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7389706 |
Method to detect and characterize contaminants in pipes and ducts with interactive tracers
A method and an apparatus for detecting, locating, and quantifying contamination in a fluid flow system like a pipe or duct. This characterization technique uses a conservative and one or more...
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7387039 |
Container finish inspection
A container inspection apparatus and method measures both warp and off-level of an annular sealing surface of a container. The apparatus preferably has a warp gauge device and an off-level gauge...
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7373849 |
Autonomous reconnaissance sonde, and method for deployment thereof
A method for deploying a reconnaissance sonde, including the steps of: incorporating at least one environmental sensor and an associated communication device into a robust, aerodynamically...
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7360462 |
Method and equipment for inspecting reinforced concrete pipe
Deterioration of reinforced concrete pipes is checked and the deterioration progress level is classified. Based on the inspection result, a portion to be inspected in detail in an inspection area...
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7343828 |
Tape fed miniature air gap inspection crawler
An air gap inspection device. The air gap inspection device may include a mast and an inspection head attached to the mast. The mast may be in the form of a collapsible tube.
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7343827 |
System and process for break detection in porous elements for screening or filtering
A method of detecting breaks in a porous element in a material separator is disclosed. A shielding is created in the material separator to form a barrier to RF energy. The shielding is formed with...
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7339383 |
Nanogripper device having length measuring function and method for length measurement executed with nanogripper device having length measuring function
A fixed electrode and a movable electrode used to drive each arm are disposed at a drive unit. As a voltage is applied between the fixed electrode and the movable the electrode, a coulomb force...
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7337686 |
Multi-threat detection system
A method and system for efficiently screening for dangerous threatening items are presented. The system includes an object unit designed to hold the object and a test unit including equipment for...
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7331249 |
Non-destructive inspection apparatus and non-destructive inspection system
A nondestructive inspection device nondestructively inspects an internal state of an inspection target, and transmits information indicating a progress status of the inspection to the outside of an...
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7331248 |
Method and apparatus for detecting and locating explosives, biological, and chemical substances in ducts and structures using tracers
A method and an apparatus for detecting, locating, and quantifying explosive materials and devices, and naturally occurring and man-made dangerous or hazardous biological and chemical materials and...
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7317992 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting dovetail edgebreak contour
A method and tooling for inspecting a contour of an edge of a cutout formed in a disk, each cutout fixedly receiving a turbine blade. A first device receives the disk containing the cutouts. A...
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7317308 |
System and method for measuring electric current in a pipeline
A system for measuring a voltage differential in a current-carrying pipe using a propulsion vehicle for conveying the system inside the pipe. The system includes a first contact for maintaining...
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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...
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7311012 |
Elongation measuring device
An elongation measuring device 10 measures an elongation in a timing belt 4 included in a driving device 1 provided with a drive roller 2 . The elongation measuring device 10 is provided...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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 (...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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