Thermal measuring and testing inventions 08/07

20070201533 - Thermal analysis apparatus: A thermal analysis apparatus possesses a support base, a heating furnace which is approximately like a cylinder, and whose inside can be raised in its temperature, till a predetermined heating temperature, a heating furnace fixation part fixing the heating furnace to the support base, a furnace tube which is approximately... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20070201534 - Temperature fixed-point cell, temperature fixed-point device and method of calibration of thermometer: A temperature fixed-point cell is configured with a crucible composed of carbon and a fixed-point material enclosed in the crucible. The fixed-point material has a peritectic structure of carbon and a carbon compound. A thermometer is calibrated by installing the temperature fixed-point crucible in a furnace, increasing or decreasing the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070195854 - Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes: A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes an immovable portion having a first heating member located therein for heating an evaporating section of a heat pipe requiring testing. A movable portion is capable of moving relative to the immovable portion and has a second heating member located therein... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070195853 - Heat treatment apparatus and method of calibrating the apparatus: The present invention provides precise temperature estimation in a heat treatment apparatus that estimates temperatures of process objects by using a thermal model and performs a heat treatment while performing a temperature control based on the estimated temperatures. The heat treatment apparatus 1 includes a processing vessel 11 accommodating plural... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070195855 - Filling level sensor and associated operating method and manufacturing process and corresponding usage: The invention relates to a filling level sensor with several thermoelements for measuring a level of a liquid, especially for detecting the level of a fuel in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle, wherein a separate heating device for heating the thermoelements can be eliminated. Furthermore, the invention also... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070195856 - Frequency ratio digitizing temperature sensor with linearity correction: A frequency ratio digitizing temperature sensor for generating a linearity-corrected temperature output signal includes an input generation circuit receiving a PTAT current and a CTAT current and a frequency ratio ADC including data and reference oscillators. The input generation circuit generates a first current from the weighted sum of the... Agent: Patent Law Group LLP

20070195857 - Temperature sensor that achieves a fast response in an exhaust gas environment: A temperature sensor and method of forming the same includes a temperature sensing portion having a metal housing configured with at least one circular fin on a surface of the metal housing. A temperature sensing element is generally associated with the temperature sensing portion, wherein a potting is located within... Agent: Bryan Anderson Honeywell International Inc.

20070195858 - Method and arrangement for temperature calibration: The invention concerns an arrangement on a semiconductor chip for calibrating temperature setting curve having a signal generation unit (2) for providing a first signal (Iptat1, Vptat1, fptat1), which is proportional to the actual uncalibrated temperature T1 of the chip. To avoid bringing the chip on a second temperature it... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20070195859 - Temperature sensor apparatus: An apparatus for temperature sensing is disclosed that includes a sensor tube and a cable assembly connected to and extending from said sensor tube wherein said cable assembly communicates electrically with the sensor tube for temperature sensing operations thereof. An O-ring component can be selected based on an inner diameter... Agent: Attorney, Intellectual Property Honeywell International Inc.

20070189355 - Method and apparatus for calibration of an on-chip temperature sensor within a memory device: According to embodiments of the present invention, an automatic trim or calibration for a temperature sensor of a chip or memory device is performed on that chip. An embodiment of the present invention includes a calibration unit that increments trim or calibration values provided to the chip temperature sensor and... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070189356 - Exhaust buildup monitoring in semiconductor processing: A system is provided for determining when the buildup of deposits in an exhaust line of a semiconductor wafer processing machine requires cleaning. Deposits in vacuum exhaust lines build up to where they eventually fail structurally, releasing particles that can contaminate equipment and processes. The time at which cleaning is... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20070189357 - Differential scanning calorimeter: There is provided a differential scanning calorimeter possessing an accommodation chamber accommodating a sample to be measured and a reference material, a heater heating the accommodation chamber, a differential heat flow detector outputting a temperature difference between the sample to be measured and the reference material as a heat flow... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070189358 - Multi-site infrared thermometer: Disclosed in this specification is an infrared thermometer with multiple probes for use at a variety of bodily sites. The thermometer automatically detects which of the multiple probes is currently attached, loads a predetermined program from memory that corresponds to the current probe, and thereafter obtains a temperature measurement from... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070189359 - Nanoparticle thermometry and pressure sensors: A nanoparticle fluorescence (or upconversion) sensor comprises an electromagnetic source, a sample and a detector. The electromagnetic source emits an excitation. The sample is positioned within the excitation. At least a portion of the sample is associated with a sensory material. The sensory material receives at least a portion of... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070183475 - Methods and systems for determining temperature of an object: Methods and systems for detecting a temperature TO of a remote object are provided. The method includes storing in memory, a lookup table relating an output voltage of an infrared sensor to a temperature sensed by the infrared sensor V(TO, TA), determining a temperature sensor voltage output corresponding to a... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22697) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070183476 - Low temperature alert system: An electrical device for providing a visual alert to one of a neighbor and a home sitter that the temperature of the home has dropped below a predetermined temperature when a homeowner is absent. The device comprises a plug in unit for plugging into a standard three prong wall circuit.... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070183477 - Temperature meter: A meter for determining the temperature of a grain sample comprises two long conductors (7, 8) having temperature dependent resistance and being bent to cover a certain area, a current sensor (9,10) connected to the conductors and means for calculating the resistance of the conductive element based on the measured... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070183478 - Rtd measurement unit including detection mechanism for automatic selection of 3-wire or 4-wire rtd measurement mode: An RTD measurement device including a mechanism for automatic selection of a 3-wire or 4-wire configuration mode of operation. The RTD measurement device may include detection circuitry to detect whether an RTD connected to the RTD measurement device via a plurality of wire connections includes a 3-wire configuration or a... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070177650 - Two-color flame imaging pyrometer: The system uses a color camera and an optical system to map two colors emitted from an object such as a furnace, boiler combustion zone, or burner flame into a temperature image. The color camera utilizes a color video chip with interspersed pixels for each color to reduce alignment issues... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070177651 - Body temperature measuring device for helmet or head gear: A portable continuous body temperature monitoring device for a helmet or head gear to be worn by athletes, sports enthusiasts and workers in hot environments that is composed of a therimstor located in a position that is in contact with the temple or forehead of the wearer through attached head... Agent: Us Corporations, Inc.

20070177652 - Digital temperature detection circuit adapted for use with semiconductor device: A digital temperature detection circuit adapted for use with a semiconductor device is disclosed. The digital temperature detection circuit comprises a digital temperature generation unit adapted to detect an internal temperature of the semiconductor device, convert the internal temperature into perception data in accordance with a perception data code, and... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC