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Temperature compensated RRAM circuit

InactiveUS6868025B2Compensate for temperature driftNot widely spreadSolid-state devicesRead-only memoriesHemt circuitsVIT signals
A temperature compensated RRAM sensing circuit to improve the RRAM readability against temperature variations is disclosed. The circuit comprises a temperature dependent element to control the response of a temperature compensated circuit to generate a temperature dependent signal to compensate for the temperature variations of the resistance states of the memory resistors. The temperature dependent element can control the sensing signal supplied to the memory resistor so that the resistance states of the memory resistor are compensated against temperature variations. The temperature dependent element can control the reference signal supplied to the comparison circuit so that the output signal provided by the comparison circuit is compensated against temperature variations. The temperature dependent element is preferably made of the same material and process as the memory resistors.
Owner:XENOGENIC DEV LLC

Liquid crystal display and methods of fabricating and repairing the same

A liquid crystal display comprising first and second switching elements connected to a first signal line; a signal line pair including a second and a third signal line connected to the first and second switching elements, respectively; a first pixel pattern connected through a first connection terminal of the first switching element; a second pixel pattern connected through a second connection terminal of the second switching element; a storage electrode line overlapping with the first and second pixel patterns; and a repair portion for electrically connecting the first and second pixel patterns to each other through a repairing process.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Meter Casing

The present invention provides a hybrid fluid flow meter pressure vessel assembly (1) that includes an interior housing (11) fabricated from plastic, and an exterior ring structure (26) fabricated from metal. Interior housing (11) has sidewalls (14) and an internal chamber (17). The sidewalls (14) of the interior housing (11) have first and second apertures (20, 23) that are each in fluid communication with the internal chamber (17). The exterior ring structure (26) encompasses at least a portion of an exterior (29) of the sidewalls (14) of the interior housing (11), and includes outwardly extending first and second conduits (38, 41) that are in respective fluid communication with the first and second apertures (20, 23) of the interior housing (11).
Owner:ARAD

Micromechanical flow sensor with tensile coating

A sensor integrated on a semiconductor device (1), in particular a flow sensor, comprises a measuring element (2) on a membrane (5). In order to prevent a buckling of the membrane (5) a tensile coating (9) is applied. The coating covers the membrane, but it preferably leaves all the active electronic components integrated on the semiconductor chip (1) uncovered, such that their electrical properties are not affected.
Owner:SENSIRION HLDG

Device for Detecting Leaks of Fluids

A device for detecting leaks of fluids includes means for metering flow of a fluid towards a premises, shut-off means for the fluid, operable between a delivery configuration of the fluid and a closed configuration to allow / prevent its transit towards the premises, and a management and control unit, able to act in conjunction with the metering means of the flow and to send a signal to the shut-off means to switch from the delivery to the closed configuration. The management and control unit comprises enabling means, able to allow or prevent the signal to be sent to the shut-off means. The device comprises, in addition, means for detecting the presence of a user in the premises, operatively connected to the enabling means in such a way that these allow the signal to be sent to the switch if the presence detector means detect the absence of the user in the premises.
Owner:ENOLGAS BONOMI

Water Damage Prevention System

The present invention is a water damage prevention system that has a residential or industrial / commercial facility water supply interruption system. The system is comprised of a remotely controllable base station with shut-off / on mechanism that is in wireless or wired communication with a convenient controller. The base station with shut-off / on mechanism is interposed within a water line from a water main to the living or operating quarters portion of a residential or a industrial / commercial facility or building, such that activation of the base station with shut-off / on valve operates to prevent flow of water from the water main to the living quarters when the residential home or industrial / commercial facility or building is vacated or unsupervised. In this manner, damage to the living quarters or the industrial / commercial facility or building from failure of water pipes running through the living or working quarters is prevented during times that the shut-off mechanism is activated.
Owner:KLICPERA MICHAEL +1

Composite memory device, data processing method and data processing program

A composite memory device, a data processing method and a data processing program can efficiently and selectively use a nonvolatile solid-state memory and a recording medium. The composite medium device includes a nonvolatile solid-state memory and a recording medium and is adapted to combine the data area of the recording medium and the data area of the nonvolatile solid-state memory and manage them as totally or partly integrated data area by means of a predetermined file system. The composite memory device is connected to a host appliance by way of an interface section.
Owner:SONY CORP

Filter unit for freezable liquids, particularly for a metering unit of an exhaust gas treatment device

A filter unit for liquids undergoing freezing for a metering unit of an exhaust gas treatment unit has a housing having an outer member and a lid member. At least one filter insert is arranged in the housing. An elastically deformable casing part is provided that surrounds at least partially the filter insert. The elastically deformable casing part is a part of the lid member or of the outer member of the housing and is made of a thermoplastic synthetic material. When the liquid undergoes freezing and thawing in the filter unit, the elastically deformable casing part can compensate the volume changes caused by freezing and thawing.
Owner:CUMMINS LTD WEST YORKSHIRE

Coriolis Flow Meter Having Flow Tube with Equalized Pressure Differential

A Coriolis flow meter for a drilling system measures flow from a wellbore and / or from at least one pump into the wellbore. The meter can be disposed upstream of at least one choke used for controlling backpressure, and / or the meter can be disposed between at least one pump and the wellbore. The meter has at least one flow tube adapted to vibrate and conducts the flow at a first pressure level from an inlet side to an outlet side. A vessel encloses the at least one flow tube at least between the inlet and outlet sides and holds a second pressure level therein about the at least one flow tube. The second pressure level can be equal to or nearly equal to the first pressure level to reduce or nearly eliminate a pressure differential across the at least one flow tube. For example, the second pressure level can be elevated above environmental relative to the first pressure level to reduce a pressure differential across the at least one flow tube. Alternatively, the second pressure level can be less than the first pressure level.
Owner:WEATHERFORD TECH HLDG LLC

Thermal Air Flow Sensor

In a thermal air flow sensor according to the invention, a hollow formed in a detecting element is communicated with a circuit chamber, in which driving circuit parts of the detecting element are mounted, or an intake duct exterior. Thereby, pressure in the hollow balances with pressure on the outside. Also, since the circuit chamber is provided to be isolated from a detection chamber, in which a detecting part of the detecting element is arranged, that is, a passage chamber, through which air being a measuring object flows, air flowing in the passage chamber can be restrained from flowing into the hollow to have an influence on flow output characteristics.
Owner:HITACHI ASTEMO LTD

Flowmeter with buffer function

The invention provides a flowmeter with a buffer function. The flowmeter comprises a measuring pipe and an integrating meter connected with the measuring pipe through an air chamber seat. The flowmeter is characterized in that flanges are integrally formed at the two ends of the measuring pipe, a reducing pipe is arranged at the medium inflow end in the measuring pipe, a buffer is arranged in the reducing pipe, and an overload protection mechanism is arranged at the medium outflow end of the measuring pipe. According to the flowmeter, the reliability and stability of a sensor are improved, and the flowmeter achieves higher measuring precision, stability and reliability. Due to the fact that the buffer is arranged, the phenomenon that when the flowmeter suffers from medium inertia impact, the sensor fails, or a stress piece falls off is avoided. The phenomena that when the flowmeter is used for measuring high-speed fluid or high-pressure media, the sensor is broken, and media are leaked, run off and drop are avoided. Due to the fact that the overload protection mechanism is arranged, the problems that overload protection mounting deviates, and consequently overloading fails, and the sensor is damaged are solved.
Owner:CHONGQING LIANDA INSTR

Method to provide a quality measure for meter verification results

A system for evaluating a flow rate measurement includes a flowmeter and a diagnostic system. The diagnostic system is configured to perform a diagnostic test for detecting a physical change in the flowmeter that could impair operation of the flowmeter, output a result of the diagnostic test, evaluate a reliability of the diagnostic test using information about a process condition, and output an indication of the reliability of the diagnostic test.
Owner:SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SYST USA INC

Pitot tube heater assembly

A pitot tube includes an outer tube extending from a first tube end to second tube end. The second tube end defines a tip portion of the pitot tube. A tube sleeve is located inside of the outer tube and defines a tube passage extending from the first tube end to the second tube end. A heating element is located between the outer tube and the tube sleeve. The heating element is isolated from airflow into the tube passage. A method of forming a pitot tube includes installing a heating element to an outer surface of a tube sleeve, the tube sleeve defining a tube passage of the pitot tube. The tube sleeve is secured in an outer tube such that the heating element is between the tube sleeve and the outer tube and is isolated from airflow through the tube passage.
Owner:ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE

Apparatus for driving lamps and liquid crystal display having the same

An apparatus for driving lamps and a liquid crystal display having the same, wherein the uniformity of luminance among lamps is improved, includes a main transformer unit for supplying a driving voltage to the lamps, and a balance transformer unit for making a lamp current of each of the lamps uniform. The balance transformer unit has a plurality of coils wound on a single body, and the coils have the same turns ratio and share magnetic flux so that a constant uniform current can flow through each of the coils. Accordingly, a lamp current of each of the lamps connected to the respective coils of the balance transformer unit can be maintained to be constant, and thus, the luminance of the lamp can be maintained uniformly.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Vencore flowmeter

This invention discloses one Ventura tube and flow guide tamper combination flow measurement device, which comprises flow save device and difference voltage conversion and display device, wherein, the flow save device is composed of guide flow tamper between throat direct section and tamper diffusion section; the venture tube guide tamper section is set with high voltage taker tube and low one.
Owner:DALIAN HENRY MEASUREMENT & CONTROL INSTR ENG CO LTD

Water flow sensor and fuel gas water heater

The invention discloses a water flow sensor and a fuel gas water heater. The water flow sensor comprises a shell. The shell is provided with a Hall flowmeter component. A pressure relief channel is arranged on the shell, the pressure relief channel has a left section and a right section, a piston is arranged in the pressure relief channel, the piston is arranged between the left section and the right section, the left section is connected with an inner cavity of the shell, an elastic component is arranged in the right section. A right side of the right section is provided with an end cover, the end cover is detachably connected to the shell, and the end cover is provided with a venting port. When water in a waterway of the fuel gas water heater freezes and expands outwardly, because a freezing process is a slow process, an ice cube is squeezed towards the piston, the squeezed piston moves to the right, air in the right section is vented to the outside air through the venting port, an enough space is released for the expanded ice cube so as to prevent the shell from being frosted and cracked or the Hall flowmeter component from being damaged, and a protection effect can be achievedunder a condition that the water heater is power off.
Owner:GUANGDONG MACRO GAS APPLIANCE

Antifreeze water meter box easy to install and dismantle

The invention provides an antifreeze water meter box easy to install and dismantle. The antifreeze water meter box comprises a water meter box casing, protruded limiting barrels are fixedly arranged on the outer side surfaces of through holes in the two sides of the water meter box casing, semicircular rubber clamp rings are disposed at the inner upper ends and the inner lower ends of the protruded limiting barrels, a heating pipe is mounted in a cavity inside a mounting base plate, two side ends of a water meter body are fixedly clamped in arc-shaped grooves in the surface of a supporting plate through arc-shaped clamping plates, the middle of the upper surface of the water meter box casing is provided with an observation notch, and the surface of an eaves edge at the upper end of the observation notch is matched and connected with a thread cap. Two side ends of a water meter are fixed into arc-shaped grooves in the surface of the supporting plate through bolts II and two groups of arc-shaped clamping plates, the water meter can be mounted in the water meter box casing quickly and stably, the two groups of semicircular rubber clamp rings tightly clamp a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe, cold air can be prevented from entering the water meter box casing through slits of the through holes, and when the outdoor temperature is too low, the heating pipe is started, so thatthe water meter can be effectively prevented from being frozen.
Owner:程建玲

Ultrasonic flowmeter having pressure balancing system for high pressure operation

A system is provided with an ultrasonic flow meter. The ultrasonic flow meter includes a first ultrasonic transducer disposed about a fluid flow path, and a pressure balancing system configured to pressure balance the first ultrasonic transducer relative to a fluid flow along the fluid flow path.
Owner:CAMERSON INT CORP

Opposite type small-bore ultrasonic flowmeter

The invention discloses a small-bore opposite type ultrasonic flowmeter. The small-bore opposite type ultrasonic flowmeter comprises a circuit box, a pipe section outer layer, a pipe section inner layer and transducer assemblies, wherein the circuit box is arranged on the pipe section outer layer; the pipe section inner layer is integrally formed by injection molding; a transducer mounting seat is formed at an end of the pipe section inner layer; the transducer assemblies are mounted in the mounting seat; the two pairs of transducer assemblies are arranged in pairs; and the pipe section inner layer is mounted in the pipe section outer layer. According to the ultrasonic flowmeter, ultrasonic waves are oppositely transmitted and received, energy loss is low, the pipe section outer layer can be a standard pipe fitting, and therefore, the costs are reduced. By the design of small step-free transducers, the problem that transducers cannot be mounted in small-diameter pipes is solved, pressure loss is reduced, water flows smoothly, and metering is accurate. The pipe section inner layer is assembled conveniently and quickly, is positioned accurately and is good in sealing. A whole cavity does not have water, transducer connecting lines are effectively prevented from being soaked in water, retractable space for deformation of the pipe section inner layer and tiny expansion caused by the reason that water is changed into ice is provided, and freezing is prevented effectively.
Owner:QINGDAO HIWITS METER

High-temperature-resistant high-pressure-resistant ceramic strain gauge sensor and its package curing method

A high temperature and pressure resistant ceramic sensor and its sealing solidification method has a positive lead of the ceramic plate connected with one end of the ceramic strain foil, encapsulation film at the rear side of the sensor shell, copper ring connected with both sides of the rear encapsulation film, rear end encapsulation film and ceramic strain foil, the other side of the ceramic strain foil connected with the front encapsulation film, the other end of the ceramic foil connected with the negative lead of the ceramic strain foil, and the negative lead connected to the strain foil fixed base copper ring. The sealing and solidification method comprises the solution cleansing, welding the electrode lead, constant temperature preheating, encapsulation, constant temperature heating, abrasion, and testing the capacity value. It is simple in structure, convenient in use, long in duration; with improved signal receiving width and repeatability, with the resistant temperature reaching 150DEG C, pressure 60 MPa, limitless durability, free from maintenance, applicable in fields with distortion signal measuring and down whole ultrasonic flow meter.
Owner:西安康培石油勘探技术工程服务有限公司

Anti-freezing intelligent water meter with self-draining function

The invention discloses an anti-freezing intelligent water meter with a self-draining function. The anti-freezing intelligent water meter comprises a processor, a water stop plate, a gas guide pipe, adrain pipe, a first heating cylinder and a heating water tank, wherein the water stop plate is fixedly mounted in the casing; a water channel is formed in the position, located below the water stop plate, in the casing; a temperature sensor and a flow sensor are fixedly mounted in the water channel; a water inlet pipe is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the left side of the casing and locatedat a port of the water channel; a water outlet pipe is arranged on the outer wall of the right side of the casing and located at the port of the water channel; a glass cover is fixedly mounted at thetop of the casing; an IC card reader is fixedly mounted at the top of the water stop plate. The anti-freezing intelligent water meter with the self-draining function is simple in structure and convenient to use, a draining system is arranged in the water channel, self-drainage can be realized at the low temperature, so that freezing inside the watch body is avoided, meanwhile, a heating functionof an orifice is realized, the condition of poor water supply caused by icing at the orifice is avoided, and practicability of the water meter is improved.
Owner:湖北正源智能科技有限公司

Device for detecting a blockage of a mechanical fluid meter, and meter featuring blockage detection

The invention relates to a mechanical fluid meter, for liquid or gas, comprising an electronic device (E) that has means for metering, and generally also displaying, consumption, said fluid meter including: at least one fluid temperature sensor (3) near the meter and at least one ambient temperature sensor (4) where the meter is installed; a connection means between the temperature sensors (3, 4) and the electronic device (E); and analysis means (5) for establishing the temperature difference ([delta]theta) between the fluid temperature and the ambient temperature and for taking into account the fluid flow rate value supplied by the meter, said analysis means being programmed so as to display and / or transmit information indicating a meter blockage when the temperature difference (??) is higher than a predetermined limit and the flow rate value supplied by the meter is zero.
Owner:SUEZ INT

Frost resistance water meter

The invention discloses a frost resistance water meter. The water meter comprises a shell body, a movement arranged in the shell body, an impeller assembly connected with the movement, and a meter glass plate and a flipping cover arranged at the top of the shell body. An inverted U-shaped transparent cover that is capable of preventing air inside the movement from discharging through the upper part of the movement is arranged outside the movement in a sealed mode. The frost resistance water meter has the advantages that a sealed transparent cover is additionally arranged outside the water meter movement, and therefore the air at the upper part of the water meter and in the movement can not be discharged from the upper part of the movement, water content in the water meter not exceed 95% is guaranteed, which is to say, an air cavity sealed by water is arranged in the transparent cover(upper part of the movement), a gas-liquid equilibrium state is reached in the water meter, and therefore water cannot enter the upper part of the movement(normally the water level is below a dial). When temperature reaches freezing point, because of the cavity arranged at the upper part of the water meter movement, ice expanses into the cavity when frozen, the ice cannot directly squeeze the meter glass and the shell body, frost damage of the meter glass and the shell body is avoided, and the function of frost resistance is achieved.
Owner:何竺灵 +1

NB-IOT smart water meter with narrow-band internet of things

The invention discloses an NB-IOT smart water meter with narrow-band internet of things. A first cavity and a second cavity are formed in a water meter body, wherein the first cavity is communicated with a water inlet, and the second cavity is communicated with a water outlet; a pressure sensor, a flowmeter and an overflow valve are arranged at the water outlet; a control module is connected withthe pressure sensor, the flowmeter and an NB-IOT wireless transmission module separately and used for transmitting pressure information measured by the pressure sensor and water flow information measured by the flowmeter to the NB-IOT wireless transmission module, the NB-IOT wireless transmission module sends the water pressure information and the water flow information to a terminal; a power supply module and a control valve are arranged in the first cavity and connected with the control module, the power supply module is used for supplying power for the control module, and the control moduleis used for controlling the opening-closing size of a valve port of the control valve. According to the NB-IOT smart water meter with the narrow-band internet of things, the NB-IOT wireless transmission module is adopted to send the water flow information and the water pressure information to the terminal, wireless meter reading is achieved, the labor cost is saved, and meanwhile data statistic errors caused by artificial meter reading are reduced.
Owner:HUNAN SANYI TECH

Methods and apparatus to detect compound meter failure

Methods and apparatus to determine compound meter failure are disclosed. One disclosed example apparatus includes a receiver to receive fluid flow rate data from a first fluid flow rate meter on a first channel of a compound utility meter and a second fluid flow rate meter on a second channel of the compound utility meter. The example apparatus also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the receiver, where the processor is to determine a failure condition of the compound utility meter based on the flow rate data received from the first and second fluid flow rate meters.
Owner:ITRON GLOBAL SARL

Micromechanical flow sensor with tensile coating

A sensor integrated on a semiconductor device (1), in particular a flow sensor, comprises a measuring element (2) on a membrane (5). In order to prevent a buckling of the membrane (5) a tensile coating (9) is applied. The coating covers the membrane, but it preferably leaves all the active electronic components integrated on the semiconductor chip (1) uncovered, such that their electrical properties are not affected.
Owner:SENSIRION HLDG
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