| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7011326 |
Piezoresistive torque sensor |
March 14, 2006 |
| An automotive steering system with a torque sensor is disclosed. The steering system comprises a shaft linked to a set of road wheels; a sensor connected to the shaft for sensing torque applied to the shaft and operative to provide as output a signal indicative of said torque; a cont |
| 6924249 |
Direct application of catalysts to substrates via a thermal spray process for treatment of the a |
August 2, 2005 |
| Disclosed is a method for direct application of a catalyst to a substrate for treatment of atmospheric pollution including ozone. The method includes applying a catalytic metal to a substrate utilizing a thermal spray process. The process can be utilized to apply a base metal such as |
| 6682774 |
Direct application of catalysts to substrates for treatment of the atmosphere |
January 27, 2004 |
| A method for direct application of a catalyst to a substrate for treatment of atmospheric pollution including ozone. The method includes applying a catalytic metal to a substrate utilizing a kinetic spray process. The process can be utilized to apply a base metal such as copper to a |
| 6439468 |
Acoustic HVAC control system |
August 27, 2002 |
| The present invention is directed to a system for acoustically controlling an automotive or aircraft vehicle's automatic climate control system. The acoustic HVAC control system determines an average air temperature using an ultrasonic transducer. The transducer transmits and receives an |
| 6131453 |
Bi-directional mass airflow sensor having integral wheatstone bridge |
October 17, 2000 |
| A low cost, bi-directional airflow sensing device based on sensed temperature differential due to airflow achieves improved sensitivity and accuracy, and reduced manufacturing cost, by providing two separate pairs of upstream and downstream sensing elements on the same substrate, and |
| 5827960 |
Bi-directional mass air flow sensor having mutually-heated sensor elements |
October 27, 1998 |
| A low cost, bi-directional manifold air flow sensing device based on sensed temperature differential due to airflow achieves improved sensitivity and frequency response by eliminating the heater element of the conventional sensor topology, and operating the sensor elements at a relativel |
| 5788376 |
Temperature sensor |
August 4, 1998 |
| A temperature sensor apparatus comprising: a capacitor with first and second conductors and a dielectric material between the conductors; a frequency generator coupled to the capacitor and providing an excitation signal thereto; a processor coupled to the capacitor, wherein the proce |
| 5780173 |
Durable platinum/polyimide sensing structures |
July 14, 1998 |
| The durability and reliability of a polymer layer/metal layer sensor structure is improved by the incorporation of a metal oxide, e.g., tantalum oxide (Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5), layer between the polymer, e.g., polyimide, and the metal, e.g., platinum. sensor element. |
| 5709473 |
Temperature sensor |
January 20, 1998 |
| A temperature sensor comprising: a wave guide with a cylindrical wall; a material of low emissivity included at the cylindrical wall for generating black body radiation into the wave guide, wherein at least a portion of the generated black body radiation is carried through the wave guide |
| 5706652 |
Catalytic converter monitor method and apparatus |
January 13, 1998 |
| A catalytic converter monitor apparatus comprising: a first temperature sensor mounted in a vehicle exhaust system upstream of a catalytic converter catalyst; a second temperature sensor mounted in the vehicle exhaust system downstream of at least a portion of the catalytic converter |