Thermal measuring and testing inventions 01/07

20070019703 - Ear thermometer protection lid structure: An ear thermometer protection lid structure is proposed, in which a lid is disposed on a sensing end of an ear thermometer. When the ear thermometer is used to measure the temperature, the lid is taken off and sleeved onto a grasp end of the ear thermometer to increase the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070019704 - Temperature sensor apparatus and method: A system and method for determining a temperature including: a temperature sensor including: a substrate resistance configured to be primarily responsive to a temperature of a substrate; and a membrane resistance configured to be primarily responsive to a temperature of a membrane. The substrate resistance and the membrane resistance are... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070019705 - Anemometer with non-contact temperature measurement: An anemometer with non-contact temperature measurement capability, including a air velocity meter, contained at least partially in a housing and having outputs relating to measured air velocity parameters including air velocity and ambient temperature, an output display contained in the housing, for displaying measurements to a user, a non-contact optically-based... Agent: Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee

20070019706 - Temperature detection method and apparatus: A resistance temperature detector device and system are provided for measuring the temperature adjacent to windings within a stator assembly. The resistance temperature detector comprises a resistive element enclosed within a plurality of insulative layers, including insulation panels and adhesive. These surrounding insulation layers are sufficient to prevent partial discharge... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(fy)

20070019707 - Temperature measurement system and method: A temperature measurement system is provided to measure temperatures using temperature sensors. The temperature measurement system may include a controller having a plurality of address lines, a sensor configured to provide a plurality of inputs, and a connector configured to accept the inputs from the sensor. The temperature measurement system... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070019708 - Hybrid vapor compression-absorption cycle: The present invention relates to a hybrid vapor compression-absorption cooling or heating system and apparatus containing a refrigerant pair comprising at least one refrigerant and at least one ionic liquid. The present invention also provides for the performance of a hybrid vapor compression-absorption cycle that utilizes refrigerants and absorbents such... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070019709 - Structure of temperature sensor of electric heater: An improved structure of a temperature sensor of an electric heater being provided with an outer pipe of which one end is tightly sealed, and being provided therein with a plurality of electric heating elements positioned on a supporting plate and connected with a control circuit board for electric conducting... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070014327 - Integrated time and temperature management device: The invention is an integrated, multi-function, portable, battery powered device for performing the following functions: measuring and displaying at least one temperature of at least one object or substance; visually displaying the current time; setting at least one selectable amount of elapsed time, counting cumulatively forward from the moment of... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20070014328 - Infrared clinical thermometer circuit device and memory selection device thereof: An infrared clinical thermometer circuit device and a memory selection device thereof are proposed, in which the basal body temperature setting function is added to an infrared clinical thermometer so that the clinical thermometer can set an exclusive basal body temperature value for each user as the reference for determining... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070014329 - System and method for automatically calibrating a temperature sensor: There is provided a system and method for automatically calibrating a temperature sensor. More specifically, there is provided a system comprising a temperature sensor comprising a first resistance configured to indicate a temperature of the temperature sensor and a second resistance, in series with the first resistor, wherein the second... Agent: Michael G. Fletcher Fletcher Yoder

20070014330 - Conducting structure and electronic clinical thermometer embodying the structure: A conducting structure and an electronic clinical thermometer, wherein the conducting structure is provided on the measuring end of the clinical thermometer, and the measuring end has a recess, a temperature sensor and conducting wires fitted in the recess, and a contact member having a curved top and made of... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070009006 - Temperature sensor: A temperature sensor, which comprises a temperature-dependent element, a comparator unit, first/second capacitors and first/second switching capacitors, is provided. The temperature-dependent element has an input terminal selectively coupled to one of a first current source and a second current source, and has an output terminal. The comparator unit comprises a... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070009007 - Vessel having temperature monitoring apparatus: A vessel (2) comprising a body (4), a conduit (6) disposed near the body (4), a distributed temperature sensor system (12) for monitoring temperatures in the body (4) and comprising an optical fibre (14) positioned in the conduit (6), and the conduit and optical fibre (14) extending such that they... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20070009008 - Apparatus and method for analyzing heat-transferring fluid: An exemplary apparatus (10) is for analyzing a heat-transferring nano-fluid (20) with a view to obtaining information on heat-transferring properties of the nano-fluid. Typically, the nano-fluid is used for heat pipes. The apparatus includes an evaporating device (100) and a detecting device (200). The evaporating device is configured for preparing... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070009009 - Method and device for determination of moisture content and solid state phase of solids using moisture sorption gravimetry and near infrared or raman spectroscopy: A method and apparatus for measuring isotherms and determining solid state phase changes comprising a humidity generator having a temperature controlled internal chamber, a microbalance mounted externally to the internal chamber and a near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) probe or Raman spectrometer probe mounted internally in the internal chamber, such that... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070009010 - Wafer temperature measuring method and apparatus: A non-contact wafer temperature measuring apparatus by which a wafer temperature can be measured with accuracy in situ even in a low temperature process. The wafer temperature measuring apparatus for measuring a wafer temperature based on reflected light of light applied to a wafer as a target of temperature measurement... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070002929 - Infrared inspection and reporting process: An infrared inspection and reporting process and system obtains inspection data on site via a portable computer. An actual temperature of a component derived from an infrared image and a temperature delta between the temperature of the component and the maximum temperature for the component is calculated to determine if... Agent: Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP Attn: Intellectual Property Department