Thermal measuring and testing inventions 10/07

20070248140 - Optical dilatometer: An optical dilatometer includes a furnace, in which a sample may be laid on a sample carrier, and an optical system for measuring a length of the sample at different temperatures, windows for the passage of beams being provided on a sample chamber of the furnace. A light source and... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070248141 - Infrared thermometer and probe cover thereof: An electronic thermometer having an infrared sensor is of a type suitable for taking temperature in the mouth of a patient. The thermometer may view body tissue directly or may have a tip that rapidly heats to equilibrium with the body tissue temperature. The tip is viewed by the infrared... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20070248142 - Flexible circuit temperature sensor assembly for flanged mounted electronic devices: A temperature sensing system for a flange mounted device is provided. The temperature sensing system 100 can be comprised of a flexible wiring board 102. The temperature sensing system can be further comprised of a temperature sensing device 122 mounted to the flexible wiring board. The flexible wiring board can... Agent: Sacco & Associates, Pa

20070248143 - Water heating systems and methods: A water heating system, comprise a tank, a heating element, and a controller that is coupled to the heating element. The controller comprises a base, a housing, a relay, logic and, a temperature sensor. The base is composed of thermally conductive material, and the housing is composed of electrically insulating... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070248144 - Thermometer with soft flexible probe: A thermometer is constituted by a flexible probe body and a metal tip member with a thermal contact surface. The flexible probe body including a narrower space neighboring the metal tip member and a wider space communicated with the narrower space is secured to the metal tip member by a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070242721 - Method for measuring thickness of thermal grease and measuring system and measuring module using the same: A method for measuring the thickness of the thermal grease is provided. A heat dissipation module, suitable for dissipating heat from a chip, is provided. The heat dissipation module has a surface provided with a chip bonding area. A layer of thermal grease is coated on the chip bonding area.... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070242723 - Outside air thermometer: An apparatus for measuring the temperature of outside air provided with a thermometer mounted in a housing connected to a forced ventilation blower for drawing a current outside air across the thermometer and with a Venturi nozzle having an air penetration opening disposed orthogonally relative to the air current for... Agent: Law Offices Of Karl Hormann

20070242725 - Thermal flow detecting apparatus and method for detecting flow using the same: A thermal flow detecting apparatus is provided for detecting fluid flow in a flow passage. The thermal flow detecting apparatus includes a bypass passage portion defining therein a bypass passage through which fluid bypasses the flow passage. The thermal flow detecting apparatus further includes a detecting element that is provided... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070242722 - Freezing point temperature measuring method and temperature calibrating method in differential scanning calorimetry: It is discovered that a range of showing a state in which a sample is at a constant temperature at a freezing temperature by a latent heat can be specified from a result of a differential scanning calorimetry in a cooling procedure and a method of acquiring the freezing point... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070242724 - Calorimeter: A calorimeter includes a bucket cover which is used to reconfigure an isothermal water reservoir to provide for temperature equilibration prior to sample analysis and subsequently define a fixed volume of water during analysis in which high precision temperature measurements can be recorded. The apparatus includes mechanisms for sealing and... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20070242726 - Predictive temperature probe with proximity sensor: A system and method for preheating the thermometer probe of an electronic thermometer to a temperature closer to the temperature of the patient to be monitored. The system includes a thermometer probe that includes a heater, temperature sensor and proximity sensor, each coupled to a processor for controlling the operation... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070242727 - Recording and storing a temperature: In a temperature-recording method for recording a temperature by means of an electrical circuit of a data storage medium, which electrical circuit is suppliable with energy by means of a signal feedable to the data storage medium, provision is made for a physical variable dependent on the temperature to be... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20070242728 - Protective element for a measuring probe and corresponding measuring probe, honeycomb body and motor vehicle: A protective element for a measuring probe, in particular a measuring probe for use in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle, includes at least one temporarily water-binding layer which binds water chemically and/or physically in a first operating state and releases the bound water in a second operating state.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070237201 - Method and apparatus for analyzing thermo-graphic images to detect defects in thermally sealed packaging: A method of monitoring and detecting thermal sealing defects includes capturing a thermal image of a thermal seal, obtaining a reference thermal image corresponding to an acceptable thermal seal, converting the captured thermal image to a first sequenced set of pixel values, converting the reference thermal image to a second... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070237202 - Method for measuring temperature of heat pipe: A method for measuring the temperature of a heat pipe includes the steps of: firstly preparing a thermal couple wire formed at one end thereof with a temperature-sensing head, pressing the temperature-sensing head on the surface of the heat pipe to be measured, and a proper amount of a fluid... Agent: Hdsl

20070237203 - Cooking pan with integral temperature measurement apparatus: A temperature-indicating cooking pan apparatus comprises a container portion, a handle portion and a mechanical temperature measurement device. The container portion has a closed end and an open end. The handle portion is connected to and extends from the container portion adjacent the open end of the container portion. The... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070237205 - Temperature sensor and method of manufacturing the same: A temperature sensor includes a temperature sensor element, a housing and a supporting member. The temperature sensor element detects a temperature of media. The housing accommodates a terminal electrically connected to an outside circuit. The terminal is connected to the temperature sensor element through a lead having a strength insufficient... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070237204 - Capacitive type temperature sensor: A capacitive type temperature sensor includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a dielectric layer positioned between the first and second electrode layers and having a dielectric of which a volume is changed in response to a temperature change, and a temperature calculation unit calculating a temperature corresponding... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070237206 - Thermal sensor and measurement device using the same: A thermal sensor in which, when an object to be measured is a water-based liquid, attachment of air bubbles to the external surface of the sensor is reduced to improve measurement accuracy. The thermal sensor has a sensing element (21a) including a heat producing body and a temperature sensing body,... Agent: Ronald R Santucci Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070237207 - Beta variation cancellation in temperature sensors: An apparatus and method for canceling variations in the beta for a bipolar junction transistor so that the diode equation can be employed to accurately measure the temperature of the transistor based at least in part on a ratio of two target collector currents and two measurements of the base-emitter... Agent: National Semiconductor Corporation C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20070230535 - Thermal cycler for pcr: An instrument for performing highly accurate PCR employing an assembly, a heated cover, and an internal computer, is provided. The assembly is made up of a sample block, a number of Peltier thermal electric devices, and a heat sink, clamped together. A control algorithm manipulates the current supplied to thermoelectric... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20070230536 - Method and apparatus for detection of flaws in a metal component: A method and apparatus for the detection of flaws, in particular of fissures, in metal components, is disclosed. A pulsed high-frequency magnetic field is coupled to the component. The temperature distribution of thermal energy generated by eddy currents during the application of a magnetic field pulse is detected.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070230537 - Weather instrument and method: A weather instrument and method for comparing current temperature at a location to historical temperatures at the location. In one embodiment, the weather instrument includes a temperature sensor producing a temperature signal; a clock producing a periodic time signal; a processor in communication with the temperature sensor and the clock,... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20070230538 - Thermometer: A thermometer. In at least one embodiment, the thermometer includes a dial plate having a dial surface including indicia, a temperature probe and an indicator overlying and moveable relative to the dial plate and the indicia thereon to indicate a temperature reading corresponding to the temperature of the probe. At... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.