公开(公告)号：US20210270799A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US17181305

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler

IPC: G01N33/42 ,  G01N33/24 ,  G01N23/02 ,  G01N23/06 ,  G01N9/24

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a property of construction material. According to one aspect, a material property gauge operable to determine a property of construction material is disclosed. The gauge may include an electromagnetic sensor operable to measure a response of construction material to an electromagnetic field. Further, the electromagnetic sensor may be operable to produce a signal representing the measured response by the construction material to the electromagnetic field. An acoustic detector may be operable to detect a response of the construction material to the acoustical energy. Further, the acoustic detector may be operable to produce a signal representing the detected response by the construction material to the acoustical energy. A material property calculation function may be configured to calculate a property value associated with the construction material based upon the signals produced by the electromagnetic sensor and the acoustic detector.

公开(公告)号：US20210199599A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US17159647

申请日：2021-01-27

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler

IPC: G01N22/00 ,  G01N33/42 ,  G01N22/04 ,  G01N33/38

Abstract: Portable microwave material gauge for determining the quality of a pavement material is provided. The gauge includes an electromagnetic field generator configured to generate an electric field mode that penetrates into the material wherein the material includes a heterogeneous material including at least one of a pavement material and a soil material, a calibration data set, a sensor of size and shape to support the electric field mode and to determine the response of the pavement material to the electric field wherein determining the response includes determining a change in the permittivity as a function of a change in the quality of the material; and an analyzer configured to correlate the sensor permittivity response to the calibration data set wherein correlating the response includes using stored relationships between the material quality and the sensor response using calibration samples having changes in permittivity as a function of quality.

公开(公告)号：US20200319122A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16907832

申请日：2020-06-22

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler ,  Wewage Hiran Linus Dep

IPC: G01N23/06 ,  G01N9/24 ,  G01N19/10 ,  G01N23/203 ,  G01N23/00 ,  G01N27/04

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for measuring the density of a material. According to one aspect, a material property gauge includes a nuclear density gauge for measuring the density of a material. A radiation source adapted to emit radiation into a material and a radiation detector operable to produce a signal representing the detected radiation. A first material property calculation function may calculate a value associated with the density of the material based upon the signal produced by the radiation detector. The material property gauge includes an electromagnetic moisture property gauge that determines a moisture property of the material. An electromagnetic field generator may generate an electromagnetic field where the electromagnetic field sweeps through one or more frequencies and penetrates into the material. An electromagnetic sensor may determine a frequency response of the material to the electromagnetic field across the several frequencies.

公开(公告)号：US20200158814A9

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US14562858

申请日：2014-12-08

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler

IPC: G01S5/02 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G01N23/00

Abstract: A system for locating and tracking an object is provided. The system includes a measuring device configured to determine a property of a paving-related material, a locating device configured to determine a location of the measuring device, a tracking system configured to store tracking information associated with the measuring device and one or more properties determined by the measuring device, and a communications system configured to transfer, to a remote device, the location of the measuring device and the tracking information associated with the measuring device.

公开(公告)号：US20200048854A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16571508

申请日：2019-09-16

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler

IPC: E02D1/02 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G01N9/00 ,  E01C19/00 ,  E02D1/00

Abstract: A system configured to determine a property of a paving-related material is provided. The system includes a measuring device configured for measuring a property of a paving-related material and a cellular computer device configured for being in communication with and receiving data from the measuring device.

公开(公告)号：US20180224420A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15883596

申请日：2018-01-30

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler

IPC: G01N33/42 ,  G01N9/24 ,  G01N33/24 ,  G01N23/06 ,  G01N23/02

CPC classification number: G01N33/42 ,  G01N9/24 ,  G01N23/02 ,  G01N23/025 ,  G01N23/06 ,  G01N33/24 ,  G01N33/246 ,  H05K2203/162

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a property of construction material. According to one aspect, a material property gauge operable to determine a property of construction material is disclosed. The gauge may include an electromagnetic sensor operable to measure a response of construction material to an electromagnetic field. Further, the electromagnetic sensor may be operable to produce a signal representing the measured response by the construction material to the electromagnetic field. An acoustic detector may be operable to detect a response of the construction material to the acoustical energy. Further, the acoustic detector may be operable to produce a signal representing the detected response by the construction material to the acoustical energy. A material property calculation function may be configured to calculate a property value associated with the construction material based upon the signals produced by the electromagnetic sensor and the acoustic detector.

公开(公告)号：US09618496B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

申请号：US14048047

申请日：2013-10-08

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler

IPC: G01D21/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01D9/00 ,  G01N23/00 ,  G06F17/40 ,  G01N33/42 ,  A01K15/02 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G08B21/02 ,  G01S5/02 ,  E02D1/00

CPC classification number: G01N33/42 ,  A01K15/023 ,  E02D1/00 ,  G01C21/005 ,  G01D9/00 ,  G01D21/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N23/00 ,  G01S5/0294 ,  G06F17/40 ,  G08B21/0211 ,  G08B21/023 ,  G08B21/0269 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A system configured to determine a property of a paving-related material is provided. The system includes a measuring device configured for measuring a property of a paving-related material and a cellular computer device configured for being in communication with and receiving data from the measuring device.

公开(公告)号：US09612346B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US14748171

申请日：2015-06-23

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler ,  Dirk M. Steckmann ,  Donald E. Weger

IPC: G01T7/00 ,  G01D18/00 ,  G01N23/09 ,  G01N23/06 ,  G01N23/203

CPC classification number: G01T7/005 ,  G01D18/008 ,  G01N23/06 ,  G01N23/09 ,  G01N23/203 ,  Y10T29/49826

Abstract: A method for calibrating a nuclear gauge of the having a source includes providing a nuclear gauge comprising a radiation source, the radiation source being coupled with a computing system with a machine readable program stored thereon containing a calibration routine. An operator places the gauge on one or more specified blocks to adjust the source within each block to one or more specified positions to initiate a count. The method includes determining that the source is at each position before each count begins, adjusting the counting times before each count begins by the program on the nuclear gauge based on each position of the source to obtain calibration information, obtaining counts at each position, storing the counts within the computing system of the nuclear gauge, and calculating for each position calibration coefficients.

公开(公告)号：US20160305861A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US15189659

申请日：2016-06-22

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler ,  Wewage Hiran Linus Dep

IPC: G01N9/24 ,  G01N27/04 ,  G01N23/00

CPC classification number: G01N9/24 ,  G01N19/10 ,  G01N23/005 ,  G01N23/06 ,  G01N23/203 ,  G01N27/048 ,  G01N2223/1013

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for measuring the density of a material. According to one aspect, a material property gauge includes a nuclear density gauge for measuring the density of a material. A radiation source adapted to emit radiation into a material and a radiation detector operable to produce a signal representing the detected radiation. A first material property calculation function may calculate a value associated with the density of the material based upon the signal produced by the radiation detector. The material property gauge includes an electromagnetic moisture property gauge that determines a moisture property of the material. An electromagnetic field generator may generate an electromagnetic field where the electromagnetic field sweeps through one or more frequencies and penetrates into the material. An electromagnetic sensor may determine a frequency response of the material to the electromagnetic field across the several frequencies.

公开(公告)号：US09400240B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-26

申请号：US14794927

申请日：2015-07-09

Applicant: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Ernest Troxler ,  Wewage Hiran Linus Dep

IPC: G01N23/02 ,  G01N33/24 ,  G01N9/24 ,  G01N19/10 ,  G01N23/06 ,  G01N23/203 ,  G01N23/00

CPC classification number: G01N9/24 ,  G01N19/10 ,  G01N23/005 ,  G01N23/06 ,  G01N23/203 ,  G01N27/048 ,  G01N2223/1013

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for measuring the density of a material. According to one aspect, a material property gauge includes a nuclear density gauge for measuring the density of a material. A radiation source adapted to emit radiation into a material and a radiation detector operable to produce a signal representing the detected radiation. A first material property calculation function may calculate a value associated with the density of the material based upon the signal produced by the radiation detector. The material property gauge includes an electromagnetic moisture property gauge that determines a moisture property of the material. An electromagnetic field generator may generate an electromagnetic field where the electromagnetic field sweeps through one or more frequencies and penetrates into the material. An electromagnetic sensor may determine a frequency response of the material to the electromagnetic field across the several frequencies.

Abstract translation: 本文描述的主题包括用于测量材料密度的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 根据一个方面，材料性能计包括用于测量材料密度的核密度计。 适于将辐射发射到材料中的辐射源和可操作以产生表示所检测到的辐射的信号的辐射检测器。 第一材料性质计算功能可以基于由辐射检测器产生的信号来计算与材料的密度相关联的值。 材料性能测量仪包括确定材料的湿度特性的电磁湿度特性量规。 电磁场发生器可以产生电磁场，其中电磁场扫过一个或多个频率并穿透材料。 电磁传感器可以确定材料对于几个频率上的电磁场的频率响应。