Thermal measuring and testing inventions

20090262776 - Method and apparatus for calibrating a thermistor: The presently described embodiments are directed to a calibration method and system for thin film thermistors that are locally heated with integrated thin film heaters. Initially, print head temperature is either measured or referenced. Then, transient thermistor resistances are measured and used to determine the thermistor resistance at a higher... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Parc

20090262777 - Heat flux measurement device for estimating fouling thickness: A heat flux measurement device includes at least two thermocouples disposed within a front portion of the device at different axial distances from a front wall of the device. A correlation between the measured heat fluxes from the device over a period of time is used to estimate a fouling... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090262778 - Electronic device: An electronic device according to the present invention includes an infrared ray absorbing section 12, which comes to have an increased temperature when irradiated with an incident infrared ray, and at least one heat sensing section 13, of which a physical property varies with the variation in temperature that has... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (pan) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090262779 - Multi-core fiber grating sensor: A twin core fiber for sensor applications is developed. It is particularly useful in de-coupling the strain and temperature and thus obtaining both measurement parameters at the same time and location. It is also particularly useful for measuring the temperature in a high humidity environment. The twin core fiber has... Agent: Ofs Fltel, LLC (formerly Furukawa Electric North America, Inc.)

20090262780 - Device for measuring and analyzing melt in metallurgical vessels: A device for measuring temperature and analyzing melt in metallurgical vessels with a channel pipe KN arranged on a side wall of a vessel KV, extending with a lower end thereof into this wall, and ending with an upper open end thereof above the vessel KV for taking a melt... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090262781 - Multipoint digital temperature acquisition system: A digitally based system is designed to sense temperatures at a plurality of places and transmit temperature data along a hard-wire cable or distributed (wireless) network to an integrated data collection and control appliance. The system can perform single “spot” measurements or arrange multiple readings in a database for later... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20090262782 - Solar-powered temperature measuring apparatus: A solar-powered temperature measuring apparatus includes: a case, at least one part of a surface thereof including a solar panel used for converting visible light to electric energy; a first connection portion, positioned in the case; and a temperature measurer, accepted in the case, including: a main body; a second... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090262783 - Throttling memory in a computer system: Systems and methods of managing memory devices provide for reduced power consumption and better thermal management through enhanced memory throttling. In one embodiment a memory unit includes a memory device and a temperature measurement module coupled to the memory device. The temperature measurement device measures the internal temperature of the... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090257469 - Infrared thermometer: The invention relates to an infrared (“IR”) thermometer that includes a pistol-grip handle which is operable to receive a high-voltage removable and rechargeable battery pack. In one embodiment, the thermometer includes a main body, a handle portion, a trigger, a display, a control section, an LED flashlight, a plurality of... Agent: Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP

20090257470 - Contactless device for measuring operating parameters of rotors of high-speed rotary machines: A contactless device for measuring at least the temperature of a rotor of a high-speed rotary machine, in particular a turbomolecular vacuum pump, comprises at least one magnetic capsule mounted on the rotor of the pump. The capsule comprises a permanent magnet and at least one pastille of ferromagnetic material... Agent: Varian Inc. Legal Department

20090252193 - Device and method for calibrating a fiber-optic temperature measuring system: A device for calibrating a fiber-optic temperature measuring system has a broadband light source, a coupling-in device, which can couple light generated by the light source for calibration into an optical fiber of the temperature measuring system, a coupling-out device, which can couple components of the light source-generated light that... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090252194 - Method for passive determination of the operating temperature in a thermally highly loaded device, and apparatus for carrying out the method: A method is provided for determination of an operating temperature in a thermally highly loaded device. Multiple individual passive measurement elements, having a measurable physical parameter depending on a constant temperature set during heat treatment, are provided. The parameter is set differently for each of the different measurement elements which... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Alstom

20090252195 - Thermometer provided with protective case: A remote or contact measurement thermometer, in particular an infrared thermometer, includes an enclosure presenting a measurement portion by which a patient's body temperature is measured, and a display portion through which the temperature can be read. The enclosure is rigid with a case movable relative thereto about an axis... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090252196 - Passive microwave fire and intrusion detection system including black body and spectral emission at the hydrogen, hydroxyl and hydrogen chloride lines: A passive microwave receiver array, operating in the one meter to sub-millimeter wavelengths range and including an internationally protected range of frequencies of varying bandwidth, may be used for fire and intrusion detection. One or more receiver arrays can be used to provide a plurality of frequency ranges that can... Agent: PCt Law Group, PLLC

20090252197 - Culinary article that allows the detection of its temperature via a cooking plate: The invention relates to a culinary article (100) having a bottom (101) in which heat-sensitive means (130) made of electrically conductive materials are placed. According to the invention, the heat-sensitive means (130) are made of non-ferromagnetic materials having a temperature-variable resistivity (p).... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090252198 - Temperature sensor adapted in charge and discharge control circuit of secondary battery: A temperature sensor adapted in a charge and discharge control circuit of a secondary battery, cooperates with a micro-controller of the charge and discharge control circuit. The temperature sensor is a non-polar temperature sensor manufactured by the semiconductor manufacturing technology. The temperature sensor includes a first signal pin, a second... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090252199 - Temperature measurement device: A temperature measurement device includes a first member forming a first claw at an end thereof and a second member forming a second claw at an end thereof. The second claw faces the first claw, and can move towards and away from the first claw. A spring is provided between... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss