Patents Examined by Nasir U Ahmed
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Patent number: 11867566Abstract: A method of determining a temperature of a patient includes measuring a first temperature of the patient with a temperature device, and measuring a second temperature of an environment with the temperature device. The method includes determining if a change in the ambient temperature exceeds a threshold. If the change does exceed the threshold, the method also includes applying a correction factor to the first temperature of the patient to account for the change in ambient temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: WELCH ALLYN, INC.Inventors: John A. Lane, Matthew J. Kinsley, Ryan Kent
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Patent number: 11802800Abstract: A temperature-sensing device configured to monitor a temperature is disclosed. The temperature-sensing device includes: a first capacitor comprising a first oxide layer with a first thickness; a second capacitor comprising a second oxide layer with a second thickness, wherein the second thickness of the second oxide layer is different from the first thickness of the first oxide layer; and a control logic circuit, coupled to the first and second capacitors, and configured to determine whether the monitored temperature is equal to or greater than a threshold temperature based on whether at least one of the first and second oxide layers breaks down.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shih-Lien Linus Lu
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Patent number: 11789410Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for identifying and tracking products in a material handling system and/or for identifying and handling product defects in a material handling system are provided. An example method may include receiving one or more articles in the material handling system; capturing one or more images of the one or more articles; identifying at least one visual defect indicator on at least one article of the one or more articles; and determining an indication corresponding to at least one of a defect of the at least one article or a portion of the material handling system causing the defect.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLCInventors: Kent Fuller, Brian D. Hysell
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Patent number: 11788901Abstract: Disclosed are a high-sensitivity temperature sensor and a method of manufacturing the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Korea University Research and Business FoundationInventors: Soong Ju Oh, Jun Sung Bang
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Patent number: 11788896Abstract: The present disclosure provides a forehead thermometer that displays different colors according to detected temperatures and a control circuit thereof, which belong to the technical field of forehead thermometers. The forehead thermometer includes a forehead thermometer body, wherein the forehead thermometer body comprises a housing, an indicator light, a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen comprising a backlight board which is adapted to light up in different colors according to different detected temperatures. The LCD screen is disposed on an upper end face of the housing, and the indicator light is disposed on a side of the housing, and wherein the indicator light is a transparent light guide body capable of guiding light, and an outer end face of the indicator light is located outside the housing; and a light guide plate capable of guiding the light emitted from the backlight board to the indicator light is fixedly disposed in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ZHEJIANG RONGSHENG TOOLS CO., LTDInventors: Shijie Zhuang, Zhiwei Zhuang
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Patent number: 11788904Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for measuring a temperature gradient in a layered environment includes a container having a sidewall. An acoustic transducer is positioned on or proximate to an exterior surface of the sidewall of the container. A signal is transmitted from the acoustic transducer into the sidewall of the container. A reflected signal is received by the acoustic transducer, or another acoustic transducer positioned on or proximate to the exterior surface of the sidewall. A computerized device has a processor and a computer-readable memory. The processor is configured to measure a temperature gradient of the reflected signal using an angle of incidence and refraction of the reflected signal. The temperature gradient indicates a temperature of a material within the container.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Lazar Bivolarsky, Joel D. Burcham, William Coleman, James M. Heim
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Patent number: 11774297Abstract: A temperature detection circuit includes a first current path and a second current path. The first current path includes a first transistor with a control terminal coupled to receive a reference voltage and includes a temperature sensing device. The second current path includes a second transistor with a control terminal coupled to a node of the first current path. The second current path includes a node that provides an indication of a detected temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NXP USA, INC.Inventors: Ricardo Pureza Coimbra, Mateus Ribeiro Vanzella, Matheus Silveira Remigio
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Patent number: 11761914Abstract: Provided are a method of and a device for measuring a glass transition temperature and a degree of crystallinity of a polymer. According to the measurement method and the device of one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a glass transition temperature and a degree of crystallinity may be measured easily, rapidly, and accurately in a field other than a laboratory, and fast and accurate conversion is possible for various measurement conditions such as temperature, frequency, etc.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Siyoung Choi, Jinwon Park, Jaehong Lee
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Patent number: 11733106Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor for measuring temperature of a fluid within a vessel, the vessel having a first region and a second region and the fluid having a temperature profile extending between the first region and the second region, the sensor comprising an array of elements, each element having a temperature-dependent parameter, the array being capable of deployment within or adjacent the vessel such that the array extends along the vessel for measuring the temperature profile, the elements of the array being coupled together between an input and an output, the input being coupled or capable of being coupled to a driving source for driving the sensors, and the output being coupled or capable of being coupled to a detector for measuring an aggregate of the temperature-dependent parameter from the array of elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Oxford University Innovation LimitedInventors: Malcolm Duncan McCulloch, Peter Michael Armstrong
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Patent number: 11725991Abstract: Provided in this disclosure are systems and methods for determining a confidence level of a sensor measurement of a sensor. A system may include a sensor array, which includes a plurality of sensors configured to detect a physical phenomenon. Each sensor of the sensor array may generate an output signal that includes measurement datum related to the detected physical phenomenon, which may be received by a controller of the system. Controller may compare the measurement datum from a selected sensor to other sensors of the sensor array to determine the confidence level of the selected sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Nicholas Moy, Collin Freiheit, Joshua E. Auerbach
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Patent number: 11719583Abstract: Methods, non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums and electronic devices are provided for controlling temperature. A terminal obtains a target environment temperature value of an environment where the terminal is located. When the terminal is being charged, the terminal determines a target temperature control strategy according to the target environment temperature value. The terminal controls a temperature of the terminal according to the target temperature control strategy.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventor: Changyu Sun
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Patent number: 11703391Abstract: An apparatus for processing substrates includes a continuum radiation source, a source manifold optically coupled to the continuum radiation source and comprising: a plurality of beam guides, each having a first end that optically couples the beam guide to the continuum radiation source; and a second end. The apparatus also includes a detector manifold to detect radiation originating from the source manifold and transmitted through a processing area, and one or more transmission pyrometers configured to analyze the source radiation and the transmitted radiation to determine an inferred temperature proximate the processing area.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventor: Samuel C. Howells
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Patent number: 11662256Abstract: A temperature drift compensation method includes pre-aging a thermocouple, during which the thermocouple is subjected to temperatures and/or pressures that cause or facilitate an oxidation growth on the conductor elements of the thermocouple. During the pre-aging, temperature readings of the thermocouple are recorded, and a model including a time-based exponential expression is derived from the temperature readings. In addition, a temperature sensor system includes a pre-aged thermocouple, and a temperature compensation circuit that modifies initial temperature readings from the pre-aged thermocouple according to a model including a time-based exponential expression.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATIONInventors: John Joseph Costello, Robert C. Dalley, Kenneth L. Graham
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Patent number: 11644120Abstract: A fluidic device includes a casing in which a fluid passage is disposed and which has an outer surface including a detection target surface (bottom surface) that is to contact a detection part of a sensor so that at least one of a temperature and a vibration of the fluidic device is detected; and a plug detachably disposed on the casing and configured to cover the detection target surface (bottom surface).Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TLV CO., LTD.Inventor: Tetsuo Asada
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Patent number: 11639877Abstract: A calorimeter for measuring a heat flux of a sample comprises a container, a first heat sink and a second heat sink whereby the sample is arranged in the container. The first heat sink and the second heat sink are arranged at a distance from each other on the container. The first heat sink comprises a first heat transducer element and the second heat sink comprises a second heat transducer element. Each of the first and second heat transducer elements comprise a heat receiving surface and a heat absorbing surface for generating an electromotive force equivalent to the heat flux to or from the respective heat sink to be sent to a detecting unit for obtaining an electrical potential representing the heat flux leaving or traversing the container.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Calbact AGInventors: Beat Göpfert, Vinzenz von Tscharner
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Patent number: 11615367Abstract: A flexible sensor label including a reservoir chamber configured to store an activation medium. The flexible sensor label includes an irreversible chamber configured to store a first indicator medium. The first indicator medium is altered in response to the activation medium being released and the flexible sensor label being exposed to a first condition associated with the first indicator medium. The flexible sensor label includes a reversible chamber configured to store a second indicator medium. The second indicator medium is altered in response to the activation medium being released and the flexible sensor label being exposed to a second condition associated with the second indicator medium.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Emerson Digital Cold Chain, Inc.Inventor: Casimir E. Lawler, Jr.
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Patent number: 11609196Abstract: A subsurface monitoring system and method is provided for measuring a rate of change in an amount of a reactive material within a subsurface formation using measurements of thermal parameters at one or more positions within the subsurface without the need for background correction which may lead erroneous calculations and require additional monitoring equipment. The measured thermal parameters may be used to determine the heat generated by the degradation of the reactive material. The method may include measuring a first temperature near the surface of a subsurface region and a second temperature further from the surface. In some instances, an estimated location of a planar subsurface heat source/sink due to exothermic degradation reactions within the subsurface may be selected. With the derived thermal parameters and the estimated location of the subsurface heat source/sink, change rates for the reactive materials in the subsurface region may be determined or estimated.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Thomas C. Sale, Kayvan Karimi Askarani
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Patent number: 11604101Abstract: A temperature measuring circuit, measuring apparatus and a measuring method thereof relating to the field of electronic circuits. The temperature measuring circuit includes control unit, wherein the control unit includes a first current output interface, a second current output interface, a first input/output interface, a second input/output interface, and a third input/output interface. Further, the first current output interface and the first input/output interface of the control unit are respectively electrically connected to a first interface of a temperature sensor; the second current output interface and the second input/output interface of the control unit are respectively electrically connected to a second interface of the temperature sensor; and the third input/output interface of the control unit is electrically connected to a third interface of the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignees: Gree Electric Appliances (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiInventors: Pei Qian, Xiantao Zhu, Wenbo Liu, Baolin Zhou, Wanxing Chen, Shuanglin Guo, Haibin Liu, Zifeng Liang, Guohui Hu, Luping Zhong, Yanjun Peng
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Patent number: 11604294Abstract: A system for measuring a number of layers in a layered environment includes an ultrasound transducer positioned at an exterior surface of a first layer at a first location. At least one receiving sensor is positioned perpendicular to the exterior surface of the first layer at a second location. The ultrasound transducer and the at least one receiving sensor are in communication with a computer processor, power source, and computer-readable memory. The ultrasound transducer is configured to emit a first ultrasound signal into the first layer at the first location. The at least one receiving sensor is configured to receive a plurality of propagated ultrasound signals. The processor is configured to determine a total number of layers in the layered environment based on at least one from the set of: a number of signals received and a number of propagation direction changes only of the first ultrasound signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Lazar Bivolarsky, Joel D. Burcham, William Coleman, James M. Heim
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Patent number: 11598676Abstract: Provided herein is a tungsten-rhenium composite thin film thermocouple based on a surface micropillar array with gas holes. A tungsten-rhenium thin film thermocouple is arranged on a surface of a flat alumina ceramic substrate. Two tails of the tungsten-rhenium thin film thermocouple are respectively connected to a lead wire. A surface of the tungsten-rhenium thin film thermocouple is arrayed with a plurality of micron alumina micropillars to form an alumina micropillar array. Air is filled between the micron alumina micropillars to form the gas holes. The flat alumina ceramic substrate, the tungsten-rhenium thin film thermocouple and the alumina micropillar array form a three-layered laminated structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Zhongkai Zhang, Bian Tian, Bingfei Zhang, Jiangjiang Liu, Zhaojun Liu, Libo Zhao