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8182140 |
Thermal icing conditions detector
A sensor for detecting icing conditions in an airstream includes a flow housing mounted on an aircraft and in which one or more probes are mounted. At least one of the probes subjected to...
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8177422 |
Transition temperature microscopy
A system and method for automatic analysis of temperature transition data over an area of a sample surface. The system relies on the use of a microfabricated probe, which can be rapidly heated and...
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8172457 |
Method and sensor for determining the hydrocarbon dew point in a gas
The invention relates to a method and a sensor for determining the hydrocarbon dew point in a gas, in particular in a gaseous fuel. According to the invention a roughened condensation surface is...
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8147132 |
Freezing detection method for fuel cell
In a method for detecting the freezing of water within a fuel cell, precise detection can be performed using a phenomenon specific to the time when water starts to freeze to allow a reduction in...
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8128279 |
Cloud point monitoring systems for determining a cloud point temperature of diesel fuel
Cloud point monitoring systems for determining a cloud point of diesel fuel are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a cloud point monitoring system determines a cloud point temperature value...
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8113708 |
Cloud point monitoring systems for determining a cloud point temperature of diesel fuel
Cloud point monitoring systems for determining a cloud point temperature value for diesel fuel are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a cloud point monitoring system receives diesel fuel in the...
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8092078 |
Measurement of melting points of multiple samples
In a method of measuring a temperature value associated with melting, softening or decomposition of sample substances, an array of samples is deposited onto a support tray. The support tray is...
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8079755 |
Solar energy powered outdoor temperature and humidity detection device
The present invention discloses a solar energy powered outdoor temperature and humidity detection device comprising a cover panel and a display panel. The cover panel further comprises a solar...
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8042347 |
Compressor inlet pressure estimation apparatus for refrigeration cycle system
A compressor inlet pressure estimation apparatus for a refrigeration cycle system is disclosed. An electronic control unit 14 uses Tefin_lag(N) as an actual corrected temperature Tefin_AD(N) during...
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8007167 |
Integrated electronic sensor
A single chip wireless sensor (1) comprises a microcontroller (2) connected to a transmit/receive interface (3), which is coupled to a wireless antenna (4) by an L-C matching circuit. The sensor...
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7954423 |
Apparatus for determining crystallization solidification curves of fat-containing masses
An apparatus (1) for determining crystallization solidification curves of a chocolate mass (6) includes a removal location (37), a measurement chamber (9) and a melting chamber (21). The removal...
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7925459 |
Method and apparatus for determining an operating voltage for preventing photovoltaic cell reverse breakdown during power conversion
A method and apparatus for determining an operating voltage lower bound for preventing photovoltaic (PV) cell reverse breakdown during power conversion. The method comprises determining a PV cell...
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7909505 |
Method and device for investigation of phase transformations in metals and alloys
A device and method for investigating phase transformation properties and structural changes of materials. In one form, the device simulates actual thermal processing conditions, while the method...
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7874724 |
Method for sensing the liquid level in a compressor
Two vertically offset thermistors for sensing a fluid such as oil and refrigerant in a compressor shell are monitored by a method that takes into account rapidly changing conditions within the...
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7820015 |
Device for recording the boiling curve of liquids
A device for recording the boiling curve of liquids, in particular petroleum products, made of a distillation apparatus which includes a distillation column and a condenser, a sample dish connected...
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7766547 |
Object having a layer of conducting material forming a sensing device
An object comprising a body part having an electrically insulating outer surface part, and a first layer arranged on the outer surface part. The first layer is formed by one or more electrically...
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7766543 |
Method for controlling an expandable mixture
A method is disclosed that monitors and controls the condition of an expandable mixture before injecting it in a mold and that maintains the conditions for filling so as to make a casting mold...
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7736051 |
Thermoelectric device and mirror surface state detection device
In a thermoelectric device, a thermoelectric element has one surface on a low temperature side and the other surface on a high temperature side. A member is attached to at least one of the low- and...
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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...
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7581877 |
Apparatus and method for measuring the dew point of gases using spectral recognition of the condensate
A new method and apparatus is described for measurement of the dew point, and thus the vapor pressure of various gases and gas mixtures. In this method an optical element which is exposed to a gas...
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7556716 |
Method for recording the boiling curve of liquids and device for carrying out the method
Described is a method for recording the boiling curve of liquids, in particular petroleum products and/or solvents, in which a sample amount of the liquid to be analyzed is evaporated and...
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7534029 |
In-situ temperature detection in high temperature ceramic structures
Ceramic structures such as catalyst supports or combustion exhaust filters that incorporate combinations of high temperature phase change materials, and methods for determining the thermal history...
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7429127 |
Magnetoacoustic sensor system and associated method for sensing environmental conditions
A remote sensor system (60) and method for passively sensing environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, uses a magnetic impulse from an AC interrogation coil (68) to stimulate a...
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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...
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7338203 |
Method for determining vanishing temperature of petroleum product crystals and device therefor
The invention concerns a method for determining the vanishing temperature of petroleum product crystals, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: introducing the sample to be...
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7290924 |
Non-boil boiling point indicator
Non-boil boiling point indicator includes a probe housing having inner and outer chambers and a heater located within the inner chamber at a free end of the probe housing. The probe housing has a...
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7275864 |
Wireless, solar-powered, pavement temperature sensor
An improved roadway temperature monitoring system is designed to be powered by solar energy for measuring and transmitting sensed roadway surface temperatures over a wireless link to remote...
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7255474 |
Parallel infrared spectroscopy apparatus and method
A library of material samples is provided in a condition suitable for imaging using infrared (IR) spectroscopy. The samples are provided to one or more detection cells, each of the cells including...
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7237946 |
Use of IR camera
The inventive IR camera is used to identify areas of a surface in which there is an increased risk of condensation, by imaging the surfacedetermining, from humidity and temperature values, a...
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7234860 |
Dynamic dew point analysis method and a device for determining the dew point temperature and relative humidity
The invention provides for a dynamic dew point analysis method as well as an apparatus for carrying out the method wherein the method comprises: arranging a moisture containing gas in the immediate...
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7182509 |
Nanoliter osmometer and method of operation
The invention is an apparatus for determining a temperature at which a phase change occurs in a fluid sample, a method for measuring a temperature at which a phase change occurs in a sample and a...
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7168850 |
Mirror surface state detection device and moisture detection device
In a mirror surface state detection device, a light-emitting element obliquely irradiates the mirror surface of a mirror with light. A light-receiving element is arranged adjacent to the...
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7114848 |
Environment sensor
An environment sensor (11) for measuring the temperature and humidity can be miniaturized and can respond at high speed. The environment sensor (11) includes a temperature sensing portion (111)...
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7090392 |
Roadway freezing point monitoring system and method
Improved roadway freezing point monitoring systems and methods include improved sample wells for the accurate measurement of the freezing point of liquid on a roadway, the use of temperature...
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7044635 |
Temperature correction method for thermal analysis apparatus and thermal analysis apparatus
Disclosed is a temperature correction method for a thermal analysis apparatus which measures electric current, voltage, and electric resistance of a measurement sample while changing the...
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7014357 |
Thermal icing conditions detector
A sensor for detecting icing conditions in an airstream includes a flow housing mounted on an aircraft and in which one or more probes are mounted. At least one of the probes subjected to...
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6926439 |
Dew point hygrometers and dew sensors
A dew point hygrometer for determining the dew point of a gas in which a displaceable transparent film is in contact with the gas and forms a condensation surface. The film is placed on a...
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6866391 |
Thermal condensate reducer for optical devices
The present invention provides a method and system to overcome and eliminate the effects of condensation contamination of optical surfaces that are induced by radiative cooling. The invention...
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6776037 |
Microprocessor-based liquid sensor and ice detector
Apparatus and a method of operating any structural configuration of a heater and array of temperature sensors to measure with high accuracy, the level of stratified liquids like water and oil or...
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6726360 |
Intensity modulated fiber optic temperature switching immersion probe
The present invention provides an intensity modulated optical fiber temperature switching immersion probe for remote temperature monitoring and switching of an industrial process. The present...
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6692144 |
Method for determining the freezing temperature of a liquid, and a device intended therefore
A method and measuring device intended for a window-cleaning system of a motor vehicle, wherein the freezing temperature is determined by continuous cooling of a representative partial volume of...
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6641303 |
Temperature control system for humidity sensor
There is provided a temperature control system for a humidity sensor, which is capable of eliminating impurities attached to a sensor element of the sensor efficiently and sufficiently while...
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6568263 |
Liquid level detector and system
A system for detecting the level of fluid in a fluid containing vessel. The system includes a device for applying energy to a selected location on the vessel. A sensor in proximity to the location...
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6543931 |
Method of evaluating the glass-transition temperature of a polymer part during use
The proposed method allows to determine by dielectrometry the variation of the glass-transition temperature (Tg) of a polymer material used in the presence of fluids (water/organic compound/gas),...
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6425686 |
Glass transition temperature measurement system
A glass transition temperature Tg measurement system includes a probe point penetrating into a sample under test that has been heated by a heater to a temperature where the sample undergoes a phase...
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6409380 |
Dew formation prediction method and apparatus, environment air temperature estimating method and apparatus and recording and/or reproducing apparatus
A dew formation occurrence detection apparatus for detecting the dew formation on a drum 4 of a tape transport system provided on the electronic equipment 1 as an object for measurement. The dew...
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6328467 |
Method and apparatus for detecting ice or frost deposition
A method and system for detecting the presence of a frozen deposition at an interface between a substrate of known thermophysical properties and surroundings of unknown thermophysical properties....
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6301521 |
Method and apparatus for boil phase determination
The invention provides an indication of boil phase, such as during cooking. In one embodiment, a boil phase determination system is used in connection with a range heater during heating of a...
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6250134 |
Apparatus for determining the dew-point and/or the content of vapor in the air
The apparatus for determining the dew-point and/or the content of vapor in the air, particularly for the use in radio sondes, comprises a dew-point mirror assembly, including a source of light, a...
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6155098 |
Dewpoint sensor
A dewpoint sensor comprises a pressure vessel having an entry port, an exit port, and a temperature controlled plate. A quartz crystal resonator is housed within the pressure vessel and disposed in...
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