Thermal measuring and testing inventions 01/08

20080025366 - Probe for measuring thermal and hydraulic properties: A probe (10) includes a base element (12), formed from an inflexible material and having one or more unitary rigid elongate prong members (18), heating and sensing elements (20) and (22) supported on the base element (12), and elements for electrically energizing at least the heating element (20). The heating... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080025364 - Thermal analysis system and method of drying the same: To enable the reduction in working efforts by hand by performing control a drying operation by appropriately selecting dry conditions depending on the connection mode of the cooling device, and removal of moisture and the like without fail. The thermal analysis system uses a heater and a cooling device to... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080025365 - Specific heat measuring method and instrument: In order to measure specific heat, the measurement time is very long and the instrument is very expensive. The specific heat may be calculated based on the thermal time constant obtained from the change of the sample temperature when the predetermined amount of sample with known density at the first... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080025367 - Thermal analysis equipment: Electromagnetic-wave data acquisition control means 6 determines whether a trigger condition set by electromagnetic-wave data acquisition trigger setting means 7 is met, and when the trigger condition is met, data of electromagnetic waves are acquired. Electromagnetic-wave data relating means 10 relates a position on data of thermal analysis when a... Agent: Bruce L. Adams Adams & Wilks

20080025368 - Temperature uniformity measurements during rapid thermal processing: Methods and apparatus for measuring substrate uniformity is provided. The invention includes placing a substrate in a thermal processing chamber, rotating the substrate while the substrate is heated, measuring a temperature of the substrate at a plurality of radial locations as the substrate rotates, correlating each temperature measurement with a... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20080025369 - Simultaneous control of deposition time and temperature of multi-zone furnaces: The present invention facilitates multi-zone furnace (102) based deposition processes by iteratively adjusting deposition time and zonal setpoint temperatures to mitigate deviations from desired target thickness(es). Coupled feedback loops are employed to update the deposition time (520) and the zonal setpoint temperatures (510) lot to lot and batch to batch... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080025370 - Accurate temperature measurement for semiconductor applications: A temperature sensing component enables accurate in situ temperature measurement. The temperature sensing component is disposed within the process chamber. The temperature sensing component has a cavity, in which a transparent cover is disposed over an opening of the cavity. A material is disposed within the cavity of the temperature... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080025371 - On chip temperature measuring and monitoring circuit and method: A device temperature measurement circuit, an integrated circuit (IC) including a device temperature measurement circuit, a method of characterizing device temperature and a method of monitoring temperature. The circuit includes a constant current source and a clamping device. The clamping device selectively shunts current from the constant current source or... Agent: Law Office Of Charles W. Peterson, Jr. Yorktown

20080025372 - Temperature sensor assembly and method of manufacturing thereof: A temperature sensor assembly and method of manufacturing thereof having a temperature probe, a mounting connector, a wire set, a transition component, a housing, and a circuit is provided. The temperature probe includes a probe body, a temperature sensor and at least one conductor configured for providing a temperature signal... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080025373 - Temperature detecting device: A temperature detecting device includes a heat receiving plate, a displacement transmitting part, a deforming part, a deformation generating part and a displacement detecting part. The heat receiving plate is restrained at its rim portion to generate a displacement of a central portion in its thickness direction with respect to... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080019414 - Exhaust gas temperature sensor inspecting apparatus: A temperature sensor disposed in an exhaust system of an engine is inspected. Determination is made that conditions for inspecting the temperature sensor are satisfied in the current engine load range. The time for the temperature in the exhaust system to reach a value appropriate for checking the temperature sensor... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080019413 - Method and device for checking temperature values of a temperature sensor of a combustion engine: A method and device for checking temperature values of a temperature sensor of a combustion engine are provided. A first temperature actual value is recorded during a first length of time at an ending of the operation of the combustion engine. A second temperature actual value is recorded during a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080019415 - Radiation measuring apparatus, and method and device for testing proper functioning of said radiation measuring apparatus: A conventional radiation thermometer encompasses an infrared radiation sensor and a heatable and/or coolable radiation incidence window. The method and radiation thermometer according to the invention use the established dependence of the sensor signal U of the infrared radiation sensor on the temperature Tw of the radiation incidence window W... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080019416 - Device for measuring cooling/heating curves of molten masses: A device is provided for measuring the cooling curve of melts and/or the heating curve of melt samples with an optical fiber, wherein an immersion end of the optical fiber having an at least partially free surface is surrounded with a spacing by a temperature-resistant sample-receiving chamber. The optical fiber... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20080019417 - Mobile storage apparatus with temperature detecting function: A mobile storage apparatus with a temperature detecting function is provided. The mobile storage apparatus includes a shell, a universal serial bus (USB) interface arranged at an end of the shell, and a temperature measuring device. The temperature measuring device includes a temperature sensor, a chip mounted in the shell,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080019418 - Apparatus for determining a temperature of a substrate and methods therefor: An apparatus for measuring a temperature of a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a phosphor material in direct contact with the substrate and in thermal contact with the substrate, the phosphor material producing a fluorescent response in a first wavelength range when exposed to a electromagnetic radiation in a... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20080019419 - Clinical thermometer: A clinical thermometer generally comprises an outer case, a flexible probe stem, a sensor cap, an inner base, an electronic processor, and a temperature sensor. The flexible probe stem has a front junction having several grooves. The inner base, which is made of a rigid material, is embedded into the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080013591 - Multi-fixed-point cells and temperature calibration system using it: The present invention relates to a multi fixed-point cell for calibrating a thermometer and a thermometer calibration apparatus using the same, wherein measuring errors can be checked by using a property of constant temperature of a metal on the basis of a phase transition and wide range of temperature region... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080013592 - Dual energy source loss-on-drying instrument: An instrument and associated method are disclosed for the loss-on-drying determination of the volatile content of a wide variety of samples. The instrument includes a cavity in which a sample for which the volatile content is to be determined can be placed, a first source for introducing microwaves into the... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20080013593 - Phantom: This invention provides an ultrasonic phantom that can respond to different ultrasonic intensities. Such ultrasonic phantom comprises a gel comprising a low-boiling compound in the form of droplets sealed therein. The invention also provides an assay technique using such phantom. This invention enables regulation of components of droplets, droplet size,... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080013594 - Nondestructive inspection method for inspecting junction of flexible printed circuit board: It is an object of the present invention to provide a nondestructive inspection method which does not use X-ray or gamma radiation that may exert adverse effect on human body and which is capable of easily and reliably detecting inconvenient defects in junction. An apparatus comprises a stage capable of... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080013595 - Device, kit and method for monitoring a parameter history: A device for determining a parameter history indication of at least one external parameter, comprises an electrode, termed “first electrode” (2, 2a, 2b, 2c), and another electrode, termed “third electrode” (4, 4a, 4b, 4c). The electrodes (2, 2a, 2b, 2c; 4, 4a, 4b, 4c) are in consuming contact with a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080013596 - Circuit breaker integral temperature monitoring for advance detection of defective power conductor connections: A circuit breaker includes a breaker enclosure, a plurality of conductor connections, and a temperature sensor. The breaker enclosure contains internal components that include a trip unit. The plurality of conductor connections electrically couple the trip unit to a plurality of power conductors. The temperature sensor is located to sense... Agent: Schneider Electric / Square D Company Legal Dept. - I.p. Group (np)

20080013597 - Temperature detection circuit: A temperature detection circuit according to the present invention includes a potential generating part and a temperature detection part. The potential generating part generates a potential according to an environmental temperature, and the temperature detection part detects a temperature based on a detection potential generated in the potential generated part.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080013598 - Self-validating thermocouple: Self-Validating Thermocouple (SVT) Systems capable of detecting sensor probe open circuits, short circuits, and unnoticeable faults such as a probe debonding and probe degradation are useful in the measurement of temperatures. SVT Systems provide such capabilities by incorporating a heating or excitation element into the measuring junction of the thermocouple.... Agent: Nasa John F. Kennedy Space Center

20080008223 - Device and method for detecting a temperature variation, in particular for detecting a cryogenic liquid leakage: The inventive device for detecting temperature variations comprises a hollow thermally conductive tube (1) for containing liquid (3), wherein said thermally conductive tube (1) consists of a first end (6,7) and a second end (7,6) one of which (6, 7) is connected to said sensor (4) and at least on... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080008224 - Sealing structure and apparatus using the same: A substrate includes a first surface portion, which covers a heat receiving portion of a radiation member together with a resinous member. The substrate further includes a second surface portion, which is on the outer periphery of the first surface portion. The substrate makes contact with the resinous member via... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080008225 - Method and system for determining wind chill temperature: The present invention includes methods, systems and computer-readable media for more accurately determining wind chill temperature, Twc, equivalent temperature, Teq, time to freeze, tf, facial temperature, Tfm+Δt, as a function of time and the altitude correction factor, Δtf/1000. The wind chill model of the present invention accounts for the two... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20080008226 - Analog line-type temperature sensitive fire detection cable: The present invention relates to an analog line-type temperature sensitive detection cable including two detection conductors arranged in parallel. A NTC characteristic obstructive layer and a fusible insulation layer are provided between the two detection conductors arranged in parallel, characterized in that a intermittent conductive layer is provided between the... Agent: Adeli Law Group, A Professional Law Corporation

20080008227 - Temperature sensor fixing apparatus and air conditioner having the same: A temperature sensor fixing apparatus includes a sensor holder to hold a temperature sensor, and a fixing member inserted into the sensor holder to fix the temperature sensor to the sensor holder. The fixing member includes a first fixing portion to prevent the fixing member from being separated from the... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP