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7027948 Testing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and program for implementing the method  
A testing apparatus which, when resuming a test after interruption, makes it possible to determine whether or not an apparatus to be tested is the one for which the test has been interrupted. A...
7024954 Microelectronic wafer examination apparatus and method for using the same  
An apparatus is provided that includes a wafer examination stand configured to securely receive a wafer carrier. In addition, the apparatus may include a measurement device suspended above stand....
7024953 Apparatus and method for tuning a golf shaft  
A method of making a golf club includes making a first determination of the location of the effective seam in a shaft and then more precisely locating the seam before attaching a golf club head...
7024952 Automated method and system to assemble and inspect tubing assemblies  
An automated method and system to assemble and inspect tubing assemblies includes one or more coordinate tables with each table having a plurality of robotic fixtures mounted for movement on the...
7017432 Hydraulic and electric umbilical connection for an inspection vehicle for inspecting a liquid-filled tank  
An umbilical connection for use in a hazardous environment like a floating roof storage tank has one or more hydraulic hoses, one or more electrical cables or a combination thereof. Each hydraulic...
7017431 Methods for inspecting components  
A method for inspecting a component. The method includes coupling the component to a fixture such that the component is fixedly secured in position during machining of the component, and inspecting...
7017430 Inspection device and inspection method of dielectric film, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device  
After placing a sample in a heating vacuum chamber, a probe is climbed down to a position above a capacitor formed in the sample whose electrical characteristic is supposed to be measured. The...
7017429 Continuous test flow method and apparatus  
A method for testing devices produced in front end lots involving loading a plurality of front end lots into a tester without requiring the tester to complete tests on a previous front end lot. A...
7017428 Test kit for semiconductor package and method for testing semiconductor package using the same  
A test kit for a semiconductor package and a method for testing the semiconductor package using the same are provided. The test kit for a semiconductor package includes a pick-and-place tool for...
7015686 Test mechanism for testing connection port of electronic apparatus  
The present invention is to provide a test mechanism for testing a connection port of an electronic apparatus comprising a support platform on which at least one slideway is disposed, two mobile...
7013743 Zero speed indicating devices and processes for testing same  
The subject invention is directed to methods, processes and decisions on test outcomes for testing for faulty, therefor dangerous, performance of zero speed indicators that are used to control the...
7013742 Accelerated artificial weathering test systems  
The invention concerns a device for exposing samples to photonic radiation for accelerated artificial weathering tests, comprising: chamber ( 30 ), a sample-holding cage ( 40 ) rotating about a...
7013202 Precise position controlled actuating method and system  
A system for actuating a spray pump assembly comprises a reference platform, a motor, a drive transmission, a spray pump holder, a force coupler, a force transducer, and a system controller. The...
RE38999 Apparatus for inspecting lateral sewer pipes  
A self-propelled lateral inspection apparatus includes a propulsion motor that drives friction members to propel the apparatus along an inside surface of a main sewer pipe. The apparatus also...
7009804 Method and apparatus for micro-actuator stroke sensitivity calibration in a hard disk drive  
A sinusoidal signal is added to the notch filtered micro-actuator control signal stimulating the micro-actuator. The voice coil control signal is notch filtered to remove the frequency component of...
7007563 Monitor to check the path of motion of reciprocating piston  
A stationary arranged sensor ( 4 ) is provided in the region of one of the dead centers of the piston movement to monitor the position of the path of motion of a piston ( 1 ) relative to a cylinder...
6997070 Methods of promoting sleep systems  
A method for selecting a sleep system comprises positioning a person on a mattress in a lying position. One of the person's arms extends generally perpendicular to the person's torso. A first...
6996456 Robot with tactile sensor device  
Methods and apparatuses for calibrating and teaching a robot to accurately work within a work environment. The present invention preferably provides one or more tactile sensor devices that may be...
6993986 Clamping element with an integrated force sensor  
A clamping element for the transport of a substrate in a predefined transport direction comprises a first and a second leg with a first and second clamping jaw for clamping a substrate. Each of the...
6990870 System for determining characteristics of substrates employing fluid geometries  
The present invention provides a technique for determining characteristics of substrates, such as the presence of contaminants, shape, as well as the spatial relationships between spaced-apart...
6990868 Accelerated weathering apparatus having sealed weathering chamber  
An accelerated weathering apparatus of the type used to concentrate solar radiation upon test specimens includes a frame supporting a reflecting solar concentrator disposed in opposition to a...
6988423 Universal connecting device that designates an operational mode  
A controller for a gradient sequential compression system is provided for inflating a plurality of inflatable chambers of one or more compression sleeves according to several different modes of...
6988302 Method of verifying the quality of a press-fit operation  
A system for verifying the quality of a pressing operation of a press-fit part onto a receiving portion of a receiving assembly. The system is applicable to the installation of a bearing cup onto a...
6986294 Bulk materials management apparatus and method  
Bulk material measurement packages are described including the preferred embodiment of an automated instrument package (AIP) suited to mount on the inside ceiling of a large silo. The gimbaled AIP...
6983638 Head restraint evaluator  
A test assembly for evaluating vehicle head restraints comprises a carriage adapted to be coupled to a drive member capable of moving the test assembly, a head restraint coupled to the carriage and...
6981426 Method and apparatus to measure gas amounts adsorbed on a powder sample  
A method and apparatus for measuring the gas amounts adsorbed on a powder which directly measures pressure changes in a gas supply chamber with the use of differential pressure sensors between the...
6981401 Method for testing properties of corrosive lubricants  
A method of testing corrosive lubricating media using a wear testing apparatus without a mechanical seal. The wear testing apparatus and methods are effective for testing volatile corrosive...
6978690 Apparatus for the internal inspection of pipes and tubes and the like  
An apparatus for the internal inspection of pipes and tubes or the like, comprising an ultrasonic measuring head and a cable coupled to the measuring head, which cable can be coupled outside the...
6971175 Assembly line and method for vehicle body manufacturing  
A vehicle body assembly line ( 10 ) and method for assembling vehicle bodies utilizes electromagnetic gauging apparatus ( 44 ) to generate production gauge data of an assembly of formed sheet metal...
6970581 Information processing apparatus and method, computer-readable memory, and program  
An information processing apparatus detects the sampling rate of a coordinate input device, and standardizes the writing data which is input from the coordinate input device based on the detected...
6967457 Monitoring device  
In order to produce a monitoring device for checking for a predefined position of a body or checking for the presence of a body, comprising a pivotal check element, a motor for driving the checking...
6966994 Contamination control for engines  
A method is provided of detecting contamination of engine fluid in an engine. Engine fluid is provided to a particle counter, and the cleanliness of the engine fluid is measured with the particle...
6966235 Remote monitoring of critical parameters for calibration of manufacturing equipment and facilities  
Monitoring of parameters using remote sensors, which are attached directly to the product material, allows for non-intrusive entry into the manufacturing area, via the same robotic handling or...
6964208 Measuring device for wood cutting tool  
A measuring device for setting up powered wood tools and the like includes an elongated body defining a straight edge adapted to abuttingly support the measuring device on a bed of the wood forming...
6964207 Deflection measurement device for flexible piping  
A mechanical inspection sled which can be pushed through a pipeline using a series of connecting rigid rods. Mechanical measuring devices are mounted on the sled. These devices deflect when the...
6962091 System and method for measuring a horizontal deviation of a load receiving element  
The aim of the invention is to provide a system and a method which surmounts the problems of prior art. According to the inventive system and method for measuring horizontal deviation of a load...
6962072 Fluid inducer evaluation device and method  
A fluid inducer having an inducer valve operable to open in response to a load is evaluated by an evaluation device. This device includes a fluid conduit for pressurizing the fluid inducer with a...
6959618 Particle characterization apparatus  
An apparatus is provided for characterizing cells in a biological liquid sample and operating according to the Coulter principle. The apparatus has a disposable sensor unit and a docking station...
6957766 Envelope with enhanced opening capabilities and method therefor  
A method and apparatus for an envelope that includes a first portion of material, forming a first surface, a second portion of material, forming a second surface, the second portion being connected...
6956230 Integrated particles sensor formed on single substrate using fringes formed by diffractive elements  
Integrated sensors are described using lasers on substrates. In one embodiment, a first sensor forms a laser beam and uses a quartz substrate to sense particle motion by interference of the...
6955100 Method and arrangement for inspection and requalification of vehicles used for transporting commodities and/or hazardous materials  
In order to improve the safety with which commodities (including regulated hazardous materials) can be shipped by rail around the country in tank cars and the like, each tank and associated...
6952950 System and method for automatic identification of a detachable component of an instrument  
A system and method for automatic identification of a detachable component of an instrument is disclosed. The detachable component includes a machine-readable device that contains information...
6946652 Accelerated weathering apparatus  
An apparatus for accelerated weathering testing specimens including discharge lamps as a concentrated light source for accelerating the deterioration of color, composition and/or structure of test...
6945130 Balance comprising a housing with an excess pressure  
An electronic balance with a housing ( 1 ) that can be put under an above-ambient pressure, for example for the purpose of using the balance in a hazardous environment where a risk of explosion...
6943509 Rotor speed control device and method  
Kinetic energy of a rotor is substantially prevented from exceeding a predetermined amount of kinetic energy by determining a first kinetic energy of the rotor spinning at a first rotational...
6941827 Mounting apparatus and method for cylinder position sensor  
A method and apparatus for detecting the position of a rod member of a cylinder assembly are provided. The cylinder assembly may have a cylinder body with a cylinder chamber therein, a gland member...
6941826 Method and device for detecting abrasions of electrodes in stationary welding gun  
A method for detecting abrasion of both a moving side electrode ( 2 ) and a fixing side electrode ( 3 ) of a stationary type welding gun in which the moving side electrode ( 2 ) and the fixing side...
6941795 Method for evaluating particle concentrations in a clean room or machine mini-environment  
A method for evaluating particle concentrations in the atmosphere of a clean room or of a machine mini-environment is described. The method includes exposing a test surface of a test substrate to...
6941792 Surface inspection system  
A surface inspection system, comprising a calibration wafer where particles of known specifications are spread, a wafer transport unit having a transport robot, a surface inspection unit, and a...
6938505 Chamber wafer detection  
An apparatus and method for detecting in chamber wafer position and process status are disclosed. A chamber includes a processing pedestal and plurality of lift pins. Each lift pin has an...