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7042231 Method for monitoring the properties of pharmaceutical articles  
In a method for monitoring the properties of pharmaceutical articles ( 2 ), in particular capsules ( 2 ), in a machine ( 1 ) that makes the articles ( 2 ), the pharmaceutical articles ( 2 ) are fed...
7012418 Measuring system with ratiometric frequency output  
A measuring device, with a digital interface for the transmission of digital signals to an evaluation unit, is disclosed, whereby the interface includes a clock input, to which a system clock...
7009376 SnO2 ISFET device, manufacturing method, and methods and apparatus for use thereof  
A SnO 2 ISFET device and manufacturing method thereof. The present invention prepares SnO 2 as the detection membrane of an ISFET by sol-gel technology to obtain a SnO 2 ISFET. The present...
6995550 Method and apparatus for determining properties of an electrophoretic display  
A method for sensing the state of an electrophoretic display includes the steps of applying an electrical signal to a display element, measuring an electrical response for the display element, and...
6992594 Pipeline monitoring system  
Disclosed is a Test Point Monitor (TPM) remotely coupled to a Test Point Interrogator (TPI) for the purpose of measuring and communicating cathodic protection voltage values from an object of...
6982563 Monitoring of corrosion induced loss of material by means of a plurality of electrical resistance measurements (field signature method, electrical resistance tomography)  
A method of monitoring or predicting corrosion using a field signature method is provided which is intended to be applicable to non-linear locations, such as bends, junctions and the like. The...
6979991 Nondestructive, electrical impedance-based, thermal barrier coating inspection  
A method and apparatus are provided for inspecting a coated substrate such as a multi-layer coating on a substrate of a turbine airfoil. At each of a number of locations along the airfoil a number...
6972551 Beam profile monitor with accurate horizontal and vertical beam profiles  
A widely used scanner device that rotates a single helically shaped wire probe in and out of a particle beam at different beamline positions to give a pair of mutually perpendicular beam profiles...
6959618 Particle characterization apparatus  
An apparatus is provided for characterizing cells in a biological liquid sample and operating according to the Coulter principle. The apparatus has a disposable sensor unit and a docking station...
6937002 Method of using an array of electrodes for high throughput development and testing of materials  
Methods and apparatus employ the use of arrays ( 301, 902 ) of two or more electronically-discrete electrodes ( 1, 2, 3 . . . ) to facilitate high-throughput preparation and testing of materials...
6932891 Wear indicator for sacrificial anode  
An apparatus for indicating when a predetermined portion of a sacrificial anode has been corroded comprises a detector embedded within the interior of the sacrificial anode initially at a...
6931216 Image forming apparatus and the control method including a feature of detecting a remaining amount of a developer  
In an image forming apparatus having a toner container, the remaining amount of toner is detected by measuring a capacitance caused by a toner detector member in the toner container. It is...
6919729 Corrosivity measuring device with temperature compensation  
An improved corrosion measurement system for determining the rate of corrosion of a fluid medium. The system is comprised of a highly sensitive excitation and amplification electronic circuitry for...
6912917 Differential fluid parameter determination  
Methods and apparatuses for determining a fluid parameter in a vessel by altering a property of the fluid, sensing the difference in the property after the fluid is altered, particularly as related...
6909291 Systems and methods for using non-contact voltage sensors and corona discharge guns  
A method and a system for calibrating the work function of a non-contact voltage sensor are provided. The method includes preparing a reference sample to have a stable work function, measuring a...
6909269 Particle detector and particle analyzer employing the same  
A particle detector includes first and second cells, the first cell supplying a liquid containing particles to the second cell; electrodes respectively provided in the first cell and the second...
6903540 Anode rod depletion indicator  
An Anode Rod Depletion Indicator for use with a sacrificial anode in a fluid storage tank. A core wire, which is arranged within the anode, has a series of hollow or fluted passageways. When the...
6903561 Circuitry for measuring mechanical stress impressed on a printed circuit board  
A circuit for measuring mechanical stress impressed on a printed circuit board includes a number of electrically conductive pads formed on at least one outer surface of the printed circuit board,...
6897659 Device for testing the quality of rope-like materials  
A device for testing the quality of rope-like materials in the form of yarns, rollings, fiber bands and the like employs a microwave resonator and devices for determining the displacement of the...
6897475 Test structure and related methods for evaluating stress-induced voiding  
This disclosure provides, in one aspect, a test structure formed within a semiconductor wafer. In one embodiment, the test structure comprises a plurality of first level bulk metals having varying...
6894474 Non-intrusive plasma probe  
A probe for measuring plasma properties in a processing chamber, comprises a conductive rod having a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion of the conductive rod comprises a probe...
6879143 Method of selectively aligning and positioning nanometer-scale components using AC fields  
An improved and novel method of selectively aligning and positioning nanometer-scale components using AC fields. The method provides for more precise manipulation of the nanometer-scale components...
6873162 System and method for determining a dielectric property associated with a substrate  
A system and method for determining the dielectric properties associated with a substrate. In one embodiment, a network analyzer measures scattering parameters for at least two lines of...
6870356 Method and apparatus for vertical voltage potential mapping  
A method of mapping voltage potential along a metal structural member extending underground through a range of depths comprises the steps of providing a voltage meter having positive and negative...
6867056 System and method for current-enhanced stress-migration testing of interconnect  
For testing for stress-migration failure of interconnect, an interconnect test structure is formed with a first feeder line coupled to a test line by a first no-flux structure, and with a second...
6861853 Investigating corrosion  
A method of investigating corrosion includes providing a mounting unit for two or more electrical contacts, introducing the mounting unit to a replica of a location which has not corroded,...
6859023 Evaluation method for evaluating insulating film, evaluation device therefor and method for manufacturing evaluation device  
A method for evaluating an insulating film includes: a first step of forming an insulating film on a semiconductor substrate including a p-n junction therein; a second step of selectively forming...
6850050 Reticle inspection  
An electric field is induced from a feature of a reticle, and the field is measured.
6842016 Method of evaluating the time left before gelation of a thermosetting composition  
Non-destructive method allowing in-situ evaluation, in a sensitive and reproducible way, for a given thermosetting composition, of the time left before gelation of said composition as a function of...
6842008 Gas detector with modular detection and discharge source calibration  
A pulsed discharge detector includes a device and method for modular measurement of ionization signals from a sample. The pulsed discharge detector includes a discharge source in a chamber, a...
6831450 Electronic method and apparatus for measuring optical wavelength and locking to a set optical wavelength of Fabry-Perot tunable cavity opto-electronic devices  
Apparatus and methods are provided for measuring a selected optical behavior of a tunable opto-electric device by using the electrical characteristics of the opto-electronic device. The benefit of...
6828794 Electrostatic particle measurement  
An electrostatic instrument for measuring particle concentrations and possibly sizes in aerosols, such as an Electrostatic Low Pressure Impactor or Differential Mobility Analyser suffers from...
6822461 Process and device for measuring the state of degradation of oils or fats  
The present invention relates to a process and device for the monitoring of fats and oils in the preparation of food, which provide for the exchange of oil or fat in a timely manner, before they...
6809506 Corrosion sensor loudspeaker for active noise control  
A system using tank corrosion sensors to provide for an overall assessment and monitoring of the electro-chemical corrosion and coatings condition in ships' tanks, and particularly in ships'...
6806107 Electrical fuse element test structure and method  
A method of monitoring heat dissipation behavior of a fuse element formed in an integrated circuit structure is provided. A fuse element is fabricated in an integrated circuit structure. A...
6801041 Sensor having electrode for determining the rate of flow of a fluid  
Sensors that are capable measuring the rate of flow of a fluid that passes over the electrodes of the sensor. In these sensors, an electrode, designated the flow rate-determining electrode, is used...
6798219 Electronic device for monitoring the temperature of a medium to be monitored and method for implementing the same  
Electronic device for monitoring the temperature of a medium ensures that the temperature has not reached pre-established index limit values. The device includes contacts for closing an electric...
6796168 Method for determining a characteristic viscosity-shear rate relationship for a fluid  
A method for determining the viscosity of a fluid flowing through a system at any point in the system whereby the method involves determining a characteristic relationship for the fluid between...
6781387 Inspection method using penetrant and dielectrometer  
Described is an inspection method for detecting defects in dielectic test materials using a penetrant material and a dielectric sensor. The penetrant material provides differing dielectric...
6768291 Fluid flow sensor and method of fabricating the same  
In a sensor chip for a fluid flow sensor, a thin film portion is formed above a hollow cavity portion while leaving thin film layers formed on the surface of a substrate. A conductor is provided on...
6762597 Structure, system, and method for assessing electromigration permeability of layer material within interconnect  
For determining electromigration permeability of a layer material, a test line, a feeder line, and a cathode line of an interconnect test structure are formed with current flowing from the test...
6747445 Stress migration test structure and method therefor  
A stress migration test structure is provided that can be used to detect stress migration defects in traces or conductors of integrated circuits. The stress migration test structure can be placed...
6724202 Physical quantity detection device with temperature compensation  
First and second resistors (sensing elements) are connected in series between first and second potentials. The junction point voltage between the first and second resistor is supplied to an...
6720790 Method and apparatus for evaluating insulating film  
There is provided a method for evaluating an insulating film entirely provided on a conductor layer for the characteristics or dimensions thereof. A measuring member having conductor bumps arranged...
6720756 Modifying acoustic emissions of fans  
In one embodiment to reduce unwanted acoustic fan noise, the control signal for a computer system cooling fan is modulated so that the acoustic noise power spectral density of the fan has a...
6717413 Contact potential difference ionization detector  
A nondestructive testing method of condensed matter surfaces, and a sensing device for the measurement of the work function of the surface of a conducting or semiconducting sample. The sensing...
6696844 Apparatus and method for real time determination of materials' electrical properties  
Apparatus for ablating organic material, such as tissue, during an EP procedure generates a monitor signal to provide unambiguous indicia of real time characteristics of the ablation site prior to,...
6691040 Method for determining a parameter indicative of the progress of an extracorporeal blood treatment  
A method for continuously determining a parameter (D, Cbin, K, Kt/V) indicative of an extracorporeal blood treatment includes flowing patient's blood and a treatment liquid flow on opposite sides...
6686842 Animate entity's line-of-bearing location device and method linking species-specific non-uniform-electric field pattern of heart's ECG to dielectrophoresis  
The dielectrophoretic force caused by the non-uniform electric field squared spatial gradient three-dimensional pattern uniquely exhibited by a predetermined type of entity can be detected by a...
6683446 Electrode array for development and testing of materials  
Methods and apparatus employ the use of arrays of two or more electronically discrete electrodes to facilitate high-throughput preparation and testing of materials with two or more elements. High...