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6539775 Method and apparatus for the measurement of the interchangeability of LPG/air mixtures with natural gas  
An apparatus for the continuous measurement of the interchangeability of LPG/Air Mixtures with Natural Gas, having a sensor that measures the relative density (specific gravity) of an LPG/air...
6536946 Device and method for directly measuring calorific energy contained in a fuel gas  
The invention concerns a device ( 10 ) for measuring calorific energy contained in a fuel gas transported in a pipe ( 16 ) comprising a gas meter ( 12 ) measuring a volume V in pressure conditions...
6532794 Self-contained sterilant monitoring assembly and method of using same  
A system for monitoring concentrations of sterilant, such as hydrogen peroxide vapor, within a sterilization apparatus, includes a self-contained, sterilant monitoring assembly that is freely...
6535658 Hydrogen sensor apparatus and method of fabrication  
A porous glass rod is treated to include tungsten oxide and palladium in an arrangement that is sensitive to hydrogen to produce a color change that is a function of the hydrogen concentration. The...
6530259 Fugitive emissions detection system and components thereof  
The present invention relates to detection and alarm systems for predicting and detecting the location of spills, leaks, emissions, and/or pollution sources, i.e., unwanted fluid (liquid/gas)...
6516653 Gas sensor arrangement  
This invention relates to a gas sensor arrangement in which one or more gas sensors ( 4 ) are placed into rooms for monitoring or measuring gas or vapor concentrations or mixtures, a diffusion body...
6510728 Gas sensor including inorganic powder filling gap between measuring element and metallic shell  
A gas sensor including a metallic shell ( 1 ) and an element ( 2 ), which is disposed in a hollow portion formed in the metallic shell ( 1 ). An inorganic powder ( 4 ) is filled into a gap between...
6499335 Gas sensor  
A central electrode 12 is arranged in a coiled heater electrode 10. They are buried in a SnO 2 -based inner area 6, and the entirety is covered by a filter 8. The volume of the inner area ...
6497135 Controller for use with wide range oxygen sensor  
A voltage sensing system that has a pair of input leads having a first input lead, and a second input lead each sensing a non-grounded voltage, and an amplifier coupled to the pair of input leads,...
6494080 Gas analyzer and a method for operating the same  
A gas analyzer having an analysis or sensor unit and having an electronic processing unit, and a method for operating such a gas analyzer. In order to achieve substantially improved safety both in...
6490908 Method and device for determining the gas properties of a combustible gas  
The invention relates to a method and a device to determine the gas properties of combustible gas, in particular of natural gas, wherein a) at least part of the combustible gas is exposed to...
6484563 Method at detection of presence of hydrogen gas and measurement of content of hydrogen gas  
The present invention relates to a method at detection of presence of hydrogen gas and measurement of content of hydrogen gas. The detection is performed by means of a hydrogen gas sensitive...
6485688 On-line sparging sampling and monitoring systems and methods  
An on-line sparging sampling system and method sparges polar and non-polar volatile organic compounds from aqueous discharge. The system comprises a network of tubular members that are...
6453723 Gas sensor device  
A gas sensor device including a housing provided with an inlet for introducing a gas to be measured, a sensor element capable of detecting oxygen gas or the like contained in the gas and a base...
6455000 Method and apparatus for measuring the concentration of a gas  
A method and apparatus using thermomechanical means for signalling the concentration of a reactive gas is disclosed. The thermomechanical means uses movement of a mechanical member to produce a...
6450007 Robust single-chip hydrogen sensor  
A robust single-chip hydrogen sensor and a method for fabricating such a sensor. By adding an adhesion-promoting layer between the body of a sensor and an on-chip hydrogen-exposed...
6450008 Food applications of artificial olfactometry  
The present invention relates generally to methods and devices for evaluating agriculture products, and more particularly, to assessing and monitoring the quality of food products using electronic...
6446487 Method for measuring the quantity of heat present in fuel gas  
Method for measuring and/or regulating a quantity of heat contained in a fuel gas, the calorific value of the fuel gas being used as an input parameter, in which method a) the fuel gas or a...
6441743 Method and apparatus for determining hazard levels of chemical/biological/nuclear agents in an environment  
A system and method for determining hazard levels of chemical, biological, and nuclear agent in an environment processes chemical vapor concentration measurements and generates hazard levels of the...
6435002 Assessment of the condition of fruit and vegetables  
An assembly for measuring the condition of fruit and vegetable is disclosed which comprises an expandable resilient bellows arrangement ( 10 ) having a passive sensor ( 22 ) mounted therein. In...
6435004 Apparatus and process for aerosol size measurement at varying gas flow rates  
A measuring system and process for measuring the size distribution of particles in an aerosol with a time-varying flow utilizing a measuring instrument that utilizes a time-invariant flow rate is...
6435003 Method of identifying a gas and associated apparatus  
A method for identifying an unknown gas using a diffusion limited sensor providing an electrical signal output when exposed to the gas. According to the method, a sensor is disposed in a chamber of...
6432362 Chemical sensor and coating for same  
An acoustic wave based-chemical sensor utilizing a crystal substrate and a coating of at least two blended materials is disclosed. The blended materials comprise a combination of (a) a high glass...
6433696 Carbon monoxide emitting apparatus, carbon monoxide monitor shutoff, and circuit therefor  
A system for monitoring carbon monoxide in an environment which includes an apparatus emitting carbon monoxide, such as an internal combustion engine. A carbon monoxide sensor measures a...
6425281 Pressure insensitive gas control system  
A pressure insensitive gas process device that includes a gas sensor and restrictions upstream and downstream of the gas sensor. The restrictions result in pressure drops upstream and downstream of...
6422059 Apparatus for detecting changes in concentrations of components of fluid mixtures  
An apparatus is provided for the detection of changes in concentrations or amounts of components of a fluid mixture by measuring changes in an electrical or a mechanical property of a sensing...
6418779 Structure of oxygen sensor  
An oxygen sensor used with an electronic control unit in a car and having a metal housing formed by a front cap, a rear cap and an intermediate barrel and secured by a lock nut. A probe is mounted...
6418777 Gas sensor  
A gas sensor 1 includes an outer cylinder 18, a metallic shell 3, and a sensor element 2. The metallic shell 3 is disposed inside the outer cylinder 18. The sensor element 2 is...
6418783 Handheld sensing apparatus  
A vapor sensing device that is sufficiently small and lightweight to be handheld, and also modular so as to allow the device to be conveniently adapted for use in sensing the presence and...
6415646 Method for measuring gas concentrations  
The invention is directed to a method for measuring gas concentrations with a measuring head which is provided with a satellite-supported global positioning device. With the method, gas...
6412333 Exhaust gas analyzing system  
The present invention provides an exhaust gas analyzing system utilizing a mini-diluter method in which measurement accuracy of the exhaust gas analyzing system can be evaluated by the system...
6397659 Method for detecting an element resistance of a gas concentration sensor and gas concentration detection apparatus  
A/F ratio sensor includes an element portion using a solid electrolytic layer, and generates a sensor current in proportion to an oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas when a voltage is applied...
6393894 Gas sensor with phased heaters for increased sensitivity  
A concentrator and sensor assembly are disclosed that use phased heaters to multiply the concentration levels that can be eluted, relative to operation with a single interactive element having a...
6395560 Headspace sampling apparatus and method  
A headspace sampling apparatus collects headspace vapor from a container holding a vapor phase and a non-vapor phase of a substance which is to be analyzed. The apparatus includes a dual needle...
6370941 Gas sensor and gas sensor system  
The conduit tube 3 and the conduit tube 4 to flow the carrier solution to the gas exchanger 7 are provided, and in the conduit tube 3 , the reference pH electrode 14 is provided, and in...
6360581 Gas sensor and method for manufacturing the same  
A gas sensor 1 includes a casing 10 which covers a sensing element 2 and includes two cylindrical members. The cylindrical members are axially disposed in such a manner as to overlap each...
6360582 Method for calibration of chemical sensor in measuring changes in chemical concentration  
Changes in the concentration of a chemical, such as a gas, are determined using a non-linear chemical sensor which is subject to shifts in calibration over time. In order to minimize errors caused...
6343499 Air-fuel ratio detecting apparatus and method  
Under normal conditions, the temperature of an oxygen ion-conductive element provided in a sensor body is about 700° C., and the element impedance is about 30 Ω. If there is a fault in the sensor...
6338824 Method for detection of extremely low concentration  
An ultratrace detector system for hand-held gas chromatography having high sensitivity, for example, to emissions generated during production of weapons, biological compounds, drugs, etc. The...
6338369 Hydrocarbon vapor sensing  
A fuel dispenser system having a storage tank and a fuel delivery hose extending from the storage tank and terminating at a nozzle. A vapor recovery line extends between the nozzle and the storage...
6332349 Installation for analyzing an atmosphere  
Installation for analyzing the level of at least one element, from at least two initial gas sources (S 1 , S 2 , . . . ) in a sampling procedure, using at least one analyzer (A 1 , A 2 , . . . )...
6329652 Method for comparison of similar samples in liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry  
A method is disclosed to reduce the time needed to analyze data generated from very similar samples, emphasizing the differences obtained, from the combined technique of liquid chromatography/mass...
6324892 Multi-gas analysis system for analyzing high-purity gases  
There are provided an apparatus for analyzing gases and a gas analyzing method which can securely detect presence and absence of leakage in a short time and which can carry out analyses...
6325979 Device for gas-sensoring electrodes  
A sensing element, in particular for an electrochemical sensor for determining gas concentrations, having at least one three-dimensional electrode arrangement, applied on a support plate and...
6321587 Solid state fluorine sensor system and method  
A gaseous fluorine detection system is provided which includes a generally enclosed sample cell containing a substrate comprising a material which interacts with fluorine gas to generate radiant...
6318149 Method and device for determining the joule-thomson coefficient of a fluid  
The invention is a method for determining the Joule-Thomson coefficient of a fluid, expressing the temperature variation in relation to a pressure variation thereof. The fluid is injected at a...
6314789 Sensor unit for air quality measurement  
A sensor unit is described, in particular an air quality sensor, having a first support element, on which are arranged a first sensor element and a first heat source, assigned to the latter, and...
6311543 Connection device for ceramic gas sensor element  
A connection device for a ceramic gas sensor element includes a sensor assembly and a ring member. The sensor assembly has a ceramic element with a thickness t, an electrical connection portion...
6305212 Method and apparatus for real time gas analysis  
A method and apparatus for real time gas analysis involving determining individual concentrations of fluid constituents in a mixture of known constituents by measuring properties of the mixture and...
6305214 Gas sensor and methods of forming a gas sensor assembly  
A gas sensor assembly is provided with a non-conductive housing portion and a plurality of conductive housing portions, each of which are conductively separated from each other, and the conductive...