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7603205 |
Apparatus and method for thermal stabilization of PCB-mounted electronic components within an enclosed housing
An apparatus comprises a matrix of thermoelectric devices for applying thermal gradients across an electronic component mounted in a PCB substrate within an enclosed housing. A matrix of...
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7574321 |
Model predictive thermal management
Electrical components which substantially dissipate the power provided them in the form of heat will change temperature in response to self heating, heat transfer to their surroundings, and heat...
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7549790 |
Measuring apparatus for thermal resistance of heat dissipating device
A measuring apparatus for measuring the thermal resistance of a heat dissipating device, the heat dissipating device includes a fan and a heat sink. The measuring apparatus includes a base, and a...
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7548823 |
Correction of delay-based metric measurements using delay circuits having differing metric sensitivities
Correction of delay-based metric measurements using delay circuits having differing metric sensitivities provides improved accuracy for environmental and other circuit metric measurements that used...
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7526400 |
Thermal modeling and error detection in a data processing configuration
A method of operating a data processing system includes predicting values for a set of thermal sensors based on an assumed inlet air temperature and a selected configuration state. Additional...
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7505884 |
Method for automatic generation of finite element mesh from IC layout data
The present invention includes a method for performing a thermal analysis, including the steps of determining size and placement of each of a plurality of drivers on an integrated circuit device....
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7494274 |
Electronic thermometer with flex circuit location
An electronic thermometer is configured for ease and accuracy in construction. A probe of the thermometer includes a flex circuit containing electronic components used to measure temperature and...
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7472030 |
Dual mode single temperature trimming
In a system for performing a dual mode single temperature trim upon an electronic device to remove combined mismatch and process variation errors, a dynamic element matching control is configured...
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7463994 |
Method and device for detecting surface state of work piece
A work piece 1 mounted on a movable table 22 is rotated while adjusting cutting depths of a grinding wheel 23 by means of feed motor so as to perform cylindrical grinding. During the...
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7451055 |
Method and system for measuring energy savings resultant from improvements made to a structure
A method and related system for determining energy savings that result from improvements made to a structure includes auditing the structure before the improvements are made to create a mockup of a...
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7448798 |
Scanning thermal probe microscope
An apparatus and method of measuring a parameter associated with a sample is provided. The method includes providing a probe adapted to heat the sample and applying a measuring current having a...
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7409313 |
Method and apparatus for nondestructive evaluation of insulative coating
An apparatus is provided for determining thickness and thermal conductivity for an insulative coating disposed on a substrate in an object. The apparatus includes a source for rapidly applying a...
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7405667 |
Apparatus for determining type of liquid in a container and method for controlling the apparatus
A technique for quickly determining the type of liquid in a container externally regardless of the material of the container, preferably contactlessly. A halogen heater 102 and an infrared...
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7399446 |
Apparatus and process for locating and for measuring variations in temperature and/or in degree of fouling over the internal surface of equipment
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a process for locating and for measuring variations in temperature and/or in degree of fouling over the internal suface of equipment.
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7396156 |
Analysis data generating apparatus, analysis data generating method and computer-readable recording medium containing analysis data generating program
The present invention has an object for setting thermal resistance corresponding to a contact condition of a contact face between two elements automatically and generating analysis data including a...
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7386414 |
Generation of hardware thermal profiles for a set of processors
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for generation of hardware thermal profiles for a set of processors. Sampling is performed of the...
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7383141 |
Faraday system integrity determination
A system, method and program product for determining the integrity of a faraday system are disclosed. The invention uses a computer infrastructure to control an automatic determination of a faraday...
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7373269 |
Processor power consumption control
An information processing apparatus provides control of power consumption of multiple central processors. The apparatus includes, sections for: measuring temperature of each central processor;...
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7346468 |
Method and apparatus for detecting heat sink faults
Detecting, predicting, and diagnosing faults in a cooling system. According to one embodiment, a heat sink is in thermal contact with a heat-generating electronic component. When a temperature...
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7333910 |
Fire sensing method and fire sensing system using wireless chip for sensing fire
The present invention provides a fire sensing system comprising a step of recording positional data of a wireless chip in a memory included in the wireless chip, a step of obtaining temperature...
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7313501 |
Method and system for determining the location of a potential defect in a device based on a temperature profile
According to one embodiment of the invention a method for determining the location of a potential defect in a device includes scanning a surface of the device with a temperature sensor while...
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7313499 |
Apparatus for characterizing the temporo-spatial properties of a dynamic fluid front and method thereof
Methods and apparatus are described for characterizing the temporal-spatial properties of a dynamic fluid front within a mold space while the mold space is being filled with fluid. A method...
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7275012 |
Automated method and apparatus for processor thermal validation
A method and corresponding software for automatically validating a computer platform thermal solution. An application program is employed to selectively execute thermal stress code to cause the...
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7243042 |
Engine component life monitoring system and method for determining remaining useful component life
The claimed invention is a method for determining a relationship between a metal temperature of a turbine component and an operating condition of a turbine housing the component. The claimed...
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7243041 |
GUID, PnPID, isochronous bandwidth based mechanism for achieving memory controller thermal throttling
A device to control memory bandwidth including a processing unit and a memory connected to the processing unit, the memory having a memory controller driver to issue at least one command based on a...
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7222058 |
Method of modeling and sizing a heat exchanger
A method of modeling a heat exchanger is disclosed and comprises assigning input temperatures, assumed output temperatures, and a set of flow rates, inputting the parameters into a set of equations...
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7213477 |
Quick disconnect interface for environmental testing
An apparatus ( 10 ) tests different products ( 15 ). The apparatus ( 10 ) includes an environmental chamber ( 20 ) for providing thermal shock to the products ( 15 ), a conveyor ( 40 ) for...
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7194645 |
Method and apparatus for autonomic policy-based thermal management in a data processing system
A method, apparatus and computer instructions are provided to autonomically monitor and adjust system characteristics based on a customer optimization goal specified in a policy or profile. An...
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7184924 |
Method, apparatus and computer program product for implementing thermal integrity screening
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing thermal integrity screening. Predefined processor module temperature data are obtained and processed. An initial...
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7171328 |
Method for measuring thermal properties using a long-wavelength infrared thermal image
A method for estimating the thermal properties of surface materials using long-wavelength thermal imagery by exploiting the differential heating histories of ground points in the vicinity of...
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7171327 |
Temperature sensor scheme
A temperature sensing circuit, and method of using the same. A temperature sensing circuit includes a comparator, a temperature reference circuit and trimmer. The comparator is configured to...
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7167813 |
Water heater performance monitoring system
A water heater performance monitoring device for monitoring whether a water heater is functioning optimally or whether it requires service. The device uses maximum heating rates taken from a...
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7167806 |
Method and system for measuring temperature and power distribution of a device
A present invention provides real-time temperature and power mapping of fully operating electronic devices. The method utilizes infrared (IR) temperature imaging, while an IR-transparent coolant...
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7158633 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring subscriber loop interface circuitry power dissipation
Subscriber line interface circuitry includes an integrated circuit having sense inputs for a sensed tip signal and a sensed ring signal of a subscriber loop. The integrated circuit generates a...
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7155363 |
Thermal imaging for semiconductor process monitoring
The method measures the temperature, emissivity, and other properties of relatively smooth surfaces radiating thermal energy, and is especially adapted for monitoring semiconductor fabrication...
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7153470 |
Method of modeling sanitation levels in food processing equipment
A method of creating a sanitation level model with respect to a predefined microorganism in food processing equipment is provided. The method includes generally three steps. First, a temperature...
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7139678 |
Method and apparatus for predicting board deformation, and computer product
An apparatus for predicting a deformation of a board includes a board dividing unit that divides the board into a plurality of areas based on wiring information on the board; and a deformation...
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7133799 |
Printhead assembly with composite support beam for a pagewidth printhead
A pagewidth printhead assembly that includes a support beam assembly having a composite shell of metals selected so that the shell has a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially the same as...
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7130758 |
Method for analytically obtaining closed form expressions for subsurface temperature dept distribution along with its error bounds
Analytical solutions to error bounds on the temperature depth distribution have been given in this invention. Solving the one dimensional steady state heat conduction equation for different sets of...
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7127368 |
On-chip temperature sensor for low voltage operation
An on-chip temperature sensor for a semiconductor device. A temperature sensing mechanism includes a first current generator producing a first current that is proportional to absolute temperature...
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7089145 |
Tap changer condition diagnosing
A method and apparatus for condition diagnosing of a tap changer immersed in a cooling fluid, controlling and regulating an inductive power device, such as a transformer or reactor. The diagnosing...
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7089129 |
Electromigration check of signal nets using net capacitance to evaluate thermal characteristics
A method for performing an electromigration check and detecting EM problems in a device or circuit. The method uses the capacitance and resistance of the conductors of the device or circuit as...
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7070324 |
Method and device for system and/or process monitoring
The invention relates to a method and to a device for system- and/or process-monitoring in connection with a measurement apparatus that determines/monitors at least one process parameter of a...
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7069189 |
Method and apparatus for controlling multiple resources using thermal related parameters
In some embodiments of the present invention, a method and system are provided in a multiple resource environment for relieving a thermal condition by applying cooling techniques or throttling to...
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7040805 |
Method of infrared thermography
A method of infrared thermography is described. The invention utilizes a high resolution infrared thermography system and associated computer in conjunction with a test chamber to determine heat...
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7038209 |
Device for detecting thermal conductivity by means of optical pulses
The present invention relates to a device for detecting the thermal conductivity by application of optical pulse techniques. A sample preheated in a furnace is exposed to energy by means of an...
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7003425 |
Component temperature measuring method
A method of measuring temperature of a component capable of emitting thermal radiation and reflecting background radiation having the steps of: providing a pyrometer for measuring the radiation...
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6996479 |
Method and apparatus for measuring and controlling the water content of a water-containing liquid mixture
An apparatus for measuring the water content of a water-containing liquid mixture contained in a tight chemistry tank includes a heating device for controlling the temperature of the liquid mixture...
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6973398 |
System level reduction of clock skew based on local thermal profiling
A method and apparatus for adjusting clock skew involves sensing a temperature at a location on an integrated circuit. A temperature sensor indicates a temperature value of the location on the...
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6966693 |
Thermal characterization chip
A thermal characterization chip comprising a substrate having overlying electronics, the electronics including semiconductor circuitry and thin film circuitry overlying the semiconductor circuitry;...
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