161 |
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MANUFACTURING OF TYRES FOR WHEELS OF VEHICLES |
US14431515 |
2013-09-26 |
US20150241311A1 |
2015-08-27 |
Vincenzo Boffa; Marco Gallo; Bartolomeo Montrucchio |
A method for controlling the manufacturing of tyres for wheels of vehicles includes: extracting a cured tyre from a curing station, in which the cured tyre has accumulated heat during a curing process; and verifying the presence of possible defects or imperfections in that cured tyre. The verification includes detecting first electromagnetic radiations representative of a heat emission from different portions of the cured tyre while the cured tyre frees the accumulated heat; providing at least one output signal representative of the first electromagnetic radiations detected to allow an analysis of the cured tyre and to verify the presence of the possible defects or imperfections. A plant for the manufacturing of tyres for wheels of vehicles is also described. |
162 |
Container Test System |
US14142156 |
2013-12-27 |
US20150185172A1 |
2015-07-02 |
David Kisela; Jared Morello; Gary Myers; Daniel S. Sabo |
A container test system includes a test chamber in which a container may be located for testing, for instance, for assessing insulative properties of a container. In the test chamber, the outside of the container is thermally treated, temperature of the air outside the container is measured, and temperature of a liquid inside the container is measured. A related testing method is also disclosed. |
163 |
Test fixtures for automotive parts and methods of fabricating the same |
US13206093 |
2011-08-09 |
US08973249B2 |
2015-03-10 |
Matthew James Mahaffy |
Test fixtures for automotive parts, methods of fabricating test fixtures for automotive parts, and methods of heat testing automotive parts are disclosed. A method of fabricating a test fixture for supporting an automotive part may include forming a plurality of vertical support blades. Each of the plurality of vertical support blades comprises a support portion contoured to correspond to at least a portion of an underside of the automotive part. The method further includes assembling the plurality of vertical support blades such that each vertical support blade is substantially parallel to and spaced apart from an adjacent vertical support blade. The method further includes attaching the plurality of vertical support blades to a base such that the support portion of each of the plurality of vertical support blades is positioned to engage the corresponding portion of the underside of the automotive part. |
164 |
System and components for evaluating the performance of fire safety protection devices |
US13371630 |
2012-02-13 |
US08967997B2 |
2015-03-03 |
Hong-Zeng Yu; Stephen P. D'Aniello |
A burner for a fire plume generator includes a liquid fuel nozzle directed along a first axis, a peripheral shield extending around the liquid fuel nozzle, the peripheral shield extending substantially along the first axis and defining an upper end and a lower end, and a pilot flame manifold located at or above the upper end of the peripheral shield, the pilot flame manifold defining a plurality of pilot flame outlets. A fire plume generator, a fire safety protection evaluation system, and a method of evaluating a fire safety protection device are also disclosed. |
165 |
SERVER AND TEST METHOD |
US14314508 |
2014-06-25 |
US20150006101A1 |
2015-01-01 |
HSUAN-I LIN |
A test method includes the following. Set a plurality of test schedules in response to an input operation of a user, and store the set test schedules in a storage unit in sequence. Obtain a test schedule from the storage unit in sequence, and control the execution of a test process according to the test scheduling. In additional, output a test result after the test process is executed completely. |
166 |
Heat exchanger testing device |
US14321244 |
2014-07-01 |
US20150003495A1 |
2015-01-01 |
Laurin Joseph Aspinall |
An apparatus and a process for testing fluid from a heat exchanger. A first fluid from a heat exchanger to be tested is passed through a test heat exchanger. A second fluid is circulated through the test heat exchanger with a pump. The second fluid is heated with a heater so that a temperature in the test heat exchanger can be controlled, for example, to so that conditions in the heat exchanger are close to the conditions in the heat exchanger. After a period of time, the test heat exchanger can be removed and inspected, tested, or both. Also, multiple test heat exchangers may be used to test various process conditions. Additionally, the test heat exchangers may include different materials to test various materials. |
167 |
Method of monitoring an optoelectronic transceiver with multiple flag values for a respective operating condition |
US13948082 |
2013-07-22 |
US08849123B2 |
2014-09-30 |
Lewis B. Aronson; Lucy G. Hosking |
An optoelectronic transceiver includes an optoelectronic transmitter, an optoelectronic receiver, memory, and an interface. The memory is configured to store digital values representative of operating conditions of the optoelectronic transceiver. The interface is configured to receive from a host a request for data associated with a particular memory address, and respond to the host with a specific digital value of the digital values. The specific digital value is associated with the particular memory address received from the host. The optoelectronic transceiver may further include comparison logic configured to compare the digital values with limit values to generate flag values, wherein the flag values are stored as digital values in the memory. |
168 |
ENVIRONMENTAL TEST CHAMBER FOR WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS |
US13772263 |
2013-02-20 |
US20140236552A1 |
2014-08-21 |
EMAD A. FELEMBAN |
The environmental test chamber for wireless sensor networks includes a structural enclosure having peripheral walls. A dynamic topology builder is a hanging mechanism disposed in a ceiling portion of the structure and is used to suspend the wireless devices below the ceiling portion via a cable. A weather conditioning machine simulating environmental conditions is disposed in at least one of peripheral walls. A controller sends commands to control the suspension height of the wireless units and to control environmental parameters of the weather conditioning machine. This allows the test chamber to test the communication and networking aspects of the wireless sensor network devices in different environmental conditions, such as sand storms and different temperatures, and humidity levels, within a 3-D topology specified by the controller. |
169 |
THERMAL TEST DETERMINING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER |
US13873259 |
2013-04-30 |
US20140172348A1 |
2014-06-19 |
CHENG-HSIU YANG; YI-TING LIU |
A thermal test determining method is executed by a computing device to set a preset test time of each thermal test of a server. To-be-monitored channels of the server are selected. A fan rotation speed for each thermal test is set. In each thermal test, a control command is transmitted to the server to control fans to work according to the fan rotation speed. The temperature of each to-be-monitored channel is obtained from the temperature recorder. A reference temperature is selected from N obtained temperatures of each to-be-monitored channel. The reference temperature is compared with each temperature obtained after the reference temperature. The server is determined to has reached temperature equalization if each comparison result is not greater than a preset value, and the actual test time of each thermal test is not greater than the preset test time. A related computing device and storage medium is also provided. |
170 |
INSPECTION DEVICE FOR SUBSTRATE DEFORMATION AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND INSPECTION METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE DEFORMATION AT HIGH TEMPERATURES USING THE SAME |
US13772491 |
2013-02-21 |
US20140152980A1 |
2014-06-05 |
Gyu Seok KIM; Hee Suk CHUNG; Suk Jin HAM; Dong Yong KIM; Yong Choon PARK; Mi Yang KIM; Tae Yoon KIM |
There are provided an inspection device for substrate deformation at high temperatures and an inspection method for substrate deformation at high temperatures, the inspection device for substrate deformation at high temperatures, including a crucible including an internal space, an inspection hole disposed in an upper portion thereof so as to inspect the internal space, and a heating unit heating the internal space, an indenter tip disposed in the crucible such that a substrate fixed to the internal space is warped, and an inspection unit disposed above the crucible so as to inspect a cross-section of the substrate. |
171 |
Thermal test apparatus and method |
US12926150 |
2010-10-28 |
US08628235B2 |
2014-01-14 |
Peter Davies |
Thermal test apparatus comprising a specimen supported by a fixture, a thermal shroud comprising a flexible insulating fabric forming an enclosure around at least a portion of the specimen, and a temperature controlled air supply connected to an opening formed in the enclosure for delivering a supply of temperature controlled air into the enclosure. Also, a method of conducting a thermal test. |
172 |
Analysis of effects of cargo fire on primary aircraft structure temperatures |
US12642520 |
2009-12-18 |
US08540421B2 |
2013-09-24 |
Mark F. Ahlers; Mel Eshghi; Daniel F. Lewinski; Richard J. Mazzone |
Systems for analyzing effects of cargo fire on primary aircraft structure are provided. A particular system includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to access a thermal profile of a suppressed fire in a physical model of a cargo compartment of an aircraft. The instructions are also executable to analyze heat transfer resulting from applying the thermal profile of the suppressed fire to a structure of the aircraft surrounding the cargo compartment to determine a predicted temperature reached by one or more parts of the structure surrounding the cargo compartment as a result of the suppressed fire. The instructions are also executable to generate an output including the predicted temperature reached by the one or more parts of the structure surrounding the cargo compartment. |
173 |
FAN TESTING APPARATUS AND TESTING METHOD |
US13457514 |
2012-04-27 |
US20130170518A1 |
2013-07-04 |
YAO-TING CHANG |
A fan testing apparatus includes an air duct defining opposite air inlet and air outlet, a heating member received in the air duct, a first thermometer attached to the heating member, and a second thermometer positioned at the inlet of the air duct. The fan generates airflow in the air duct through the inlet and out of the air duct through the outlet to cooling the heating member. A surface temperature of the heating member is measured by the first thermometer. An environmental temperature at the air inlet is measured by the second thermometer. |
174 |
Heating furnace for testing middle and long span structures |
US12941255 |
2010-11-08 |
US08434935B2 |
2013-05-07 |
Heung Youl Kim; Bong Jae Lee; Hyung Jun Kim |
A heating furnace for testing middle and long span structures including a modular partition structure to adjust an inner volume of the heating furnace, effectively performing a load-coupled heating test of full scale members such as a beam, a short column, a slab, a conjunction frame, and a deck plate. The heating furnace for testing middle and long span structures includes a partition unit formed of a refractory material and partitioning a heating space in a main body to block transfer of heat generated from one space to the other space. A test sample is installed in the heating space of the main body partitioned by the partition unit according to a size of the test sample, and then, heat and a compression force are applied to the test sample to perform a fireproof performance test. The fireproof performance test of structure members having various lengths of 4 m, 6 m and 10 m can be performed, and consumption of various utilities consumed during the test can be optimized. In addition, since the heating furnace can perform an actual material test of full scale structures such as continuous span beams and long span beams, deck plates, or bridge trusses of civil structures, deck plates for ships, and so on, target fireproof performance estimation of various shape conditions can be performed to increase applicability of the test. |
175 |
Thermographic Detection of Internal Passageway Blockages |
US13653168 |
2012-10-16 |
US20130041614A1 |
2013-02-14 |
Steven M. Shepard; James R. Lhota; Tasdiq Ahmed; Bharat Bhushan Chaudhry |
A method of thermal inspection of a component defining at least one internal passageway at a thermal equilibrium state with its surrounding environment, the method includes: capturing a sequence of thermal indications of a surface of the component, delivering an airflow pulse at the thermal equilibrium state of the at least one internal passageway into the at least one internal passageway, and receiving a temperature response signal as a function of time based on the received thermal indication. The method also includes determining a level of blockage of the at least one internal passageway based on the temperature response signal. |
176 |
Heat sink tester |
US12543516 |
2009-08-19 |
US08251577B2 |
2012-08-28 |
Deng-Qiang Shen; Hong-Xue Chen; Dan Huang; Xin-Xiang Zha |
A heat sink tester for pressing a heat sink against a simulation heat source includes a base, a pressing assembly and a supporting device. The base is for supporting the heat sink thereon. The pressing assembly presses the heat sink against the base along a first direction. The supporting device is for supporting the simulation heat source thereon. The supporting device pushes the simulation heat source through the base to engage against the heat sink along a second direction opposite to the first direction. |
177 |
Cold lift-off test for strength of film stack subjected to thermal loading |
US12455398 |
2009-05-30 |
US08251576B1 |
2012-08-28 |
Kedar Hardikar; Todd Krajewski |
Multilayer articles such as thin-film solar cells can be effectively tested under thermal load in a mini-module that includes a chamber or enclosure in which one or more laminated multilayer articles are housed. The inner dimensions of the chamber, at least along the axis that is perpendicular to the plane defined by the laminated solar cells, are configured to remain substantially constant during testing. Cooling the laminated solar cells in the mini-module device causes the encapsulant material to shrink and thereby induces accelerated failures in the laminated solar cells and associated structures. A technique of detecting the presence of defects or failures is near infrared radiation thermography wherein NIR images of the laminated solar cells are taken during the cooling process. The color patterns manifested from the cooled laminated solar cells can reveal the location, nature and extent of the defect or failure. |
178 |
Method and apparatus for detecting foreign matter attached to peripheral edge of substrate, and storage medium |
US12506440 |
2009-07-21 |
US08210742B2 |
2012-07-03 |
Tsuyoshi Moriya; Eiichi Nishimura |
A foreign matter detecting method of detecting foreign matter attached to a peripheral edge of a substrate, which makes it possible to accurately detect foreign matter attached to the peripheral edge of the substrate even if the foreign matter is of a minute size below the detection limit of an existing measuring instrument, and which is highly versatile and suitable for mass production of substrates. The substrate is cooled to condense moisture around the foreign matter attached to the peripheral edge of the substrate, and then the condensed moisture is iced to grow an ice crystal. Then, the foreign matter attached to the peripheral edge of the substrate, which is emphasized by the ice crystal, is detected. |
179 |
Optoelectronic Transceiver with Multiple Flag Values for a Respective Operating Condition |
US13336963 |
2011-12-23 |
US20120093504A1 |
2012-04-19 |
Lewis B. Aronson; Stephen G. Hosking |
An optoelectronic transceiver includes an optoelectronic transmitter, an optoelectronic receiver, memory, and an interface. The memory is configured to store digital values representative of operating conditions of the optoelectronic transceiver. The interface is configured to receive from a host a request for data associated with a particular memory address, and respond to the host with a specific digital value of the digital values. The specific digital value is associated with the particular memory address received form the host. The optoelectronic transceiver may further include comparison logic configured to compare the digital values with limit values to generate flag values, wherein the flag values are stored as digital values in the memory. |
180 |
Method and a device for detecting an abnormality of a heat exchanger, and the use of such a device |
US12355426 |
2009-01-16 |
US08100167B2 |
2012-01-24 |
Claus Thybo; Christian Bendtsen |
A method and a device for detecting an abnormality of a heat exchanger exchanging heat between a first fluid flow flowing in a conduit and a second fluid flow flowing along a flow path, said conduit and said flow path each having an inlet and an outlet, whereby the method comprises the steps of establishing at least one parameter representative of the temperature conditions of the heat exchanger, establishing a second fluid inlet temperature, establishing a parameter indicative of expected heat exchange between the heat exchanger and the second fluid, processing the heat exchanger temperature, the second fluid temperature and the parameter indicative of expected heat exchange for establishing an estimated second fluid outlet temperature, and employing the estimated second fluid outlet temperature for evaluating the heat exchange between the first and second fluids by comparing the estimated second fluid outlet temperature, or a parameter derived therefrom, with a reference value. |