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6672177 Proximity suppression system tester  
A system and method for testing an airbag proximity suppression system that includes a positioning system that controls movement of an occupant model and toward a suppression zone. A proximity...
6668669 Method and apparatus for detecting, measuring, concentrating and suppressing subterranean termites  
A system for subterranean termite detection, measuring, concentration, collection, marking, tracking and suppression is provided by deploying a family of devices in the soil peripheral to objects...
6663791 Detection method of coating film thickness and ion implantation equipment using this method  
A detection method of coating film thickness and an ion implantation equipment using the detection method. The detection method comprises providing on a surface of materials, such as disk ( 11 ) of...
6662671 Gear driven mechanical assembly test procedure  
A method of collecting test data for a gear set includes loading the gear set to a testing device having a first motor which is an input drive motor and a second motor which is an output drag...
6659638 Dynamic temperature controlled accelerated weathering test apparatus  
An accelerated weathering test apparatus for concentrating solar radiation upon at least one test specimen including a target board, a reflector device, an air circulation device, a feedback...
6656332 Replicating method for surface finish inspection  
A method of inspecting the surface finish of a component comprising providing an original surface to be inspected. A release agent is applied onto the original surface and an epoxy mixture is...
6655222 Determination of road gradient and determination of trailer load  
A device and method for determining values and/or generating signals, which can be used for closed-loop or open-loop controlling of the driving behavior of a vehicle equipped with a sensor system...
6648975 Method and apparatus for fabricating quantum dot functional structure, quantum dot functional structure, and optically functioning device  
The present invention is to fabricate a quantum dot functional structure having ultra-fine particles homogeneously distributed in a transparent medium by efficiently fabricating high-purity...
6648531 Simultaneous keyboard key press  
An apparatus and method of simultaneously pressing different keyboard keys mechanically. The apparatus includes a displacement mechanism that is held by a main carrier that may slide back and forth...
6644236 Deterioration indicator and a product having the same  
A deterioration indicator for a resin mold member in a product includes a deteriorating state checking portion configured to allow evaluation of a deterioration state of the resin mold member. The...
6644099 Shaped charge tubing cutter performance test apparatus and method  
A shaped charge tubing cutter performance test apparatus and procedure comprises a plurality of test coupons, preferably fabricated from a pipe wall section of the test subject. The coupons are...
6642853 Movable wireless sensor device for performing diagnostics with a substrate processing system  
A sensor device, for diagnosing a processing system, generally includes a support platform and one or more sensors mounted on the support platform. The sensor senses a condition, such as direction...
6640655 Self tracking sensor suspension mechanism  
The invention relates to a self-tracking sensor mechanism for use with a smart pipeline inspection gauge, commonly termed a “smart pig”. The self-tracking sensor mechanism has a link pivotally...
6639548 Method for creation of planar or complex wavefronts in close proximity to a transmitter array  
An apparatus and method for generating an electromagnetic environment in which the free field, plane wave response of electronic systems of an electrically large (greater than several wavelengths...
6637599 Device for monitoring the normal operation of an apparatus for detecting a physical characteristic of chicken eggs  
A device for monitoring the normal operation of weighing instruments (X 1 , X 2 , and X 3 ) for chicken eggs used in a weight grading apparatus A for chicken eggs has a judging device 12 for...
6637278 Measuring system for determining the surface line of a body  
A measuring system has a freely movable measuring instrument and a computer for processing the measured data. Two measuring devices are in the measuring instrument, each with two acceleration...
6636155 Gauge having adjustable activating means  
A mechanical gauge having a mechanism for setting multiple alarms within tolerance values. When such tolerance values defined by the mechanism are reached, the same mechanism activates an alarm.
6634245 Drivingly rotatable mechanism of specimen loading table and specimen loading mechanism  
A rotating mechanism 18 according to the present invention is a mechanism for reversibly rotating a chuck top 11 , on which a wafer to be inspected is mounted. The rotating mechanism is provided...
6629010 Control feedback system and method for bulk material industrial processes using automated object or particle analysis  
A control feedback system and method for industrial processes using automated particle or object analysis is disclosed. The control feedback system and method includes a particle characteristic...
6626052 Method and apparatus for artificial weathering  
A method and apparatus for irradiating a specimen with a beam of radiation are provided. The method comprises the steps of providing an integrating sphere, a radiation source radiatively...
6622579 Bearing arrangement for tension forces and bearing head therefor  
A bearing arrangement for the support of tensile forces, in particular for the suspended mounting of a mass, in order to simulate the weightlessness of the latter in a gravitational field, has a...
6622541 Rollover sled test device and method  
The invention presents a sled device for testing the rollover threshold of a vehicle. The sled has a carriage that is mounted on a track. The carriage can slide upon the track from a first track...
6621928 Image edge detection method, inspection system, and recording medium  
An inspection system which includes a memory for storing image data provided by picking up an image of a workpiece, a monitor for displaying the image data stored in the memory on a display screen...
6619144 Buffer system for a wafer handling system  
A processing unit for processing at least one semiconductor wafer includes a processing station for processing the wafer, a measuring station for measuring the at least one wafer, a robot for...
6619112 Apparatus for testing the ability of a filter to filter contaminants  
The present invention is directed towards an apparatus for testing hydraulic components. The apparatus includes a test fixture for housing a hydraulic component to be tested, a first fluid...
6616330 Automatic humidity step control thermal analysis apparatus  
An automatic humidity step control thermal analysis apparatus has a detector for detecting and measuring a physical property of a sample and for generating a physical property signal corresponding...
6615680 Method of testing switch design to quantify feel  
A method of testing a switch looks at the second derivative of the resistance force to movement. The second derivative is most indicative of the feel the operator will experience when utilizing the...
6612190 Mass sensor and mass sensing method  
A mass sensor ( 30 ) in which a connection plate ( 33 ) and a diaphragm ( 31 ) are joined together at their respective sides; a sensing plate ( 32 ) is joined to the connection plate ( 33 ) at...
6611616 Method and apparatus for adhesion testing of thin film materials  
An apparatus for the automatic testing the adhesion characteristics of thin film and coating to silicon wafers, and the processing of the data obtained thereby to present to the user a rapid and...
6609420 Translating spinner  
The invention features a modified catch tube component capable of performing the function of the conventional catch tube and the conventional MEM simultaneously. The catch tube will also feature a...
6609415 Method of evaluating adsorption of contaminant on solid surface  
A test piece made of a material equal to the material of the workpiece is formed in a size that permits the test piece to be housed in an adsorption tube container mounted to a mass analyzing...
6609037 Gimbal pointing vector stabilization control system and method  
A hybrid stabilization system for isolating a pointing vector of a gimbal from the motion of a vehicle base is provided. The hybrid stabilization control system includes a rate feedback loop...
6606569 Methods and systems for dynamic force measurement  
Dynamic force measurement methods and systems for measuring forces applied to a structure by use of accelerometers attached to masses of the structure supported by one or more load cells. A load...
6604853 Accelerated thermal stress cycle test  
An accelerated thermal stress cycle test which can be conducted in a significantly reduced test time compared to the conventional test is provided. The test is carried out in a cluster of reaction...
6604436 Ultra-accelerated natural sunlight exposure testing facilities  
A multi-faceted concentrator apparatus for providing ultra-accelerated natural sunlight exposure testing for sample materials under controlled weathering conditions comprising: facets that receive...
6604435 Low acceleration method of flow cytometry  
An improved nozzle system for a flow cytometer and accompanying methods have been invented for a high efficiency orientation and sorting process of a flat sample and dedicates items such as equine...
6601464 Particle momentum sensor  
A particle momentum detector has a massive support with a flat surface on which is mounted a piezoelectric member supporting a flat low mass plate resistant to deformation by impinging particles....
6601437 Apparatus for testing or isolating a segment of pipe  
There is described a method and an apparatus for testing or isolating a section of pipe, the apparatus comprising a cylindrical mandrel for insertion into a section of pipe, the mandrel including...
6598828 Integral data acquisition capacity  
Provided is a modified configuration that permits operation of instrumentation onboard platforms that may experience severe environmental conditions. The instrumentation permits autonomous...
6598456 Method and systems for control of acceleration pulses generated by HYGE type crash simulation sleds  
An acceleration pulse modulation method for HYGE (Hydraulically Controlled, Gas Energized) crash simulation sleds uses servo-controlled accelerators on moveable parts of the crash simulator...
6595075 Method and apparatus for testing cassette pod door  
A method and an apparatus for testing the unlatching torque of a cassette pod door in order to determine whether a cassette pod door is completely unlatched by latch keys of a door opener in a...
6591701 Weathering test apparatus having a long-arc type air-cooled vertical metal halide lamp  
A weathering test apparatus having a vertically disposed long-arc type air-cooled metal halide lamp, a lamp housing having a cooling device for cooling a lower seal portion of the lamp, and a...
6588287 Multiple stage system for aerodynamic testing of a vehicle on a static surface and related method  
A system for aerodynamically testing a vehicle having a front pair of wheels and a rear pair of wheels includes a surface for statically supporting the vehicle. The system additionally includes a...
6586756 Apparatus including sulfur bulb for accelerating fading of light sensitive materials  
An apparatus for subjecting light sensitive materials to visible radiation is disclosed which minimizes the amount of heat generated. The apparatus includes a source of visible radiation including...
6582663 Apparatus for titration and circulation of gases and circulation of an absorbent or adsorbent substance  
The invention concerns an apparatus for the titration and circulation of gases to determine metal hydride storing properties, with improved response time, greater dynamic range in terms of the...
6581483 Air buffer type apparatus for key durability testing  
An air buffer type apparatus for key durability testing upon a keyboard is provided to carry out a durability test that can mimic a real finger typing operation. The apparatus includes a driving...
6581437 Motion platform and method of use  
A novel Stewart platform includes electromagnetic linear actuators. The motion platform may be included in an apparatus and method for testing footwear where a stationary shoe is struck by the...
6578441 Crane testing apparatus and associated load testing method  
Two groups of test weights are stacked on a horizontal base frame transported to an aligned position underlying a crane to be tested for loading capacity. Such base frame is loaded with the test...
6571648 Method of accelerated aging of neat asphalt binder using microwave radiation process  
An improved method for simulating an oxidative aging of an asphalt sample comprises accumulating a number of samples from the asphalt load under test. The samples are initially heated by convection...
6571148 System for automatically certifying the accuracy of a manufacturing machine and associated methods  
A combined manufacturing machine and certifying system are operable for performing a first operation of the machine, obtaining first data by quantifying the first operation of the machine using...