| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 374031000 | CALORIMETRY | 65 |
| 20080273571 | Differential passive calorimeter - A passive differential calorimeter, comprising an inflow control valve ( | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080304541 | Ranking Fragment Types with Calorimetry - Test and reference groups of samples can be provided and concurrently combined and output signals can be provided. Each sample can have a volume not exceeding approximately 100 microliters, and each group can be provided in a region, such as in a cell of an array calorimeter. Each test group can include at least one fragment sample and one target sample, and its reference group can include similar samples. The output signals can include information about heat of reaction due to combining the fragment and target samples. For each target type, the output signals can be used to rank fragment types. For example, a subset of fragment types that react with the target type can be identified; an equilibrium constant or ligand efficiency can be obtained for each such fragment type; or a rank ordering can be obtained of such fragment types. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080304542 | INFRARED HEATED DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETER - A heat flux differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is disclosed. The DSC can be configured with a highly conductive sample assembly enclosure. The enclosure can include a high emissivity coating. In one embodiment, the enclosure extends along a longitudinal direction that is about the same as that of an infrared lamp assembly used to heat the enclosure, thereby increasing the efficiency of heating the sample enclosure. In one embodiment, a gas-filled thermal resistor is used to couple the measurement assembly to a heat sink, such that samples can be rapidly heated and rapidly cooled. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090103586 | METHOD OF ANALYZING THE KINETICS OF GAS HYDRATE FORMATION IN FLUIDS - The present invention relates to a method for determining the kinetics of gas hydrate formation in a fluid comprising water, wherein the following stages are carried out:
| 04-23-2009 |
| 20090185596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ISOTOPE IDENTIFICATION AND RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA-EMITTING-RADIONUCLIDES USING A LOW TEMPERATURE DETECTOR - Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus to identify alpha-emitting radionuclides and to measure absolute alpha radioactivity using a low temperature detector. A 4π metallic absorber which encloses a radioactive material containing alpha-emitting radionuclides absorbs the total alpha decay energy in the form of thermal energy. The corresponding temperature changes are measured by a low temperature detector attached to the 4π absorber with high energy resolution. The identification of alpha-emitting radionuclides is declared by comparing the measured temperature signal with characteristic decay energy of radionuclides. The absolute amount of the radionuclides is determined by counting the number of the pulses for each of the identified nuclides. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090310646 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A CALORIMETER - A method for operating a calorimeter and a calorimeter that is operable to perform the method, wherein the calorimeter has a reactor ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100195695 | THERMO-ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT - A thermo-analytical instrument, especially a differential scanning calorimeter has a sample position ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100290501 | NANOCALORIMETER BASED ON THERMAL PROBES - A nanocalorimeter includes a merging layer having, a drop placement area for holding drops to be merged and a thermal equilibration area. A measurement layer includes a substrate, and a temperature probe on the substrate, wherein the temperature probe extends out of the surface of the substrate to come into operative contact with the thermal equilibration area when the measurement layer is placed in operative association with the merging layer. The nanocalorimeter is configured to have the merging layer and the measurement layer non-integrated, making the measurement layer reusable. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100296544 | SCAN ADIABATIC RESISTIVE CALORIMETER (SARC) WITH OHM HEATING IN THE SAMPLE - The present invention describes a scan adiabatic resistive calorimeter (SARC) | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100303124 | TOP LOADED TWIN CELL CALORIMETER SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE REFERENCE - A measured system for use with a calorimeter and related methods of operation. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100309948 | EX-REACTOR TWO-PHASE TRANSIENT NUCLEAR CALORIMETER - A device to measure the residual power of a charge, comprising: means delimiting a first vessel to receive and contain a charge to be measured; means delimiting a second vessel around the first vessel; means to apply a layer of liquid or wet layer around the first vessel; and means to maintain constant the temperature and/or pressure of a vapour outside the first vessel or in the second vessel. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110164652 | Differential Thermoelectric Cooler Calorimeter - A calorimeter for use in measuring a sample is provided. The calorimeter may include a sample chamber for housing the sample therein. A separate reference chamber may not be present in the calorimeter. The calorimeter may also have a sample thermoelectric cooler in which heat from the sample chamber is transferred to the sample thermoelectric cooler. A reference thermoelectric cooler for use in detecting thermal noise may also be present, and outputs from the sample thermoelectric cooler and the reference thermoelectric cooler may be used in a control equation to determine the heat output of the sample. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110216804 | POLYMER NEMS FOR CELL PHYSIOLOGY AND MICROFABRICATED CELL POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR MICRO-BIOCALORIMETER - A microfluidic embedded nanoelectromechanical system (NEMs) force sensor provides an electrical readout. The force sensor contains a deformable member that is integrated with a strain sensor. The strain sensor converts a deformation of the deformable member into an electrical signal. A microfluidic channel encapsulates the force sensor, controls a fluidic environment around the force sensor, and improves the read out. In addition, a microfluidic embedded vacuum insulated biocalorimeter is provided. A calorimeter chamber contains a parylene membrane. Both sides of the chamber are under vacuum during measurement of a sample. A microfluidic cannel (built from parylene) is used to deliver a sample to the chamber. A thermopile, used as a thermometer is located between two layers of parylene. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110228809 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRA-SENSITIVE TEMPERATURE DETECTION USING RESONANT DEVICES - Methods, apparatus, and systems to improve thermal sensitivity of resonant circuits. One aspect utilizes tracking near-resonance complex impedance for a quartz resonator based calorimeter sensor to derive ultra-sensitive temperature measurement from the sensor. Another aspect includes a quartz resonant or -based calorimetric sensor placed close to but not touching the analyte being measured to eliminate mass loading effect on the temperature measurement. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110268148 | Device for Calorimetric Measurement - In one aspect, provided herein is a single crystal silicon microcalorimeter, for example useful for high temperature operation and long-term stability of calorimetric measurements. Microcalorimeters described herein include microcalorimeter embodiments having a suspended structure and comprising single crystal silicon. Also provided herein are methods for making calorimetric measurements, for example, on small quantities of materials or for determining the energy content of combustible material having an unknown composition. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120140790 | Therapeutic Polymeric Nanoparticle Compositions with High Glass Transition Termperature or High Molecular Weight Copolymers - The present disclosure relates in part to pharmaceutical compositions comprising polymeric nanoparticles having certain glass transition temperatures. Other aspects of the invention include methods of making such nanoparticles. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130016756 | Layered Structures on Thin Substrates - A thin substrate has a layered structure on one surface, and can also have a layered structure on the other. Each layered structure can include a part of at least one patterned layer that, if patterned by photolithography, would frequently result in damage to the substrate due to fragility. For example, the substrate could be a 3 mil (76.2 μm) or thinner polyimide film and one patterned layer could be a semiconductor material such as vanadium oxide, while another could be metal in electrical contact with semiconductor material. The layer part, however, can be patterned by a printing operation or can include a printed patterned artifact such as an uneven boundary or an alignment. The printing operation can be direct printing or printing of a mask for etching or liftoff or both. The layered structure can include an array of cells, each with layer parts on each substrate surface. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130064265 | SENSOR FOR MEASURING AMOUNT OF HEAT GENERATED FROM CELLS USING ZWEIFACH-FUNG EFFECT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sensor for measuring heat generated from cells, including a thermopile manufactured by surface-micromachining technology, and a microfluidic flow-channel structure for mixing cells with medium and dividing the mixture into cells and medium. Medium and cells are uniformly mixed using a micro-mixer. The mixture is separated into a medium microfluid and a cell microfluid using the Zweifach-Fung effect, after which signals measured in the two microfluids are amplified. The difference between the two signal values determines the amount of heat generated from the cells. The influence of noise caused by a change in external environment is eliminated. Convection heat dissipation caused by fluid flow is minimized. The sensor accurately measures the amount of heat generated from cells flowing in the microfluidic flow-channel. Diseases such as cancer are diagnosed using the difference between the measured amount of heat generated from cells and the standard amount of heat generated from normal cells. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130121369 | ADIABATIC SCANNING CALORIMETER - The present invention generally relates to an adiabatic scanning calorimeter for simultaneous measurements of the temperature dependence of heat capacity and enthalpy of liquids and solids and phase transitions therein. Moreover, the invention allows for an accurate separation between pretransitional enthalpy variations and true latent heats at first-order or weakly first-order phase transitions. In addition, the invention relates to calorimeters for controlling temperature differences and heat fluxes in different modes of operation. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130272338 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED MEMBRANE BASED CALORIMETERS - Methods and devices for improved membrane-based microcalorimeters are disclosed. The sample mixing speed or “temporal addenda” of the calorimeter can be improved using membranes with patterned hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions, oscillating droplet squeezing methods, and textured membrane surfaces with ridges designed to facilitate rapid mixing. The thermal coupling between the membranes and the other calorimetric addenda can be minimized by exposing the back side of the calorimetric membrane to a vacuum, while keeping the front side exposed to a humidified environmental chamber. Specially shaped, membrane associated heat-transfer-elements can help the system accurately monitor substantial portions of the sample. These elements, in conjunction with the position of the edge of the sample, can be designed to minimize inaccuracy due to edge evaporation effects. These improvements, which may be applied either individually or collectively, can reduce the distorting effect that slow mixing, addenda, thermal fluctuations, and edge effects have on microcalorimetric measurements. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140003460 | CALORIMETERS FOR TESTING ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AND POWER ELECTRONICS METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME AND METHODS OF USE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140140365 | SENSOR FOR DIFFERENTIAL CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A sensor for differential calorimetric measurement including a thermometric cell and another cell, each cell including: a membrane of a low thermal conductivity material, having first and second surfaces; and a mechanism supporting the membrane, of a high thermal diffusivity coefficient material, in contact with the first surface of the membrane, the thermometric cell including at least two active thermometric elements located on the first surface of the membrane, the two cells configured to be assembled such that the second surfaces of the membranes of the cells are opposite one another, a sample and a reference used for taking measurement configured to be placed between the two membranes and directly in contact with the second surfaces, and at least one of the cells including a sealing mechanism opposite the first surface of the membrane, wherein a free space for a gas is arranged between the sealing mechanism and the membrane. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140177669 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ADSORPTION HEAT AND WETTING HEAT OF A SURFACE AND A MEASURING CELL OF A CALORIMETER - A sample of a material is placed into a measuring cell of a calorimeter consisting of upper and the lower parts connected with each other by a movable detachable tight connection. The cell is equipped with two coaxially arranged tubes capable of independent connection to external devices. An outer tube is connected to the upper part of the cell and an inner tube is connected to the lower part of the cell via the movable detachable tight connection and is movable. At least once a contact of the sample with vapor of a liquid is provided and heat of adsorption is measured, then contact of the sample with the same or another liquid is provided and heat of wetting of the sample by the same or the other liquid is measured. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140294037 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR CALCULATING TEMPERATURE CHANGE OF AN ELECTROCALORIC EFFECT MATERIAL - Examples are generally described that include monitoring an electrocaloric effect device. A varying voltage may he applied across an electrocaloric effect material. A capacitance change of the electrocaloric effect material at least in part responsive to the varying voltage may be measured. A temperature change of the electrocaloric effect material may be calculated based, at least in part, on the capacitance change. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140294038 | METHOD FOR DETECTING HEAT GENERATION POINTS AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING HEAT GENERATE POINTS - A heat generation point detection method comprises: step of stabilizing an average temperature of a surface of an integrated circuit S; steps of applying a bias voltage of a low frequency to the integrated circuit S and acquiring a heat generation detection signal detected from the integrated circuit S in response thereto; steps of supplying a bias voltage of a high frequency and acquiring a heat generation detection signal detected in response thereto; steps of detecting a phase shift between the bias voltage of the low frequency and the heat generation detection signal and a phase shift between the bias voltage of the high frequency and the heat generation detection signal; and step of calculating a change rate of the phase shift against a square root of the frequency of the bias voltage, and obtaining depth information of the heat generation point from the change rate. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140307756 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CALORIE IN A BEVERAGE - The invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring calorie in a beverage. The apparatus comprises a chamber, an information obtaining unit, a concentration measuring unit, a processing unit and a display screen. The chamber is configured to contain the beverage. The information obtaining unit is configured to obtain beverage information indicating the volume or the weight of the beverage. The concentration measuring unit configured to measure the concentration of a predetermined substance in the beverage. The processing unit is configured to calculate the overall calorie according to the volume or the weight of the beverage and the measured concentration of the predetermined substance. The display screen is configured to display the overall calorie. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150010038 | Infrared Contrasting Color Temperature Measurement System - Devices and corresponding methods can be provided to measure temperature and/or emissivity of a target. Emissivity of the target need not be known or assumed, and any temperature difference between a sensor and the target need not be zeroed or minimized. No particular bandpass filter is required. Devices can include one or two sensors viewing the same target as the target views different respective viewed temperatures. The respective viewed temperatures can be sensor temperatures, and a single sensor can be set to each of the respective viewed temperatures at different times. An analyzer can determine the temperature and/or emissivity of the target based on the respective viewed temperatures and on plural net heat fluxes detected by the sensors and corresponding to the respective viewed temperatures. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150036715 | Method for Determining A Volume Thermal Expansion Coefficient of A Liquid - In order to determine a volume thermal expansion coefficient of a liquid, a sample of the liquid is placed inside a cell of a calorimeter followed by an incremental increase of pressure inside the cell containing the liquid. After each pressure increase heat flow into the cell and volume of the liquid are measured. Based on results of the measurements of the heat flow and accounting for initially evaluated cell volume, the volume thermal expansion of the liquid is determined. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150055675 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING COMPOSITION OF A MULTI-COMPONENT MEDIUM - Methods to determine a quantitative composition of a multi-component medium are described. These methods provide for placing a sample into a cell of a differential scanning calorimeter and injecting a liquid into the cell, the liquid has a known volume thermal expansion coefficient and a known volume heat capacity. A total heat capacity and a total volume thermal expansion coefficient are determined for the sample and the fluid inside the cell. Solving system of equations it is possible to determine volumes of components composing the sample. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150092811 | Nanoparticles-Based Taggant Systems and Methods - Coding systems may include an object and a taggant linked to the object, the taggant comprising one or more types of phase change nanoparticles, each type of phase change nanoparticles having a phase change temperature different from a phase change temperature of other types of phase change nanoparticles, wherein, when the taggant is thermally scanned, different phase change temperatures result in one or more predefined melting peaks forming a code that represents information particular to the object. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150369765 | Method And Device For Material Analysis - Method and thermal analysis device including a sample holder and at least one temperature detector which is assigned to the holder. The invention further relates to a production method for a temperature detector. A heat flow to be detected is conveyed to the temperature detector between a support surface and the sample holder, wherein the support surface and/or the sample holder include elevations or depressions forming contact points, which define a relevant heat flow zone assigned to the support surface. A thermocouple, which includes at least two elements made of different metals, a first metallic element A, with a higher expansion coefficient compared to a second metallic element B, is introduced in a precisely fitting manner into second metallic element B constituted as a hollow profile and the two elements A, B are heated in a first operational step and then cooled again in a second operational step. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160033341 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRA-SENSITIVE TEMPERATURE DETECTION USING RESONANT DEVICES - Methods, apparatus, and systems to improve thermal sensitivity of resonant circuits. One aspect utilizes tracking near-resonance complex impedance for a quartz resonator based calorimeter sensor to derive ultra-sensitive temperature measurement from the sensor. Another aspect includes a quartz resonant or—based calorimetric sensor placed close to but not touching the analyte being measured to eliminate mass loading effect on the temperature measurement. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160047701 | HOLLOW MICRO STRING BASED CALORIMETER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a micron-scale calorimeter and a calorimetry method utilizing the micron-scale calorimeter. In accordance with the invention, there is provided a micron-scale calorimeter comprising a micro-channel string, being restrained at at least two longitudinally distanced positions so as to form a free released double clamped string in-between said two longitudinally distanced positions said micro-channel string comprising a microfluidic channel having a closed cross section and extending in the longitudinal direction of the hollow string, acoustical means adapted to oscillate the string at different frequencies by emitting sound waves towards the string, optical means adapted to detect oscillating frequencies of the string, and controlling means controlling the strength and frequency of the sound wave emitted by the acoustical means and receiving a signal from the optical means representing the detected oscillating frequencies. | 02-18-2016 |
| 374032000 | Total radiant energy or power measurement | 3 |
| 20120134386 | MULTIFUNCTION LASER POWER METER - A laser power meter incorporating an absorber disc with a peripheral thermopile ring, either continuous or segmented, and an additional temperature detection element in the central portion, that enables measurement of beam size. This detection element can be a thermopile element, generally a ring of smaller diameter than the peripheral thermopile used, and located closer to the center of the absorber disc. With this arrangement the beam size can be measured, in addition to measurements of the power and the position of the beam. Alternatively, this centralized detection element can be a single thermocouple junction located at the center of the disc, which acts as the hot junction of a thermocouple pair. The second or cold junction is effectively located on the disc close to the peripheral thermopile. Alternatively, two temperature measuring elements can be used, one at the disc center and one at the periphery. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20150049782 | Thermal Substitution Power Measurement System with RF Self-Heating Temperature Sensor - A thermal substitution power measurement system includes an electromechanically-resonant temperature sensor, a temperature measurement circuit coupled to the temperature sensor, an RF power source, and a power controller. The temperature sensor has a temperature-dependent resonance at a first frequency. The temperature measurement circuit generates a temperature signal dependent on the first frequency. The RF power source delivers to the temperature sensor a controllable level of RF power at a second frequency corresponding to a resonance of the temperature sensor and outputs a measure of the RF power delivered to the temperature sensor. The power controller operates in response to the temperature signal to control the RF power delivered to the temperature sensor to maintain the temperature signal constant notwithstanding variations in external power input to the temperature sensor. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150049783 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CALCULATE ENERGY DISSIPATED FROM AN OBJECT - An IR camera includes: a thermal radiation capturing arrangement for capturing thermal radiation of an imaged view in response to input control unit(s) receiving user inputs from a user of the IR camera; a processing unit arranged to process the thermal radiation data in order for the thermal radiation data to be displayed by an IR camera display as thermal images; and an IR camera display arranged to display thermal images to a user of the IR camera. The processing unit is further arranged to determine at least one temperature reference value representing the temperature of the surrounding environment of the imaged view; and calculate at least one output power value indicative of an amount of energy dissipated in a part of the imaged view by using the temperature value of the thermal radiation data corresponding to said part of the imaged view and the at least one determined temperature reference value. | 02-19-2015 |
| 374033000 | With control of heat added to or lost from a sample container (e.g., isothermal calorimetry) | 15 |
| 20080247441 | Low Cost Multimode Calorimeter - A structure of calorimeter provides a calorimetric head ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080317089 | Apparatus, Method, and System for Measuring Water Activity and Weight - An apparatus configured to determine water activity and weight of a sample. The apparatus may comprise a chamber configured to at least partially enclose a sample. The apparatus may also comprise a sensor configured to measure water activity of a sample in the chamber. Additionally, the apparatus may comprise a moisture content adjustment device connected to the chamber and configured to change moisture content in the chamber. An isotherm generation module is also disclosed. The isotherm generation module may be configured to receive water activity measurements from a sensor device and weight measurements from a weighing device, the isotherm generation module being configured to generate an isotherm for a sample based on the water activity measurements and the weight measurements. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090092169 | Device, Method and Vessel Assembly for the Measurement of Heat Flow at Least One Sample - The present invention relates to a device and a method for the measurement of heat flow from at least one sample. The device | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090092170 | CALORIMETER - A calorimeter includes a bucket cover which is used to reconfigure an isothermal water reservoir to provide for temperature equilibration prior to sample analysis and subsequently define a fixed volume of water during analysis in which high precision temperature measurements can be recorded. The apparatus includes mechanisms for sealing and controlling the cover, and for coupling the combustion vessel to the cover while minimizing the thermal contact between them. Improved thermal isolation between the fixed volume of water and the surrounding environment is also achieved. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100238968 | ISOTHERMAL TITRATION MICROCALORIMETER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - An automatic pipette assembly for an isothermal titration micro calorimetry system, comprising a pipette housing, a syringe with a titration needle arranged to be inserted into a sample cell for supplying titrant, and a linear activator for driving a plunger in the syringe, the titration needle is rotatable with respect to the housing and is provided with a stirring paddle arranged to stir fluid in the sample cell, wherein the automatic pipette assembly comprises a stirring motor for driving the rotation of the titration needle. There is also provided an isothermal titration micro calorimetry system. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100316087 | CALORIMETER WITH A DIGESTION CONTAINER AND WITH A WATER JACKET - A calorimeter ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110286493 | MICROCALORIMETER SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, a microcalorimeter system includes a first microfluidic channel coupling a calorimeter with a sample chamber. A second microfluidic channel couples the calorimeter with a waste chamber. An inertial pump includes a fluid actuator integrated asymmetrically within the first microfluidic channel, and the fluid actuator is capable of selective activation to pump fluid from the sample chamber to the calorimeter and from the calorimeter to the waste chamber through the first and second microfluidic channels, respectively. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110310924 | High strength spring steel wire and high strength spring and methods of production of the same - The present invention provides high strength spring and high strength spring steel wire superior in corrosion fatigue characteristics and methods of production of the same, that is, a high strength spring steel wire and high strength spring containing, by mass %, C: 0.35 to 0.50%, Si: 1.00 to 3.00%, and Mn: 0.10 to 2.00%, restricting P to 0.015% or less and S to 0.015% or less, having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, and, when raising the temperature in the range from 50° C. to 600° C. by 0.25° C./s and measuring the differential scanning calories, having the only peak of the exothermic reaction present at 450° C. or more. A method of production of high strength spring characterized by tempering under conditions where the tempering temperature T[K], tempering time t[s], and content Si % [mass %] of Si satisfy the following: | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120201268 | Optical absorption meter - An optical absorption calorimeter performs absorbance measurements at low cryogenic temperatures, such as above 0K to 5K (e.g. near liquid helium temperature), using high-resolution thermometry with SQUID readout to probe optical absorption to better than 1 ppb. This improved sensitivity yields improved performance in calorimetric absorption spectroscopy by lowering the required excitation power, improving the spectral resolution, and opening up the full spectrum, from near-IR to near-UV and beyond for analysis. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20140219311 | ISOTHERMAL TITRATION MICROCALORIMETER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - An automatic pipette assembly for an isothermal titration micro calorimetry system, comprising a pipette housing, a syringe with a titration needle arranged to be inserted into a sample cell for supplying titrant, and a linear activator for driving a plunger in the syringe, the titration needle is rotatable with respect to the housing and is provided with a stirring paddle arranged to stir fluid in the sample cell, wherein the automatic pipette assembly comprises a stirring motor for driving the rotation of the titration needle. There is also provided an isothermal titration micro calorimetry system. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140362888 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DENATURATION THERMOGRAMS OF BLOOD PLASMA OR SERUM - An apparatus for determining thermograms of blood plasma or serum includes two or more reaction vessels that each comprise a temperature sensing coil and a heating coil that is coaxial with and exterior to, or interleaved with, the temperature sensing coil. The apparatus also includes a heat conductive body having two or more cavities formed therein for receiving the reaction vessels. A corresponding method includes activating the heating coils of the reaction vessels and collecting temperature data for the reaction vessels with the temperature sensing coils. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150124851 | Differential Adiabatic Compensation Calorimeter and Methods of Operation - The differential adiabatic compensation calorimeter comprises sample and reference containers, sample and reference temperature sensors connected back-to-back, in series, sample and reference compensating heaters coupled to the sample and reference containers, and a temperature-controlled chamber. In this differential adiabatic mixing and reaction calorimeter, the sample heat-sink heat loss to the sample container is compensated so that the exothermic reaction is conducted in an adiabatic state, resulting in an undistorted adiabatic process gaining the highest adiabatic temperature rise that corresponds to the theoretical value and an experimentally measured time to maximum rate value. The calorimeter is designed for measuring the time-resolved adiabatic temperature rise, the rate of temperature rise, the time to maximum temperature peak and time to maximum rate of an exothermic chemical reaction. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150139269 | DEVICE FOR THERMOKINETIC PROPERTY MEASUREMENT - A device which can be used as a flow reactor for synthesis and for discerning the reaction kinetics as well as a flow calorimeter is a need in the art. To fulfill this need, the invention discloses a simple calorimeter that functions as a device to measure reaction kinetics, preferably heat of reaction in a continuous manner, in adiabatic as well as in isothermal conditions. The distinct advantages of the device include online determination of thermokinetic properties, continuous determination of thermokinetic properties and applicable for determination in adiabatic as well as isothermal modes. The device may function independently or may be used in combination with reactors, micro reactors or tubular reactors. | 05-21-2015 |
| 374034000 | With controlled adiabatic shield | 2 |
| 20100322281 | Large Array Defferential Scanning Calorimeter, DSC Measuring Unit - Embodiments of the present invention feature a method and apparatus for an energetics-based approach to screen and to characterize binding interactions between potential therapeutic (or diagnostic) agents and unknown target molecules. The methods and apparatus detect the occurrence of these reactions, the strength of the binding interaction and possibly the rate at which these processes take place. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20130177039 | LARGE ARRAY DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETER, DSC MEASURING UNIT - Embodiments of the present invention feature a method and apparatus for an energetics-based approach to screen and to characterize binding interactions between potential therapeutic (or diagnostic) agents and unknown target molecules. The methods and apparatus detect the occurrence of these reactions, the strength of the binding interaction and possibly the rate at which these processes take place. | 07-11-2013 |
| 374035000 | Heat absorbing heigh temperature gas probe (e.g., enthalpy or fluid cooled probe) | 1 |
| 20090028209 | Energy Meter For Mixed Streams Of Combustible Compounds - An energy content meter can spectroscopically quantify oxidation products after oxidation of a combustible mixture. The measured oxidation product concentrations or mole fractions can be converted to an energy content of the un-oxidized combustible mixture using a conversion factor that relates oxygen consumption during oxidation of the combustible mixture to the energy content of the combustible mixture. | 01-29-2009 |
| 374036000 | Heat value of combustion (e.g., 'calorific value') | 10 |
| 20090034580 | Method for Measuring Heat Release of Polymeric Compounds - The invention provides a method for measuring the heat release rate of a flame retardardant compound in a microscale combustion calorimeter. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100303125 | CALORIMETER - A calorimeter which includes a casing in which a sample is combusted, a jacket around the casing, and temperature sensors in an outer surface of the jacket. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20130259084 | CALORIFIC VALUE MEASURING SYSTEM AND CALORIFIC VALUE MEASURING METHOD - A calorific value measuring system having a container filled with a mixed gas to be measured; a microchip includes a heating element producing heat at a plurality of heat producing temperatures, disposed within the container; a measuring portion measuring a value of an electric signal from the heating element contacting the mixed gas being measured, at each of the plurality of heat producing temperatures; an equation storage device storing a calorific value calculating equation that has, for independent variables, the electric signals from the heating element at the plurality of heat producing temperatures and, as the dependent variable, the calorific value; and a calorific value calculating portion calculating the value of the calorific value of the mixed gas being measured by substituting the measured values for the electric signal from the heating element into the independent variables in the calorific value calculating equation. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140079090 | Combustion Calorimeter with a Decomposition Vessel - A combustion calorimeter ( | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140119400 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT OF THE HEATING VALUE OF A GAS STREAM - A sample stream of the gas to be analyzed is fed into a combustor. The combustor mixes the gas with ambient air to an over-stoichiometric oxygen content and combusts the sample gas completely. A respective TDLS analyzer measures the CO | 05-01-2014 |
| 20150377807 | Device For Ascertaining A Measure Of A Caloric Value Of A Gas - A device for ascertaining a measure of a calorific value of a gas, having a membrane arranged between a first and a second electrode a controllable voltage/current source for generating a control voltage/current between the first and second electrode, and an analyzing device for ascertaining the measure of the calorific value of the gas. By applying the control voltage/current to the first and second electrode, oxygen is transported from an oxygen-containing reference gas into the gas through the membrane and is combusted with combustible components of the gas. The analyzing device ascertains the measure of the calorific value of the gas dependent on the generated control voltage/current a temperature of the membrane, or dependent on an impedance of the membrane. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160195482 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMBUSTION VALUE OF A FUEL | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160252003 | COMBUSTION STATE ESTIMATION METHOD | 09-01-2016 |
| 374037000 | Having specified control of input of mixture | 2 |
| 20120287962 | CALORIFIC VALUE MEASURING SYSTEM AND CALORIFIC VALUE MEASURING METHOD - A calorific value measuring system, includes a gas flowing in a pipe; the flow rate controlling device; a temperature measuring element in the pipe; a heater element, in the pipe, producing a plurality of temperatures; a measuring portion measuring a value from a temperature measuring element that is dependent on the temperature of the gas, and a value from the heater element at each of a plurality of temperatures; an equation storage device storing a calorific value equation using values from the temperature measuring element and values from the heater element at the plurality of temperatures as independent variables and uses the calorific value as the dependent variable; and a calorific value portion calculating a value for the calorific value of a gas through substituting a value from the temperature measuring element and a value from the heater element into the independent variables of the calorific value equation. | 11-15-2012 |
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