Thermal measuring and testing inventions 07/08

20080181280 - Method and apparatus to monitor a temperature sensing device: A method and an article of manufacture are provided to monitor a temperature sensing circuit and detect a fault therein. The method comprises monitoring sensor readings output from a plurality of temperature sensing circuits. An average sensor reading is determined, calculated from the sensor readings output from a subset of... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080181281 - Thermal analysis apparatus: A thermal analysis apparatus includes: a sample temperature control device for surrounding a sample placed on a measurement position and controlling the temperature of the sample; a balance beam for supporting the sample and capable of tilting about a pivot point; and a sample moving device that allows the balance... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080175298 - Surface mount testing system: Embodiments may include a method and an apparatus for inducing degradation through temperature cycling of a solder joint or a component on a surface mount printed wiring board (SMPWB) coupon. The coupon may include alternating layers of dielectric material and conductive material stacked one upon another and a heating trace... Agent: Prass & Irving, LLP

20080175299 - Thermal and electrical conductivity probes and methods of making the same: According to the present disclosure, a system for sensing attributes of tissue in at least one direction is provided. The system includes a thermal conductivity probe having a sensor configured to measure thermal conductivity in the target tissue in at least one direction, and an electrical conductivity probe having a... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20080175300 - Temperature measurement using changes in dielectric constant and associated resonance: A temperature measurement technique for calculating a temperature in a high temperature environment by monitoring a change in resonant frequency of a resonant structure loaded with a dielectric material. A response curve for a reflection coefficient S11 associated with the resonant structure is generated, typically by the use of a... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20080175301 - Multi function thermometer: A multi function thermometer is provided which operates to display temperatures sensed by one or more temperature sensors. The thermometer comprises a thermometer housing and a temperature probe engaged to the housing, the probe being translatable between a first stowed position and a second deployed position. An infrared temperature reader... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080175302 - Electronic clinical thermometer, method of controlling the same, and control program: An electronic clinical thermometer having a low frequency of errors can be implemented. The electronic clinical thermometer for predicting an equilibrium temperature based on a temporal change in the actual measurement value of a temperature at a measurement target detected by a temperature detection element includes an abnormal change detection... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080175303 - Thermocouple assembly and method of use: A thermocouple assembly for the continuous measurement of the temperature of a molten phase contains first and second ceramic elements contacting each other at a first junction and forming thereby a first thermocouple, a second thermocouple formed of two different conducting elements contacting each other at a second junction located... Agent: Thomas J Clinton Vesuvius Usa Corporation

20080175304 - Thermocouple circuit and method and system for forming same: Disclosed is a thermocouple circuit that exhibits reduced levels of thermocouple drift. The thermocouple is generally comprised of first and second thermoelectric elements formed of first and second thermoelectric materials, respectively. The first and second thermoelectric elements are coupled to an electrically conductive substrate through intermediate first and second tab... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080170599 - Calibration method for infrared temperature measuring instruments: A calibration method for infrared temperature measuring instruments is disclosed. The calibration method of the present invention comprises the following five steps: (1) Calibrating the heat-flux resistor of an infrared temperature measuring instrument so as to obtain its calibrated resistance value (2) Using a digital multimeter to measure the parameters... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080170600 - Double temperature sensor: A double temperature sensor is provided for measuring a near-surface temperature of the ambient air and the temperature of the skin surface (9). A heat flux insulation block (4) is made of an insulation material in one piece as a housing. Two temperature sensor elements (2, 3) with respective electric... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080165823 - Temperature sensor bow compensation: The output of a solid-state temperature sensor is the ratio of a voltage proportional to a reference voltage. The solid-state temperature sensor used diodes in its sensing and reference circuits, however, these diodes exhibit a second order behavior that causes the temperature sensor output response to deviate from an ideal... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. One Shell Plaza

20080165824 - Measuring apparatus for thermal resistance of heat dissipating device: A measuring apparatus for measuring the thermal resistance of a heat dissipating device, the heat dissipating device includes a fan and a heat sink. The measuring apparatus includes a base, and a fixing member. The base receives a heat element and the heat sink therein. The base includes a bottom... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080165825 - Method of estimating surface temperature of a diagnostic ultrasound probe: The present application discloses a method of estimating a surface temperature of an ultrasound probe having a plurality of transducer elements and a surface, involving: a) establishing a temperature rise function of the surface of the ultrasound probe due to a single active transducer element; b) selecting one of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080165826 - Transistor circuit capable of eliminating influence of component parameter and temperature sensing apparatus using the same: A transistor circuit capable of eliminating influence of component parameter and a temperature sensing apparatus using the same are disclosed in the invention. The temperature sensing apparatus includes a current-producing unit, a switching unit, a current-duplicating unit and a transistor. The temperature sensing apparatus is used to measure ambient temperature... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080165827 - Cold junction compensation method for temperature controlling console: A compensation method for cold junction of temperature controlling console is used to compensate the temperature difference of cold junctions when a plurality of temperature controlling consoles are connected in series, where one temperature controlling console is master temperature controlling console and others are slave temperature controlling consoles. Each of... Agent: Hdsl

20080165828 - Detector: An annular first recess (32) to be engaged with the first lug (421) is formed on the case (30). A groove (33) is formed on an inner surface of the first recess. An annular second recess (34) is provided on an inner circumferential side of the first recess (32). A... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080159352 - Temperature calculation based on non-uniform leakage power: A system may include determination of a spatial power map associated with an integrated circuit based on an architecture of the circuit, generation of a spatial thermal map associated with the integrated circuit based on the spatial power map, and determination of a spatial leakage power map based on the... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar Llc

20080159353 - Method for determining the temperature of a surface coating: The invention relates to a method for determining the temperature of a surface coating of rotating blades mounted in a non-positive-displacement machine with a rotor shaft rotationally mounted in a housing, during which electromagnetic waves are emitted in a duct in an area of the rotating blades by at least... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080159354 - Mobile temperature sensor: Ambient temperature for a temperature sensor can be calculated using a mobile temperature sensor system that samples air from the boundary layer around a mobile platform and passes the air through a measurement cell containing two flush-mounted or embedded sensor elements. A common reference voltage can be applied by control... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c Attn: Patent Intake Customer No. 64046