable range....

20060171442 - Calibration wafer and method of calibrating in situ temperatures: A system and method for calibrating a pyrometer used in temperature detection in a chemical vapor deposition system is provided. A calibration wafer with a reference region including a metal such as Al or Ag for forming a eutectic, and an exposed non-reference region without such a metal, are provided....

20060171443 - Food safety thermometer: A calibratable thermometer is provided that, in some embodiments, is capable of taking the temperature of an item and notifying a user when the item has maintained a preselected temperature for a predetermined amount of time....