Thermal measuring and testing inventions 05/09

20090135879 - Conduction-cooled accelerated test fixture: According to one embodiment of the invention, a testing apparatus for executing highly accelerated life testing on at least one test subject includes at least one structure operable to thermally stress the test subject via conduction and at least one pneumatic hammer operable to input imparting vibrations to the test... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20090135881 - Temperature sensor probe: To provide a temperature sensor probe that can take stable measurements, and a manufacturing method thereof. The temperature sensor probe related to the present invention is a temperature sensor probe for measuring temperature using a fluorescent substance that changes fluorescent characteristics depending on temperature. Then, a powdered fluorescent substance, a... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090135880 - Temperature sensor probe and manufacturing method of the same: To provide a temperature sensor probe that can conduct stable measurements, and the manufacturing method of the same. The temperature sensor probe related to the present invention provides: a fluorescent material that is a mixture of a fluorescent substance and a transparent material; a thermosensitive part having a concave part... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090135883 - Multi-layered thermal sensor for integrated circuits and other layered structures: A compact resistive thermal sensor is provided for an integrated circuit (IC), wherein different sensor components are placed on different layers of the IC. This allows the lateral area needed for the sensor resistance wire on any particular IC layer to be selectively reduced. In a useful embodiment, a plurality... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090135882 - Sensor arrangement: A sensor arrangement includes a tube, a measurement head and a holder. The measurement head includes a composite of at least two flexible plastic films and a sensing element arranged between the plastic films. The sensing element is electrically contacted via metallic conductor traces. The measurement head contacts a circumference... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20090135884 - Electronic thermometer with flex circuit location: An electronic thermometer is configured for ease and accuracy in construction. A probe of the thermometer includes a flex circuit containing electronic components used to measure temperature and transmit signals to a calculating unit of the thermometer. A resilient locator can function to pre-position the flex circuit prior to final... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20090129430 - Method for monitoring the functionality of a temperature sensor: In a method for monitoring the functionality of a temperature sensor that can deliver an electrical signal as a function of the measured temperature and is disposed, in particular, in the cooling water circuit of an internal combustion engine, the persistence of the temperature sensor in the high signal range... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090129431 - Imaging method to verify electrical conductivity across lightning strike protection boundaries: A rapid image-based method for validating good electrical contact between existing LSP material on a structure, and LSP material on an applied patch, thus ensuring continuous LSP through the patch. The method and apparatus are used in the repair of LSP by validating an electrical connection between new and existing... Agent: The Boeing Company C/o Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20090129432 - Power semiconductor module with temperature measurement: A power semiconductor module with temperature measurement is disclosed. One embodiment provides a conductor having a first end and a second end. The second end is thermally coupled at a substrate. A device including temperature sensor is thermally coupled at the first end and configured to determine a temperature at... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20090129433 - Method and device for temperature prediction: A method and a device for temperature prediction or measurement are disclosed. The method comprises: acquiring temperature data outputted from a thermometer probe; selecting some temperature data within a valid time period from the acquired data; determining a first specific time point according to the slope change rate of the... Agent: Mindray C/o VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090129434 - Method and device for detecting a rise in temperature in a cold chamber: The invention concerns a method for detecting a temperature rise, in particular a preservation temperature, in a cooler designed for preserving products, comprising liquefying a detection substance (6), contained in a first zone (2), by a temperature rise and moving the liquefied detection substance (6) into a second zone (3)... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090129435 - Probe structure: The present invention discloses an improved probe structure, which is installed in the body of an infrared clinical thermometer and comprises a plastic hollow casing having an opening; a curved block annularly arranged inside the opening; a hollow sleeve arranged inside the casing and along the perimeter of the opening;... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090129436 - Method and device for measuring the temperature of an exhaust gas flow in an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine: A device for measuring a temperature of an exhaust gas flow in an exhaust branch of an exhaust gas section of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. A sub-region of the exhaust branch is configured as a parabolic mirror having a focal point positioned outside of the exhaust branch. The... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090129437 - Probe cover for ear thermometer and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention provides a probe cover for an ear thermometer and a manufacturing method thereof. The probe cover is for sheathing a measuring probe of the ear thermometer, and an engaging means is provided at a bottom of the measuring probe. The probe cover comprises a main body of... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090129438 - Devices and methods for reducing effects of device mismatch in temperature sensor circuits: A temperature sensor having one or more mirror circuits output temperature dependent output signals is disclosed in one embodiment. The temperature sensor includes a sampling circuit coupled to receive a clock signal that samples the output signals for a duration of a predetermined number of clock cycles. The temperature sensor... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090129439 - Digital temperature information generating apparatus for semiconductor integrated circuit: A digital temperature information generating apparatus for a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a temperature information generating block that, in response to a reset signal, latches and decodes multiple divided signals obtained by multiple-dividing a second control signal at a timing corresponding to a change in period of a first control... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20090129440 - Sensor: A sensor, in particular a thermal sensor and/or gas sensor, encompassing an electrical sensor component having an electrical property whose value changes in temperature-dependent fashion, wherein the temperature-dependent electrical property is a resistance or an impedance. Thermal and electrical decoupling of the active structure from the substrate is accomplished by... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090122827 - Calibration substrate and method of calibration therefor: A system and method is disclosed that reliably determines the transmissivity of a substrate. By determining the transmissivity of a calibration substrate, for instance, a temperature measuring device can be calibrated. The method and system are particularly well suited for use in thermal processing chambers that process semiconductor wafers used... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090122826 - Infrared target temperature correction system and method: Infrared IR thermometer calibration systems and methods are disclosed in which the temperature of an IR thermometer calibration system is controlled such that radiation emitted by a target at a given input temperature is equal to the radiation emitted by a graybody heated to the input temperature and having an... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090122828 - method for identifying a biomolecule: A method for identifying a biomolecule using a biomolecule detector having a field effect transistor (FET) is provided. The method comprises the steps of (a) heating a sample containing a biomolecule loaded in the detector to thereby elevate the temperature of the sample; (b) measuring electric current flowing through a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090122829 - Nanoparticle based thermal history indicators: An indicator composition for determining a thermal or chronological history during shipping or storage of a product. The composition includes a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed throughout a matrix. The nanoparticles turn color while dispersed in the matrix as a function at least one of time and temperature.... Agent: Mark D. Swanson Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20090122830 - Surface acoustic wave transponders: The field of the invention is that of surface acoustic wave transponders and associated devices. This invention applies more particularly to the techniques for identifying and locating transponders. It also applies to the transmission of information or measurements, the transponder then being used as a transducer. This type of transponder... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20090122831 - Intelligent flow/temperature measuring device: An intelligent flow/temperature measuring device includes a circuit portion having a microcontroller unit, to which a temperature sensor, a flow sensor, a temperature display unit, and a flow display unit are connected, such that signals output by the temperature and flow sensors are transmitted to and processed by the microcontroller... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090122832 - Measurement, coating and monitoring system and method: A measurement system for and method of measuring thicknesses of coatings as applied to objects and a coating system and method for coating objects, in particular three-dimensional objects, with coatings, in particular thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), and a monitoring system for and method of monitoring a state of a thermal... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090122833 - Thermocouple rake truss: A thermocouple rake. The thermocouple rake may include a number of support rods extending through a number of support disks, a number of thermocouple tubes extending through the support disks, and with the thermocouple tubes and the support disks having a thermal compression bond when heated.... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20090122834 - Temperature measurement device and measurement method: An exemplary temperature measurement device includes a reference voltage source, a three-wire thermal resistor, a voltage drop amplifier, an operational amplifier and compensation resistors. By using connecting wires with resistance values of the compensation resistors, a relation between an output signal and a resistance of the thermal resistor gives rise... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090122835 - Detachable probe cover for ear thermometer and manufacturing method thereof: This present invention discloses a detachable probe cover for an ear thermometer and a manufacturing method thereof. The detachable probe cover for the ear thermometer is for being mounted onto a measuring probe of the ear thermometer, wherein a combining mechanism is provided at a bottom of the measuring probe... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090122836 - Shrinkable dispensing container for probe covers: This invention relates to a shrinkable dispensing container for probe covers of an ear thermometer. Therein, the ear thermometer probe cover refers to a product having a hollow body and a flange. The dispensing container for probe covers of an ear thermometer comprises a main body for accommodating a plurality... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090116533 - Method and apparatus for testing and evaluating machine components under simulated in-situ thermal operating conditions: A method and apparatus is described for enabling the testing and evaluation of industrial machine components and, in particular, gas turbine engine components, under simulated in-situ thermal operating conditions for effectively evaluating new component designs and repair techniques. A specimen machine component/part is placed in a test chamber and cyclically... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090116534 - Method for operating a gas sensor: The invention relates to a method for operating a sensor, in particular a sensor made of ceramic material. Said sensor is heated to a shock-resistance temperature which is higher than a specific temperature.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090116535 - Apparatus and method 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: Richard Rund

20090116536 - Quality control material monitor: An apparatus is disclosed designed to monitor the thermal status of a quality control material. The apparatus has the ability, with visual and/or audible means, to alert the user when the quality control material has become thermally equal to the local, ambient environment by way of natural thermal entropy. The... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire

20090116537 - Combined temperature and pressure transducer incorporating connector keyway alignment and an alignment method: A transducer sensor is positioned within a hollow of the body of a housing. The housing has an extending alignment pin, which pin coacts with a corresponding slot or aperture in the wall of a vessel whose pressure or temperature is to be monitored. The transducer body is associated with... Agent: The Plevy Law Firm Arthur L. Plevy

20090116538 - Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes: A heat pipe performance testing apparatus includes a heating set, a cooling set, and a supporting set adjustably supporting the heating and cooling sets thereon. The heating set includes a first immovable portion, and a first movable portion vertically movable to the first immovable portion. A first channel is defined... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090116539 - Semiconductor device temperature sensor and semiconductor storage device: A semiconductor device temperature sensor produces a reference level for temperature detection from two or more reference levels of different temperatures to detect a temperature. The temperature sensor is applied for detecting the temperature of a semiconductor storage device having a memory unit which requires a refresh action. A refresh... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090116540 - Probe cover for ear thermometer: The present invention discloses a probe cover for an ear thermometer, which comprises: a film cover and a base. The film cover has a cover window able to contact the probe window at the front end of the ear thermometer, a hollow cone able to contact the sidewall of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee