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7385381 Sensor manufacture with data storage  
A biometric sensing device includes a sensor manufacture for sensing a biometric stimulus. The sensor manufacture is also configured to persistently store data electronically, such as security data.
7362109 Gem tester using electrical photoconductivity  
Diamond look-alikes like cubic zirconium, moissanite and other synthetic stones, are distinguishable from nature diamonds based on their thermal and/or electrical conductivities. Germ testers that...
7332360 Early detection of metal wiring reliability using a noise spectrum  
The present invention generally provides an apparatus and a method for inspecting a substrate in a substrate processing system. In one aspect, a voltage or current source is used in conjunction...
7327132 Testing procedure for evaluating diffusion and leakage currents in insulators  
A method for predicting long-term electrical insulation properties of composite materials in a moist environment. The method including the steps of providing a specimen, and testing the specimen to...
7323858 Method for measuring pressure  
A method used to measure pressure in an area which is closed by an solenoid valve ( 106 ) performs the following steps: applying voltage to the solenoid valve ( 106 ), determining the peak of a...
7317308 System and method for measuring electric current in a pipeline  
A system for measuring a voltage differential in a current-carrying pipe using a propulsion vehicle for conveying the system inside the pipe. The system includes a first contact for maintaining...
7309414 Method for measuring localized corrosion rate with a multi-electrode array sensor  
A method of measuring localized corrosion, using a multi-electrode array sensor. The method eliminates the effect of internal current in corroded electrodes, and thus provides a more accurate...
7307409 Transportable measuring probe, measuring system, process for determining measurement values, and use of the measuring system  
A transportable measuring probe is provided having a transmitting and receiving module for wireless transmission of information, wherein the transmitting and receiving module is suitable for...
7301324 Recording medium detecting system  
A recording medium detecting system includes a magnetic field-generating unit that generates an alternating magnetic field in a predetermined particular region, a detecting unit provided close to...
7298127 Particle detection  
Particle detection and characterizing apparatus has an insulating tube along which the particles flow. Five electrodes spaced along the outside of the tube are connected via amplifiers to a...
7292052 DCVG-CIPS measuring apparatus for detecting the results of a pipe line  
The present invention relates to a pipeline examination apparatus for Direct Current Voltage Gradient (DCVG) and Closed Interval Potential Survey (CIPS) methods. The pipeline examination apparatus...
7288927 Remote substance identification and location method and system  
This invention relates to a method and system for remote detection of a targeted substance by the appropriate application of a probing signal that induces molecular resonance in the target...
7239150 Pavement material microwave density measurement methods and apparatuses  
A method of obtaining a material property of a pavement material from a microwave field generally includes generating a microwave frequency electromagnetic field of a first mode about the pavement...
7235961 Method for managing corrosion of an underground structure  
A method for managing corrosion of an underground structure includes placing an anode in the ground and electrically connecting it to the underground structure. Access to the ground is obtained...
7200498 System for remediating cross contamination in semiconductor manufacturing processes  
The present invention defines a system ( 100 ) for detecting copper contamination within a semiconductor manufacturing process. According to the present invention, a semiconductor wafer ( 102 ) is...
7199594 Biosensor apparatus and method with sample type and volume detection  
A biosensor apparatus and method with sample type and cell volume detection. The apparatus includes a sine wave generator to apply an AC signal to a biosensor cell containing a sample, a...
7190154 Method and system for measuring a condition of a structure  
A method for measuring a condition of a structure including: moving a measurement probe through a tunnel and measuring the condition of the structure with the measurement probe wherein the tunnel...
7189312 Under water cable system having an earthing electrode  
An earthing electrode assembly and method for providing a submerged electrical apparatus with an earth path, the electrode assembly having an earthing electrode, an attachment device for attaching...
7157897 Method and system for electronic detection of mechanical perturbations using BIMOS readouts  
A sensor for detecting mechanical perturbations represented by a change in an electrical signal includes a structure such as a cantilever, membrane, etc. and a field effect transistor such as a...
7119553 Security scanners with capacitance and magnetic sensor arrays  
Security scanning devices based on electrical tomography, including tomography systems based on the measurement of capacitance (ECT) and electromagnetic tomography (EMT), in combination with...
7095222 Leak detection method and system in nonmetallic underground pipes  
A method for locating leaks in nonmetallic pipes on the principal of measuring and graphing the intensity of electric fields. Leaks are located by creating a closed circuit with a negatively...
7095221 Doppler radar sensing system for monitoring turbine generator components  
The invention provides a sensing system and a method for monitoring the damage to turbine components in a turbine generator. The sensing system comprises an electromagnetic wave generator that...
7084646 Method of detecting a gas bubble in a liquid  
A method of detecting a gas bubble in a measuring chamber filled with a liquid. The electrical conductivity of the liquid or a variable derived therefrom is measured in the measuring chamber at a...
7068048 Microwave sensor for measuring a dielectric property of a product  
The application relates to a microwave sensor for measuring a dielectric property, especially the density and/or moisture content of a product, having a microwave resonator, wherein a product...
7064559 Non intrusive and dynamic method for measuring a distance or the variation thereof through dielectrics  
A non intrusive method and system for the dynamic measurement of a distance, or the variations over time thereof, constituting the thickness, or the variations thereof, of a thin compressible...
7056072 Method and apparatus for controlling movement of cutting blade and workpiece  
A method of controlling a relative movement of a cutting blade and a workpiece which are moved relative to each other by a movement device in an operation with a machine tool. The method includes a...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
6891359 Circuitry and methodology to establish correlation between gate dielectric test site reliability and product gate reliability  
A method and system for predicting gate reliability. The method comprises the steps of stressing a gate dielectric test site to obtain gate dielectric test site data and using the test site data to...
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...