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| 20080223155 | Probe assembly for lapping bar using patterned probe - A probe assembly used to lap a bar, the bar being provided with elements that are to be formed into sliders, is provided. The probe assembly comprises an elastically deflectable probe, and a stopper for applying bending deformation to the probe so as to cause first bending deflection at a leading end of the probe and for maintaining the first bending deflection of the leading end while preventing a bending deformation at the leading end from becoming smaller than the first bending deflection. The leading end of the probe is adapted to be subjected to second bending deflection that is larger than the first bending deflection in a same direction as a direction of the first bending deflection and thereby to abut against an electrode pad to establish electrical connection between the probe and the electrode pad, the electrode pad being provided on a surface of the bar other than a surface to be lapped. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080250884 | Pneumatic line isolation and heating for air data probes - The invention provides a probe for an aircraft including a strut having an interior passage accommodating a plurality of pneumatic lines, a probe head extending from the strut and having at least one inlet opening communicating with the pneumatic lines, a baseplate situated below the strut for attaching the probe to the aircraft, and a manifold situated below the baseplate for communicating with the pneumatic lines, wherein the baseplate is adapted and configured so that the pneumatic lines communicating with the manifold are thermally isolated from the baseplate. The invention also provides a method of thermally isolating at least one pneumatic line in an aircraft probe. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080271548 | Probe Holder System, Method for fixing a Probe Holder System and Method for Adjusting a Probe - A probe holder system for fixing a probe to a housing wall, wherein it is possible to provide a simple structure and position the probe as accurately and easily as possible in relation to a measuring object. According to the invention, a housing bushing provided with an inner thread and a carrier rod for the probe, which can be screwed into the threaded bushing, are provided. The threaded bushing can be placed in a reference position in an associated recess of the housing wall and can be arrested by means of a locking element. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080271549 | Connecting flange for analytical instruments and an analytical probe equipped with such connecting flange and a process for installing the instruments - The invention relates to a connecting flange for analytical instruments for investigating a fluid flowing in a pipeline, having a disk-shaped installation ring which comprises two substantially planar end surfaces, an outer jacket surface and a inner jacket surface which defines an axial passage, the installation ring having at least one radial drillhole opening into the outer jacket surface, to which an analytical instrument can be connected and the process for installing the instruments. The invention also relates to an analytical probe having such an analytical instrument, and also to the use of this analytical probe in a process for preparing alkyl (meth)acrylates by reacting (meth)acrylic acid with alkanols. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080282819 | PROBE FOR A SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A probe assembly for an instrument and a method of manufacture includes a substrate and a cantilever having a length that is independent of typical alignment error during fabrication. In one embodiment, the probe assembly includes a buffer section interposed between the substrate and the cantilever. The cantilever extends from the buffer section and a portion of the buffer section extends beyond an edge of the substrate. The portion of the buffer section is more stiff than the cantilever. The corresponding method of producing the probe assembly facilitates batch fabrication without compromising probe performance. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080314171 | Apparatus for Sensing Parameters - Apparatus ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090013807 | PIPE MONITORING METHOD - A method including locating at least one device in a conduit for exposure to ambient conditions within the conduit. The method comprises the steps of locating at least one device relative to a portion of a conduit and shaping the at least one device such that it is contiguous with the wall of the conduit. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090025493 | Sensor Attachment Device, A Sensor and A Light Emitting Device For A Photo-Electrical Sensor - This invention provides a sensor attachment device that can be easily attached and detached, a sensor and a light emitting device for a photo-electrical sensor. By downward displacement of an operation member after tip ends of a pair of locking hooks are locked to a sensor main body by inserting the sensor main body into an insertion opening with second regions of a pair of facing surfaces respectively facing toward external surfaces of central portions of the pair of locking hooks, the central portions of the pair of locking hooks can be pressed inwardly by first regions of the pair of facing surfaces, thereby fixing the sensor main body to a holding member. Accordingly, the attachment of the sensor main body is easy in comparison with the conventional configuration in which a nut is screwed onto the sensor main body, then rotated and fastened. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090064803 | Duct-mountable sensing unit - A duct-mountable sensing unit includes a plurality of sensors for detecting respective parameters, including pressure, of a fluid in a duct. The sensing unit enables fluid communication between the sensors and the fluid in the duct through a single insertion point in the duct. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090064804 | Sensor holder for a piston cylinder unit - A sensor holder for a piston-cylinder unit with a cylinder and a piston rod which is movable relative to the latter comprises a holding element which carries out a synchronous movement with respect to the piston rod and has a first position measuring device. A second position measuring device is held by a holder so as to be axially stationary with respect to the cylinder, and there is a rotationally oriented installation position between the first position measuring device and second position measuring device. The cylinder-side holder and the holding element are rotatable relative to one another, and a magnetic force acting between the holder and the holding element brings about a rotational orientation of the two position measuring devices relative to one another. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090071270 | ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND RECORDING TAG WITH REMOTE SENSING CAPABILITY - A tag for sensing environment conditions in a package may be located within the package or external thereto, and is encased within a food or pharmaceutical grade material such that the tag is hermetically sealed within the material and will not be affected by the environmental conditions to which it will be subjected. The sensor affiliated with the tag can also be located at an end of a conductor or probe that also is hermetically sealed to the material encasing the tag itself. The sensor, remotely located with respect to the tag, may be located within the package being monitored, while the tag itself is located external to the package. The probe may be formed of stainless steel with the sensor being mounted within the tip of the probe to facilitate penetration of the probe into the package. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090095097 | Creating a jet impingement pattern for a thermal control system - In one embodiment, a head assembly to be adapted about a solid immersion lens includes a plurality of jets configured in a radial pattern that extends from a central portion to a substantial periphery of the head assembly. The jets may expel a liquid coolant stream to cool a semiconductor device with a radial impingement pattern so that the liquid coolant travels from a central portion of the semiconductor surface to a peripheral portion of the semiconductor surface. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090100947 | MEASURING DEVICE COMPRISING A PROBE BODY ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION WITH A PROCESS VESSEL OR CONDUIT AND MEASURING METHOD - A measuring device ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090107266 | PROBE TIP ASSEMBLY FOR SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES - A probe assembly for a scanning probe microscope (SPM), a cartridge for a probe assembly for an SPM, and a method of attaching a probe tip to an SPM are described. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090120216 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROPROBE ARRAY - The present invention discloses a three-dimensional microprobe array assembly structure, wherein spacers are used in assembling edge-type microprobe arrays to form a three-dimensional structure, and the spacers reveal conductive pads of the edge-type microprobe arrays to benefit wire bonding. The present invention detects depths and angles and thus increases detection reliability. Besides, in the present invention, the related IC is integrated with the spacer to achieve circuit integration and reduce cost. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090145249 | MODULAR SCANNER ASSEMBLY - A modular scanner assembly includes a probe holder support constructed from interconnected reconfigurable members. At least one of the interconnected reconfigurable members has a probe holder. The probe holder support has wheels attached to at least one interconnected reconfigurable member for moving the probe holder support across a surface to be scanned. At least one of the wheels is connected to a position encoder. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090151482 | Sterile single use measurement device - A sterile measurement device comprising an elongated measurement probe for measuring a physical property. The probe has a first end and a second end, and a sensing element, which is located on the first end, which can be installed at any time on a measurement site. The measurement site has a measuring chamber for measuring a physical quantity inside the measuring chamber without breaching sterility of the measurement arrangement. The measurement device further comprising a sterile tubing comprising a first end, a second end and a compressible section located between the ends. The sterile tubing surrounding the probe, such that the second end of the probe extends out of the second end of the tubing, structure for establishing a sterile connection between the first end of the tubing and a corresponding counter part on a measurement site. The sterile connection forms a passageway leading into a measuring chamber, wherein the physical property is to be measured, and a thermal weld providing a seal between the second end of the tubing and the elongated probe; wherein the compressible section of the tubing allows for a length of the tubing to be varied, such that the sensing element is entirely located inside the tubing, when the compressible section is uncompressed, and the sensing element is located outside the first end of the tubing when the compressible section is compressed. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090255352 | DETACHABLE, QUICK DISCONNECT SYSTEM FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING COMPONENTS - A connector system for attaching a probe to a probe shaft mating assembly comprising: a probe shaft mating assembly comprising a connector body, a plunger chamber located within the connector body, a spring located within the plunger chamber, a locking ball channel extending through the connector body from the plunger chamber to the outer surface of the connector body, a locking ball located within the locking ball channel, and a plunger located within the plunger chamber adjacent to the spring, wherein the locking ball is in contact with the outer surface of the plunger; a probe comprising a probe body, a probe shaft chamber located within the probe shaft facing end of the probe body, and a locking ball receiver located in the probe body adjacent to the probe shaft chamber; wherein the diameter of the probe shaft chamber is larger than that of the probe shaft mating assembly such that when the plunger and the spring are moved from a first position to a second position, the locking ball moves inwardly towards the plunger chamber and below the outer surface of the connector body allowing the probe facing end of the probe shaft mating assembly to enter the probe shaft chamber, and when the plunger and spring are moved from the second position to the first position, the locking ball moves towards the surface of the connector body, extending beyond the outer surface of the connector body such that the locking ball engages the locking ball receiver and fixes the probe to the probe shaft mating assembly. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090260459 | Probe substrate and probe card having the same - A probe card includes a printed circuit board; at least one probe substrate including a probe substrate body disposed on the printed circuit board and at least one probe through hole extending by passing through the probe substrate body; and at least one probe including a probe body supported by the probe substrate and a probe lead part extending from the probe body to an inside of the probe through hole in the printed circuit board, wherein the probe substrate body includes at least one fixing slit which extends in an X axis direction at one side surface of the probe substrate body where the probe body is exposed, and has a width substantially equal to a thickness of the probe; and at least some of the probe bodies are received in the fixing slit so that the probes are arranged in the a Y axis direction. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090272205 | MODULAR SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A modular sensor assembly for performing measurement or calibration is disclosed, comprising a sensing module comprising a threaded spigot, a first slip ring conductive track, and a second slip ring conductive track; a base module comprising a threaded receptacle, a first conductor, and a second conductor; wherein the sensing module is detachably mounted to the base module by rotating the threaded spigot into the threaded receptacle thereby forming a first electrical connection between the first slip ring conductive track and the first conductor, and a second electrical connection between the second slip ring conductive track and the second conductor. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272206 | Transducer matrix film - A transducer system includes a plurality of transducer elements formed on a flexible/substrate with localized circuit elements and interconnects associated with each transducer element. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090282933 | FOLDED BEAM SUSPENSION FOR PROBE - Probe structures that utilize a folded beam structure to support the probe tip. The folded beam or supported-beam structure provides a linear spring force over a large displacement range while resisting probe tip tilting and lateral motion of the probe tip. In one embodiment, the probe structure has a supported-beam structure comprising an inner beam structure surrounded by an outer support, the inner beam structure pivotally connected to the outer support. The inner beam structure has a central region and the outer support having outer corner regions. The outer corner regions provide an attachment region to a supporting mechanism for the probe structure. A probe tip is located at the central region of the inner beam structure. The probe structure may have at least three arms, for example, four arms. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090320624 | Method for Preparing Specimens for Atom Probe Analysis and Specimen Assemblies Made Thereby - A method for making a specimen assembly for atom probe analysis in an energetic-beam instrument includes milling a post near a region of interest in a sample in the energetic-beam instrument, so that the post has a free end. The probe tip of a nano-manipulator probe shaft is attached to the free end of the post and the post is cut free from the sample to form a rough specimen, so that the region of interest in the rough specimen is exposed at approximately the location where the post is cut from the sample. A specimen assembly form is provided having an open area inside its perimeter. The probe shaft bearing the specimen is joined to the specimen assembly form, so that the region of interest in the rough specimen is located in the open area. Thereafter, the probe shaft can be cut off outside the perimeter of the specimen assembly form, and the specimen conveniently held and sharpened for atom probe analysis. Specimen assembly forms made by the method are also disclosed. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100000347 | Ceramic Member, Probe Holder, and Method of Manufacturing Ceramic Member - To provide a ceramic member having a thermal expansion coefficient close to that of silicon and has satisfactory workability, a probe holder formed by using this ceramic member, and a method of manufacturing the ceramic member. For this purpose, at least mica and silicon dioxide are mixed and an external force oriented in one direction is caused to act on this mixed mixture to sinter the mixture. It is more preferable that, in the mixture, a volume content of the mica is 70 to 90 volume % and a volume content of the silicon dioxide is 10 to 30 volume %. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100000348 | Device for fastening a sensor on containers - Device for fastening a sensor on containers with a flexible container wall, in particular mixing bags, comprising a sensor support which is fitted with a sensor, bears against an inner wall of the container wall at least with a rear subsurface averted from the sensor, and is guided with a central piece through an opening in the container wall in which the sensor support is fixed on the container wall by a clamping part which can be connected to the central piece, in which the container wall is clamped between the rear subsurface of the sensor support and on a bearing surface, facing an outer wall of the container, of the clamping part, and in which the rear subsurface bears sealingly against the inner wall of the container wall. The sensor support can also have an electronic or optical transmit unit which is connected to the sensor, in which case the transmit unit communicates in a wireless fashion with a receive unit arranged outside the container. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100058881 | Device for installation of a probe - Device for mounting and demounting of a probe | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100089187 | PROBE CONNECTOR - A probe connector includes a barrel, a plunger, an elastic element, at least one first magnet, and at least one second magnet. The barrel defines an enclosure surrounding a chamber. An opening is formed at one end of the barrel. The elastic element is arranged in the chamber of the barrel. The plunger has a basic portion received in the chamber and against one end of the elastic element, and a contact portion extending out of the chamber through the opening. The first magnet is disposed on the enclosure of the barrel. The second magnet is disposed on the basic portion of the plunger. When the plunger is pressed inward, the plunger is leant towards one side with the basic portion against the enclosure because of the second magnet approaching the first magnet to produce a magnetic force interaction therebetween. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100089188 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF ATTACHING A STRAIN SENSING ELEMENT TO A SUBSTRATE - A circular shaft having a platform formed on it by machining a circular flat into the surface of the shaft. A channel extends around the periphery of the circular flat with a depth in the range of 10 to 15% of the diameter of the shaft and in the range of 30 to 50% of the width/diameter of the platform. The width of the platform is 4 to 7% of the diameter of the shaft. A sensor is mounted on the platform, whereby the formation of the platform and surrounding channel reduces the strain arising in the device which is transferred to the sensor. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100116071 | DEVICE FOR INSTALLATION OF A PROBE AND PROBE ACCOMMODATING ARRANGEMENT - Device for mounting and demounting of a probe ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100126288 | MEASURING PROBE FOR A MEASURING DEVICE - A measuring probe for a measuring device for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container. The measuring probe includes: a probe holding element, which is mounted on the container; and a probe element, which is secured in an axial bore of the probe holding element by means of a releasable securement structure. A first cavity is provided in the axial bore of the probe holding element and a second cavity on the probe element, and a locking element is provided, which, in a final position of the mounting of the probe element in the probe holding element, protrudes into the first cavity and into the oppositely lying second cavity on the probe element and, thus, forms an axial locking. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100126289 | METHOD OF MOUNTING CONTACTOR - A method of mounting a contactor comprising: a step S | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100139422 | EXTERNAL SENSOR ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - In accordance with one embodiment, a system may include an external position adjuster configured to move a sensor within an agricultural tank without requiring access inside the agricultural tank. In another embodiment, a method may include magnetically coupling a sensor to a structure located inside an agricultural tank, wherein the sensor is adjustable to different positions inside of the agricultural tank in response to user input from outside of the agricultural tank. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100162834 | HYDROGEL BASED SENSOR PROBE FOR DETECTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATE - The invention relates to a sensor probe ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100186526 | Method for mounting a capacitive level sensor in a liquid tank - Method for mounting a capacitive level sensor inside a liquid tank having a bottom wall, the sensor having a foot and a measuring portion comprising at least one capacitive element supported by a rigid support extending from said foot, wherein the foot is fixedly secured to the bottom wall of the tank through a retainer, and according to which the rigid support forms an angle with the foot so that the length of the measuring portion of the sensor is higher than the height of the tank in the portion where the foot is located. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100206099 | REUSABLE HANDPIECE FOR DISPOSABLE PROBES - A handpiece for removably attaching one of a plurality of probes including a housing, an actuation assembly arranged on the housing, a linkage assembly arranged on the housing and adapted to couple motion of the actuation assembly to actuation of the probe and an alignment feature arranged on the housing and adapted to control the orientation of a connected probe. Several probes are also disclosed in addition to method of performing a procedure. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100224015 | PROBE SENSOR SHAFT BEARING ADAPTOR ASSEMBLY WITH CONDUIT ATTACHMENT - A probe adaptor assembly includes a probe opening into which a probe can be inserted. The probe is held in place by a compression fitting such that the probe depth, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the assembly, can be adjusted prior to the compression fitting being tightened to secure the probe. A conduit adaptor port is provided. A lubrication fitting provides an opening for a lubricant to be injected into the assembly. The lubrication fitting is coupled to the probe opening so that the lubricant injected into the fitting can exit the probe opening in order to lubricate the system into which the probe is inserted. In one embodiment, the probe adaptor assembly is configured to replace a lubrication fitting for a bearing so that a temperature of the bearing can be monitored while also providing lubrication. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100251838 | Fixture for Mechanical Analysis of a Hollow Tube - A test fixture for use with a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA) restrains a hollow cylindrical tube for purposes of performing either a tensile or transverse/bending load test. The fixture includes a clamp that is configured to restrain the tube without imparting a preload or changing a mechanical property of the tube. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100263462 | Concave connector substrate, method of manufacturing the same, measuring kit, sensor substrate, and sensor substrate interprolated cylinder - There is provided a method of manufacturing a concave connector substrate that has high connection accuracy, a low manufacturing cost, and high flexibility in design, can ensure stable repeated use, and significantly improve use convenience. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100269603 | Probe Holder - A probe holder is disclosed. The probe holder includes a cable connected to a probe, an attachment portion provided to the cable, and a holding portion to which the attachment portion is detachably coupled to allow the cable to be held by the holding portion. The probe holder prevents the cable connected to the probe from drooping when the probe is held by a probe holding member, thereby preventing the cable from being contaminated or damaged due to contact with a floor. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100294053 | PROBE HOLDER - A probe holder has a manipulator, a probe arm arranged on the manipulator, and a probe needle that is at least indirectly connected to the probe arm. To increase the number of contacts of a substrate to be tested and to make it possible to test a plurality of contacts in etched trenches of semiconductor elements in a group of wafers, the probe arm is connected to a needle support on which the probe needle and at least one second probe needle are arranged. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110011190 | PROBE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPOSITIONAL MAPS OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - The invention provides a probe and a method of obtaining a three-dimensional compositional map of one or more targets in a biological sample, or a portion thereof, comprising: (a) milling a surface layer of a biological sample with a focused ion beam, thereby creating a newly exposed surface layer of the biological sample; (b) imaging the newly exposed surface layer of the biological sample; (c) identifying the chemical composition of the newly exposed surface layer of the biological sample, or a portion thereof, with a mass spectrometer; and (d) repeating (a) to (c) until a three-dimensional compositional map of one or more targets in the biological sample, or portion thereof, is obtained. Uses of the three-dimensional map obtained from the inventive method are further provided. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110016995 | MODULE OR TOOL CHANGING FOR METROLOGICAL PROBE - Apparatus is disclosed for changing task modules or styli of a metrological probe. In one embodiment, a stylus module ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110056313 | METHOD FOR MEASURING CONDITIONS IN A POWER BOILER FURNACE USING A SOOTBLOWER - The present invention relates to a method for measuring the conditions inside a power boiler wherein a sootblower is used as a measuring probe. The invention also relates to a system for measuring the conditions in a power boiler, comprising a control unit, at least one sensor and a measuring probe placed inside said furnace, wherein said probe is arranged on a soot blower. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110083521 | WIRELESS CIRCULAR CHART RECORDER - A wireless circular chart recorder is presented. The wireless chart recorder includes a probe for sensing a process variable, a wireless transmitter coupled to the probe, a circular chart recorder having an input terminal, and a wireless receiver coupled to the input terminal of the circular chart recorder. The wireless transmitter receives data including the sensed process variable form the probe and transmits signals including the data over a wireless communication path. The wireless receiver receives the transmitted signals over the wireless communication path and provides the received signals to the circular chart recorder for display thereon. In one embodiment the process variable includes at least one of temperature, voltage, relative humidity, pressure, strain, resistance, motion, light, current, velocity and flow. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110100140 | Probe Holder Assembly for an End to End Test of Adhesives and Sealants - A test assembly is provided having a platform with an indentation. A probe holder assembly is placed in the indentation of the platform. The probe holder assembly includes a base with an indentation configured to receive a tissue specimen, a plate configured to secure the tissue specimen to the base, and a probe holder configured to hold a probe in contact with an adhesive placed on the tissue specimen. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107857 | Probe system for measuring a measured variable of fluid contained in a process container, especially for sterile applications - A probe system for measuring a measured variable of a fluid, especially a liquid, contained in a process container comprising: A probe body, which is connectable to the process container by means of a process connection; axially shiftable in a guiding passageway of the probe body between a measuring position and at least two different treatment positions, an immersion tube, which has a protective cylinder on its front end immersible in the fluid; held in the immersion tube, a measuring probe having a measuring head, wherein the measuring head is arranged within a region of the protective cylinder having openings; a first treatment chamber formed between the guiding passageway and the immersion tube; a second treatment chamber formed between the guiding passageway and the immersion tube and adjoining the first treatment chamber on a side of the first treatment chamber facing away from the process connection; and a seal arranged between the first and second treatment chambers, wherein the immersion tube has a first section with a first outer diameter and a second section adjoining the first section and having a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter, so that, through axial shifting of the immersion tube, the seal arranged between the first and second treatment chambers can be opened. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110107858 | PROBE APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER METHOD - A probe apparatus includes a plurality of prober chamber arranged in a straight line; and a loader chamber having a substrate transfer mechanism that takes out a test target substrate from a container provided in an upper area of the prober chamber, lowers the test target substrate to a height corresponding to a loading/unloading port of the prober chamber, moves in front of a row of the prober chambers in parallel to the row of the prober chambers and transfers the test target substrate into the prober chamber. A reading mechanism for reading information recorded on the test target substrate held on the substrate transfer mechanism is installed at a horizontal moving mechanism that moves the substrate transfer mechanism in front of the row of the prober chambers in parallel to the row of the prober chambers. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110120240 | BREAK AWAY SLIDE MECHANISM WITH ENHANCED POSITIONING ACCURACY - An actuator for selectively extending and retracting a probe in a measuring instrument comprises an actuator body, a carriage having a first aperture slidably attached to the body, and a second aperture receiving a probe holder having a probe. The first aperture of the carriage, which surrounds the actuator body, includes a first plurality of magnets disposed around an inner circumference of the aperture. The actuator body includes a lead screw, a round lead screw nut mated with the lead screw, and a second plurality of magnets arranged on a periphery of the lead screw nut, generally aligned with the first plurality of magnets. The magnets are arranged so that the carriage may be displaced with respect to the actuator body a sufficient amount that the magnets do not significantly restrain the further movement of the carriage. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110138938 | SENSING PROBE COMPRISING MULTIPLE, SPATIALLY SEPARATE, SENSING SITES - A single sensing probe comprising multiple, spatially separate, sensing sites is utilized to sense neural activity. The sensing probe includes multiple conductors each with multiple sensing sites in a fixed geometric arrangement. The sensing probe is configured to comprise multiple combined sensing sites in polytrode configuration. By appropriately combining the wire groupings at each combined sensing site, activity sensed from a single wire with multiple sensing sites, can be coupled with other wires to unmix signals from the spatially separate sites and leverage the power of combinatorics to maximize total recording bandwidth and single neuron/unit yield per wire and per probe. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110146424 | STRINGER PROBE WITH MAGNETIC SPRING BALANCE - A nondestructive inspection apparatus and method for inspecting a structure having an interior opening portion may comprise an inspection apparatus outer probe unit having a plurality of outer probe unit walls each having a surface corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of exterior surfaces of a respective structure wall, the outer probe unit may comprise a first outer probe member and a second outer probe member, magnetically coupled to each other through magnetic attraction between a magnet on the first outer probe unit member and a magnet on the second outer probe unit member; and a magnetic balance positioned to force the second outer probe unit member in a direction of increased magnetic coupling of the second outer probe unit member to the first outer probe unit member through magnetic repulsion between a magnet on the magnetic balance and a magnet on the second outer probe unit member. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110146425 | UNIVERSAL SENSOR FITTING FOR PROCESS APPLICATIONS - A universal fitting for in-line fluid measurement in a process application. The fitting including an inlet and outlet port. The fitting also having a body with a fluid flow passage providing fluid communication between the ports. A sensor housing is provided that extends outwardly away from a wall of the body, wherein the housing is sized to receive a sensor assembly, which assembly measures at least one characteristic of the fluid. A base of each housing integrally formed with the wall and including a sensor seat for receiving a portion of the sensor assembly. A probe aperture receives a probe portion of the sensor assembly, each housing having the probe aperture disposed in the wall and extending from the fluid passage through its respective sensor seat. A filtering assembly being disposed between the inlet and outlet ports. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110179889 | SENSOR ELEMENT AND CARRIER ELEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING A SENSOR - A method for manufacturing a sensor in which a sensor element, which comprises at least a first housing, is at least partially encapsulation-molded in an encapsulation-molding process. As a result of the encapsulation-molding process a sensor housing is formed. The sensor element is mechanically connected to a support element and/or accommodated by the support element, after which the sensor element and the support element are encapsulation-molded in a common encapsulation-molding process for forming the sensor housing. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110197689 | ARRANGEMENT FOR FASTENING SENSOR TO FACE OF SUBJECT AND MEASURING ASSEMBLY - An arrangement for fastening at least one sensor to a face of a subject to acquire a signal indicative of one or more patient physiological parameter is disclosed herein. The arrangement includes a sensor holder for placing the sensor and having at least one fixing point. The arrangement also includes at least one ribbon being stretching for fastening the sensor holder by means of the at least one fixing point to an ear of the subject. Also a measuring assembly is disclosed herein. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110203394 | INLINE JET-SONDE - A sonde, inline sonde, or inline sonde and carrier, configuration for use in troubleshooting a pipe and providing precise location of the problem includes a sonde carrier having a first end adapted to attach to a line and a second opposite end adapted to attach to a troubleshooting device. A sonde transmitter having a hollow core is mounted over a line or hose or inline with the sonde carrier between the first and second ends. The sonde carrier includes means for coupling first and second body portions of the carrier together and to a high pressure water line and cleaning nozzle. Means for generating power may be included within the sonde carrier or transmitter for electrically supporting operation of the sonde transmitter. Electrical storage means may also be included to allow for operation of the sonde transmitter hardware during a non-water flow event. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110226073 | REFERENCE PROBE FOR ASSEMBLY JIG FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES - A reference probe for assembly jigs for aircraft structures includes a constraint pin ( | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110247436 | GEAR MEASUREMENT METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a gear measurement method which makes it possible to reduce the size of a machine by reducing the amount of travel of a probe and thus reducing a moving range of the probe in a measurement. To achieve the object, a gear measurement method for measuring the tooth profile of a workpiece (W) by linearly moving a probe (16 | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110259130 | METHOD OF MONITORING A POTENTIOMETRIC MEASURING PROBE - Method and system of monitoring a measuring probe which is in contact with a measurement medium and registers a measurement value of the measurement medium, wherein the method comprises determining and evaluating time-dependent values of a first and a second parameter, wherein the first parameter responds faster than the second parameter to changes in a process to which the measurement medium is subjected, and wherein both of the parameters are probe-specific parameters. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110265584 | DOWNHOLE TOOL MEASUREMENT DEVICE MOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A downhole tool measurement device mounting system and method and provided. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110277569 | INSTRUMENTATION FITTING - An instrumentation fitting includes a main body. The main body includes a first end configured to be inserted into an aperture of a vessel and a second end including at least one slot configured to accommodate at least one lead of at least one sensor. The instrumentation fitting further includes a gasket assembly supported by the second end of the main body. The gasket assembly includes a first gasket and a second gasket. The second gasket includes an aperture through which the at least one lead may pass. A flange is secured to the main body. The flange includes at least one aperture configured to receive at least one fastener. A cover plate is configured to be removably attached to the main body by the at least one fastener. The cover plate is configured to contact the first gasket and compress the at least one lead between the first and second gaskets when attached to the main body. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110277570 | Sensor Device Protected by a Film Layer and a Resin Layer - A sensor element assembly, including: a sensor element; lead frames provided with the sensor element therebetween, the lead frames fixing the sensor element; a first head protection film protecting the sensor element fixed between the lead frames; an insulating film covering the first head protection film and the lead frames to insulate the lead frames; and a second head protection film (resin layer) further covering the head covered with the insulating film. The sensor element assembly is advantageous in that an epoxy resin layer is formed on a film layer covering a sensor element, so that the strength of the sensor element assembly can be maintained by the epoxy resin layer itself, thereby improving the impact resistance and compressive strength thereof. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110290045 | Probe Arrangement - A probe arrangement, in the case of which a probe is arranged within a tubular housing, wherein the tubular housing has at least one process window open to the process medium, and at least one functional element is secured on the probe and surrounded by the process medium. In order to suppress a taking along of the process medium during transfer of the functional element from the measured medium into a rinsing chamber, the tubular housing includes at least one treatment window open opposite the probe (3), preferably for washing, rinsing and/or calibrating the functional element, wherein the functional element is movable between the process window and the treatment window, and, during the measuring in the process medium, the at least one functional element is arranged approximately coincident with the at least one process window of the housing. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110303027 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SENSOR MODULES - The invention provides methods and components for assembly of arrays of sensors from modular units containing component sensors of the array. The methods are particularly useful for forming arrays of microarrays. The sensor modules can readily be assembled in different combinations thereby allowing many different modular sensor arrays to be assembled from the same building blocks. Such modular sensor arrays offer advantages of economies of scale for a manufacturer of the modular units and flexibility for an end user in allowing the user to customize the array of sensor according to the user's own needs from a relatively small number of sensor modules provided by the manufacturer. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120000302 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR MODULE ATTACHING DEVICE AND ATTACHING METHOD - An ultrasonic sensor module attaching device and attaching method include an ultrasonic sensor module | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120006132 | PROBE HOLDER ADJUSTABLE TO CONFORM TO TEST SURFACES - Disclosed is an acoustic probe/wedge holder that facilitates the operation of holding and sliding the probe over often non-flat test surfaces. The probe/wedge holder is configured to allow the adjustment of the probe/wedge so that the footing of the probe holder and the test surface of the probe or wedge collectively match the surface of a test object, allowing the probe or wedge to have intimate contact with the test surface and the probe holder to be stably disposed on or gliding over the surface of the test object. The surface of the test object is often of non-flat surface, such as that of a pipe. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006133 | LOW ROW STEAM GENERATOR INSPECTION PROBE - An inspection assembly for insertion inspection of an elongate tubular member. The inspection assembly includes a probe head with a sensor. The assembly also includes a flexible shaft connected to the probe head and transmitting a motive force to the probe head to move the probe head within the elongate tubular member. The probe head includes at least one characteristic to minimize resistance against movement of the probe head along a torturous path within the tubular member. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006134 | LOW ROW STEAM GENERATOR INSPECTION PROBE - An inspection assembly for inspecting a hollow member, with a probe head, which includes at least one sensor, and a flexible shaft connected to the probe head to transmit motive force. The shaft encloses at least one wire operatively connected to the probe head for sensory operation of the sensor. The shaft has a first part adjacent to the probe head and a second part distal there from. The first part is relatively more flexible that the second part. The shaft has an improved ability to follow a torturous path of the hollow member and for aiding in kink prevention of the shaft. In one aspect, the first part is made of polymer material and has a reduced-diameter and corrugations. Optionally, at least one non-metallic retrieval cable is enclosed within the shaft and connected to the probe head for transmitting a pulling force to the probe head. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011946 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOUNTING LANDING GEAR STRAIN SENSORS - A strain sensor device for measuring loads on aircraft landing gear. This is done by measuring strains in the lower end of the strut, by which we infer the loading in the entire landing gear structure. These strains can be very large (as high as 10,000 microstrain) and can be imposed in numerous random directions and levels. The present invention includes a removable sensor assembly. An electromechanical means is presented that can accommodate large strains, be firmly attached to the strut, and provide good accuracy and resolution. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011947 | MILLIMETER-WAVE RECEIVING DEVICE - Disclosed is a millimeter-wave receiving device. The device includes at least one radiometer; and a positioning assembly for holding the radiometer, wherein the positioning assembly comprises: a first positioning member having a first surface; a second positioning member having a second surface, the first surface of the first positioning member and the second surface of the second positioning member holding the radiometer in opposite to each other. With the configuration according to the present invention, the at least one radiometer in the millimeter-wave receiving device can be located in all of freedoms on basis of various design requirements of the radiation path to ensure that the radiometer can be arranged in desired receiving positions. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120017707 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN THE GROUND - The presently disclosed systems and methods may be utilized in connection with several different sensor suites for detecting objects in the ground. Such systems and methods may be utilized in conjunction with a variety of military and commercial vehicles. In various embodiments, a sensing system may be carried by a vehicle in a stowed or deployed position. While in the stowed position, a segmented boom may have a relatively small vertical profile in comparison to the length of the boom when fully extended. According to various embodiments, in the deployed position the height of the sensor may be controlled to avoid obstructions. A hoist connected to the boom may be utilized to move the boom between the deployed and stowed positions. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017708 | Mounting element for installing sensors without play - A mounting element for receiving a sensor has a sensor receptacle having an essentially cylindrical or funnel-shaped geometry. The sensor receptacle has openings for wetting of the sensor by a medium. The sensor is fixed in the sensor receptacle without gaps or play by a filling compound, which is in turn mounted by a mechanical undercut. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120036948 | ASSEMBLY DEVICE FOR A MEASURING PROBE FOR MEASURING PROCESS VARIABLES IN A PROCESS - An assembly device, especially a retractable assembly, for a measuring probe for measuring process variables in a process, comprising: an assembly housing with a connection system for connecting the assembly device to a process container; a tubular holder for a measuring probe, wherein the tubular holder is guided in the assembly housing axially displaceably between a measuring position in the process container and a maintenance position outside of the process container; and a damping system to damp axial shifting of the tubular holder. The damping system comprises a fluid filled, damping cylinder within the assembly housing, and a damping piston unit guided within the damping cylinder (15) in operative connection with the tubular holder. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120055275 | System and Method for Smart Operation of an Exhaust Hood Using a Protected Monitoring Device - A combination kitchen hood and electronic component enclosure is disclosed. The kitchen hood includes a recess into which kitchen effluents are drawn. The electronic component enclosure is operatively coupled to the kitchen hood and includes a container and a cover removably attachable to the container to seal the electronic component enclosure. The electronic component enclosure defines an interior. The cover is accessible from inside the recess. Upon removal of the cover from the container, the interior of the electronic component enclosure is exposed to the recess, and upon attachment of the cover to the container, the interior of the electronic component enclosure is sealed from the recess. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120067145 | CERAMIC MEMBER, PROBE HOLDER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC MEMBER - Provided are a ceramic member being a sintered body including at least forsterite and boron nitride as major components, and in which the boron nitride is oriented in one direction, a probe holder formed by using the ceramic member, and a method for manufacturing the ceramic member. In the ceramic member, the index of orientation preference is equal to or lower than 0.07, and the coefficient of thermal expansion at 20 to 300° C. in a direction parallel to the direction of orientation is (3 to 5)×10 | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120096961 | PROBE HOLDER FOR TURBINE ENGINE SENSOR - A turbine is provided and includes a component having a body, which is rotatable about a rotor centerline and which is formed to define a cavity radially proximate to a point of measurement interest defined at a radial distance from the centerline, a sensor to measure a condition at the point of measurement interest, a communication system by which condition measurements are transmittable from the sensor to a non-rotating recording system and a probe holder insertible into the cavity to secure the sensor proximate to the point of measurement interest. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120118086 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A sensor assembly includes a sensor and a sensor housing that supports the sensor and that operably engages a connector. The sensor housing includes a first retainer and a second retainer. The first retainer includes a tapered surface that tapers relative to the longitudinal axis, and the tapered surface abuts against the aperture surface of the connector to guide the sensor housing as the sensor housing moves substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis into the aperture. The sensor housing is engageable with the connector to receive the connector between the first retainer and the second retainer and to limit relative movement of the sensor housing and the connector in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The second retainer abuts against the aperture surface of the connector to limit relative rotation of the sensor housing and the connector about the longitudinal axis. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120125130 | CONTACTING MODULE FOR SENSOR HAVING LIMITED INSTALLATION SPACE - A sensor which encompasses at least one sensing element for recording at least one measured quantity. The sensor also has one sensor body for holding the sensing element. The sensing element has at least one connecting lead. The sensor has a modular design and includes a contacting module, whose design is separate from that of the sensor body, for electrically contacting the sensing element. The contacting module has at least one connecting element and at least one connector contact pin, the connector contact pin being surrounded in at least one connection region by the connecting element. The connector contact pin is electrically connected to the connecting lead. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120125131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A SENSOR - A system for positioning a sensor through an inner barrier and an outer barrier includes a first collar configured for engagement with the inner or outer barriers, a collapsible coupling, and a sensor support connected to the collapsible coupling. The collapsible coupling or the sensor support is in sealing engagement with the first collar, and the first collar, collapsible coupling, and sensor support define a passage therethrough. A method for positioning a sensor includes engaging a first collar to at least one of the inner barrier or the outer barrier and inserting a sensor support connected to a collapsible coupling through the outer barrier. The method further includes connecting the sensor support or the collapsible coupling to the first collar and inserting the sensor through the sensor support. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120137798 | PROTECTING DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR PROBE | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120167700 | Sensing Assembly Components and Methods of Assembling, Mounting and Orientating Same - A variety of sensing assembly components, and methods of assembling, mounting, and orientating such assemblies and/or components, are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a sensing assembly includes a main body including at least a housing portion, and a mounting portion protruding outward from the main body. The mounting portion includes an outer connector section including at least one electrical connector, and an intermediate section that includes an outer surface that either has substantially a shape of a polygon or is at least partly threaded, where the intermediate section is positioned in between the main body and the outer connector section. Additionally, the intermediate section has an outer diameter, the outer connector section has an outer diameter, and the intermediate section outer diameter is greater than the outer connection section outer diameter. In other example embodiments, retaining structures on portions of a sensing assembly, or bracket assembly components, are provided. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120186370 | MEASURING APPARATUS COMPRISING A MEASURING PROBE AND A SECUREMENT APPARATUS - A measuring apparatus, especially a measuring apparatus suitable for application in industrial process measurements technology for making measurements of physical or chemical, measured variables in a closed process container under increased pressure, comprising: a measuring probe, which has a probe shaft, especially a cylindrical probe shaft; and a securement apparatus to affix the measuring probe at a measuring point, wherein the securement apparatus comprises a sleeve, which at least sectionally accommodates probe shaft, wherein the measuring probe has a securement collar connected to the probe shaft; the securement collar is held, especially shape interlocked, between a coupling jacket releasably secured in sleeve and a counterbearing formed within sleeve, characterized in that, a first abutment surface is formed within the coupling jacket, and a second abutment surface, which lies opposite the first abutment surface, is formed on measuring probe. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120192661 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A measurement apparatus includes a pedestal, a supporting tray, a first movable base, a first measuring assembly, a second movable base, a second measuring assembly, a third movable base, a third measuring assembly, and a console. The supporting tray is rotationally fixed in the pedestal and can be rotated to position a workpiece at different angles to ensure that images of all portions and surfaces needing to be measured can be captured. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120210808 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A SPATIAL MOTHER PROBE FORMING A SPATIAL CARRIER VEHICLE AND A PLURALITY OF SPATIAL DAUGHTER PROBES - A system includes a mother probe forming a carrier space vehicle ( | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120247236 | SENSOR WITH AGING FUNCTION - A sensor with aging function is provided wherein installation space for an apparatus to perform an aging process and the number of apparatuses can be reduced which enables easy and reliable aging processes and can improve measuring accuracy and enhance measuring reliability of the sensor. The sensor with aging function | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120247237 | SENSOR AND BONDING AGENT FOR SAME - A sensor and bonding agent for the sensor wherein thickness of the bonding agent interposed between the sensor and measuring object can be kept uniform to maintain uniform bonding force of the bonding agent and a peeling phenomenon of the bonding agent occurring due to a difference in thermal expansion between the measuring object and bonding agent and/or between the bonding agent and the sensor can be prevented. The sensor is attached, through the bonding agent, to a high-temperature measuring object, include a sensor main body having a detecting section, a block body constructed by integrally forming the sensor main body using a molding process. The block body is made of a ceramic-based bonding material that the same as a material forming the bonding agent and, on a side of the measuring object of the block body, a bonding surface of the bonding agent is formed. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120260751 | FIXING MEMBER, PROXIMITY SENSOR, MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF THE PROXIMITY SENSOR, AND ROTATIONALLY-CONNECTED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ROTATIONALLY-CONNECTED STRUCTURE - A fixing member has a securing portion to be placed in a space formed between a first fixed area and a second fixed area, the second fixed area being placed facing opposite to and being apart from the first fixed area, having an opening, and not being allowed to displace relative to the first fixed area. The securing portion is formed in a shape rotatable with respect to the first fixed area around the rotational axis L that extends in a direction penetrating the opening, and has a first abutting portion abutting on the first fixed area and a plurality of second abutting portions at a plurality of positions on the circumference of the opening at the end. The plurality of the second abutting portions have inclined guide faces around the rotational axis L, the inclined guide faces inclining in circumferential direction. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120272756 | PROBE SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A MEASURED VARIABLE OF A PROCESS MEDIUM CONTAINED IN A PROCESS CONTAINER - A probe system, including: a connector apparatus; a treatment chamber part having at least one treatment medium supply line communicating with the treatment chamber; a measuring head seated so as to be axially shiftable, and a treatment position, wherein the immersion tube, on its connector apparatus-side front end, has a front-end closed, protective cylinder, and is arranged in a section of the immersion tube, so that, in the measuring position of the immersion tube, the measuring head is contactable via perforations with the process medium, and in the treatment position of the immersion tube, is contactable with the treatment medium; and a drive system for axial shifting of the immersion tube, arranged on the end region of the probe system facing away from the connector apparatus. The treatment chamber part is surrounded by a support structure connected with the connector apparatus and with the drive system. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120279325 | STEERABLE PROBES - A steerable probe comprises a body and drive means arranged to drive the probe through a sample. The body comprises at least three body sections extending parallel to each other along the probe and each movable relative to the others along the probe. The drive means is arranged to move each of the body sections in turn relative to the others thereby to drive the probe through the sample. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120297906 | Probe System and Method for Operating a Probe System - A probe system includes a probe head and a transceiver element. The probe head and the transceiver element are configured to allow a signal communication to be established between them, optionally in two modes, such that in the first mode, the transceiver element is able to transmit a signal, which is able to be received by the probe head, and in response to the received signal, the probe head is able to transmit an acknowledge signal. In the second mode, when a stylus is touched, a sensor element is able to generate a sensor signal, which is transmittable by the probe head and receivable by the transceiver element, and in response to the received sensor signal, the transceiver element is able to transmit an acknowledge signal. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120304786 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROBE-BASED HIGH PRECISION SPATIAL ORIENTATION CONTROL AND ASSEMBLY OF PARTS FOR MICROASSEMBLY USING COMPUTER VISION - A microassembly method and system utilizing multiple probes. Multiple manipulation actuators can be utilized for maintaining/holding one or more probes and an assembly substrate. Multiple microscope cameras can be configured to provide three distinct workspace configurations. At the center of each manipulation actuator is a die stage, which supports the assembly substrate upon which parts are assembled. A glue dispenser can also provide glue to a part prior to placement. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120318078 | PARALLEL SLIDER DEVICE WITH A PNEUMATIC LINEAR GUIDE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND MEASURING DEVICE USING SAME - In a parallel slider device with a pneumatic linear guide, the stiffness of the mechanical coupling and the air bearing stiffness are prevented from interfering each other such that the parallelism between the two sliders can be maintained at a high precision in a highly reproducible manner. A difference in the slider support stiffness (air bearing stiffness) between a first pneumatic linear guide and a second pneumatic linear guide by varying the sizes of the air gaps and the supply air pressures so that any error in the linearity is accommodated by the changes in the air gap on the side of the linear guide having a lower slider support stiffness in a stable manner. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130014600 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT INCORPORATE INTERCHANGEABLE PROBESAANM Sarr; Dennis P.AACI KentAAST WAAACO USAAGP Sarr; Dennis P. Kent WA USAANM Kennedy; James C.AACI RentonAAST WAAACO USAAGP Kennedy; James C. Renton WA US - A non-destructive inspection (NDI) device is described that includes a robotic arm, a storage device proximate the robotic arm, and a plurality of NDI probe assemblies disposed within the storage device. Each NDI probe assembly includes at least one transducer operable for NDI of a part and a tool operable as a mechanical interface between the robotic arm and the corresponding NDI probe assembly. Each NDI probe assembly is configured for a specific NDI task, for NDI of a part, and the robotic arm is operable for selectively engaging the tools and movement of the probe assemblies for the NDI of at least a portion of a part. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130014601 | HOLDING DEVICE FOR A PANE SENSORAANM NIEMANN; ThomasAACI DelmenhorstAACO DEAAGP NIEMANN; Thomas Delmenhorst DEAANM PALLOKS; JurgenAACI WesterstedeAACO DEAAGP PALLOKS; Jurgen Westerstede DEAANM ROBEN; UweAACI ZetelAACO DEAAGP ROBEN; Uwe Zetel DE - In a holding device for a sensor, in particular for a rain/light sensor, for mounting on the inner side of a window pane, such as a vehicle pane or suchlike, with at least one holder able to be fastened on the window pane, which holder has a mount for the sensor, and with at least one spring component for fixing the sensor in the mount of the holder, the spring component has detent means for at least a partially detachable connection to the holder. The spring component comprises a spring section with a snap function, which is constructed such that the spring section is in one of two stable spring positions, wherein in one spring position a spring force acts on the sensor. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130019701 | Sanitary clean in place microwave probe and sealing gasket assembly - A process seal ( | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130019702 | MULTI-PART MOUNTING DEVICE FOR AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - A multi-part mounting device for an ultrasonic transducer, the mounting device comprising a first part configured to mount the mounting device on a housing of an ultrasonic test probe, and a second part configured to retain the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the second part is at least in touching contact with the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the second part comprises a first plastic and is connected by positive fit to the first part, and wherein the first part has a greater hardness than the second part. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130036843 | Retractable Assembly - A retractable assembly, comprising: a housing; a media connection with complementary connecting means; an immersion tube; and a probe provided in the immersion tube. The probe has a probe head on its end facing the medium, wherein, in the service position, the probe head is arranged within a treatment chamber formed in the housing, wherein the immersion tube is divided into three regions, and, indeed, a upper region facing away from the containment, a middle region, on which a sealing system is provided, and a lower region facing the containment, wherein the sealing system is so embodied that in no position of the immersion tube does an exchange of medium or impurities from the drive to the treatment chamber, or vice versa, occur. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130036844 | Universal Sensor Fitting for Process Applications - A universal fitting for in-line fluid measurement in a process application. The fitting including an inlet and outlet port. The fitting also having a body with a fluid flow passage providing fluid communication between the ports. A sensor housing is provided that extends outwardly away from a wall of the body, wherein the housing is sized to receive a sensor assembly, which assembly measures at least one characteristic of the fluid. A base of each housing integrally formed with the wall and including a sensor seat for receiving a portion of the sensor assembly. A probe aperture receives a probe portion of the sensor assembly, each housing having the probe aperture disposed in the wall and extending from the fluid passage through its respective sensor seat. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130055832 | PROBE HEAD FOR A COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL COORDINATES ON A MEASUREMENT OBJECT - A probe head for a coordinate measuring machine has a coupling part having a retaining pin, on which a probe tool is detachably arranged. The probe tool has at least one stylus for touching a measurement object, and a rotary plate. The rotary plate is coupled to the coupling part by means of the retaining pin in one of a plurality of defined rotation angle positions. Moreover, the rotary plate has a latching mechanism including at least one adjustable latching element and a detector. The latching element has a latching position in which it fastens the rotary plate on the retaining pin, and it has a release position in which it releases the retaining pin. The detector generates a signal which is representative of at least one from the latching position and the release position. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130074617 | SENSING PROBE COMPRISING MULTIPLE, SPATIALLY SEPARATE, SENSING SITES - A single sensing probe comprising multiple, spatially separate, sensing sites is utilized to sense neural activity. The sensing probe includes multiple conductors each with multiple sensing sites in a fixed geometric arrangement. The sensing probe is configured to comprise multiple combined sensing sites in polytrode configuration. By appropriately combining the wire groupings at each combined sensing site, activity sensed from a single wire with multiple sensing sites, can be coupled with other wires to unmix signals from the spatially separate sites and leverage the power of combinatorics to maximize total recording bandwidth and single neuron/unit yield per wire and per probe. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130098178 | PLATFORM FOR SUSPENDED SENSOR STABILIZATION - A sensor stabilization platform and method for installation in an enclosure is described, wherein the platform can be lowered into the enclosure from the enclosure's entry way (without requiring a person to enter the enclosure) and properly oriented to provide the structural support/securing capabilities needed for a sensor that is “sensing” the material at the bottom of the enclosure. The securing platform is weighted or configured to rest (without movement) at the bottom of the enclosure floor or manhole, and sensors can be lowered into the platform's receptacle(s), etc. The platform may be configured to be foldable, allowing it to be compact and pass through narrow entry ways. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130174675 | TELESCOPIC TEST BAR STRUCTURE - A telescopic test bar structure comprises a circuit unit and a winding device within a main body, and a telescopic test bar connected externally to the main body. The winding device has a shaft, which has a slit provided at the center thereof, protruding from a housing. A reel disk is received within the housing. A receiving groove for winding a sensing wire is formed on the reel disk and an accommodation space for receiving an elastic element is formed on the reel disk. The inner end of the sensing wire is electrically connected with the circuit unit. A sensor element on the outer end of the sensing wire is connected to the telescopic test bar. This structure has the advantage of better operational convenience in extension and shortening of the test bar without wiring entanglement. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130186211 | Sensor Mounting for a Distance Sensor - The invention relates to a sensor mounting ( | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130213156 | RETROFITTABLE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC READING OF UTILITY METERS AND A TEMPLATE FOR ALIGNING AN OPTICAL SENSOR HOUSING THEREOF - A retrofittable system for automatic reading of a utility meter having a meter housing with at least one transparent meter housing part. The system includes an optical sensor unit adapted to detect a signal from the consumption indication of the meter. The optical sensor unit includes a sensor unit housing adapted to be mounted on the transparent meter housing part of the utility meter housing using an adhesive. The optical sensor unit includes an electrical cable connection adapted to connect the sensor unit to a data processing unit remote from the sensor unit. The processing unit includes a wireless transmission device adapted to transmit processed data from the data processing unit to a further remote device for further processing and/or display. Also disclosed is a template for aligning the optical sensor housing. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130233098 | REACTION VESSEL PROBE ADAPTER - An adapter for releasably securing a probe to a reaction vessel. Embodiments of the adapter include a cover plate for mating with a reaction vessel, a body portion extending from the cover plate, and a probe gripping portion secured to the body portion. A collet and at least one anvil resides within the body portion/probe gripping portion assembly. The collet has at least one split conical end that may be divided into a plurality of flexible gripping fingers, the conical end of the collet adapted to mate with the at least one anvil. An o-ring is preferably located in the body portion and surrounds a probe when the probe is passed through the adapter. Pressure from the reaction vessel exerts an axial force on the o-ring which, in turn, exerts a like force on the anvil, thereby causing the gripping fingers of the collet to exert a gripping force on the probe. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130233099 | PROBE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a probe assembly that can be used for fine-pitch pads and can be made with lower cost. The probe assembly includes: a vertical probe which is formed by etching metal foil, and touches a to-be-inspected semiconductor chip electrode; an output terminal which projects from a side opposite to the side of the vertical probe and touches a wiring board; a thin plate-shaped probe which has a substantially rectangular cross section at a part thereof and includes an opening which engages a support rod; and a support rod which includes a first guide groove which guides the opening, a second guide groove which guides the vertical probe, and a third guide groove which guides the output terminal. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130239710 | Fixed Joint Boot Test Fixture Assembly - A fixed joint test fixture is disclosed that may be selectively assembled and disassembled. The fixed joint test fixture includes a fixed joint sub-assembly, a shaft member, and a selectively actuatable engagement member. The fixed joint sub-assembly includes an inner bore and a stem member with a channel extending therethrough. The shaft member has an engagement channel formed in an end surface of an engagement end thereof. The engagement member is configured to be received within the engagement channel. The engagement end of the shaft is configured to be received within the inner bore, with the engagement member partially seated within the engagement channel thereof. The engagement member is configured to be advanced from the partially seated position within the engagement channel, thereby causing the shaft member to selectively and frictionally engage with the fixed joint sub-assembly. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130276558 | PIPE INSPECTION SYSTEM - A pipe inspection system and method for accessing and inspecting a feeder tube extending from a larger header pipe at an angle are disclosed. A pipe inspection tool including a head piece and a delivery tube are positioned within the header pipe and aligned with the feeder tube using cameras or other alignment means. The head piece includes a jack that presses the head piece against the interior surface of the header pipe at the feeder tube to create a sufficient seal to deliver a PIG or another pipe inspection device to the feeder tube. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130291663 | APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING AN OBJECT INTO A PIPE - A device for introducing an object into a pipe is disclosed. The device includes a guide that is disposed on a pipe and a positioning unit that is movably guided on the pipe in an introduction direction by means of the guide. The positioning unit that supports a carrier that can be introduced into the pipe by moving the positioning device in the introduction direction. The positioning device is coupled to the pipe with a linear one-way clutch operable in a blocked state when the positioning device is moved against the introduction direction. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130305849 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT INCORPORATE INTERCHANGEABLE PROBES - A non-destructive inspection (NDI) device is described that includes a robotic arm, a storage device proximate the robotic arm, and a plurality of NDI probe assemblies disposed within the storage device. Each NDI probe assembly includes at least one transducer operable for NDI of a part and a tool operable as a mechanical interface between the robotic arm and the corresponding NDI probe assembly. Each NDI probe assembly is configured for a specific NDI task, for NDI of a part, and the robotic arm is operable for selectively engaging the tools and movement of the probe assemblies for the NDI of at least a portion of a part. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130312548 | AUTOMATED INSERTION OF A CONTACT ROD INTO A METALLURGICAL PROBE - A metallurgical probe has a probe longitudinal axis and an open end face. The probe is fitted within a bearing point in such a manner that the open end face faces a predetermined insertion direction. The bearing point has probe centering elements to hold the probe in a predetermined probe position as seen transversely with respect to the probe longitudinal axis. A device inserts an end of the contact rod into a contact rod centering device, in an insertion direction running transversely with respect to the probe longitudinal axis, until the end of the contact rod is positioned, on account of the insertion into the contact rod centering device, in a predetermined contact rod position, in which the end of the contact rod is opposite the open end face. The contact rod is then moved in a direction of the probe longitudinal axis and is inserted into the probe. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130340544 | Anti-lock Brake Rotor Tone Ring Cartridge & Shaft Guide - An anti-lock brake rotor tone ring cartridge has an inner piece and an outer piece. The outer piece fits at least partially within the inner piece so as to prevent the axial movement of the inner piece. A tone ring is located on the inner piece. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140013873 | CAM-LOCKING DISSIMILAR MATERIAL SLEEVE - Disclosed is a cam-locking dissimilar material sleeve installed on an outer surface of an expansion shaft of an inspection robot inserted into a heat transfer tube of a steam generator for generating nuclear power to inspect the heat transfer tube, the cam-locking dissimilar material sleeve including: a tension part formed of steel and including a plurality of upwardly opened slits and a plurality of downwardly opened slits alternately formed in zigzags and legs formed between the upwardly opened slits and the downwardly opened slits; a plurality of upper contact parts formed of a synthetic resin through injection-molding to surround an upper end of the tension part and surround parts located between the upwardly opened slits; and a plurality of lower contact parts formed of a synthetic resin through injection-molding to surround a lower end of the tension part and surround parts located between the downwardly opened slits. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140033837 | Apparatus for Automated Positioning of Eddy Current Test Probe - An apparatus for automated inspection and repair of a tube sheet. The apparatus has a rotating gripper pod, comprising at least one tube gripper, a sliding body portion containing the gripper pod; a housing portion comprising at least one tube gripper and a tool head coupling. The tool head coupling swapably attaches to a eddy current test probe and at least one kind of tube repair tool. Novel, auto-locking tube grippers are also disclosed. A serial bus connects electronic modules within the apparatus and also connects the apparatus to an external controller. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140053667 | Modular Probe Assembly Having Force Protection and Articulation - A modular probe assembly for a signal processing instrument has an elongate member extending from a first module of the probe assembly and a cavity recessed in a second module of the probe assembly. The cavity of the second module is structured to receive the elongate member of the first module. A module for the probe assembly may have a first articulating elongate member disposed at an end of a housing of the module. The elongate member extending from a first module of the probe assembly may be inserted into a cavity recessed in a second module, and the first module may be removably joined to the second module. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140083215 | THERMALLY CONSTRAINED HIGH TEMPERATURE OPTICAL FIBER HOLDER - A disclosed probe assembly includes a sensor member and an outer holder including a main bore for the sensor member, the outer holder including a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The sensor member is held within a sensor bore of an inner holder. The inner holder is held within the main bore of the outer holder by an interference fit. The inner holder includes a second coefficient of thermal expansion greater than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. Expansion of the inner holder is constrained by the outer holder to maintain the sensor member within the probe bore of the inner holder at elevated temperatures. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140090492 | Embedded Cap Probe - A method for installing a probe assembly in a case of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The method may include installing a first portion of the probe assembly within a first section of the case, and installing a second portion of the probe assembly within a second section of the case. A case assembly within a gas turbine engine is also disclosed. The case assembly may include a case in at least one of a compressor and a turbine, and a probe assembly. The probe assembly may include a first portion positioned within a bore of the case, and a second portion positioned within an inset of the case, the bore having a smaller diameter than the inset. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140096629 | ELASTOMERIC PARALLEL STAGE WITH FLEXURAL HINGES TO PROVIDE MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SENSITIVITY OF AN AERODYNAMICALLY FLOATED PROBE HEAD TO DISTURBANCE IN 3D SPACE - A method and structure for a device including a non-contact gap control device for maintaining a distance between surfaces can include a pliable platform, a frame to which the pliable platform is secured, an aerodynamic floating (AF) head attached to the pliable platform and a probe for measuring, testing, and/or characterizing a substrate adjacent to the AF head. A pressurized gas source can be coupled to the AF head, such that a pressurized gas is ejected onto the substrate to maintain a distance between the substrate and the AF head during measurement. While the frame can be held immobile, the pliable platform can react in response to irregularities in the substrate to maintain a generally constant distance between the AF head and the substrate. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140102225 | Sensor device - A sensor device, having a sensor component, and a fastening element, in which the fastening element is configured as a receptacle for the sensor component and as a fastening arrangement for the sensor device. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140102226 | Sensor device having a positioning device - A sensor device, having a screw-shaped fastening element for accommodating a sensor device and for fastening the sensor device, and a positioning device, in which the sensor device is able to be positioned angularly around a longitudinal axis using the positioning device. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140109699 | HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH PRESSURE SEAL - A probe for use with a measurement instrument includes a circuit connected to the probe. The probe comprises a process adaptor for mounting to a process vessel and including a through bore extending from a connector end to a process end. A tubular body is received in the process adaptor at the connector end and has an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the process adaptor at the connector end to define a cavity therebetween. The cavity is open to the process vessel. A coupling secures the body to the process adaptor. A center conductor is coaxial with the tubular body and the process adaptor. A seal element is disposed between the tubular body and the center conductor. Process pressure in the process vessel increases compressive force between the tubular body and the seal element. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140109700 | Sensor - A sensor has a receiver device ( | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140123782 | SENSOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A method for assembling a sensor assembly includes providing a sensing device configured to measure at least one variable. The method also includes at least partially enclosing a magnetic material within an enclosure. At least a portion of the enclosure is manufactured from a material having a permeability that facilitates forming a magnetic field therein. The method also includes coupling the sensing device to a first portion of the enclosure. The enclosure includes at least one second portion that is movable with respect to the first portion of the enclosure such that a magnetic coupling force is induced external to the enclosure to facilitate coupling the sensor assembly to a magnetic surface. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140130621 | REPLACEABLE PROBE HEAD - A probe head is disclosed that is detachable from a probe body containing electronics. The probe head includes a housing enclosing a sensor and at least part of an electrical connector electrically coupled to the sensor. The housing has a coupling member positioned to detachably connect the housing to the probe body, and when the probe head and probe body are coupled, the electrical connector electrically couples the sensor to the electronics within the probe body. The probe head may be disposable. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140165747 | DEPOSITION APPARATUS PROVIDING IMPROVED REPLACING APPARATUS FOR DEPOSITION RATE MEASURING SENSOR, AND REPLACING METHOD USING THE SAME - A deposition apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a sensor head located in the vacuum chamber and including a plurality of deposition rate measuring sensors, a sensor extractor coupled to the vacuum chamber and including a first vacuum maintaining valve, the sensor extractor being configured to extract one of the deposition rate measuring sensors to outside the vacuum chamber, and a sensor inserter coupled to the vacuum chamber and including a second vacuum maintaining valve, the sensor inserter being configured to insert one of the deposition rate measuring sensors into the sensor head. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140182400 | MEASURING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a measuring apparatus including a platform, a measuring head movably arranged on the platform, pneumatic balls supporting the platform, an inflator, and a controlling device controlling the inflator to inflate the pneumatic balls while the measuring head is moving towards a next measuring point from a current measuring point. The controlling device controls the inflator to inflate the pneumatic balls with the required air inflation amount within the required time evenly during the movement of the measuring head, therefore, the vibration of the platform during the movement of the measuring head and the inflation of the pneumatic ball can be reduced, which can keep the platform horizontal quickly after the measuring head stops moving, reduce the measurement errors of the measuring head, further improve the productivity of the liquid crystal panel. The present disclosure further provides a controlling method of the above measuring apparatus. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140190281 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING ULTRASONIC SENSORS - An improved sensor assembly is provided that allows for close proximity detection of one or more objects by isolating a first sensor from a second sensor within the sensor assembly using isolation boots and a unique mounting structure. Each sensor has at least a portion positioned within an isolation boot, and the isolation boots are supported between a base plate and a support plate by one or more base plate ribs and one or more support plate ribs. The sensor is therefore prevented from otherwise contacting the base plate or the support plate. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140190282 | TESTING APPARATUS FOR TOUCH PANEL AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A testing apparatus for a touch panel is disclosed, which includes a control system, a plurality of supporting members and a plurality of contact members. The supporting members are respectively connected to the control system, wherein one side of each of the supporting members includes at least one contact member, which is configured to be used to touch the touch panel. The contacting members are capable of being moved relative to the touch panel when the supporting members are driven by the control system. Also a method for using the same apparatus is disclosed. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140202269 | TEST HEAD MANIPULATOR - A test head manipulator system comprising a base structure, a main arm unit configured to support a test head and to be moved relative to the base structure, an actuator having a range of motion of L, and an enhancement mechanism positioned between the main arm unit and the actuator and configured such that movement of the actuator a first distance causes the main arm unit to move a second distance that is greater than the first distance. Additionally, a fluid control system for controlling a test head manipulator system. The pneumatic control system includes a regulator configured to controllably provide an output pressure to the main fluid actuator, and a second fluidly controlled actuator configured to adjust the regulator to modify the output pressure provided to the main fluid actuator. The second actuator is configured to be positively positioned in at least four operating modes with each operating mode causing the regulator to provide a different output pressure to the main fluid actuator. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140208876 | SENSORS WITH MODULAR THREADED PACKAGING - A modular piezoelectric sensor system, wherein the system comprises: a sensor pod including at least one standard sensor interface; and a plurality of different mounting adapters that include different external mounting interfaces wherein each mounting adapter has at least one complementary standard sensor interface. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140208877 | Probe Body- Retaining Arrangement - A measuring head | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140208878 | Guide Section of a Housing for a Sensor - A guide section ( | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140260710 | ULTRASOUND LIQUID DISPERSION HUMIDIFIER - Microstructure plating systems and methods are described herein. One method includes depositing a plating-resistant material between a microstructure and a bonding layer, wherein the microstructure comprises a plating process base material and immersing the microstructure in a plating solution. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140260711 | PROBE BALANCER - A probe balancing device and system is provided for configuring and balancing a probe assembly of a coordinate measurement machine for accurate measurement. It can aid in the correction of an out of balance probe assembly and in meeting a vendor's specified torque and weight specification. A method for configuring and balancing such a probe assembly is also provided. The tool or system may be used either to balance an existing probe assembly or to balance a new probe assembly. Balancing may be accomplished by adding weights to various radial locations of the probe assembly or by changing probe assembly parts and/or component material until a leveling element is centered. A kit may be provided including the tool or system and one or more of a weight scale, a weigh scale stand, one or more weights, or a storage tray for the one or more weights. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140260712 | PROBE ASSEMBLY - A probe assembly for inserting a probe into a flexible or semi-rigid vessel or tubing having a distal aseptic connector for coupling to the vessel or tubing, the probe sheath comprising at least a portion that is rigid, the probe sheath extending longitudinally from the aseptic connector and having at least one inner longitudinal lumen configured to receive an elongate sensor or probe body and to permit longitudinal movement of the sensor/probe body within the probe sheath lumen, and an actuator for deploying a probe within the vessel or tubing by advancing the probe body through the aseptic connector to a position where the probe can measure at least one parameter within the vessel or tubing is disclosed herein. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140283632 | Sensor Device and Method for Producing a Sensor Device - A sensor device includes a sensor element configured to detect a measurement value based at least in part upon a physical variable, and a support element configured to support the sensor element. The support element has at least one connection region which is located in a section of the support element, and which is configured to connect the section of the support element to a section of the sensor element such that the sensor element is mounted so as to be movable with respect to the support element. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140290397 | Sensor Arrangement for a Hydraulic Displacer Unit - A sensor arrangement for a hydraulic displacer unit includes a plurality of sensors which, at least in some sections, are positioned jointly in a sensor housing. The sensors are configured to be contacted via a common plug. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140298931 | SENSOR AND TERMINAL MEMBER - A sensor includes a detection element; a plurality of terminal members, each of the terminal members including an elongated frame body portion extending along the axial direction, an element contact portion in elastic contact with an electrode terminal, and a folded portion connecting the frame body portion and the element contact portion; and a separator. The element contact portion of each of the terminal members has a turning portion which turns inward with respect to the width direction between the folded portion and a contact portion in contact with an electrode terminal. In those two of the terminal members which are adjacent to each other along the width direction, the distance along the width direction between the contact portions is smaller than the distance along the width direction between the frame body portions. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140345397 | SCANNING SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR PAPER MACHINES OR OTHER SYSTEMS - A system includes a frame having multiple separate supports and multiple flexible rails. Each support is configured to be secured in a position apart from another support, and each flexible rail is configured to be coupled to the supports and placed under tension. The system also includes a sensor head configured to be mounted on the rails and to move back and forth along the rails. The sensor head is substantially self-contained and configured to receive operating power over the rails. The frame may further include a tensioned member configured to be coupled to the supports, and the sensor head can be configured to move back and forth using the tensioned member. The sensor head can be self-contained in that the sensor head does not push and pull any wiring assembly during movement along the rails. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140352460 | Probe Needle and Probe Module Using the Same - A probe needle includes a head, a tail and a body connected between the head and the tail and provided with a first flat section curvedly extending from the head towards the tail for providing sufficient deformation when the tail is pressed on a device under test, and a second flat section neighbored to the first flat section for supporting the probe needle in between upper and lower dies. When the probe needles are used in a probe module, the probe needles can be arranged with a pitch same as that of the conventional probe needles even though the probe needles are formed from posts having a relatively greater diameter than that of the posts for making the conventional probe needles, such that the probe needles may have enhanced current withstanding capacity and prolonged lifespan. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140352461 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SENSOR, AND SENSOR - The invention relates to a method for producing a sensor. In the method, a sensor element having an IC is pre-overmolded to produce a preform, wherein the preform is designed in such a way that the preform can accommodate electrical contacts for the sensor having various dimensions and/or in various positions by press fitting. The electrical contacts are pressed into holes/recesses of the preform, the connections of the IC of the sensor are connected to the electrical contacts, and the preform is inserted into an injecting mold and is overmolded to produce the finished sensor. In this way, sensors for different applications can be produced in a substantially standardized manner. The invention further relates to a sensor. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140360289 | Nondestructive Inspection System for Difficult to Access Areas - A method for inspecting an object. A support structure physically associated with a first sensor and a second sensor is moved to an area for inspection. The support structure is in a first configuration and the first sensor and the second sensor are positioned about an axis extending through the support structure when the support structure is in the first configuration. The support structure is changed from the first configuration to a second configuration. The first sensor and the second sensor are configured to generate information when the support structure is in the second configuration. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150013480 | PLATED INSTRUMENTATION PROBES AND SENSORS - A component comprises a non-metallic core having an outer surface, a first catalyst deposited onto at least a first portion of the outer surface of the non-metallic core, a second catalyst deposited onto at least a second portion of the outer surface of the non-metallic core, an electrical interface, and a metallic coating. The electrical interface is plated onto the first catalyst, and includes a first interface layer electroless plated onto the first catalyst. The metallic coating is plated onto the second catalyst. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150027243 | HOLDING DEVICE TO HOLD A REFLECTOR AND AN ELECTROMAGNETIC GUIDING DEVICE - A holding is presented. The holding device includes a male connector comprising a first male extension and a second male extension that extend out of opposite surfaces of a male central disk, an electromagnetic guiding device continuously passing through a central hole that continuously passes through the first male extension, the male central disk and the second male extension, a reflector that is in a direct physical contact with a first end of the electromagnetic guiding device that ends at a top surface of the first male extension, and a holder that covers the first male extension to hold the reflector, and maintain the physical contact between the first end of the electromagnetic guiding device and the reflector. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150040691 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MONITORING A POTENTIOMETRIC MEASURING PROBE - Method and system of monitoring a measuring probe which is in contact with a measurement medium and registers a measurement value of the measurement medium, wherein the method comprises determining and evaluating time-dependent values of a first and a second parameter, wherein the first parameter responds faster than the second parameter to changes in a process to which the measurement medium is subjected, and wherein both of the parameters are probe-specific parameters. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150053025 | MODULAR INSPECTION SYSTEM HANDSET - A handset for inspecting a target object with a sensor in an inspection module is disclosed. The handset includes a housing having a grip portion adapted to be held by a person, the housing adapted to selectively mechanically engage with the inspection module, a handset interface on the housing adapted to exchange signals with the inspection module, a handset processor, a user input interface accessible to the person gripping the grip portion and adapted to provide a control signal to the handset processor, and a user output interface responsive to the handset processor to display the data transmitted by the handset processor about the target object. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150090054 | INSERTION MOUNT DEVICE - Described herein is an insertion mount, including a threaded cylindrical mount with a hollow inner diameter and a lengthwise slot cutout for receiving a probe; and a drive assembly further comprising a drive nut, wherein the drive nut has threads that engage the threaded outer diameter of the threaded cylindrical mount which allows the drive nut to be moved the length of the cylindrical mount by screwing the drive nut of the drive assembly onto the threads of the threaded cylindrical mount. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150090055 | UNIVERSAL MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR SENSING DEVICE - A sensing assembly includes a sensing device and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a base portion. The mounting assembly includes an extension portion movably attached with respect to the base portion. The mounting assembly includes a connection portion movably attached with respect to the extension portion. The mounting assembly includes a support portion movably attached with respect to the connection portion. The support portion supports the sensing device. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150107378 | Disappearing Controllable-Arch Sensor Boom or Crane - A reel-based curved boom that follows a predetermined arch or trajectory is disclosed. Such a disappearing controllable-arch sensor boom or crane can enable a sensor on the end of the boom to be extended from a vehicle over obstacles such as walls or low buildings. It can also be extended to view the underside of bridges, or of the vehicle itself. It can be used to view targets of interest that are not within the direct field of view of the vehicle or from directly above said vehicle. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150107379 | FLOW SENSOR MOUNTING APPARATUS - A mount includes a sensor that is configured to output data characterizing the environment. A first portion has a receiving portion and a first aperture for receiving the sensor. The receiving portion fixes the sensor to the first portion. A positive location portion is located on the receiving portion and is adapted to receive the sensor. The positive location portion and first portion orient the position and depth of the sensor. A second portion is removably secured to the first portion to form a clamping structure for retaining the sensor. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150107380 | SENSOR BEARING ASSEMBLY - A sensor bearing assembly having a rolling element bearing and at least one sensor is provided. The rolling element bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, and rolling elements arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring. The at least one sensor is arranged to convert one or more physical magnitudes to electrical sensor signals. The sensor is attached directly or indirectly to the rolling element bearing. The assembly further comprises a converter unit. The converter unit is arranged to convert the electrical sensor signals to output signals, the output signals are different to in type, form and/or amplitude in relation to the electrical sensor signals. The converter unit is also disposed in a separate enclosure that does not share the same enclosure with the sensor. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150107381 | ORIENTATION DEVICE FOR ORIENTATING A SENSOR PROBE - A device for orientating a sensor probe relative to the local normal vector of a work surface, the device comprising: a frame, a moving support element linked to the frame and able to slide in a predetermined direction, a sensor probe able to pivot on an axis of rotation not parallel to the predetermined direction relative to a point of articulation of the support element, pressure means able to move and generate a force on the moving support element in predetermined direction so as to press the sensor probe against the work surface, in which the sensor probe comprising a single convex external sensing surface suitable for being placed in contact with the work surface, the sensing surface having a single equilibrium contact point, the equilibrium contact point being the point on the sensing surface closest to the point of articulation. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150114146 | SENSOR - A sensor includes: a sensing module furnished with a sensing function; metal terminals transmitting a sensing signal from the sensing module; an insulating fixing portion holding multiple metal terminals separately; and a resin portion encapsulating the metal terminals and the sensing module and also forming a connector portion from which tip ends of the metal terminals are exposed. Protruding portions of the fixing portion are fit into hole portions of the metal terminals before resin encapsulation in a stage where the metal terminals are bonded to the sensing module, so that rigidity of the metal terminals is enhanced to stabilize the locations thereof. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150114147 | POSITIONING DEVICE - Positioning device for positioning of acoustic pressure sensors on a trailer for a measurement of an acoustic pressure emitted by tires ( | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150143931 | Instatllation Assembly for a Thermometer - An installation assembly for connecting a probe element to a wall of a container, comprising: a first mounting part and a second mounting part, wherein the first mounting part serves for attaching the assembly to the container wall and has a lead-through through which the probe element is insertable. The second mounting part serves for receiving and fastening the probe element and the first and the second mounting part are flexibly connected to each other. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150354431 | SENSOR MOUNTING APPARATUS - A boss configured to mount a nitrous oxide sensor in an exhaust conduit is disclosed. The boss includes a first tier configured to contact with an exterior surface of the exhaust conduit, the first tier defined by a first diameter and a first height. The boss also includes a second tier extending from the first tier. The second tier is configured to be disposed within an interior space defined within the exhaust conduit. The second tier is defined by a second diameter and a second height. Further, the second diameter is sized smaller than the first diameter. The boss further includes a condensation protection feature configured to direct condensation away from the nitrous oxide sensor. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150354998 | VIBRATION RESISTANT MOUNT FOR METER USED IN INDUSTRIAL FIELD DEVICES - A field device includes a housing and a process variable transducer configured to measure or control a process variable in an industrial process. Field device circuitry in the housing is coupled to the process variable transducer. A meter body mount is carried in housing. A meter is affixed to the meter body mount by an attachment mechanism. The meter includes a display element. A cover seals the meter in the housing. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150354999 | SENSOR DEVICE AND SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - A sensor arrangement according to an embodiment includes a board with a plurality of conductive lines of a first type, and a plurality of conductive lines of a second type different from the conductive lines of the first type, and a recess. The sensor arrangement further includes a plurality of sensor devices mechanically accommodated on a main surface of the board and arranged around the recess, each sensor device being electrically coupled to the conductive lines of the first type and at least to one of the conductive lines of the second type, wherein each conductive line of the second type electrically couples a sensor device with at least one other item different from the sensor devices of the plurality of sensor devices. A projection of the conductive lines of the first and second types perpendicular to the main surface is crossing-free. Each conductive line of the first type electrically couples at least all of the plurality of sensor devices. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160025479 | PROBE HOLDER FOR MEASURING SYSTEM - Embodiments described in this disclosure include a probe holder for a measuring system comprising a first connector having electric and/or optical signal connections for attaching a measure probe, electric and/or optical conductor for connecting to the measure probe by first connector, a rotary actuator arranged to rotate the first connector relative to a reference system, an electric and/or optical slip ring and an angle encoder. The rotary actuator comprises a rotor capable of continuous rotation and an electric motor, while the angle encoder provides information on an angular position of the rotor. In some embodiments the rotor has a hollow axle supported by two coaxial spaced-apart bearings. The electric motor is located between the bearings, while the electric and/or optical conductor runs inside said hollow axle, and the electric and/or optical slip ring is in the hollow axle and between the bearings. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160061638 | FITTING FOR POSITIONING A PROBE IN A HOT GAS PATH OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A fitting for positioning a probe in a hot gas path within a casing of a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The fitting may include a main body attachable to the casing opposite the hot gas path. The main body may include an internal bore and one or more cooling holes in communication with the internal bore. A compliant seal may be positionable within the internal bore. In addition, a follower may be positionable within the internal bore adjacent to the compliant seal. Moreover, the fitting may include a fastener configured to mate with the main body. In this manner, the follower may deform the compliant seal about the probe within the main body to secure and seal the probe within the main body. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160091347 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENT OF RAILROAD - An apparatus for measuring a displacement of a railroad includes a pair of rail fixing members | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160109268 | MEASURING APPARATUS - Apparatus for measuring an article having a wall with a first surface and an opposing surface, the apparatus having a bearing structure configured to support the first surface, and a probe in a fixed lateral position relative to the bearing structure that is configured to be biased against the opposing surface, the apparatus further comprising a detector that detects the relative spacing of the probe and the bearing, and an actuator for translating the component laterally relative to the bearing structure. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160139101 | SUBMERSIBLE MULTI-PARAMETER SONDE HAVING A HIGH SENSOR FORM FACTOR SENSOR - Provided are multi-parameter sonde systems having a unique form-factor, wherein the plurality of sensors are arranged in a tight-fit configuration. This provides a single distal sensing surface and minimal separation distance between adjacent sensors. The sensors may be pie shaped with an interlocking feature to tightly hold the sensors together, with a sensor guard disposed over the outer surface of the interlocked sensors. Sensor-guards disclosed herein may have an integrated sensor storage and sensor guard configuration, thereby avoiding a need for a separate storage cup and that are configured to minimize unwanted biological growth. Also provided are uniquely shaped individual sensors having interlocking features to hold several sensors together in a sonde. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160161300 | PROBES FOR INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR SUBSTANTIALLY ROUND HOLE - Probes for an inspection system for a substantially round hole in a material are provided. One version of the probe may include a flexible sheet shaped and biased to substantially conform with a portion of an interior of the substantially round hole; and a plurality of sensors disposed on the flexible sheet, each sensor configured to transmit a non-destructive signal into the material for inspecting the substantially round hole. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160161302 | Universal Sensor Fitting for Process Applications - A universal fitting for in-line fluid measurement in a process application. The fitting includes an inlet and outlet port and also has a body with a fluid flow passage providing fluid communication between the ports. A sensor housing is provided that extends outwardly away from a wall of the body, wherein the housing is sized to receive a sensor assembly, which assembly measures at least one characteristic of the fluid. A base of each housing integrally formed with the wall and including a sensor seat for receiving a portion of the sensor assembly. A probe aperture receives a probe portion of the sensor assembly, each housing having the probe aperture disposed in the wall and extending from the fluid passage through its respective sensor seat. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160163307 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE NON-CONTACT SUPPORT OF A SENSOR AND/OR ACTUATOR DEVICE - A method and an apparatus for the non-contact support of a sensor and/or actuator device with respect to a substrate ( | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160187167 | Speed Measuring Device for Ball Pitching Machine - A speed measuring device includes an adapter pad, two mounting boards, a guide plate, and two speed detection units. The adapter pad includes a base plate and a joint plate adapted to be assembled on a mounting rack of a ball pitching machine. Each mounting board is installed on one of two sides of the base plate and includes spaced first and second sections. The guide plate is assembled on the first sections of the mounting boards. A width between the moveable mounting boards relative to the base plate and longitudinal positions of the two mounting boards relative to the ball pitching machine are respectively adjustable. The speed detection units mounted on inner surfaces of the second sections of the mounting boards define a space through which a ball passes for detecting speed of the ball shot by the ball pitching machine. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160187298 | PROBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a probe including: an acoustic module including a piezoelectric layer configured to generate ultrasonic waves, a matching layer configured to reduce a difference in acoustic impedance between the piezoelectric layer and an object, and a backing layer configured to absorb ultrasonic waves generated by the piezoelectric layer and transmitted backward from the piezoelectric layer; a plurality of attenuation layers provided at both edges of the upper surface of the acoustic module, and configured to attenuate ultrasonic waves generated by the acoustic module; and a lens layer disposed to cover the upper surfaces of the attenuation layers, and configured to focus ultrasonic waves transmitted forward from the piezoelectric layer at a predetermined point. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160202093 | ADJUSTABLE PROBE HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR AN INSPECTION SENSOR | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160252207 | Locking Foot | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160376145 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROMECHANICAL STRUCTURE AND A COMPONENT HAVING THIS MICROMECHANICAL STUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a micromechanical component and a micromechanical component. The micromechanical component includes a sensor substrate and a cap situated thereon. For creating the cap, a plurality of openings is introduced into a cap substrate in a delimited area on the surface of the front side in the form of microperforations. The openings end in the cap substrate, i.e. they do not go all the way through the cap substrate and are therefore shallow. The cap substrate is then placed on the sensor substrate, whereby the front side of the cap substrate including the plurality of openings is directed toward the sensor substrate. A portion of the cap substrate is removed from its back side by back-thinning using a grinding process or another semiconductor process. The removal of the cap substrate material from the back side creates access to the openings. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20180023981 | Crash Sensor Assembly | 01-25-2018 |
