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7311013 Complex pendulum biomass sensor  
A complex pendulum system biomass sensor having a plurality of pendulums. The plurality of pendulums allow the system to detect a biomass height and density. Each pendulum has an angular deflection...
7308836 Apparatus and method for inspecting articles of glassware  
An apparatus for inspecting articles of glassware at a plurality of angularly spaced inspection stations includes a conveyor that moves articles of glassware to and from inspection stations, a...
7305898 Installation for non-destructive inspection of a part  
An installation for non-destructive inspection makes use simultaneously of sensors responsive to different physical characteristics. In an example, a sensor support, e.g. a kind of carriage having...
7296488 System and method for accessing ferrous surfaces normally accessible only with special effort  
A system incorporating a robot to inspect ferrous surfaces. Preferably, the robot is an articulated device having a tractor module for motive power and steering, a power module for electrical power...
7289913 Local feature characterization using quasistatic electromagnetic sensors  
Local features such as cracks in materials are nondestructively characterized by measuring a response with an electromagnetic sensor and converting this response into a selected property using a...
7284411 Method of making a gas diffusion media and quality controls for same  
The present invention discloses various methods in which a quality of a diffusion media for use in a fuel cell assembly can be qualitatively evaluated. The material constant, an internal contact...
7283806 Wireless sensing system and method  
An apparatus and method is provided for sensing data relating to a structure ( 14 ), including an inspection site sensor system having at least one microprocessor ( 16 ) coupled to the structure....
7281441 Media thickness detector  
A media thickness detector includes a driving force transmission part for removing vibration generated from a driving source. A sensing roller feeds media by receiving the driving force through the...
7278329 Chromatography system with blockage determination  
There is provided a method that includes, (a) monitoring a pressure on a fluid being conveyed through an intake tube into a chamber by a pump, (b) determining a deviation of the pressure from a...
7272972 Method and apparatus for measuring a thickness of a thin film in motion  
An apparatus for monitoring a thickness of a film in motion. The apparatus comprises a roller for receiving and supporting the film in motion, the roller being adapted to rotate about an axis of...
7270021 Apparatus and method for mounting and moving a working apparatus on a structure for the performance of works on the structure  
A working apparatus has: a working equipment for doing works on a structure; an operation mechanism adapted to actively move the working equipment relative to the structure; and an...
7267018 Steering lock system inspection device  
A steering lock system includes at least an ignition switch and a locking mechanism capable of inhibiting the turning of a steering shaft. In a state in which the steering lock system is retained...
7267019 Method of inspecting or utilizing tools in a nuclear reactor environment  
A method of inspecting or utilizing tools in the underwater environment of a nuclear reactor vessel, a spent fuel pool or equipment pit includes floating a platform for transporting inspection...
7257990 Accelerated ultralow moisture permeation measurement  
By measuring ultralow moisture permeation through a barrier material sample at a temperature substantially above ambient, definitive values are produced on an accelerated basis that can be used to...
7255017 Rupture disc monitoring system  
A rupture disc status monitoring system is provided for a manufacturing process. An embodiment of the system comprises at least one section of enclosure material having a flow path for a given...
7246036 Remote monitor for steam traps  
An apparatus and method for monitoring the status of at least one steam trap includes at least one monitor including at least one sensor for sensing at least one process condition of the steam...
7246031 Pipeline locator/coordinate mapping device  
The pipeline locator/coordinate mapping device is a tool to be utilized for the location of pipeline coordinate data points via a Cartesian coordinate system. The device will initiate from a known...
7240574 Sensors carrier for in-tube inspection scraper  
A sensor carrier for an in-tube inspection scraper has setting places for installation of monitoring sensors responsive to any diagnostic parameters of a pipeline being inspected. The carrier...
7237445 Test fixture for the aging of wiper blades in a laboratory  
A test fixture facilitates the laboratory testing of windshield wiper blades for vehicles. The test fixture includes a base frame on which are mounted a number of windshield wiper arms oriented...
7210364 Autonomous robotic crawler for in-pipe inspection  
The specification discloses a robot for inspection adapted to travel virtually unlimited distances through small-diameter enclosed spaces such as conduits or ducts, preferably using a fluid-driven...
7212129 Devices, systems, and method to control pests  
Among the embodiments of the present invention is a system including a pest control device and a magnetic field source external to the pest control device. The pest control device has a bait...
7191673 Apparatus for inspecting a lateral conduit  
An apparatus for inspecting a lateral conduit from a main conduit including a frame, an upper push rod drive assembly and a lower push rod drive assembly. The upper push rod drive assembly includes...
7188538 Hazardous material detector for detecting hazardous material in a mailstream  
The invention disclosed herein relates generally to mailpieces and more particularly, a hazardous material detector for detecting hazardous material in a mail stream. The present invention is...
7185552 Movable sample holder  
A device for the axial and rotational movement of a sample is disclosed comprising a mount member for mounting the sample, which is rotatable about and movable along an axis, characterised in that...
7181985 Conduit inspection apparatus and method  
There is disclosed a conduit inspection apparatus of a type adapted to be located within and transported along a conduit such as a duct, and a method of inspecting a conduit. In one embodiment,...
7178418 Segment of a sensor-supporting element for a scraper-type device  
Disclosed is a segment ( 15 ) of a sensor-supporting element for a scraper-type device, which comprises at least two pairs of runners ( 16 a, 16 b ) that are arranged essentially parallel behind...
7178417 Piezo-electric content use monitoring system  
A content use monitoring system is provided for monitoring use of blister packaged contents. The monitoring device comprises an integrated circuit ( 14 ), battery ( 16 ) and piezo-electric foil (...
7168333 Monitoring system for pressurized container  
A system and method of monitoring a pressurized container having an auxiliary device are provided. The system includes a sensor operable to provide a signal representative of at least one operating...
7164476 Apparatus and method for detecting pipeline defects  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for scanning and detecting defects in sewer and similar pipelines that eliminate the need to stop and pan-and-tilt areas of concern. In the method of the...
7159477 Apparatus for inspecting deformation of pipes  
An apparatus is provided for measuring deformation of a surface of a pipe. The apparatus has a central portion to which a detector section is mounted. At each side, guides are connected to the...
7143659 Pipe-inspection system  
A pipe-inspection system ( 100 ) is provided. The system ( 100 ) is made up of a transmission cluster ( 104 ) incorporating a transmission unit ( 800 ) between first and second wheeled guidance...
7137308 Sliding pipe plug  
A sliding pipe plug for working on and testing pipes is presented. The sliding pipe plug includes a center portion and a gasket disposed about the central portion. When towed through the pipe, the...
7137309 High precision gas bearing split-axis stage for transport and constraint of large flat flexible media during processing  
A modular split-axis stage is used to inspect and/or repair large flat glass media suitable for LCD/TFT applications. Low-precision air table sections are detachably mounted to a centrally located,...
7134352 Method and apparatus for examining obstructed welds  
A method and apparatus is provided for inspecting material arranged within an annular recess such as weld beads, particularly weld beads between the shroud, core plate and support structures within...
7131344 Device and method for inspecting inside of underground pipe line and method of inspecting concrete on inside of underground pipe line for deterioration  
A device for inspecting the inside of an underground pipe line which makes it possible to search for cavities on the outside of the underground pipe over the entire internal peripheral surface of...
7131345 Device for inspecting plant parts located under water  
A device for inspecting submersed plant parts is particularly suited for ultrasonic inspection of screws in the core baffle of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel. The device includes a...
7130804 Method of supporting sales and maintenance of steam traps and aggregating system for use in the method  
Disclosed is a system for supporting sales and maintenance activities of steam traps by a seller of the traps to a customer. The system utilizes an aggregating system which effects a step of...
7107863 Internal riser inspection system, apparatus and methods of using same  
A system for inspecting a pipe weld from within a pipe through use of magnetic particle imaging “MPI” includes an apparatus having a head unit that carries a wire wheel brush for cleaning an...
7107850 Bearing vibration measuring apparatus, bearing vibration measuring method, and radial type bearing  
A bearing vibration measuring apparatus is an apparatus of measuring vibration of a bearing. The bearing vibration measuring apparatus detects a vibration component generated from the bearing in a...
7104125 Internal riser inspection device and methods of using same  
An inspection apparatus includes an inspection unit that is lowered into vertically supported pipe filled with seawater. The apparatus includes a pipe weld location detector module carried by the...
7104147 System and method for measuring electric current in a pipeline  
A system and method for measuring a voltage differential in a current-carrying pipe using a propulsion vehicle. The system may be adapted for use with a pipeline pig or other propulsion device,...
7096752 Environmental damage reduction  
A substrate processor that processes and inspects a substrate. A substrate handler moves a substrate within the substrate processor. A processing chamber receives the substrate from the substrate...
7096751 Measuring apparatus and accuracy analyzing apparatus having the same  
A measuring apparatus 2 comprises: a base 10 fixed onto the rotary table 83 ; a rotational angular position detector 35 having first and second members 36 and 37 mounted in relatively...
7089814 Apparatus for inspecting rubbing inferiority of alignment film of liquid crystal display device  
An apparatus for inspecting rubbing inferiority of an alignment film of a liquid crystal display device by spraying moisture particles, the apparatus including a moisture storing unit for storing...
7089801 Metal ring inspection method and metal ring inspection device  
A metal ring inspection method of a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) V-belt for inspecting end face defects in a belt laminated band composed of a plurality of metal ring stacked layers in...
7082822 Internal riser inspection device and methods of using same  
An inspection apparatus includes an inspection unit that is lowered into vertically supported pipe filled with seawater. The apparatus includes a pipe weld location detector module carried by the...
7084358 Apparatus and method for balancing and for providing a compliant range to a test head  
A load, such as an electronic test head, is supported. A force sensor detects a force received from the load, the force resulting from the load being imbalanced such that a torque is created about...
7077020 Internal field joint inspection robot  
An inspection robot is provided to traverse the interior of a pipeline for the purpose of checking the coating at the interior surface of the pipeline at the weld seams. The robot is designed to...
7077019 High precision gas bearing split-axis stage for transport and constraint of large flat flexible media during processing  
A modular split-axis stage is used to inspect and/or repair large flat glass media suitable for LCD/TFT applications. Low-precision air table sections are detachably mounted to a centrally located,...
7073404 Method and device for detecting accumulations of solid material  
A method and device for detecting an accumulation of a solid material in a vessel that contains at least one fluid phase. The device includes an electric conductor element that is positioned in a...