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8181504 Smoke evaluating device and related method  
A smoke evaluation device includes a manifold in fluid communication with a source of smoke, and a first sampling line and a second sampling line in fluid communication with the manifold. The first...
8185780 Visually marking failed components  
Methods, apparatus, and products for visually marking computing components within a computing system are disclosed that include: detecting that a particular computing component has failed, wherein...
8176802 Fibrous particle generating apparatus and test system  
There is provided a fibrous particle generating apparatus and a test system. The fibrous particle generating apparatus includes a base material containing a fibrous material; a holding unit holding...
8171810 Multi-threat detection system  
A method and system for efficiently screening for threatening items are presented. The system includes a test unit configured to subject the object to a combination of two or more different types...
8171809 System and method for wind turbine inspection  
A system and method for inspecting a wind turbine for indications is disclosed. The method includes providing an inspection system on a tower of the wind turbine, the inspection system including a...
8166804 Method for detecting separation in a structure  
A method for detecting separation in a structure that comprises at least two portions or layers affixed together comprises forming a cavity into the structure that passes through an interface...
8166834 In-vitro measurement of catamenial tampon systems  
An apparatus for testing of medical products such as a feminine hygiene product, is presented. The apparatus includes a body, a pump and a vaginal canal assembly. The body includes an internal...
8169750 Removable nanopositioning cartridge for magnetic head and disk testers  
A removable cartridge for magnetic head and disk testers is disclosed. The removable cartridge includes: a base plate; a first end of an actuator rigidly fixed to the base plate; an HGA mounting...
8166835 Sensor chip and inspection device  
A sensor chip of an electrical signal detection type, comprises a semiconductor sensing device, the sensor chip being detachable with respect to an inspection device.
8166836 Multi-function tool  
The invention relates to a tool which has more than one function. As a first function, the tool is capable of activating a fastening element, either by direct physical contact or by remote...
8165839 Calibration of an instrument location facility with an imaging apparatus  
A method is proposed for calibrating an instrument location facility with an imaging apparatus. The instrument location apparatus and the imaging apparatus are synchronized temporally with one...
8165848 Method of inspecting equipment  
A method of inspecting equipment to ensure quality control that employs a computer program to assist in the inspection. The program contains an inspection protocol adapted to specific equipment....
8156830 Photostability test system  
A plurality of fluorescent lamps 30 are in a decentered layout so as to be placed in a peripheral part of an upper space of an environmental test chamber 11 above a sample loading surface 21. The...
8156829 Methods of acoustic measurement and control of pharmaceutical sprays  
Methods of modulating a characteristic of a pharmaceutical compound spray by acoustic measurement and control of the pharmaceutical spray are disclosed. The methods include analyzing a selected...
8151658 Ding inspection device  
Visual inspection of an interior bottom of a borehole by means of measuring the sediment thickness at the bottom. An inspection device to be lowered in the borehole and then to be retrieved. The...
8151656 Test fixture for automotive wiper systems  
A test fixture is provided for automotive wiper systems. The wiper system includes a plurality of connection points and one or more wiper arm connectors. The test fixture measures forces caused by...
8151657 Input device of inspection system for flat panel display  
An input device that inputs a failure signal of a flat panel display in which a failure is found in a process of inspecting flat panel displays of a mother substrate state is provided. The input...
8151659 Machine tool having a tool checking device  
A machine tool for chip removing machining operations on workpieces using tools comprises a tool checking device for checking a tool of the machine tool as regards damage or fracture by means of a...
8155902 Contactor status detection in power inverters  
A sensor-less technique is described for detecting the status of an AC contactor of a power inverter. In one embodiment, a method is provided of sensing an unexpected condition of an AC contactor...
8150657 Physical quantity measuring instrument and signal processing method thereof  
The present invention relates to a physical quantity measuring instrument and signal processing method thereof capable of reducing noise components and improving reliability without increasing size...
8146407 Particle counter with electronic detection of aperture blockage  
An apparatus for characterizing particles suspended in a liquid sample containing electrolyte including a sample chamber to hold the liquid sample and a collection chamber to hold an electrolyte...
8146449 Device and method for nondestructive testing of pipelines  
A device for nondestructive testing of pipelines is designed to move along a pipeline and has at least one measuring unit for acquiring measured data of the pipeline, wherein the device is...
8141442 Pipe scanner  
A pipe scanner for non-destructively scanning an extended length of the circumference of a pipe along an axial dimension. The pipe scanner includes a collar sized to fit around the outer...
8140290 Transmission characteristics measurement apparatus, transmission characteristics measurement method, and electronic device  
Provided is a transfer characteristic measurement apparatus that measures a transfer characteristic of a circuit under test between input and output, comprising a test signal input section that...
8140292 Method and system for controlling a voltage waveform  
A method of automating a process for controlling a voltage waveform applied to an object is provided. A first waveform for applying to the object is received. A first FFT of the first waveform is...
8140297 Three dimensional chip fabrication  
A three-dimensional (3D) chip is fabricated from components that have been cut out of a two-dimensional (2D) chip. The components from the 2D chip are layered and coupled to create the layers of...
8134122 Multi-modal particle detector  
Systems, methods and computer program products for the multi-modal detection of particles are described herein. An embodiment of the present invention is a particle detector that includes a first...
8135558 Automated simulation testbench generation for serializer/deserializer datapath systems  
Embodiments herein present a method for automated simulation testbench generation for serializer/deserializer datapath systems. The method provides a database of transactors for generating and...
8127601 Process for determining tissue product break-through  
A method for testing the break-through strength of a tissue product is disclosed. The method entails the steps of: a) observing a first condition of the tissue product; b) disposing the tissue...
8131495 Particulate matter sensor calibration  
A system includes a filter, a sensor, a processor, and a memory. The filter can be coupled to an engine exhaust and can operate in an accumulating mode during which particulate matter (PM) from the...
8122780 Explosion proof vehicle for tank inspection  
An Explosion Proof Vehicle (EPV) having an interior substantially filled with an inert fluid creating an interior pressure greater than the exterior pressure. One or more flexible tubes provide the...
8126652 Azimuth correction for data reconstruction in three-dimensional surface-related multiple prediction  
A best fitting trace in seismic data is determined for a desired trace to be reconstructed. An azimuth correction is calculated for the azimuth difference between the best fitting trace and the...
8126670 Method and device for calibrating a network analyzer for measuring at differential connections  
A method for calibrating vectorial network analyzers, which provide exactly n test ports, for the testing of electrical components with differential connections, where several calibration...
8126669 Optimization and matching of optical systems by use of orientation Zernike polynomials  
The present disclosure relates to specification, optimization and matching of optical systems by use of orientation Zernike polynomials. In some embodiments, a method for assessing the suitability...
8121818 Method and system for diagnostics of apparatus  
Proposed is a method, implemented in software, for estimating fault state of an apparatus outfitted with sensors. At each execution period the method processes sensor data from the apparatus to...
8120434 Method and device for measuring impedance  
The invention relates to a method and system and microchip for determining impedance of a variable impedance component. The method comprises tuning a tunable oscillator over a predefined tuning...
8117902 Nanopatterned surfaces and related methods for selective adhesion, sensing and separation  
The invention is comprised, in part, of a surface that contains more than one component or construct. Such heterogenous surface compositions and configurations, related systems and methods for...
8114249 Method and apparatus for monitoring an evaporator  
A method and an apparatus for monitoring an evaporator (2), whereby a liquid is applied onto a heating unit (3) and evaporated and the temperature drop caused by the evaporation heat in the heating...
8113071 Multi-threat detection portal  
A method and a system for efficiently screening for dangerous threatening items in or on an animate subject (e.g., a person) are presented. The system includes a portal that accommodates an animate...
8109159 Instrumentation installation tool for a pressure vessel test rig  
A pressure vessel test rig for testing a component under high pressure and temperature, the pressure vessel having a flange with an opening so that instrumentation lines can pass from inside the...
8111155 Detection and control of pests  
Among the embodiments of the present invention are pest control devices (1010, 1110, 1210) each operable to detect the presence of pests. The pest control device (1010, 1110, 1210) has a bait...
8109161 Methods and apparatus for monitoring deposit formation in gas systems  
Solids deposition in a gas environment, such as a gas transmission line or pipeline are measured using metal-coated quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) in a QCM probe within a high pressure gas...
8109162 Pig detector  
A device for indicating the passage of a pig beyond a predetermined location in a pipeline comprising a pig detector connected to a pipeline and communicating with the interior of the pipeline...
8109160 Inspection apparatus  
An inspection apparatus may include an arm member, a vacuum pump, a contact member, and at least one probe. The contact member may be connected to the arm member and connected to the vacuum pump...
8108169 Method and apparatus for matching translucent coatings of absorbent substrates  
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for matching translucent coatings of absorbent substrates. In one embodiment, a method for matching a color of a sample includes...
8104363 Sealing status inspecting apparatus and sealing status inspecting method  
A laminated packaging material is composed of a thermoplastic material outermost layer, a paper base material layer, a conductive barrier layer and a heat sealing innermost layer. An apparatus...
8105533 Apparatus for measuring corrosion loss  
The present invention provides a corrosion loss measuring apparatus which enables to quantitatively determine corrosion loss characteristics of ceramic materials and heat-resistant metallic...
8103478 Method and system for semiconductor process control and monitoring by using PCA models of reduced size  
By dividing a complex set of parameters of a production process in forming semiconductor devices into individual blocks, respective PCA models may be established for each block and may thereafter...
8100268 Chutes for sorting and inspection apparatus  
A chute for inspection and sorting apparatus is disclosed. It comprises two sections; a first, upper section (6) and a lower, grooved section (2). The first section has a smooth, normally polished...
8099253 Keyboard tester  
Apparatus and methods are described for pressing and releasing keys and measuring timing data of the key presses and releases of a keyboard input device to determine characteristics of different...