Abstract: A connection for a mineral insulated metal sheathed cable, wherein the connection employs a compression fitting. The connection may make up two or more mineral insulated metal sheathed cables wherein one or more of the cables may be secured with a compression fitting. The connection may splice together two individual cables, or a cable to an electrical element.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 26, 2007
Date of Patent:
November 24, 2009
Assignee:
Accutru International Corporation
Inventors:
Daniel A. Barberree, Jose E. Cardenas, Lee Transier, Rick Zerafin
Abstract: A self-verifying temperature sensor and method for measuring and verifying the true thermodynamic temperature of a system. The sensor is constructed of various combinations of the following temperature-dependent elements: thermoelements, resistive elements, capacitive elements and other inductive elements. In the preferred embodiment, the sensor is constructed of resistive element connected between four thermoelement wires. A fifth thermoelement wire is connected to the resistive element. The sensor produces a data signature from various voltage, resistance, inductance, and capacitance measurements. Measurement electronics collect and condition the data signature. A computer analyzes the data signature and provides the system operator with a verified sensor temperature, thus, allowing the system operator to recognize and account for drift or decalibration of the sensor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 15, 1997
Date of Patent:
March 30, 1999
Assignee:
AccuTru International Corporation
Inventors:
James G. Lunghofer, C. Tom Brannon, Bernard L. Conner, Lee Transier, Collins P. Cannon
Abstract: A self-verifying temperature sensor and method for measuring and verifying the true thermodynamic temperature of a system. The sensor is constructed of various combinations of the following temperature-dependent elements: thermoelements, resistive elements, capacitive elements and other inductive elements. In the preferred embodiment, the sensor is constructed of resistive element connected between four thermoelement wires. A fifth thermoelement wire is connected to the resistive element. The sensor produces a data signature from various voltage, resistance, inductance, and capacitance measurements. Measurement electronics collect and condition the data signature. A computer analyzes the data signature and provides the system operator with a verified sensor temperature, thus, allowing the system operator to recognize and account for drift or decalibration of the sensor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 23, 1996
Date of Patent:
February 3, 1998
Assignee:
AccuTru International Corporation
Inventors:
James G. Lunghofer, C. Tom Brannon, Bernard L. Conner, Lee Transier, Collins P. Cannon