Thermal measuring and testing inventions 01/09

20090028208 - Analyte collection devices and methods: An aspect of the invention is directed to a method for operating an analyte collection device of the type that includes at least one plate for storing said analyte. An example method comprises the steps of heating the at least one plate to a first temperature, taking a measurement of... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. Suite 2500

20090028209 - Energy meter for mixed streams of combustible compounds: An energy content meter can spectroscopically quantify oxidation products after oxidation of a combustible mixture. The measured oxidation product concentrations or mole fractions can be converted to an energy content of the un-oxidized combustible mixture using a conversion factor that relates oxygen consumption during oxidation of the combustible mixture to... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090028210 - Metal surface temperature measuring instrument: A metal surface temperature measuring device includes: a container to contain a coolant; a measurement target; a heater to heat the measurement target; a moving mechanism for moving the measurement target; and a thermometer to measure the surface temperature of the measurement target. A main body of the measurement target... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090028211 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe having a plurality of transducers arranged and a plurality of temperature sensors located along a direction of arranging the transducers, and a temperature calculation device for obtaining a maximum temperature on the basis of the detected temperatures of the plurality of temperature... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (20459) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090028212 - Dram temperature measurement system: A converter comprising a comparator having a first input operable to receive a first signal, a second input operable to receive a second signal, and an output, a switch for sinking a portion of the first signal, wherein the switch is responsive to the output, and an integrator connected to... Agent: Jones Day

20090028213 - Temperature sensor, integrated circuit, memory module, and method of collecting temperature treatment data: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a temperature sensor is provided, including a first electrode, a second electrode, a nanoporous material disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a diffusion material which is located outside the nanoporous material that is capable of diffusion into the... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20090028214 - Method for monitoring a temperature-dependent resistor, particularly in a clothes dryer: A method for monitoring the proper functioning of a temperature-dependent resistor, particularly a NTC resistor, for measuring the temperature of a medium heated by a heat source. Said medium is preferably the air flow in a clothes dryer for drying clothes. In order to increase the safety of a device,... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090028215 - Heat detector: A heat detector includes a heat detecting unit 11 that senses heat in a monitoring area, and a casing 81 that holds the heat detecting unit 11, and the heat detecting unit is held by the casing 11 via a laminating portion 60 which serves to protect the heat detecting... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20090022202 - Electric thermometer: An electronic thermometer includes a temperature sensing means for sensing a temperature of a part to be measured, a prediction means fro predicting an equilibrium temperature by using the temperature being sensed, and a temperature display means having a temperature display unit. The temperature display means switches the display of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090022203 - Method and systems of powering on integrated circuit: Method and systems of powering on an integrated circuit (IC) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a region in the IC including functional logic, a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature in the region when the IC is powered up and a heating element therefor; a processing unit... Agent: Hoffman Warnick Llc

20090022204 - Method for temperature measurement in a microfluid channel of a microfluid device: The invention relates to a method for temperature measurement in a microfluid channel of a microfluid device. According to the invention, a method for temperature measurement in a microfluid channel of a microfluid device, by means of which the temperature maybe simply measured with reliable accuracy, maybe achieved, whereby a... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.c.

20090022205 - Temperature probes having a thermally isolated tip: Temperature probes for measuring the temperature of objects are disclosed. The temperature probes include a housing and a tip in thermal contact with an end of the housing. The tip is adapted to contact a surface of the object whose temperature is to be measured by the temperature probe. A... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20090022206 - Temperature sensor mounting structure and battery module structure: A temperature sensor mounting structure for a battery module that is formed by connecting single cells together in series including: a temperature-measuring device that detects the temperature of the battery module; a covering device that covers the temperature-measuring device; and movement-restricting devices that are removably engaged with the battery module... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090016401 - Combustion state determining apparatus and method for catalytic combustion unit: An apparatus and method for determining a combustion state includes a catalytic combustion unit for mixing an anode off-gas discharged from a fuel pole of a fuel cell and an oxidizing agent gas, and having a catalytic unit for performing combustion processing. An upstream temperature detecting unit detects a gas... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20090016402 - System and method for thermal inspection of parts: A method of thermal inspection of a part having at least one internal cavity is provided. The method includes flowing a fluid through the at least one internal cavity. The method also includes measuring a temperature at one or more locations on the part over time. The method further includes... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090016403 - Micromachined gas and liquid concentration sensor and method of making the same: A device with micromachined (a.k.a. MEMS, Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) silicon sensor to measure gas or liquid concentration in a binary mixture formality is disclosed in the present invention. A process for fabricating the said MEMS silicon concentration sensor, which thereby can greatly reduce the sensor fabrication cost by a... Agent: Chih-chang Chen

20090016404 - Intelligent thermometer: A device for measuring the body temperature of a user is provided. The device comprises a casing having an opening; a sensing device extending from the opening of the casing, the sensing device configured for measuring the body temperature of the user and generating an output signal when the sensing... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Boca Raton

20090016405 - Outside air temperature determination apparatus: The present invention provides an outside air temperature determination apparatus including an outside air temperature detection means (3) disposed in a vehicle for detecting an outside air temperature; a control means (6) having a first determination processing portion (61) which performs a first determination processing to obtain a determination value... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090016406 - Novel method for monitoring and calibrating temperature in semiconductor processing chambers: The present invention provides a non-destructive method for monitoring and calibrating chamber temperature. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for measuring temperature comprising forming a target film on a test substrate at a first temperature, wherein the target film has one or more properties responsive to thermal... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20090016407 - Temperature-measuring member, temperature-measuring device, and method for measuring temperature: The surface density of projections formed on a thin metal film of a temperature-measuring member having the metal film having been subjected to a temperature profile is calculated with a number-calculating section according to image data fed into an arithmetic processing unit through an optical microscope, CCD camera, and I/O... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090016408 - System for extending the operating temperature range of high power devices: A method and system for efficiently extending the operating temperature range of high power components within a system/device. An embedded monitor measures local temperatures such as junction temperatures of components. When the measured temperature is less than the lowest operational temperature threshold of the component, temperature control logic initiates pre-heating... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090016409 - Sintered electroconductive oxide, thermister element using sintered electroconductive oxide, and temperature sensor using thermister element: m

20090010302 - Method and device for identifying a temperature sensor connected to a control unit: A controller of a hob is connected to a temperature sensor of a radiation based heating element. In principle, two different groups of temperature sensors can be used, whose resistance values differ by approximately a factor of three. When the hob is first used, the resistance of the temperature sensor... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090010301 - Temperature detection circuit: A temperature detection circuit includes a first voltage source circuit to generate a first voltage having a temperature dependence by utilizing a work function difference of gate electrodes of a plurality of field effect transistors, a second voltage source circuit to generate a reference voltage having no temperature dependence by... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090010303 - Heat detector and method of manufacturing heat detecting element: [Means] A heat detector 1 includes a ceramic element 10 accommodated in a sensing-device main body, and measures a temperature in a monitoring area based on a dielectric constant of the ceramic element 10. The Curie point temperature of the ceramic element 10 is set in a predetermined sensitive temperature... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20090010304 - Microstructured time dependent indicators: The invention provides an article (20) comprising a substrate (1) having a micro-structured surface that defines a plurality of channels (4) and a fluid that is separated from the substrate until activation of the article is desired, wherein the article is designed such that it can be activated at a... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090010305 - Temperature indicator: A temperature indicator (1) for indicating a high temperature at a surface (13) comprises a light-emitting electro-chemical cell (4) having a first electrode (8), a second electrode (9) and a light-emitting layer (10) being sandwiched between the two electrodes (8, 9). The light-emitting layer (10) comprises a matrix and ions... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090010306 - Temperature sensitive paint for an extended temperature range: A temperature sensitive paint comprises a binder for forming a polymer matrix, a transition metal complex embedded in the binder and displaying a temperature dependent fluorescence, the fluorescence of the transition metal complex showing a maximum relative temperature sensitivity per Kelvin at a first temperature, and a rare earth complex... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090003405 - Sensor rationality diagnostic: A sensor diagnostic method, such as to determine rationality of one of three temperature sensors used in an exhaust aftertreatment system, includes determining the temperature difference between the first and second sensor, determining the temperature difference between the second and third sensor, determining whether the temperature differences are within an... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090003406 - Thermal switch calibration apparatus and methods: An apparatus and method for testing thermal switches is disclosed including modulating the temperature of a receiver in thermal contact with a thermal switch at a first rate within a range containing the nominal switch temperature of the thermal switch. A first temperature at which the switch changes state is... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090003407 - Nondestructive residential inspection method and apparatus: This invention provides an apparatus for nondestructive residential inspection and various methods for using a thermal imaging apparatus coupled to inspect exterior residential components, interior residential component, for mold. More specifically, this invention provided a computerized method to facilitate inspecting a residential building.... Agent: Susan B. Fentress

20090003408 - Thermal icing conditions detector: A sensor for detecting icing conditions in an airstream includes a flow housing mounted on an aircraft and in which one or more probes are mounted. At least one of the probes subjected to impingement of the airstream and liquid moisture droplets in such airstream. The heat removal, or cooling... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090003409 - Temperature sensor and semiconductor memory device using the same: A semiconductor memory device includes a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor includes a temperature data signal generator and a temperature signal extractor. The temperature data signal generator generates temperature data signals for respective temperate ranges of internal temperature. The temperature signal extractor receives the temperature data signals and a pulse... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20090003410 - Sytems and methods for dissipating heat generated during an electrical measurement: Systems and methods for dissipating heat generated during an electrical function are disclosed. In particular, the disclosed systems and methods can be used for dissipating heat generated during low impedance measurement on a multimeter. In some embodiments, the multimeter can include a first thermistor coupled in series with a resistor... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090003411 - High-temperature sensing system with passive wireless communication: A high-temperature sensing system for sensing at least one parameter of interest within a high-temperature environment is provided. The system includes a substrate having at least one electrical network disposed thereon. Each of the at least one electrical network is a tuned circuit having a resonant frequency, and a temperature... Agent: Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.