| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 073865000 | MASS | 23 |
| 20080295620 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING DISPERSIBILITY OF POWDER AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CONCENTRATION OF AIRBORNE POWDER, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING CONTAINMENT FACILITY USING THE SAME - A method for evaluating the powder dispersibility including dispersing a powder allowed to stand inside a closed container by mechanical vibration applied quantitatively to the powder; collecting the dispersed powder on a quartz crystal element or a piezo element; and measuring the mass of the collected powder using a quartz crystal microbalance or a piezo element mass meter to thereby measure the airborne powder concentration in air inside the closed container; a method for evaluating airborne powder concentration at work place using the method for evaluating the powder dispersibility; and a method for designing a powder containment facility using the method for evaluating airborne powder concentration. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090007705 | SENSING DEVICE AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Embodiments of the invention relate to a device for a fluid enclosure. The device includes a sensing device that responds to a change in distance relative to a fluid enclosure. The change in distance is a function of at least one dimension of the fluid enclosure. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090183582 | Method and a device for verifying mass inside a quilt - A method and a device for verifying mass inside a quilt is provided. A top of a box of a write-through device is placed with the quilt, which is unfolded and paved, and which is then put with a transparent platen. The quilt is next gently pressed and fixed by a semi-transparent board of the box, and the box rotates twice and stops at a vertical position. When the quilt is photographed under a write-through condition, one photo which is put in a transparent bag, and the other photo which is a locally exploded picture of the quilt, are attached on proper positions of the quilt. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090249898 | Systems and methods for non-destructive mass sensing - The invention provides systems and methods for measuring the mass of a substance. In one method, energy is applied to a substance and a response resulting from the application of energy as measured. The mass of the substance is then determined based at least in part on the measured response. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100192708 | MASS MEASUREMENT OF A FLYWHEEL HYBRID VEHICLE - An apparatus for measuring the mass of a hybrid vehicle having a prime mover, a secondary mover incorporating a flywheel, and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) being connectable with a driveline of the vehicle and with the flywheel, the apparatus including a means for measuring a rate of change of CVT ratio during a transference of energy between the hybrid vehicle and the flywheel. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100206098 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER METROLOGY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A semiconductor wafer metrology technique which corrects for the effect of electrostatic forces on an atmospheric buoyancy compensated weight force measurement of a semiconductor wafer. In one aspect a wafer is weighed in a faraday cage whose is measured independently. A change in the measured weight of the faraday cage can be used to correct the measure weight the wafer. In another aspect a direct electrostatic measurement can be converted into a weight correction using a predetermined correlation between an electrostatic charge measured by the charge meter and a weight error force. In another aspect the electrostatic measurement may be indirect, e.g. derived from varying the distance between the wafer and a grounded plate parallel to the wafer to effect a change in an electrostatic force between the grounded plate and the wafer. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100282005 | MASS SENSING DEVICE FOR LIQUID ENVIRONMENT - A device for sensing a mass in a liquid environment including a resonator comprising a piezo layer having a top electrode and a bottom electrode, a sensing surface located adjacent and opposite the top electrode, the resonator and the sensing surface defining a gap therebetween, and a post attached to the sensing surface and the resonator. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20120024088 | Dissolution properties measurement system using piezoelectric sensor - There is provided a dissolution properties measurement system using a piezoelectric sensor, capable of continuously measuring dissolution properties of a substrate in an aqueous solution by using the piezoelectric sensor. The dissolution properties measurement system includes: a specimen receiving unit including a chamber receiving a specimen therein; a mass measuring unit connected with the specimen to measure a mass change of the specimen in real time; and a dissolution properties measuring unit measuring a dissolution properties of the specimen on the basis of the value measured by the mass measuring unit. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120073390 | Synchronous One-Pole Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator - A surface acoustic wave resonator including an input interdigital transducer (IDT), an output IDT, and a pair of gratings with each being spaced from each other by a predetermined distance and attached to a substrate. In at least one embodiment, the distance is equal to one-half of the wavelength of the acoustic wave produced by the input IDT. In a further embodiment, the surface acoustic wave further includes a polymer layer and a biomedical coating covering at least a part of the polymer layer. The surface acoustic wave resonator has uses in the mass sensor and communications fields. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20130061695 | ROBOT HAVING WORKPIECE MASS MEASUREMENT FUNCTION | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130068044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING LIQUID QUANTITY IN BULK CONTAINERS - A method and apparatus for measuring the mass of liquid within collapsible, bulk fabric storage containers is provided wherein a number of pressure pads arranged in a grid pattern supports the container and undergo deflection creating an increase in the pressure of fluid within their interior which may be measured and correlated to the mass of the liquid within the container. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130167669 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY DETECTOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An acceleration detector includes: a plate-like flexible portion which has piezoelectricity and can flex by an inertial force (base portion, joint portion, moving portion); an acceleration detection element loaded on a main surface of the base portion and the moving portion; an electrically conductive mass portion loaded on the moving portion; and a package accommodating the base portion, the joint portion, the moving portion, the acceleration detection element and the mass portion. The acceleration detection element is provided with wirings through which detected acceleration is taken out as an electrical signal, and the mass portion can be maintained at a desired electric potential. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140026686 | Cell Mass Measurement and Apparatus - Provided herein are sensors and methods for determining properties of single cells, such as cell mass. Sensors disclosed herein include resonant sensors having a suspended platform designed to exhibit a uniform vibration amplitude. Methods are also disclosed for measuring changes in cell mass, changes in cell number, changes in cell viscosity and changes in cell elasticity. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140096626 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE PRECIOUS METAL MASS IN AN ALLOY - A system to determine the mass of a precious metal existing with an alloy specimen where the purity concentration of the precious metal within the alloy is known by a user is provided. The system includes an assembly for weighing the alloy specimen, the assembly including an adjustable setting to permit the user to input the known purity concentration, a processor programmed to calculate the mass of the precious metal based upon the weight of the alloy and the purity concentration, and a display for visually displaying the precious metal mass to the user. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140144256 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING MASS PROPERTIES OF VEHICLE COMPONENTS - A system for measuring a mass property of an object is provided. The system includes a first shaft having a first end and a second end and a table disposed in a first plane and coupled to the first shaft at a predetermined angle to support the object. The table is configured to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the first plane between at least a first pivot position and a second pivot position. The system further includes a torque sensor configured to collect a first torque measurement on the first shaft when the table is in the first pivot position and a second torque measurement on the first shaft when the table in the second pivot position. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140230580 | CROP SENSING - A crop harvesting width of a harvester head is partitioned into a plurality of portions. At least one sensor detects a metric of a crop being harvested for each of the plurality of portions. A processing unit determines an attribute of the crop harvested for each of a plurality of portions using the detected metric. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140230581 | MASS MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Amass measurement device measures the mass of an article, even when the article is being moved. A mass measurement device includes a robot hand, a robot arm, a force sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a control unit. The robot hand holds an article (Q). The robot arm moves the robot hand. The force sensor is provided between the robot hand and the robot arm and measures force acting on the article (Q) during movement. The acceleration sensor measures acceleration acting on the article (Q) during the movement. The control unit runs and controls the robot hand and the robot arm, and calculates the mass of the article (Q) on the basis of the force and acceleration acting on the article (Q) during the movement. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140238157 | ROBOT HAVING WORKPIECE MASS MEASUREMENT FUNCTION | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150308937 | METHOD OF TESTING THE OXIDATION RESISTANCE OF AN ALLOY - A method of testing the oxidation resistance of an alloy includes applying a layer of salt on the alloy's surface and placing the alloy in a furnace at a temperature of at least 1000° C. and containing an oxygen containing gas. The alloy is maintained in the furnace at the predetermined temperature for a period of time then the alloy is removed from the furnace and the alloy is to cool to ambient temperature or other suitable temperature. These steps are repeated for a number of times to maintain the salt on the alloy's surface at a level of 0.5 to 30 μg cm | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160107596 | PASSENGER IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a passenger identification device including: a weight sensor assembled to a seat of a vehicle, sensing a weight of a passenger and including a stud unit that protrudes upward; a base bracket positioned on the top of the weight sensor and mediating mounting of the weight sensor; an upper damper and a lower damper contacting the top and the bottom of the base bracket, respectively to absorb an error moment; and an upper sleeve and a lower sleeve positioned on the top of the upper damper and the bottom of the lower damper, respectively and used to fix the position of the damper and protect the damper. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160187184 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE MASS OF A BODY - A method for determining the mass of a body is described. The method comprises the application and measurement of a first motive force to the body to move the body in a first state of motion. The acceleration of the body is also measured at this time. This methodology is repeated for a second state of motion. The measured motive forces and accelerations are then used to calculate the mass, and hence the weight of the body. An accelerometer may be employed to measure the accelerations. The methods may be adapted so as to correct for the angle θ of the ground across which the body is moved and or the tilt angle α of the accelerometer relative to the ground. The methods may employ a novel surface angle measuring device that does not require contact with the ground and which does not require the body to be stationary. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160195424 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE MASS OF A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160200984 | DESORPTION OF BITUMEN FROM CLAY PARTICLES AND MATURE FINE TAILINGS | 07-14-2016 |
