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Thermal measuring and testing February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/09

20090052494 - Sensor for thermal analysis and systems including same: Certain embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a sensor comprising a support member, a sample sensor coupled to the support member and comprising a sample support electrically coupled to a first set of interconnects, and a reference sensor coupled to the support member and comprising a ring coupled to a... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP P2021

20090052495 - Thermal testing apparatus: A thermal testing apparatuses for a server system (22) includes a heating module (16), at least one temperature sensor (191), a micro control unit (MCU) (192), a trigger controlling circuit (193) and a display module (20). The heating module heats airflow at an entry of the server system. The temperature... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090052497 - System and method for measuring effective temperature inside a sealed container: A system and method of measuring the effective temperature inside a sealed container having a headspace is provided. A liquid solvent is added to the container, and a solid compound is added to the liquid solvent to create a saturated solution. Vapor of the saturated solution is allowed to equilibrate... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090052496 - Temperature testing apparatus and temperature testing method: A temperature testing apparatus includes a housing, a first fan, a second fan, a heat source device, a module, and a test unit. The housing has an inlet and an outlet. The first fan is placed near the inlet and sucks air into the housing through the inlet. The second... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090052498 - Thermocouple: A thermocouple for measuring temperature at a position adjacent to a substrate being processed in a chemical vapor deposition reactor is provided. The thermocouple includes a sheath having a measuring tip. The thermocouple also includes a support tube disposed within the sheath. The thermocouple further includes first and second wires... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (asm America)

20090046758 - Induction thermography test stand: The induction thermography test stand has at least two inductors arranged angled relative to one another, at least in sections, and at least one alternating current source for powering the inductors with alternating currents which differ in terms of their frequency and/or phase such that a current with a temporally... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090046759 - Nondestructive residential inspection method: This invention provides an apparatus for nondestructive residential inspection and various methods for using a thermal imaging apparatus to inspect residential building components. More specifically, this invention provided a method to rapidly inspect a residential building for moisture in basement walls, uninsulated building components, misaligned structural members or small animal... Agent: Susan B. Fentress

20090046760 - Thermochromic temperature-monitoring clothing: Thermochromic Temperature-Monitoring Clothing, is the first apparel invention to provide early detection and prevention of cold exposure to skin surface via thermochromism. The invention is comprised of various outerwear for adults, children, babies and/or infants which visibly displays dermal temperature by employing thermochromic color changing characteristics via thermochromic dye incorporated... Agent: John P. Matheson

20090046761 - Temperature sensor circuit, device, system, and method: A sensor, device, system and method for sensing temperature includes a pull up circuit coupled to a pull down circuit for generating a variable pull up output current and a variable pull down output current varying according to circuit elements responsive to temperature change. A pull up transistor and a... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20090046762 - Sensor apparatus: A sensor apparatus including a plurality of sensors, and a measurement device. The plurality of sensors being divided into sensor groups with each sensor group having a number of sensors. The groups being arranged such that the sensor groups are electrically matched. The sensors in a sensor group coupled in... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090041078 - Methods and apparatus for monitoring a condition of a material: Apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for monitoring a condition of a material are disclosed. In particular, the example apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture emit a first acoustic signal into a wall of the tubular member having a first temperature value and obtain a first propagation time associated with... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090041079 - Bidirectional and expandable heat flow measurement tool for units of air cooled electrical equipment: A tool is disclosed, for measuring the important thermal characteristics of a unit of electronic equipment, which obtains air flow and temperature readings at both air inlet and air outlet openings of the unit without disturbing cable or wiring connections or otherwise interrupting device operation. The tool pressure sensing element... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20090041080 - Temperature-measuring device for a respiration humidifier: A contactless temperature-measuring device especially for a respiration humidifier with a flow channel for breathing gas, which is improved in respect to handling and reliability of measurement. The device includes: a hollow body (1), which is closed towards the flow channel (2, 6), extends into the flow channel (2, 6)... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090041081 - Combined pressure/temperature sensor having centric temperature measurement: The present invention relates to a combined pressure and temperature sensor (10) for recording the pressure and the temperature of a medium. The combined pressure and temperature sensor (10) includes a sensor element (12; 54, 56) in which at least one channel (16, 58) is developed for accommodating a temperature... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090041082 - Power supply temperature sensor and system: A power supply temperature sensor and system includes a power supply housing configured to receive at least one power supply unit, such as a battery cell. The power supply housing includes an aperture which provides communication between the battery cell and an ambient environment outside the power supply housing. A... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090041083 - Temperature sensitive, color changing pharmaceutical bottle cap: Temperature-sensitive, color-changing inks, paints and resin concentrate additives are mixed into a child-resistant cap or lid to produce color changes indicative of its bottle having been recently opened and the medication within having been previously taken.... Agent: Charles I. Brodsky

20090041084 - Temperature measurement device that estimates and compensates for incident radiation: A temperature measurement device includes a first thermocouple mounted on a tubular body that is shielded from the effects of radiation by a radiation shield, and a second, unshielded thermocouple. A difference in the measured temperatures from the first and second thermocouples is compared with calculated temperatures using an iterative... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090041085 - Temperature responsive systems: A shape memory material activated device of the present invention uses a shape memory material activator to create a path through a shell wall of the device. The path through the shell wall may release a substance contained in the shell or allow a substance to enter the shell. The... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090041086 - Furnace temperature monitoring device and method: A method for measuring the temperature at various locations in a furnace adapted to heat-treat a metal part commences by placing one or more devices at various location within the furnace. Each device is an inorganic/metallic skeletal structure residual from firing a mixture of binder and one or more of... Agent: Mueller And Smith, Lpa Mueller-smith Building

20090034579 - 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

20090034580 - Method for measuring heat release of polymeric compounds: The invention provides a method for measuring the heat release rate of a flame retardardant compound in a microscale combustion calorimeter.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090034581 - Method for hot plate substrate monitoring and control: Embodiments of methods for improving hot plate substrate monitoring and control in a lithography system are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Tokyo Electron U.s. Holdings, Inc.

20090034582 - Apparatus for hot plate substrate monitoring and control: Embodiments of an apparatus for improving hot plate substrate monitoring and control in a lithography system are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... Agent: Tokyo Electron U.s. Holdings, Inc.

20090034583 - Accessory for measuring temperatures in solidified products such as frozen meats and frozen food in general: An accessory for measuring temperature in solidified products such as frozen meats and frozen food in general, adapted to pierce the frozen product. The accessory comprises a cavity enclosing a thermometry element suitable for such purpose and is defined by a body made of a thermo-conducting material. The accessory comprises... Agent: Defillo & Associates, Inc.

20090034584 - Thermometer having an exchangeable measurement insert, and method for replacing the latter: The disclosure relates to a thermometer having an exchangeable measurement insert for measuring process temperatures of liquid or gaseous media in vessels of process installations, and to a method for replacing the measurement insert. On the basis of a thermometer in which the measurement insert is accommodated, such that it... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC