Thermal measuring and testing inventions 07/07

20070171955 - Cooled mirror dew-point hygrometer: A cooled mirror dew-point hygrometer includes a thermoelectric cooling element, mirror, light-emitting unit, light-receiving unit, temperature detector, dew-point increase detector, and control unit. The control unit forcibly supplies a current to the thermoelectric cooling element in a direction reverse to a positive direction when the dew-point increase detector detects a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070171956 - Temperature sensor: A bandgap reference circuit inputs a reference potential trimming signal therein, generates a reference potential using PN-junction diode characteristics and generates a first temperature-dependent potential dependent on the temperature. A subtraction amplifier circuit inputs the reference potential, the first temperature-dependent potential and a subtracter trimming signal therein and generates a... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070171957 - Liquid temperature detectors: Disclosed are devices and methods for measuring the temperature of a liquid in a container, the device either having a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the outer surface of the container, a probe for directly measuring the contents of the container, or an IR detector for measuring IR... Agent: Juan C. Villar, Esq.

20070171958 - Electrical device measurement probes: A probe for use within a high voltage and high current electrical device is disclosed. The probe comprises an optical fiber, a substrate having a slot, and a photoluminescent material. The fiber has a first and second end and is configured to convey an activation light from the first to... Agent: Jones Day

20070171959 - High-temperature sensor: The invention relates to a high-temperature sensor, which can be used at temperatures of at least 600° C. and comprises a metallic protective tube and a measuring resistance that is surrounded by a ceramic powder. The measuring resistance is connected to the electric cable by means of stress-relieved measuring resistance... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070165691 - Corrected dts measurements based on raman-stokes signals: Methods and apparatus allowing distributed temperature sensing (DTS) measurements to be compensated for differential and/or varying loss between Raman Stokes and anti-Stokes signals are provided. By irradiating an optical waveguide with signals at wavelengths at or near the Raman Stokes and anti-Stokes bands, a distributed loss profile for the waveguide... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070165692 - Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes: A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes an immovable portion having a heating member located therein for heating a heat pipe requiring test. A movable portion is capable of moving relative to the immovable portion. A receiving structure is defined between the immovable portion and the movable portion... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070160107 - Method and apparatus for thin metal film thickness measurement: A method for measuring a metal film thickness is provided. The method initiates with heating a region of interest of a metal film with a defined amount of heat energy. Then, a temperature of the metal film is measured. Next, a thickness of the metal film is calculated based upon... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20070160108 - Self-heated thermistor control circuit: A system and method for detecting leaks includes a sensing circuit including a first thermistor device adapted to detected a leak upon contact with a liquid, and, a second thermistor device functioning as a reference device. The first and second thermistor devices are driven with a current such that both... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20070160109 - Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes: A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes an immovable portion having a heating member located therein for heating an evaporating section of the heat pipe, and a movable portion capable of moving relative to the immovable portion. A receiving structure is defined between the immovable portion and the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070160110 - Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes: A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes an immovable portion having a heating member located therein for heating an evaporating section of the heat pipe, and a movable portion capable of moving relative to the immovable portion. A receiving structure is defined between the immovable portion and the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070160111 - Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes: A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes an immovable portion having a heating member located therein for heating an evaporating section of the heat pipe, and a movable portion capable of moving relative to the immovable portion. A receiving structure is defined between the immovable portion and the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070160112 - Thermometer: A thermometer includes an elongated body comprising a tip, one or more illumination elements that outputs light and a timing device configured to measure a period of time. The tip of the thermometer is configured to measure a bodily temperature when placed within or near a person's anatomy. Further, the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070160114 - Temperature sensor for generating sectional temperature code and sectional temperature detection method: Provided are a temperature sensor for generating a sectional temperature code and sectional temperature detection method. In one embodiment, the temperature sensor includes a plurality of serially connected fixed delay cells inputting a temperature detection signal and delaying the temperature detection signal, a variable delay cell inputting the temperature detection... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070160113 - Temperature sensor using ring oscillator and temperature detection method using the same: Provided are a temperature sensor using a ring oscillator and temperature detection method using the same. One embodiment of the temperature sensor includes a first pulse generator, a second pulse generator, and a counter. The first pulse generator includes a first ring oscillator and generates a first clock signal having... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070153869 - Dynamic heat flow meter for measuring thermal properties of insulation or the like, and corresponding method: A dynamic heat flow meter is provided which introduces a measured air flow into the system adjacent the test sample (e.g., insulation product), for which thermal properties are to be measured. The heat flow meter then measures thermal properties (e.g., thermal conductivity and/or heat capacity) of the test sample taking... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070153870 - Assembly system of a thermocouple for gas turbine: Assembly system (10) for a thermocouple (16) for a gas turbine equipped with a supporting element (12) in which the thermocouple (16) is housed, the supporting element (12) has a series of holes (45) for the inlet of the discharge gases of the gas turbine and a cavity (50) in... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20070153871 - Noncontact fever screening system: A system for fast noncontact screening for fever human subjects by means of a thermal imaging camera. The camera is combined with a target gate that incorporates the reference blackbody targets and position detectors to identify the temperature scale and size of a subject. A thermal imaging snapshot is controlled... Agent: Jacob Fraden Ste. 125

20070153872 - Device for measuring temperature of heat pipe: A device for measuring a temperature of a heat pipe includes at least one measuring assembly, a block and at least one base. The measuring assembly includes a resilient member with one end thereof mounted on the base, a supporting member coupled to the other end of the resilient member,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp