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6422065 Method for testing a cell sample  
In this invention, a cell parameter, for example cell volume, is determined by subjecting one or more aliquots of a sample cell suspension to one or more alterations of at least one parameter of...
6422058 Railroad car coupling simulator and method  
An efficient and effective computerized apparatus and method for determining the effects of railroad car humping on cargo in railroad cars. The invention broadly comprises a twelve-wheel test cart...
6418805 Constituent sensing system  
The present invention is directed to a constituent sensing system including a container for holding a flowable product. A moveable member is positioned within the container for moving the flowable...
6418804 Fluid flow inspection and video recording system and method for turbine buckets  
An inspection and recording system for fluid flow testing of cooling passageways in gas turbine buckets provides readily observable visual determination of whether any blockages were formed during...
6418803 Method for testing the effectiveness of drain cleaners  
Disclosed herein are methods. for testing the effectiveness of drain cleaners. A model drain is provided with removable sections, two of which have structures for mounting representative clogs....
6418802 Particle sizing apparatus and method of use thereof  
Apparatus for determining the size of a particle or cell within a fluid, includes a sample chamber for the fluid, a flow restrictor including an orifice, a pair of electrodes disposed on opposite...
6417658 Flow cell for particle analyzer using electrical sensing zone method  
A flow cell for a particle analyzer using an electrical sensing zone method, includes: a detecting member having a through hole; a first cell for supplying a particle containing liquid to the...
6415671 Pneumatic golf club testing machine  
A golf bombarding testing machine, which is mainly composed of a golf shooting apparatus, a club holding device, a ball-head holding device, a vibration-reducing device, a ball cage and a machine...
6412360 Spacecraft test system  
A spacecraft motion simulation device provides up to four degrees of freedom of motion to a test article and enables viewing a picture on a projection screen from a camera within the test article....
6412359 System and device for determining particle characteristics  
The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for determining at least one of a plurality of particle physical characteristics. The particle physical characteristics include particle size,...
6412326 SEMICONDUCTOR CALIBRATION STRUCTURES, SEMICONDUCTOR CALIBRATION WAFERS, CALIBRATION METHODS OF CALIBRATING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER COATING SYSTEMS, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING METHODS OF ASCERTAINING LAYER ALIGNMENT DURING PROCESSING AND CALIBRATION METHODS OF  
Semiconductor wafer coating system calibration structures and methods are described. In one embodiment, a calibration structure includes a perimetral edge bounding a calibration body. A calibration...
6408704 Aerodynamic particle size analysis method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus are provided for measuring the aerodynamic particle size distribution of airborne particles by drawing the particles through a device 10 a which continuously or...
6408703 Apparatus for carrying out a weight measurement in centrifuges  
An apparatus for carrying out a weight measurement in centrifuges for separating suspensions into their solid and liquid components comprises a machine housing, a drum rotatingly mounted in the...
6405610 Wafer inspection apparatus  
This invention relates to a wafer inspection apparatus having various types of structures for realizing a reduction in convey time of a selected wafer as an inspection target, an improvement in...
6405140 System and method for paper web time-break prediction  
A system and method for generating a time-to-break prediction for a paper web in a paper machine. This invention uses principal components analysis, neuro-fuzzy systems and trending analysis to...
6401554 Device for testing wafer-transporting robot  
An inspection apparatus for inspecting the soundness of a substrate transfer robot of a type horizontally transferring a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer mounted on a blade. The inspection...
6401553 Method for minimizing coulombic losses in electrical impactors and an electrical impactor  
The subject of the invention is a method for minimizing Coulombic losses in impactors and an impactor, in which Coulombic losses have been minimized. The method according to the invention is based...
6401538 Method and apparatus for acoustic fluid analysis  
A method is provided for analyzing suspended particulate and liquid medium in a fluid stream by transmitting acoustic signals into the fluid, detecting scattered acoustic energy, and determining a...
6393138 Method of creating registration signature data for computerized signature collation scheme  
A method of creating registration signature data for a computerized signature collation scheme. A plurality of signature data sets are averaged in order to calculate a candidate set of registration...
6389912 Particle sizing apparatus and method of use thereof  
An apparatus for determining the size of a particle or cell within a fluid includes a sample chamber for the fluid, a flow restrictor having an orifice, a pair of electrodes disposed on opposite...
6386054 Manikin assembly and method for the testing of seats which utilizes the assembly  
A manikin that may be used for accelerated seat durability is disclosed. The manikin provides forces that simulate both the weight of a person against the butt portion of a seat and forces produced...
6386053 Mass sensor and mass detection 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...
6378387 Non-destructive inspection, testing and evaluation system for intact aircraft and components and method therefore  
A non-destructive inspection, testing and evaluation system and process is provided for the review of aircraft components. The system provides for a structure configured to contain an inspection...
6378371 Apparatus and methods for determining natural frequencies of brush seals  
A brush seal segment is mounted within a pressure vessel and against an arcuate surface of an element to provide a seal between regions on opposite sides of the seal at different pressures. By...
6367340 Transfer mechanism for environmental testing apparatus  
An apparatus for conducting environmental tests on a device and which incorporates an improved transfer mechanism is provided. The apparatus includes a cabinet defining first and second chambers...
6361490 Testing and/or setting device for a photodynamic diagnosis or therapy system, or for training on such a system  
A device for testing and/or adjusting a PDD or PDT system and/or for training on such a system comprises an illumination system emitting light which serves at least to stimulate a fluorescent dye...
6360621 Environmental testing chamber  
An apparatus is provided for conducting environmental tests on a device. The apparatus includes a cabinet defining a testing chamber for receiving the device therein. Control structure, operatively...
6357384 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...
6357307 System and method of flow cytometry and sample handling  
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...
6357305 Method and device for sampling dispersed streams of material  
The invention concerns a process for sampling disperse material flows in which an analysis substream is extracted from a process mainstream for subsequent analysis. According to the invention, the...
6354161 Spring powered switch and method and apparatus for testing the same  
Operation of a medium voltage spring powered circuit breaker having an operating mechanism is analyzed by a test unit. The test unit includes a potentiometer having an input and a rotary shaft. A...
6353325 Apparatus for examining posture of an electronic part  
A piezoelectric sensor has a piezoelectric element having a specific axis of sensitivity and a package for the piezoelectric element. The package has a rectangular parallelopiped configuration with...
6348122 Fire retarding polypropylene composition  
A fire retarding polypropylene composition comprising a copolymer of polypropylene and an ethylene/propylene rubber, and at least about 50% by weight but not greater than 60% by weight of a...
6346682 Rambus handler  
A test handler for automatically testing rambus type semiconductor devices. The rambus type test handler includes a user tray stacker for stacking a plurality of user trays which are loaded with...
6343519 Method and apparatus for touch detection based on the velocity of an object relative to a sensor panel  
An apparatus detects the approach and touch-down of an object relative to a sensor panel. The apparatus includes a digital filter for determining a first derivative of a current flow in the sensor...
6343503 Module appearance inspection apparatus  
A module appearance inspection apparatus includes a warpage checking unit, a visual checking unit, a first module transfer unit for unloading the module from a module tray, a second module transfer...
6338283 Self-contained electronic system for monitoring purgers, valves and installations in real time  
Self sufficient electronic system for monitoring and continuous surveillance of steam traps, valves and installations using fluids. The system comprises three essential elements: a multiple sensor,...
6336371 Villari effect seatbelt tension sensor  
A Villari effect seatbelt tension sensor 10 comprises a sensor housing 50 having a plunger chamber 52 and a tongue head flange chamber 54 therein. The two chambers 52 and 54 are...
6332370 Evaluation device for evaluating mist generation in a vehicle lighting device  
An evaluation device for evaluating mist generation in a light chamber of a vehicle lighting device capable of obtaining a highly accurate result by a bench test. The evaluation device includes a...
6324905 Method and device for measuring an angle of a rotatable body  
An apparatus (1) is described for determining the angle of a first rotatable body which coacts with two further rotatable bodies. The angle of the two further bodies can be measured, and the angle...
6318194 Furnace tube inspection apparatus  
An apparatus for inspecting an conduit such as a furnace tube comprising at least first and second module shells, each shell having an axially contoured exterior, and a flexible, non-jointed...
6314825 Keyboard testing apparatus  
A keyboard testing apparatus includes a housing inside which two clamping members spaced from each other at an adjustable distance for receiving a keyboard to be tested therebetween. A retaining...
6314824 Apparatus for carrying out a weight measurement in certifuges  
An apparatus for carrying out a weight measurement in centrifuges for separating suspensions into their solid and liquid components comprises a machine housing, a drum rotatingly mounted in the...
6314804 Method and apparatus for aligning and inserting a fuel injector in a test head  
A method of inserting an injector in a test head includes inserting the injector in a puck; aligning the puck beneath the test head; engaging a bottom of the puck with a floating cone assembly;...
6314795 Leak tracing  
A method of leak detection in a pipeline, characterized by the steps of: introducing into the pipeline (w) at an opening an initially loose fitting plug (11) having at least an expandable periphery...
6314383 Method and system for determining a vehicle mass  
A method and a system for ascertaining a mass value representing the vehicle mass of a motor vehicle, particularly of a commercial vehicle, having a drive unit. An acquisition at least of a first...
6313748 Electrical apparatuses, termite sensing apparatuses, methods of forming electrical apparatuses, and methods of sensing termites  
The invention encompasses an electrical apparatus. Such apparatus comprises a first substrate having first circuitry supported thereby. The first circuitry defines at least a portion of a radio...
6311572 Displacement sensor  
A displacement sensor for acquiring the position of two parts that can be moved relative to one another is described. A sequence of markings are placed on the first part and a plurality of sensors...
6306126 Calibrating device  
A calibrating device for detecting the position, firstly, of the axis of the shank (axis of action) and, secondly, of the front end (point of action or line of action) of a surgical instrument...
6305234 Absolute encoder  
A non-contact absolute encoder for determining the absolute position of a movable workpiece includes a movable transducer element adapted to be coupled to the workpiece, and a sensor positioned...