121 |
Silt control in fluid networks |
US14404947 |
2013-05-30 |
US09528864B2 |
2016-12-27 |
Damien Vernon Pearson; Reece Joseph Tyrrell; Gordon John Bish |
The invention relates to a method of detecting a buildup of silt in a pipe or open channel of a fluid flow network. The pipe or open channel has a system with at least one set of velocity sensors to measure flow velocities at predetermined horizontal levels. The method includes the steps of computing flow using measured flow velocities and cross-sectional areas for each flow layer, summing the flows to provide a total flow, monitoring the measured flow velocities and storing the measured flow velocities to detect any ongoing reduction in flow velocity of at least a lowermost velocity sensor to provide an indication of a buildup of silt in the pipe or open channel. |
122 |
Documenting test room configurations |
US14089540 |
2013-11-25 |
US09441951B1 |
2016-09-13 |
Shiv Naga Prasad Vitaladevuni; Janet Louise Slifka; Rohit Prasad |
Techniques are described for documenting the positions of items in a room, such as in rooms that are configured for testing automated systems that perform position-related functions. A non-contact measuring tool may be placed at different reference positions within the room. At each position, measurements are made to the room corners and to items of interest within the room. Based on this information, coordinates of the reference positions are calculated. Coordinates of the items are calculated based on the determined coordinates of the reference positions. |
123 |
METHOD OF MEASURING AN ADHESIVE FORCE OF INTERLAYER ADHESIVE LAYER IN TENSILE MODE FOR STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE SAME |
US15002215 |
2016-01-20 |
US20160258862A1 |
2016-09-08 |
Dong Kil SHIN; Chul Keun YOON; Min Kyu KANG; Gyu Jei LEE |
A method includes providing a device under test, which includes a lower test layer and an upper test layer that is stacked on the lower test layer and includes an overhang protruding past an edge of the lower test layer by a predetermined length, fixing the lower test layer onto a mounting stage, and measuring adhesive force of an interlayer adhesive layer in a tensile mode by applying a load to a bottom surface of the overhang of the upper test layer in a first direction. An apparatus includes a mounting stage fixing the device under test, a load applying tip applying the load to the bottom surface of the overhang, a location adjuster adjusting a distance between the device under test and the load carrying tip, a load cell detecting a magnitude of the applied load, and a controller controlling the location adjuster and the load cell. |
124 |
Systems and methods for particle sensing and characterization |
US14160465 |
2014-01-21 |
US09423336B2 |
2016-08-23 |
Marshall Donnie Graham |
Systems and methods are provided for sensing and characterizing small particles, and in particular blood cells suspended in a liquid medium. Exemplary systems include a volumeter conduit having a central region of higher electrical resistivity disposed between a first and second distal region of lower electrical resistivity, and a current source and sensing circuit module in electrical connectivity with the first and second distal regions. The module provides an electrical excitation current to the first and second distal regions to establish a particle-sensitive zone within the conduit, and detects current changes occasioned by particles of the biological sample passing through the particle-sensitive zone. |
125 |
Current transformer |
US13981930 |
2012-01-13 |
US09384884B2 |
2016-07-05 |
Matthew Brookes |
A current transformer is described which comprises a housing having one or more apertures, each for receiving a primary cable or busbar, one or more magnetic cores enclosed within the housing and being positioned proximate to respective ones of the apertures so that a magnetic field is produced in a magnetic core when a primary current flows through a primary cable or busbar received through the respective aperture, and one or more secondary windings enclosed within the housing, each secondary winding being wrapped around at least a portion of a respective magnetic core so that a secondary current is induced in a secondary winding when a magnetic field is produced in the respective magnetic core. Shunt circuitry is enclosed within the housing and is connected across the secondary windings to generate a respective voltage signal for each secondary winding. A connector socket is integrally mounted to the housing for outputting the voltage signals. In this way, the labor costs incurred during installation of the current transformer can be reduced, a risk of wiring errors can be avoided, and a risk of electrocution from secondary terminals being left open-circuit is removed. |
126 |
LASER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TURBINE BLADE LOCKUP |
US14576747 |
2014-12-19 |
US20160177771A1 |
2016-06-23 |
Clifford Hatcher, JR.; Forrest R. Ruhge |
A laser measurement system for detecting at least one locked blade assembly in a gas turbine. The system includes at least one laser device for emitting a laser beam that impinges on a blade surface of each blade in a row of blade assemblies. The laser beam is also transmitted through a space between adjacent blades to impinge on corresponding internal surfaces of the gas turbine. Further, the system includes a photon detector for detecting a first time period in which first laser energy is reflected from each blade surface and a second time period in which second laser energy is reflected from each internal surface and transmitted through each space. The system also includes a controller for detecting a change in at least one second time period to indicate that a distance between consecutive blades has changed and that at least one locked blade assembly is locked. |
127 |
DEVICE FOR DETECTING BLOCKAGE OF AIR FILTER MESH |
US14986715 |
2016-01-03 |
US20160117907A1 |
2016-04-28 |
Jizhong WANG; Yiqiao ZHOU; Zheng ZHANG; Xiansheng ZHANG; Hairong SUN; Yong ZHAO |
A device for detecting blockage of an air filter mesh, including: an air inlet, an air outlet, an air duct, a fan or a wind wheel, a blower motor, an air filter mesh, and a controller. The controller includes a main control board including: a microprocessor, an inverter circuit, and a motor operation parameter detecting circuit. The air filter mesh is disposed in the air duct. The motor operation parameter detecting circuit inputs a real time operation parameter into the microprocessor, and the output terminal of the microprocessor controls the inverter circuit. A function module of the microprocessor calculates a detected air volume according to the real time operation parameter. When the detected air volume is smaller than a preset air volume, the microprocessor determines that the air filter mesh is obstructed and outputs a signal to an alarm circuit to trigger an alarm. |
128 |
Apparatus and Method of Measuring Components in a Manufacturing Process |
US14325367 |
2014-07-08 |
US20160010970A1 |
2016-01-14 |
Graham William Hancock; Ramachandran Venkata Subramanian; Roger Ivan |
A data collection and processing system includes a hand-held tool for measuring the spacing between two locations on a test object such as automobile body panels. The tool generates and transmits a measurement signal to a remote data processing unit in response to a single operator input. The data processing unit compares the measurement signal with a predetermined range of values and classifies the measurement signal as either in-range data (i.e., when the measurement falls within the range of values) or out-of-range data (i.e., when the measurement falls outside of said range of values). If the measurement signal reflects an in-range measurement, the database is updated with the measurement signal as being in/out of specification. If the measurement signal reflects an out-of-range measurement, the signal is classified as a functional flag, advancing the system to a next measurement group or confirming vehicle status (e.g., measurement complete or hold for re-work). |
129 |
Pipeline inspection apparatus |
US13942937 |
2013-07-16 |
US09206938B2 |
2015-12-08 |
Jonathan Thursby; Shaun Peck; Chris Jay |
This invention relates to a pipeline inspection apparatus and to a method of inspecting the internal surfaces of a pipeline using a pipeline inspection apparatus. A pipeline inspection apparatus comprises a main body having a front end and a rear end relative to a direction of travel of the apparatus along a pipeline in use; sealing means for sealing against an internal surface of the pipeline, the sealing means being attached to the main body; an imaging module mounted proximate the front end of the main body, the imaging module comprising a camera and a light source, the light source being arranged to emit light in a direction towards the internal surface of the pipeline, and the camera being arranged such that, in use, the camera captures image data of the internal surface of the pipeline; and control circuitry located within the main body, the control circuitry including a power supply and memory means for storing data captured by said camera, wherein the sealing means forms a seal against the internal surface of the pipeline such that, in use, a fluid flowing along the pipeline applies a driving force to the pipeline inspection apparatus to propel the apparatus along the pipeline. |
130 |
Elevator balance coefficient detection method and device |
US14401844 |
2013-05-17 |
US20150142339A1 |
2015-05-21 |
Pei Liu |
An elevator balance coefficient detection method includes the following steps: (1) connecting an electrical energy detection device to a power line of an elevator driving motor, and connecting a speed detection device to a mechanical transmission member of an elevator car; (2) measuring and recording in real time the car speed data and driving motor power data when the car and a counterweight move to a same horizontal location; and (3) based on above detection data and basic parameters of the elevator to be tested, and according to transmission relationship between the elevator's operating condition and energy during operation, calculating and obtaining the value of the balance coefficient. A corresponding device includes an elevator data acquiring system and a detection data processing system. The elevator electrical energy detection device is an AC broadband power measuring device. The elevator speed measuring device is a steel rope displacement measuring device employing a photoelectric mouse chip circuit component or a tachometer type speed measuring device. The invention has the advantages of quick measuring and high accuracy of measuring. |
131 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTICLE SENSING AND CHARACTERIZATION |
US14160465 |
2014-01-21 |
US20140203825A1 |
2014-07-24 |
Marshall Donnie Graham |
Systems and methods are provided for sensing and characterizing small particles, and in particular blood cells suspended in a liquid medium. Exemplary systems include a volumeter conduit having a central region of higher electrical resistivity disposed between a first and second distal region of lower electrical resistivity, and a current source and sensing circuit module in electrical connectivity with the first and second distal regions. The module provides an electrical excitation current to the first and second distal regions to establish a particle-sensitive zone within the conduit, and detects current changes occasioned by particles of the biological sample passing through the particle-sensitive zone. |
132 |
BALANCE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE OF ROTATING BODY AND POWER DELIVERY SYSTEM USING BALANCE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE |
US13727088 |
2012-12-26 |
US20140056689A1 |
2014-02-27 |
Jae Kwon Lee |
Disclosed is a balance adjustment device of a rotating body including a body configured and structured to rotate based on a rotating axis; a fixation protrusion groove formed on the exterior circumference thereof; a balance ring, wherein a fixation protrusion is formed on an interior circumference of the balance ring that corresponds to the exterior circumference of the rotating body to be inserted into the fixation protrusion groove; and a balance weight formed on the balance ring to adjust the rotating balance. |
133 |
Pipeline Inspection Apparatus |
US13942937 |
2013-07-16 |
US20140013872A1 |
2014-01-16 |
Jonathan Thursby |
This invention relates to a pipeline inspection apparatus and to a method of inspecting the internal surfaces of a pipeline using a pipeline inspection apparatus. A pipeline inspection apparatus comprises a main body having a front end and a rear end relative to a direction of travel of the apparatus along a pipeline in use; sealing means for sealing against an internal surface of the pipeline, the sealing means being attached to the main body; an imaging module mounted proximate the front end of the main body, the imaging module comprising a camera and a light source, the light source being arranged to emit light in a direction towards the internal surface of the pipeline, and the camera being arranged such that, in use, the camera captures image data of the internal surface of the pipeline; and control circuitry located within the main body, the control circuitry including a power supply and memory means for storing data captured by said camera, wherein the sealing means forms a seal against the internal surface of the pipeline such that, in use, a fluid flowing along the pipeline applies a driving force to the pipeline inspection apparatus to propel the apparatus along the pipeline. |
134 |
ROLLER BEARING ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ANGLE SENSOR |
US13643465 |
2011-04-26 |
US20130113470A1 |
2013-05-09 |
Joerg Kegeler; Juergen Weyh |
A roller bearing configuration having an angle sensor includes a roller bearing. The Angle sensor an absolute encoder with a sensor ring connected in a rotationally fixed manner to one of the bearing rings of the roller bearing, and a measuring element connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second bearing ring, wherein coils, namely at least one transmitting coil and at least one receiving coil, are situated on the sensor ring, and the transmitting coil has an axis of symmetry, which is identical to the axis of rotation and is situated in an annular metallic pot core, which has a U-shaped cross section and is concentric with the axis of rotation of the roller bearing, and a receiving coil is situated partially inside and partially outside of the pot core. |
135 |
Devices and methods for simulating tire non-uniformity forces for vehicle vibration sensitivity measurements and tuning |
US10960191 |
2004-10-07 |
US20060075810A1 |
2006-04-13 |
Perry Gu; Michael McKee; Ross Wiley; Kevin Stone |
The many embodiments of the present invention comprise a device to simulate first order and higher-order tire non-uniformity forces. Some embodiments may comprise a wheel adapter adapted to attach to a vehicle wheel, rotate in a first rotational direction, and to couple to a gearbox; a weight retaining member adapted to be coupled to the gearbox, wherein the gearbox is adapted to rotate the weight retaining member in a second rotational direction or at a second rotational speed in the first and second rotational directions; and a rotation restriction member adapted to attach to the gearbox and to restrict the gearbox from rotating. Other devices and methods are also claimed and described. |
136 |
Method and apparatus for determining encoder accuracy margin in a wheel
balancer |
US172723 |
1980-07-28 |
US4450529A |
1984-05-22 |
Jerry M. Hill; Joel T. Lipe |
An off the car wheel unbalance measuring system has a rotationally driven wheel mounting shaft supported in a framework pedestal together with a pair of force transducers mounted in the pedestal and in mechanical communication with and spaced along the shaft. The angular position of the shaft is monitored with respect to an angular reference position at a predetermined number of angular increments during each full revolution of the shaft by a shaft encoder. The encoder provides a reference pulse once each shaft revolution and a plurality of angular shaft position increment pulses each shaft revolution. The angular increment pulses are in the form of a dual signal the components of which have a predetermined phase relationship. The shaft reference pulse and the angular increment pulse are required to provide a reference indication as well as a predetermined number of angular increment indications in each shaft revolution. The encoder outputs are also observed to determine that the dual signal phasing is correct and the reference indication is further used to ascertain that the shaft speed is within a predetermined speed range. |
137 |
Equipoise mechanism |
US42879673 |
1973-12-27 |
US3889551A |
1975-06-17 |
HARMENING WAYNE ARTHUR |
A four bar linkage and a spring provide a linear torque on one bar of the linkage as a counterbalance for a non-linear torque developed on another bar by a rotating mass. The proportions of each bar are developed in accordance with a given set of initial conditions.
|
138 |
Apparatus and method for locating the center of gravity of a golf club |
US3785197D |
1972-08-04 |
US3785197A |
1974-01-15 |
FINN C |
An apparatus and method for supporting a golf club by the handle and rotating the club so that the head of the club spins about its center of gravity and marking the center of gravity of the club head to indicate the desired point of contact with a golf ball.
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139 |
Method and apparatus for calibrating unbalance analyzers |
US46331565 |
1965-06-11 |
US3380286A |
1968-04-30 |
PORTER RICHARD E |
|
140 |
Vibration pickup with calibrating means |
US44980265 |
1965-04-21 |
US3308647A |
1967-03-14 |
CRAWFORD ARTHUR R |
|