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6311546 Biofouling monitor and methods to monitor or detect biofouling  
A biofouling monitor is described which has a column having an inlet and an outlet; a microorganism nutrient feed line located upstream of the inlet; and a first pressure sensor located upstream of...
6308962 Axle pivot angle detecting apparatus for industrial vehicle and industrial vehicle  
An industrial vehicle has a body frame and an axle, which supports wheels and is pivotally supported by the body frame. A potentiometer is supported on the body frame and is spaced apart from the...
6308585 Method and a device for attaching ultrasonic transducers  
Ultrasonic energy from an ultrasonic transducer 3 is transmitted through a member 1, such as the wall of a vessel, on which the transducer is mounted. A cylindrical projection 2 is formed integral...
6308584 Process, cartridge and device for introducing a particulate material into a liquid  
The invention relates to a process for introducing a particulate material, for example pellets, granules or powder, into a liquid, and a cartridge and a device for carrying out this process. The...
6305235 Variable height sensor tree  
A variable position sensing device is provided. The device includes a fixed track attached to a track holder. An adjustable sensor holder is adapted to receive a sensor and is capable of sliding...
6303909 Waterless vessel heating system and method  
A dissolution testing system comprises a vessel plate on which a plurality of vessels are mounted. Each vessel includes a lateral wall having an outer surface around which a plurality of flexible...
6298739 Right angle sensor  
A sensor probe assembly. The sensor probe assembly includes a sensor probe body having a probe head and an elongated cylindrical probe shaft for housing a sensing element. An adapter attaches the...
6295881 Sensor package for proximity detectors  
A sensor package for proximity detectors adapted for use with materials having a significant angle of repose. The sensor package includes a hollow housing defining a cylindrical main body adapted...
6289753 Method for measuring mechanical properties of the collagen network in cartilage  
A method for measuring the mechanical integrity of a collagen network in cartilage and of other extracellular matrices according to applying a known mechanical stress to the sample; measuring a...
6282969 Optically clear housing and reduced cure time potting compound for use with object sensor  
A vehicle exterior object detector apparatus includes a transceiver carried within an optically clear housing and mounted by a holder to a support on the vehicle. A potting compound surrounds the...
6282951 Fluid flow system having a stress relief casing  
A fluid flow system, casing and method according to which a chamber is formed in the casing and at least one conduit is coupled to the casing so that fluid passes from the conduit and into the...
6282943 Apparatus and method for detecting substances  
An exemplary apparatus and method for detecting substances are provided for allowing any of a variety of substances, such as natural gas, to be detected from a distance. The apparatus for detecting...
6276222 Method for evaluating deterioration of insulating paper  
According to the present invention, insulating paper immersed in an oil is heated and deteriorated at a temperature up to 110° C. which is in an operating temperature region for an oil-filled...
6272933 Respiratory humidification system  
A flow probe for use in a humidification system is disclosed. The flow probe is adapted to be positioned in a humidified gases flow (for example oxygen or anesthetic gases) such as that which is...
6269699 Determination of actual defect size in cathode sputter targets subjected to ultrasonic inspection  
A method for determining actual size of internal target defects by ultrasonic inspection is provided in which the amplitude of signals generated by ultrasonic inspection are compared to...
6267018 Measuring device  
A measuring device is disclosed that includes a shaft, a display and/or control unit pivotally supported on an upper end of the shaft, and at least one sensor element disposed in the shaft and...
6267017 Two-dimensional array for electromechanical and electrochemical spectroscopy  
A transducer cell array for electrochemical and electromechanical spectroscopy testing. The array has rows and columns of electrolytic volume cell elements that are spatially uniform. A reference...
6263748 Mechanical method for changing oxygen sensor characteristics  
A method for determining the mechanical installation parameters of an oxygen sensor so that it will operate within a predetermined temperature range under all operating conditions of the vehicle by...
6263747 Remote installation method and tool  
To insert an instrument into a flow stream of a sewer pipe from the street, the instrument is fastened to a holder, which in turn is fastened to a portion of an expansion ring opposite its two...
6259523 Optical inspection insertion apparatus for pressurized vessels  
An optic device for use in viewing the interior of pressurized vessels, especially high pressure fluid pipelines. Embodiments of the optic device allow manual or automatic insertion/retraction of...
6257079 Tablet testing appliance  
An appliance for testing oblong tablets or tablests with a similar form and more especially for weighing, measuring and fracture testing of such tablets in suitable testing stations, the appliance...
6251302 Chemically substituted chromophores and fluorophores of high solubility and their use as fluid visualizing agents  
The present invention provides, a 3 or 4-amino-1,8-naphthalimide compound having polyether substituent groups at the 3 or 4-position and the imide position. The polyether groups are linked to a...
6250830 Device for marking delaminations and methods of use thereof  
A device for marking hidden delaminations in a structure subject to hidden delaminations comprising a wheeled spray paint can holder, wherein said holder is adapted to hold a paint can containing a...
6247362 High temperature high pressure probe seal  
A high temperature, high pressure process seal is used with a process instrument having a control housing assembly with a 50 ohm control connection, and an elongate probe including a sensing...
6244121 Sensor device for non-intrusive diagnosis of a semiconductor 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...
6230548 System for testing properties of materials  
A system including methods and apparatus for measuring properties of a material, such as surface tension, surface energy, absorption, adsorption, permeability, porosity and printability and the...
6227703 Variable length sensor probe system  
A variable length sensor probe system for connection to a sensor well includes a housing adapted for connection to the proximate end of a sensor well; a sensor probe having a distal end for...
6227501 Sensor mounting  
A mounting for attaching a sensor (10) in a vehicle bumper comprises a housing (12) within which a sensor holder (14) can be angularly adjusted. The sensor holder (14) has a part-spherical surface...
6227061 Mounting block for a proximity probe used for measuring axial movement of a rotor  
A quill for locating a measuring device in proximity to a rotor surface includes a body portion having a bore oriented at an acute angle relative to horizontal, the bore adapted to receive a...
6222897 Wrist raster scan methods  
Scan methods of inspecting piping and welds of a pipe elbow in a reactor pressure vessel of a boiling water reactor are disclosed. The scan apparatus includes a motor connected to a scan head...
6220097 Device for detecting delaminations and methods of use thereof  
A device for detecting hidden delaminations in a structure subject to hidden delaminations comprising a rotary percussion tool head adapted at an end thereof to connect to an extension pole,...
6220089 Vibration dummy apparatus  
Vibration dummy apparatus adapted to sit on and be supported by a vehicle seat to accurately simulate human vibration response at an interface between the apparatus and seat cushions of the vehicle...
6220088 Assessment of patient support systems  
A method and equipment for assessing the suitability of support surfaces such as mattresses and chairs is disclosed. The method comprises applying a load to each of two such support surfaces with a...
6216630 Bearing arrangement and indicating instrument using the same  
In a bearing arrangement, a rotary shaft has an annular groove opposite a bearing portion so that a part of the annular groove extends outward from the bearing portion, and lubrication oil is...
6212963 Piezo-transducer and cabling configuration  
A production mold with piezo-transducers and associated signal processing amplifiers located inside it are housed in a tightly sealed, electrically shielded unit. The piezo-transducers are linked...
6212936 Ultrasonic transmitter particularly for an air bubble detector  
An ultrasonic transmitter, particularly for an air bubble detector, having a transmitting stage and an ultrasonic crystal. The transmitting stage includes a multivibrator having a time-base circuit...
6207030 Apparatus for measuring coating quality  
A method and apparatus for measuring the quality, e.g., thickness, porosity, or corrosion rate, of a coating inside a hollow body having an opening. The method comprises attaching a probe from a...
6205872 Broadband vibration sensor apparatus  
A broadband vibration sensor apparatus includes a single housing having at least two vibration sensors disposed in signal communication with a machine contact surface of the housing and a machine...
6205871 Vascular phantoms  
The invention provides materials and methods for modeling human blood vessels. Including panels of anatomically accurate vascular phantoms, such as carotid artery phantoms, comprising a range of...
6202496 Apparatus for the measurement of viscoelastic characteristics of bodies  
A device for measuring the elastic-viscous properties of objects, in particular objects made of an elastomer material such as rubber, has a measurement body movable in relation to a holder and...
6199437 Apparatus for studying the effects of flow fields imposed on a material during processing  
A apparatus for studying the effects of steady and transient flow fields on a sample. The apparatus includes: (a) a flow chamber through which a sample can flow comprising a port arranged to...
6192735 Three-dimensional position calibrator  
A probe 12 is correctly fixed to a calibrator body 1, and the calibrator body 1 is mounted on the base stand 22. With the surfaces thereof abutted against a block 14, and it is positioned in...
6190915 Ultrasound phantoms  
An improved ultrasound phantom includes a container having a window covered by an ultrasound transmitting window cover that seals and protects a water based tissue mimicking material within the...
6185988 Anti-fouling apparatus for marine applications  
An apparatus for monitoring water quality parameters is protected from the deleterious effects of its environment when water quality is not being monitored. In a preferred embodiment, a sensor is...
6185858 Leader attachment tool and method  
A leader attachment tool for use securing a wire leader within a fishing rig that includes a bent wire member including a handle portion, a right angle offset portion, an axis portion, a connecting...
6184039 Method for determining the fat content of feed, food, and other materials utilizing filter media encapsulation  
A method for simultaneous analysis of individual samples for crude fat content. This method utilizes a process of encapsulation of a sample in filter media and the batch processing of numerous...
6182521 Device for positioning a measuring probe  
The invention concerns a device for the precise positioning of a measurement probe along a probe axis A and which can rotate around this axis. By the coaxial arrangement of adjustment units for...
6182520 Light probe installation  
A light probe assembly for mounting in a casing wall comprising a swage lock fitting sized to receive an outer tube; a light probe extending through the fitting and received within the outer tube;...
6182514 Pressure sensor for sealed containers  
A magnetic pressure sensor for sensing a pressure change inside a sealed container. The sensor includes a sealed deformable vessel having a first end attachable to an interior surface of the sealed...
6178826 Electrode assembly for electromagnetic flow sensors  
The electrode assembly (3, 3', 3") avoids the reduction of the insulation resistance of electrodes (4, 4', 41") by a suitable design. The assembly is part of an electromagnetic flow sensor...