National Instruments Corporation

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Daniel Hawley Ousley

Alvin G Becker

David R Pasternak

Timothy Harris Ousley

Shaun M Stelley

Input terminal of a thermocouple (TC) instrument. The input terminal may include a printed circuit board (PCB), including an input portion configured to receive signals from a thermocouple, and an output portion configured to communicatively connect to the instrument. The input terminal may further include a sensor mounted on the PCB, configured to measure temperature at or near a cold junction of the input terminal. The PCB may include first traces connecting the input portion of the PCB to the output portion of the PCB, and configured to send TC signals to the TC instrument and second traces connecting the sensor to the output portion of the PCB, and configured to send temperature signals to the instrument. The traces may be configured to provide the TC signals and the temperature signals to the TC instrument without using metal pins.

Cold-junction-compensated input terminal of a thermocouple instrument

An adjustably adapted control apparatus for facilitating control of controlled apparatusby users who have limited means of physical input for activating currently available control means. Transducing apparatus-transduces a physical contact inputof a user with input limitations, decision making apparatusdetermines the intended commands of the user based on adjustable adaptation parameters, and directs control signalsfrom signal generatorthrough transmittance apparatus, causing the controlled apparatus to effect the intended commands of the user.

Apparatus for extending control and methods thereof

Provided in some embodiment is a thermocouple system that includes a printed circuit board having a terminal component connection to couple to a connector of a terminal component, a temperature sensing component connection to couple to a connector of a temperature sensing component, a signal plane thermally coupled to the terminal component connection, and a thermal plane thermally coupled to the temperature sensing component connection and electrically isolated from the terminal component connection and the signal plane. The surface area of the thermal plane overlaps a substantial portion of a surface area of the signal plane.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Daniel Hawley Ousley