Trademarks and PatentsTrademarks and Patents
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Q Series™ is a trademark of TA Instruments Waters—LLC, 109 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.
Integrity™ is a trademark of TA Instruments Waters—LLC, 109 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.
Modulated DSC® and MDSC® are registered trademarks of TA Instruments Waters—LLC, 109 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720
Tzero™ is a trademark of TA Instruments Waters—LLC, 109 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.
µTA® is a registered trademark of TA Instruments Waters—LLC, 109 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.
Smart Swap™ is a trademark of TA Instruments Waters—LLC, 109 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.
Hi-Res™ is a trademark of TA Instruments Waters—LLC, 109 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.
Mobius Drive™ is a trademark of TA Instruments Waters—LLC, 109 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.
Apparatus for Controlling the Power Supplied to a Load describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (CA Patent No. 1,133,988).
Method and Apparatus for Calorimetric Differential Thermal Analysis describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (CA Patent No. 1,159,278).
Autosampler describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 4,816,730).
Parallel Plate Dielectric Analyzer describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (EP Patent No. 0347125).
Method and Apparatus for Modulated Differential Analysis (MDSC®) describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent Nos. 5,224,775; 5,248,199; 5,346,306; 5,439,291. Additional Patent Nos. CA 2,089,225; JP 2,966,691 and 3,299,575; and BE, DE, EP, GB, IT, NL 0559362).
Heat Flux Differential Scanning Calorimeter Sensor (TzeroTM) describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,431,747 and 6,561,692).
Power Compensation Differential Scanning Calorimeter describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,428,203).
Method and Apparatus of Modulated-Temperature Thermogravimetry (MTGATM) describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,336,741 and 6,113,261).
Infrared Heated Differential Thermal Analyzer describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 5,509,733. Additional Patent Nos. CA 2,134,432 and BE, DE, EP, FR, and GB 0660110).
Mechanical Cooling System describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 5,484,204. Additional Patent Nos. BE, CH, DE, EP, FR, GB, LI, and NL 0703448).
Method and Apparatus for Performing Localized Thermal and Sub-Surface Imaging by Scanning Thermal Microscopy describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent Nos. 6,095,679 and 6,491,425. Additional Patent No. JP 3,229,329).
Modulated-Temperature Thermomechanical Analysis describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,007,240).
Method and Apparatus for High Resolution Analysis of the Composition of a Material describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 5,368,391 and 5,165,792. Additional Patent Nos. CA 2,051,578 and DE, EP, FR, GB, IT 0494492).
Method and Apparatus for Thermal Conductivity Measurements describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 5,335,993 and EP Patent No. 0634649).
Dynamic and Thermal Mechanical Analyzer Having an Optical Encoder with Diffraction Grating and a Linear Permanent Magnet Motor describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent Nos. 5,710,426 and 5,915,283).
Heater Control Evaporation of Cryogenic Fluids for Cooling Thermal Analysis Instruments describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 5,973,299).
Differential Scanning Calorimeter describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 5,842,788 and 6,641,300).
Method and Apparatus for Performing Chemical Analysis Using Imaging by Scanning Thermal Microscopy describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,405,137).
Thermogravimetric Apparatus describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 5,321,719).
Method and Apparatus of Modulated Thermogravimetry describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,113,261 and 6,336,741).
Method and Apparatus for High Spatial Resolution Spectroscopic Microscopy describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,260,997).
Method and Apparatus for Localized Mechano-Thermal Analysis Combined with Scanning Probe Microscopy describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,200,022 and GB Patent No. 2,332,949).
Differential Scanning Calorimeter describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,488,406).
Thermal Analysis Assembly with Distributed Resistance and Integral Flange for Mounting Various Cooling Devices describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,523,998).
Liquid Nitrogen Cooling System describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments Waters—LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,578,367).
Rotary Rheometer (Peltier Concentric Cylinder) describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,588,254).
Method and Apparatus for Spatially Resolved Modulated Differential Analysis describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (EP Patent No. 0572164).
Thermopile Differential Thermal Analysis Sensor describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 5,288,147).
Method and Apparatus for Parsed Dynamic Differential Analysis describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (EP Patent No. 0701122).
Gripper Device describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,652,015).
Method and Apparatus for Positional Calibration of a Thermal Analysis Instrument describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,760,679).
Sample Tray for Automatic Sampler describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,644,136).
System and Method for Calibrating Contact Thermal Resistances in Differential Scanning Calorimeters describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,648,504).
Apparatus and Method for the Simultaneous Measurement of Rheological and Thermal Characteristics of Materials and Measuring Cell describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 5,520,042).
Automatic Sampling Device (Q1000/100 Autosampler) describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,846,455).
Platen for Automatic Sampler (Q1000/100 Autosampler) describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,859,271).
Differential Scanning Calorimeter Accounting for Heat Leakage describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,843,595).
Devices, Systems and Methods for Sensing Temperature of a Drag Cup in a Rheometer Motor describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,798,099).
Thermogravimetric Analyzer Autosampler Sealed Sample Pan (Q5000) describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,840,668).
Wide Range Dynamic Rheometer describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,931,915).
AR-G2 Smart Swap Geometries describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 6,952,950).
Rotary Rheometer Magnetic Bearing describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 7,017,393)
Differential Scanning Calorimeter Accounting for Heat Leakage describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 7,025,497)
Humidity Controlled Chamber for a Thermogravimetric Instrument describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 7,048,435)
System and Method for Measurement of Small-Angle or Small Displacement describes proprietary technology patented by TA Instruments—Waters LLC (U.S. Patent No. 7,075,317)
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