Thermal measuring and testing inventions 12/07

20070297485 - Sensor element: A sensor element (10) for detecting electromagnetic radiation, particularly in the infrared range, comprises one or more heat-sensitive portions (4a, 4b) provided on a substrate (1-3) and one or more influencing layers (5a, 5b) for influencing the absorption and/or reflection of the electromagnetic radiation to be detected. The heat-sensitive portion(s)... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070297486 - Temperature sensor: A temperature sensor including a housing and a temperature sensing element at least partially disposed in the housing. A particulate media, which may include a blend of differently sized particles, is disposed in the housing and at least partially surrounds the temperature sensing element. The particulate media may entrain oxygen... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070291814 - Insert and/or calibrator block formed of aluminum-bronze alloy, temperature calibration device using same, and methods of use: Inserts and/or calibrator blocks formed of aluminum-bronze alloys resistant to environmental degradation, temperature calibration devices employing such inserts and calibrator blocks, and methods of using such devices and structures are disclosed. An insert and/or calibrator block for use with a temperature calibration device may be formed of an aluminum-bronze alloy... Agent: Marcus Simon, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070291815 - Temperature calibration device driving heating/cooling modules in a manner to allow operation over wide temperature range: A temperature calibration device uses Peltier cells for heating and cooling. The Peltier cells are driven by a power controller that gradually changes the power applied to the Peltier cells from a starting power to a target power. However, during this transition, the power controller holds the power applied to... Agent: Edward W. Bulchis, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070291817 - A method of detecting recirculation of heated air within a rack enclosure: A system and method of detecting recirculation within a rack server system. A heat transfer model is constructed for a rack server system. A recirculation zone is specified, and hypothetical recirculation temperatures are input at the recirculation zone. The heat transfer model predicts temperatures elsewhere in the rack severe system,... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20070291816 - 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.... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070291818 - Method of determining thermal property of substrate and method of deciding heat treatment condition: [Solving Means] In accordance with the substrate thermal property determining method of the present invention in a rapid thermal processing apparatus 1 comprising lamps 9 for heating a wafer W and temperature sensors T1 to T7 arranged so as to oppose the lamps 9, temperature data sequentially outputted from the... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20070291819 - Arrangement for monitoring an installation for thermal stresses: An arrangement (10) is disclosed for monitoring an installation, in particular a switchboard plant, for thermal stresses. The arrangement comprises at least one sensor and an electronic evaluation unit (28) connected to the at least one sensor. An indicator substance (36) is located on at least one point or component... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070291820 - Infrared clinical thermometer: The present invention discloses an infrared clinical thermometer, which can measure both the forehead and ear temperatures, wherein after moving the temperature sensing unit close to an intended site, the user can obtain the temperature of the intended site via merely pressing the forehead or ear temperature button.... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20070286254 - Microscale calorimeter: Microcalorimeters having low addendum heat capacities and attojoule/Kscale resolutions are provided. These microcalorimeters make use of very small calorimeter bodies composed of materials with very low heat capacities. Also provided are polymer-based microcalorimeters with thermally isolated reagent chambers. These microcalorimeters use a multi-layered polymer membrane structure to provide improved thermal... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070286255 - Temperature measuring device for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, method of measuring temperature in semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus: A temperature measuring device is configured of a substrate formed of a silicon wafer, a thermocouple formed by using the film forming method, the photolithographic method, and the etching method, and a clamp pad (an electrode pad) which is arranged in an edge portion of the substrate, and which is... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070286256 - Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes: A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes an immovable portion and a movable portion each having a heating member for heating an evaporating section of a heat pipe requiring test. The movable portion is movable relative to the immovable portion. A receiving structure is defined between the immovable... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070286257 - 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 a heat pipe requiring testing. A movable portion is capable of moving relative to the immovable portion and has a heating member therein for heating the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070286258 - Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes: A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe includes an immovable portion and a movable portion each having a heating member located therein for heating an evaporating section of the heat pipe. The movable portion is capable of moving relative to the immovable portion. A receiving structure is defined between... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070286259 - Self-calibrating temperature sensors and methods thereof: A self-calibrating temperature sensor and a method thereof are provided. The self-calibrating temperature sensor may include a reference voltage generator to generate a reference voltage based on temperature, a digital-to-analog converter to convert a first digital signal into an analog sensing voltage, a comparator to compare the reference voltage with... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070280329 - Optical fiber temperature sensing device: An optical fiber temperature sensing device has a sensor body; a light source housed in the sensor body; a temperature measuring optical fiber disposed outside the sensor body and extended to a temperature measurement site, wherein, when a light is emitted from the light source into the temperature measuring optical... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070280330 - On die thermal sensor of semiconductor memory device: An on die thermal sensor (ODTS) of a semiconductor memory device includes a high voltage generating unit for generating a high voltage having a voltage level higher than that of a power supply voltage of the semiconductor memory device; and a thermal information output unit for sensing and outputting a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070280331 - Temperature-sensitive film: A temperature-sensitive film comprises a transparent film and a layer of dark-colored coating, attached on the inner surface of the transparent film, that will change to be of lighter color when heated, whereby the predetermined decorative pattern on the outer surface of the material where the temperature-sensitive film is applied... Agent: Ping-kun Lin