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7616872 Temperature measurement and heat-treating methods and systems  
Temperature measurement and heat-treating methods and systems. One method includes identifying a temperature of a first surface of a workpiece, and controlling energy of an irradiance flash...
7611278 Infrared thermometers  
The present invention is directed to a hand-held infrared thermometer or radiometer ( 1 ) for measuring, remotely, the temperature of a target surface ( 3 ). In one embodiment, the radiometer...
7611277 Methods and apparatus for candling avian eggs via thermal cameras  
Egg candling methods and apparatus are provided wherein non-live eggs, inverted egg, and side air cell eggs can be quickly identified. A method of candling eggs includes exposing a plurality of...
7607825 Method and apparatus for monitoring the formation of deposits in furnaces  
Method and apparatus for monitoring formation of deposits of solid particles from flue gas onto furnace walls formed of welded-together tubes through which cooling medium flows. For the entire...
7602563 System and method for focal length stabilization using active temperature control  
An optical metrological system having a heat-generating light source coaxially mounted near a heat-sensitive lens. The system uses a temperature sensor to monitor the lens temperature and a heating...
7591586 Method of temperature measurement and temperature-measuring device using the same  
A method of precisely measuring temperature of an object without having to setting the emissivity of the object over a wide temperature range from low to high temperature with a single radiation...
7585106 Temperature fixed-point cell, temperature fixed-point device and method of calibration of thermometer  
A temperature fixed-point cell is configured with a crucible composed of carbon and a fixed-point material enclosed in the crucible. The fixed-point material has a peritectic structure of carbon...
7581876 Dual energy source loss-on-drying instrument  
An instrument and associated method are disclosed for the loss-on-drying determination of the volatile content of a wide variety of samples. The instrument includes a cavity in which a sample for...
7568833 Method for the certification of heater blankets by means of infrared thermography  
Method for the certification of heater blankets by means of infrared thermography, in which a heater blanket ( 1 ) to be certified is enclosed in a vacuum bag ( 3,4,5,5′,8,9,10 ) arranged above a...
7550725 Multi-laser system  
Hand held infrared measurement devices are disclosed, having at least two separated laser sighting emitters ( 2 ), which together mark and define a sighting area on a target surface ( 7,7′,7...
7549792 Electronic thermometer with selectable modes  
An electronic thermometer is configured for selectable predictive modes based upon the same predictive algorithm. A mode selector is adapted for user selection between several modes of operation of...
7537381 Measurement system and method  
A radiometer includes a sighting system which generates an image of an area on the surface of an object onto the IR detector. The distance between the object surface and the radiometer is measured...
7537378 Wire disconnection inspecting device and method  
A wire disconnection inspecting device includes a vehicle position recognition unit for detecting that a vehicle has reached an inspection position; a preparation timing recognition unit for...
7534032 Sensor assembly for determining the temperature state in an area of a heating surface  
A sensor assembly is disclosed for determining the temperature state in an area of a heating surface heated by a heat source and disposed between the heat source and the heating surface in parallel...
7532810 Portable electrical appliance with diagnostic system  
A portable heater incorporates a housing, heating element, outlet for heat generated by the heating element, and diagnostic testing capabilities that test for defective or abnormal conditions of...
7530738 Probe cover having a blackbody  
A probe cover having a portion that operates as a blackbody. The blackbody is a combination of a stretchable film and a metal. The blackbody rapidly heats to equilibrium with the body tissue. An...
7520668 Multi function thermometer  
A multi function thermometer is provided which operates to display temperatures sensed by one or more temperature sensors. The thermometer comprises a thermometer housing and a temperature probe...
7520666 Method and system for detecting damage in layered structures  
A system and method for detecting structural damage in a layered structure, the method compromising: providing an array of optical fibers attached to the layered structure; providing a laser source...
7517144 Method of determining the temperature in a system  
The present invention is related to a method of determining the temperature in a system, said system comprising a molecular heater fraction and a molecular thermometer fraction, and to an...
7507025 Infrared thermometer with an axially actuated temperature sensor  
An infrared thermometer has an elongate housing extending along an axis with an actuator at one housing end, the actuator being actuated by engagement along the axis. The housing further includes...
7507020 Method and assembly for assessing relative degradation resistance of materials with laser  
To assess relative degradation resistance of different materials, one or more samples of each of the materials is irradiated with a beam of laser. The laser is chosen or tuned such that the laser...
7507019 Thermometer calibration  
A method for calibrating a thermometer is disclosed. The thermometer comprises a primary temperature sensor for determining the temperature of a target. The thermometer also comprises a reference...
7497251 Vehicle air conditioner  
In a vehicle air conditioner, a first air-conditioning control value is calculated based on a surface temperature detected by a non-contact temperature sensor in a temperature detection area of a...
7490980 Method for calibrating infrared thermometer  
The present invention discloses a method for calibrating an infrared thermometer, which can obtain a sensitivity of a radiation sensor of an infrared thermometer and a reference resistance of an...
7485882 Hand held magnetic induction thermography system  
A hand-held thermography system ( 8 ). A generator ( 10 ) supplies current to a transformer ( 15 ) in a handle ( 16 ). An induction coil ( 20 ) connected to the transformer ( 15 ) extends from the...
7484885 Thermal imager having sunlight exposure protection mechanism  
A thermal imaging apparatus comprises a housing defining an entrance pupil for ingress of imaging radiation. At least one light sensor is positioned forward of the entrance pupil. An electronic...
7484884 Probe for thermometry apparatus having light passage features to enable safe insertion  
A probe for use in sensing body temperature includes a longitudinally elongated tubular member having a wall defining a hollow interior, a distal end having a closed tip, and a temperature sensing...
7457441 System and method for detecting thermal anomalies  
A system and method for detecting a thermal anomaly in humans and/or livestock. In one embodiment, the system includes an image capturing component that captures a visual image of incident light in...
7455448 Rapid thermal anneal equipment and method using sichrome film  
A method of determining the degree of calibration of an RTP chamber ( 1 ) includes providing a test wafer having a deposited sichrome layer ( 22 ) of sheet resistance Rsi on an oxide layer ( 21 )...
7454050 Method of automating a thermographic inspection process  
A process for using a hand-held infrared inspection system incorporating on-board training, on-board validation, on-board operator certification, on-board reporting information, or on-board survey...
7452127 Anemometer with non-contact temperature measurement  
An anemometer with non-contact temperature measurement capability, including a air velocity meter, contained at least partially in a housing and having outputs relating to measured air velocity...
7452125 Calibration wafer and method of calibrating in situ temperatures  
A system and method for calibrating a pyrometer used in temperature detection in a chemical vapor deposition system is provided. A calibration wafer with a reference region including a metal such...
7445382 Temperature measurement and heat-treating methods and system  
Temperature measurement and heat-treating methods and systems. One method includes measuring a present intensity of radiation thermally emitted from a first surface of a workpiece, and identifying...
7445377 Nondestructive residential inspection method and apparatus  
This invention provides an apparatus for nondestructive residential inspection and various methods for using a thermal imaging apparatus coupled to inspect exterior residential components, interior...
7434991 Thermal tympanic thermometer  
A tympanic thermometer includes a thermally conductive nozzle extending from a distal end of the thermometer. A base of a sensor can is thermally connected to the nozzle to define a path of...
7434990 Method to detect termite infestation in a structure  
A method for confirming the presence of termites in a structure, involving a preliminary infrared scan of a structure and confirmation of termite infestation with at least one detector in order to...
7434986 Method and apparatus for monitoring and detecting defects in plastic package sealing  
An apparatus for monitoring and detecting thermal sealing defects includes a thermal imager, a controller, and an output device. The thermal imager is mounted along a process line that transports...
7425896 Tag testing device, tag testing method, and tag testing program  
A tag testing device uses an infrared camera to take an image of a plurality of radio frequency identification tags, compares the image with a stored standard tag pattern image storage, and detects...
7422365 Thermal imaging system and method  
A thermal imaging system and method for quantitative thermal mapping of a scene. The system comprises a thermal imaging device, a heat source of known temperature and emissivity located within the...
7410290 Ear-type clinical thermometer  
A probe of an ear-type clinical thermometer 20 comprises a first heat insulation member 210 made of a resin material and a second high heat insulation member 220 made of a resin material that...
7407325 Method and apparatus for measuring thermophysical properties  
The present invention provides a method for measuring thermophysical properties that includes: rapid resistive self-heating of a specimen by using a heating current; emitting a light to the...
7407323 Methods and systems for determining temperature of an object  
Methods and systems for detecting a temperature T O of a remote object are provided. The method includes storing in memory, a lookup table relating an output voltage of an infrared sensor to a...
7390122 Automated ball mounting process with solder ball testing  
An automated ball mounting process is disclosed in which solder balls are tested by heating the solder balls to a temperature between the eutectic temperature of lead-tin and the melting...
7380981 Radiation thermometer  
A first thermistor 8 and a second thermistor 9 are arranged forwardly and rearwardly of a thermopile sensor 5 . A thermopile chip 55 is arranged and interposed between the first thermistor ...
7364356 Method and device for the contactless determination of the body temperature  
A method is provided for the contactless determination of the body core temperature of a person ( 7 ), wherein the surface temperature of the person ( 7 ) is detected at a measuring site ( 6 ) on...
7364355 Method and apparatus for obtaining a temperature measurement using an InGaAs detector  
A method of linearizing the output a infrared camera having an InGaAs includes determining the an equivalent black body temperature of an object by utilizing a plurality of calibration constants...
7360945 Apparatus for determining temperature of a portable computer system  
A method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of a computer system, such as a notebook computer, is described. A sensor module is to mount within the computer system spaced from an interior...
7357571 Infrared inspection and reporting process  
An infrared inspection and reporting process and system obtains inspection data on site via a portable computer. An actual temperature of a component derived from an infrared image and a...
7340293 Methods and apparatus for a remote, noninvasive technique to detect core body temperature in a subject via thermal imaging  
An approach to noninvasively, remotely and accurately detect core body temperature in a warm-blooded subject, human or animal, via thermal imaging. Preferred features such as the use of in-frame...
7338206 Dual-use thermometer  
A dual-use thermometer including a main body and a probe secured thereto for receiving heat radiation emitted from a first area and a second area. A non-detachable cap which is secured to the main...