Thermal measuring and testing inventions 02/08

20080049808 - Method for appraising bodies: A method is disclosed for appraising a body having low heat conduction by detecting a temperature field of the body, the body being energetically influenced via its surface, the temperature field of the energetically influenced body being detected simultaneously or subsequently, and evaluation being performed as a function of the... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080049809 - Measuring instrument for gravimetric moisture determination: A measuring instrument for gravimetric moisture determination of a sample includes a radiator, a weighing cell, and a sample receiver which can be connected to the weighing cell. The sample receiver is configured to allow the sample to be placed on or removed from the sample receiver. The radiator has... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080049810 - Differential scanning calorimeter (dsc) with temperature controlled furnace: A differential scanning calorimeter apparatus includes reference and sample cells and controlled temperature shields. The temperature of the shields is controlled such that baseline curvature is reduced by eliminating heat flow from the furnaces to their surroundings (quasi adiabatic conditions) and by controlling heat flow through a well defined solid... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080049811 - Method and apparatus for detecting temperature to control a plurality of circuits with small circuit: A temperature detector includes a plurality of temperature sensors each configured to generate a voltage signal in accordance with sensed temperature and output the voltage signal, a plurality of storage circuits corresponding to the respective temperature sensors and each configured to store a signal level input to the storage circuit... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080049812 - Thermometer with dual thermal sensor: A thermometer includes a tip member with a thermal contact surface and a first thermal sensor disposed therein for sensing the temperature thereof and producing a first temperature signal. A probe member secured to the tip member includes a front end portion with a thermal compensation point and a second... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080043802 - Methods of determining shape memory coefficients of fabrics: Shape-memory polymer is a new kind of material utilizing shape memorizing mechanism of elastomer of polyurethane family. These materials exhibit novel properties such as sensing (thermal), actuaton, high damping, adaptive responses, super-elasticity capability and air permeability. Recently, they are used and applied to finish textiles and garments. Although there are... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080043803 - Temperature sensor, temperature control device, temperature controller and temperature-control method: A temperature sensor (10) includes: a temperature-sensing portion for measuring a temperature of an object (50) by contacting the object; and a supporting portion for supporting the temperature-sensing portion from a side opposite to a contact surface, the supporting portion having a space at a portion partially corresponding to the... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080043804 - Identification and condition detection system: The present disclosure relates to a method for monitoring item sourcing and handling information. The present disclosure provides a device for tracking and tracing a product or item's source and handling history. The present disclosure may, for instance, be applied to any product that is packaged, distributed, shipped, or requiring... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080043805 - Infrared temperature-measuring container stopper with illuminating light and decanter chiller: Disclosed is an IR container stopper comprising a temperature reading display, an infrared detector adapted to drive the display, a window capable of passing infrared radiation to the infrared detector, wherein the window is disposed on a bottom surface of the stopper such as to be directed downward toward the... Agent: Juan C. Villar

20080043806 - Stage for holding silicon wafer substrate and method for measuring temperature of silicon wafer substrate: In order to measure the temperature of an object to be processed that has a high infrared transparency in a lamp-heater-equipped chamber filled with an erosive gas, the following measures are taken. A groove is formed in a stage for holding a single silicon wafer substrate attached on the top... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080043807 - Processor, processor system, temperature estimation device, information processing device, and temperature estimation method: A temperature sensor measures a temperature of a certain location inside a processor. An overall heat amount measurement unit measures the overall amount of heat of the processor. A temperature estimation unit estimates the temperatures of a plurality of hot spots occurring in the processor based on the temperature of... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080043808 - Throttling memory in a computer system: Systems and methods of managing memory devices provide for reduced power consumption and better thermal management through enhanced memory throttling. In one embodiment a memory unit includes a memory device and a temperature measurement module coupled to the memory device. The temperature measurement device measures the internal temperature of the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080043809 - Thermometer: Certain embodiments of the invention are temperature probes that have an outer sheathing that contains a plurality of electronic temperature sensors disposed to measure temperature at distinct portions of the probe. Uses of such probes include measuring temperature profiles of objects during cooking or grilling.... Agent: Dardi & Associates, PLLC

20080043810 - Temperature sensor providing a temperature signal in digital form: An embodiment of a temperature sensor providing a digital signal representative of temperature comprises a measurement unit providing a first measurement current equal to the sum of at least a first current proportional to temperature and of a second current; a comparator capable of providing a comparison signal which depends... Agent: Bryan A. Santarelli Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP

20080043811 - Flexible thin metal film thermal sensing system: A flexible thin metal film thermal sensing system is provided. A self-metallized polymeric film has a polymeric film region and a metal surface disposed thereon. A layer of electrically-conductive metal is deposited directly onto the self-metallized polymeric film's metal surface. Coupled to at least one of the metal surface and... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20080037610 - Method of temperature measurement and temperature-measuring device using the same: A method of precisely measuring temperature of an object without having to setting the emissivity of the object over a wide temperature range from low to high temperature with a single radiation thermometer. The temperature-measuring device of the present invention includes a reference object having an emissivity of substantially 1... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080031302 - Apparatus and method for determining the amount of time until a desired temperature is reached: A method and an apparatus capable of providing a predicted completion time for heating and/or cooling of an item based on a manually entered length of time and/or a determination of the amount of time remaining before an item such as food reaches a desired temperature such as a cooking... Agent: Cahn & Samuels LLP

20080031303 - Failsafe mechanism for preventing an integrated circuit from overheating: Techniques for preventing an integrated circuit (IC) from overheating are described herein. According to one embodiment, an exemplary process includes detecting whether a temperature of an integrated circuit (IC) exceeds a threshold independent of an operating state of the IC, and removing at least a portion of a power from... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080031304 - Temperature detection circuit and semiconductor device: To provide a temperature detection circuit and a semiconductor device capable of accurately detecting temperatures. A temperature detection circuit 10 includes a group of diodes 11 connected in series, a constant current source I1 connected to the group of diodes 11, a BGR circuit 13, an amplifier 14 for amplifying... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080031306 - Protective tube structure for thermometer: There is provided a protective tube structure for a thermometer in which a gap between an anti-vibration strip and a surface of a protective tube is eliminated to prevent corrosion of the protective tube, and the anti-vibration strip can be easily formed. The protective tube structure for a thermometer includes:... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080031305 - Electronic clinical thermometer and method of producing the same: A method of producing an electronic clinical thermometer is disclosed, the electronic clinical thermometer including a temperature-sensitive element, lead wire that is connected to the temperature-sensitive element, a body case having a probe part in which an insertion path for the lead wire to be inserted is formed, and a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP