Thermal measuring and testing inventions 04/08

20080095211 - Apparatus for testing reliability of semi-conductor sample: Provided is a apparatus for testing reliability of a semiconductor sample including: a sample mounting part for mounting the semiconductor sample on an upper center part thereof, and mounting components having an evaluation circuit board at an upper peripheral part thereof; a heating block formed to have a tip shape... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080095212 - Maximum blade surface temperature estimation for advanced stationary gas turbines in near-infrared (with reflection): Methods for maximum scene surface temperature estimation for blades with reflective surface properties in advanced stationary gas turbines are disclosed. The approach utilizes high speed infrared imagery provided by an online monitor system using a focal plan array (FPA) for near-infrared monitoring during engine runtime up to base load. The... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080095213 - Cmos temperature-to-digital converter with digital correction: Methods and systems for producing a digital temperature reading are provided. In an embodiment, one or more current sources and one or more switches are used to selectively provide a first amount of current (I1) and a second amount of current (I2) to the emitter of a transistor (Q1), during... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080089383 - Microfabricated temperature sensor: A microfabricated temperature sensor. The sensor comprises a polymer-based substrate and a resistance temperature device (RTD) disposed on the substrate. The RTD comprises a thin-film metal.... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080089384 - Apparatus for discriminating liquid reducing agent: A discriminating apparatus of liquid reducing agent is disclosed, in which, based on concentration of liquid reducing agent which is measured at each predetermined time after starting of engine, discrimination is processed whether the storage tank is filled with dissimilar aqueous solution, the storage tank is normally filled with the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080089385 - Element for a vehicle contact with ground, tire and use of a measuring system: A ground-contacting component of a vehicle, consisting partly of polymeric compounds, in which at least one wireless temperature measurement system 7 based on surface acoustic wave or bulk acoustic wave technology is embedded in a region of a polymeric compound liable to reach temperatures above 100° C. and/or to be... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080089386 - System and method for controlling temperature indicators: A system and method for controlling a temperature indicator stick includes a housing having an interior configured to receive the temperature indicator stick configured to indicate a predetermined temperature through a physical change or a chemical when exposed to the predetermined temperature. A gear is supported by the housing that... Agent: Jack M. Cook Quarles & Brady, LLP.

20080089387 - Probe cover having a blackbody: A probe cover having a portion that operates as a blackbody. The blackbody rapidly heats to equilibrium with the body tissue. An infrared thermometer using the probe cover may view the blackbody to acquire the temperature of the body tissue temperature being measured.... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20080089388 - System and method for determining a change of temperature of a sbt pixel element: A system and a method for determining a change of temperature of a SBT pixel element are provided. The method includes determining a first value indicating an amount of surface charge of the SBT pixel element due to a spontaneous polarization of the SBT pixel element at a first time.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080084910 - Assembly and method for evaluating fire performance of sheet piling sections: An assembly and method for testing the fire performance of sheet piling sections which includes: a first wall formed from sheet piling sections; a second wall substantially parallel to the first wall; a base plate; and a pair of end sections extending between the opposing ends of the two walls.... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080084911 - Anti-theft system for thermometer: A thermometry assembly includes a thermometer and a mount for mounting the thermometer on a wall or other support structure. The thermometry assembly has an anti-theft system for deterring theft of the thermometer. The anti-theft system generally includes a counter that counts the number of uses of the thermometer during... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20080084912 - Residual lifetime indicator for perishable consumer products: Taught is a residual lifetime indicator for perishable consumer products, comprising a material which displays a property variable with varying temperature in accordance with a given function, actuating means which act on the material so as to make it exhibit the aforesaid property, and indicator means linked to the material/actuating... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080084913 - Method and apparatus for locating a localized temperature change in a workspace: A method for monitoring a workspace comprising deploying a fiber optic distributed temperature sensor cable in the workspace, wherein the sensor is capable of detecting a temperature differential of ±10° F. from baseline. A method for monitoring a workspace comprising deploying a fiber optic distributed temperature sensor cable in the... Agent: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

20080084914 - Sensor and disturbance measurement method using the same: The present invention relates to a sensor or the like having a structure that enables accurate temperature measurement in a wide temperature range including a low-temperature region and is suitable for independently and accurately determining temperature variations and strains appearing in an object to be measured. The sensor comprises a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080084915 - Dual- wall container with heat activated and/or temperature-change activated color changing capability: Dual-wall container includes an outer wall that is at least one of at least partially substantially transparent and at least partially substantially translucent, an inner wall adapted to contain a substance, at least one symbol arranged an outer surface of the inner wall, and at least one of a coating... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080084916 - Electric medical thermometer: The present invention relates to an electric medical thermometer for measuring temperature of patients in cavity. The electric medical thermometer comprises a temperature detecting set, including a temperature detecting element, for capturing temperature signals and a temperature calculating device for temperature signals processing. By combining a primary sampling frequency with... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080080587 - Method and apparatus for measuring the recording magnetic field strength distribution of a magnetic head and method of manufacturing a magnetic head: A method of measuring the recording magnetic field strength distribution of a magnetic head having a recording element is disclosed that includes the steps of: (a) disposing the magnetic head above a measurement medium having a recording layer; (b) heating a partial area of the recording layer opposing the medium-opposing... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080080586 - Thermoanalytical sensor: Thermoanalytical sensor for calorimetric measurements which cooperates with a temperature control device and comprises at least one measurement position formed on the sensor, a heat flow path established between the temperature control device and the at least one measurement position, and at least one temperature-measuring element, characterized in that the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080080588 - Apparatus and method for fluid flow measurement: An apparatus and method for flud flow measurement are provided. The apparatus includes a first thermistor; a second thermistor; a first deflecting member configured to shield the first thermistor from fluid flowing in a first direction; a second deflecting member configured to shield the second thermistor from fluid flowing in... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080080589 - Temperature sensor with processable front: The idea underlying the invention is that in the temperature sensor 1 according to the invention, each thermocouple wire 6, 7 of the thermocouple 8 guided to the front 3 is welded to the sensor tip 2 up to a depth which is larger than the total processing depth L... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080080590 - Clinical thermometer equipped with function of reminding timely medication-taking: A clinical thermometer equipped with function of reminding timely medication-taking includes a clinical thermometer that has a control unit which has a circuit board. The circuit board has a switch, input button keys, a buzzer and a display unit exposed on the clinical thermometer to display measured body temperature. The... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080080591 - Sensor unit of thermal analysis equipment and method of manufacturing the same: There are provided a sensor unit of thermal analysis equipment capable of keeping heat conduction between a furnace body and samples to detect a temperature difference between the samples with high sensitivity, while suppressing the heat conduction between a measurement sample and a reference sample, and a method of manufacturing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080080592 - Temperature sensor for a resistance thermometer, in particular for use in the exhaust gas system of combustion engines: and an electrically insulating filler (6) based on a ceramic or a mineral material that fills the space between the protective tube (2) on the one side and the measuring resistor (3) and its at least one supply line (4, 5) on the other side. It is provided according to... Agent: Orum & Roth, LLC

20080080593 - Safety probe for thermometry apparatus: A probe for use in sensing body temperature includes a longitudinally elongated tubular member having a wall defining a hollow interior, a distal end having a closed tip, and a temperature sensing element mounted in the tip producing a signal indicative of the temperature of the tip. A lighted indicia... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP