| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 374163000 |
By electrical or magnetic heat sensor
| 607 |
| 374141000 |
Combined with diverse art device
| 285 |
| 374120000 |
In spaced noncontact relationship to specimen
| 240 |
| 374159000 |
Nonelectrical, nonmagnetic, or nonmechanical temperature responsive property
| 130 |
| 374101000 |
Composite temperature-related paramenter
| 69 |
| 374117000 |
By a vibratory effect (e.g., resonant frequency, acoustical)
| 47 |
| 374137000 |
Temperature distribution or profile
| 28 |
| 374187000 |
Mechanical (e.g., expansion or contraction of materials)
| 18 |
| 374139000 |
Of molten metal
| 17 |
| 374158000 |
With removable cover for sensor (e.g., disposable sheath)
| 16 |
| 374138000 |
With fluid flow deflector
| 12 |
| 374136000 |
Geophysical (e.g., well bore, underwater)
| 11 |
| 374186000 |
With specified recording arrangement | 4 |
| 20090003411 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM WITH PASSIVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A high-temperature sensing system for sensing at least one parameter of interest within a high-temperature environment is provided. The system includes a substrate having at least one electrical network disposed thereon. Each of the at least one electrical network is a tuned circuit having a resonant frequency, and a temperature sensitive electrical component that varies the resonant behavior of the tuned circuit with a parameter of interest. An antenna is disposed to interact with the at least one electrical network. Transmit/receive electronics are spaced from the high-temperature environment and coupled to the antenna. The transmit/receive electronics are configured to generated selected drive signals to address each of the at least one electrical network and to detect a modulated radio-frequency reflection. A processor is coupled to the transmit/receive electronics and configured to calculate a parameter of interest for each detected modulated radio-frequency reflection. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100040113 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS - A sensing system, sensing method, and method of producing a sensing system capable of providing a cumulative measurement capability, such as in the form of a RFID tag capable of measuring cumulative heat and humidity for continuous monitoring of storage and shipping conditions of various goods. The system includes integrated circuitry and a plurality of sensing elements, preferably having cantilevered bimorph beams. Each sensing element is responsive to an environmental condition so as to deflect toward and away from open contacts in response to changes in the environmental condition. Each sensing element produces a digital output when it contacts and closes its open contacts. The integrated circuitry interfaces with the sensing elements so that the digital outputs of the sensing elements are processed to generate a system output of the sensing system. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100067561 | TEMPERATURE RECORDER - A temperature recorder in the form of a tubular cover and with an inside piston, in which an altered position of the piston is carried out by a mechanical movement released from a bimetal washer, which, when making a sudden change, changes its form from convex to concave when a determined temperature level is reached. Two line-formed screen patterns, a picture formed by coloured lines on the inner surface of the tubular cover, shows a certain pattern in the original position, and a different pattern is shown when an inside piston has been moved vertically inside the outer tubular cover. Friction between the outside of the piston and the inner surface of the tubular cover forms a braking means. A reset button can by means of a magnet or a spring repulse or press back the piston which is in the top of the tubular cover and has a magnet and the piston will be pressed back within the tubular cover to its original position and the first patterns will be shown clearly again by the line-formed screen pattern. The bimetal washer will assume its original form and is prepared to start again when the temperature is increased or decreased. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20130114642 | TEMPERATURE RECORDER COMPRISING A LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL - A temperature recorder comprises a sensing cell which comprises a reactant mixture. The reactant mixture comprises a liquid crystalline material, a reactive monomer, and an initiator configured to initiate cross-linking of the reactive monomer and thereby form a sensing material which provides a record of the temperature of the sensing cell when cross-linking occurs. The sensing material comprises a cross-linked network dispersed within the liquid crystalline material, the cross-linked network being formed from the reactive monomer. The sensing cell additionally comprises first and second electrically conductive electrodes having a spaced relationship there between and being connectable to an electric property measuring device arranged to measure an electric property of the sensing material. | 05-09-2013 |
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| 20080212640 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING A TEMPERATURE MONITORING SUBSTRATE - A testing apparatus for a temperature monitoring substrate includes a heat flow generating unit for generating a heat flow in the temperature monitoring substrate in a depthwise direction of the temperature sensors, wherein the temperature sensors are buried in the depthwise direction. Further, a testing method for a temperature monitoring substrate includes generating a heat flow in the temperature monitoring substrate in a depthwise direction, wherein the temperature sensors are buried in the depthwise direction; processing a temperature of the substrate measured by the temperature sensor under the heat flow by a prescribed method; and determining whether or not an error occurs in the temperature sensor. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090028210 | METAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A metal surface temperature measuring device includes: a container to contain a coolant; a measurement target; a heater to heat the measurement target; a moving mechanism for moving the measurement target; and a thermometer to measure the surface temperature of the measurement target. A main body of the measurement target is formed of silver or copper, and a surface of the main body is coated with a thin film of pure iron or an iron alloy at a thickness of 1 to 100 μm. Further, at least the container, the heater, and the measurement target are disposed in a chamber of an inert gas atmosphere. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090129432 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE WITH TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - A power semiconductor module with temperature measurement is disclosed. One embodiment provides a conductor having a first end and a second end. The second end is thermally coupled at a substrate. A device including temperature sensor is thermally coupled at the first end and configured to determine a temperature at the second end using the temperature sensor. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090168834 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING TEMPERATURE - An apparatus for testing temperature includes a plurality of thermocouples, a plurality of relays, a ground circuit, a compensation circuit, a power supply circuit, a switch circuit, and an MPU. The thermo-couples samples temperatures at different locations in a CNC machine, each thermo-couple is connected to a corresponding relay and selectively connected to the switch circuit by turning on or off the corresponding relay, the compensation circuit includes a cold junction compensator and a first relay, the ground circuit includes a ground terminal and a second relay, the power circuit includes a power supply and a third relay. The first, second, and third relays selectively turn on or off to connect the cold junction compensator, the ground terminal, or the power supply to the switch circuit. The switch circuit includes a capacitor and a fourth relay, the fourth relay is selectively connected the MPU, the ground circuit, the compensation circuit, or the power supply circuit to the capacitor, the MPU obtains voltage at the capacitor, and converting the voltage to a temperature signal. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090296773 | DOUBLE TEMPERATURE SENSOR WITH A RECEIVING ELEMENT - A double temperature sensor with a receiving element for measuring a near-surface temperature of the ambient air and the skin surface. The double temperature sensor with a receiving element includes an insulating block, two temperature sensors and a receiving element. At least the receiving element ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090323758 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND TEMPERATURE INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - There is provided an analog-digital converter, including: a counting control unit configured to output a counting control signal which is activated while an input voltage is discharged to a predetermined voltage; and a counting unit configured to count an input clock during an activated section of the counting control signal, and output a digital code. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100150204 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING PLATINUM RESISTANCE THERMOMETER - A process for manufacturing a platinum resistance thermometer that is stable with reduced resistance value variation over service temperature range through clarification of a quantitative mechanism of resistance value variation with respect to the oxidation/reduction of platinum resistance wire. The process including the steps of (S | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100195696 | Thermal sensing structure and insulating structure of thermal sensing circuit - Flexible circuits | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100316088 | Thermal Sensing Fiber Devices - There is provided a thermal sensing fiber grid, including a plurality of rows and columns of thermal sensing fibers, each of which includes a semiconducting element that has a fiber length and that is characterized by a bandgap energy corresponding to a selected operational temperature range of the fiber in which there can be produced a change in thermally-excited electronic charge carrier population in the semiconducting element in response to a temperature change in the selected temperature range. There is included at least one pair of conducting electrodes in contact with the semiconducting element along the fiber length, and an insulator along the fiber length. An electronic circuit is provided for and connected to each thermal sensing fiber for producing an indication of thermal sensing fiber grid coordinates of a change in ambient temperature. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110075701 | SAFETY THERMOMETER - A safety thermometer in which power is automatically turned on when a sensor rod for measuring a temperature is taken out. The sensor rod is easily taken in the housing when a force is applied to the sensor rod. A sensor rod slider opposes a tip of the sensor rod and has a sensor contact point for connecting a sensor signal of the sensor rod to a circuit. The housing has a space for receiving the sensor rod, a partition wall and a second space to receive circuit devices. A temperature measurement unit is turned on by receiving a power from a power source unit when it contacts the sensor contact point of the sensor rod slider, the temperature measurement unit being connected to the temperature sensor of the sensor rod through the sensor rod slider to process and output a value detected by the temperature sensor. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120033706 | MULTIPLE USE TEMPERATURE MONITOR ADAPTER, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An adapter slip configured to be seated in a fluid port, the adapter slip including a lumen, an exterior wall, a shoulder, and a sleeve. The lumen extending along a length of a longitudinal axis, the lumen configured to receive a temperature probe. The exterior wall including a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal end portion includes a tapered portion tapered at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The shoulder extending outward from the exterior wall distal to the tapered portion configured to engage with a distal end of the fluid port. The sleeve configured extend within the lumen and project a predetermined distance beyond the proximal end portion of the exterior wall, the sleeve including a sleeve lumen and a closed proximal end, the sleeve lumen configured to receive at least a temperature sensor of the temperature probe. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120093192 | METHOD AND MEASURING SENSOR FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT - A method and measuring sensor are disclosed for measuring temperature, the method including arranging a measuring element of the sensor into thermal contact with a process being measured, and directing a measuring signal received from the measuring element onward by measuring conductors connected to the measuring element. Close to the measuring element, terminal areas are established which are arranged in unrestricted thermal contact with the process being measured, and the measuring conductors are connected to the measuring element through the terminal areas. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120114010 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MONITORING TEMPERATURE - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for monitoring temperature of an environment of a sensitive object is disclosed. The device includes a housing configured to be disposed within or affixed to a transport container for the object, a sensor coupled to the housing and configured to obtain a plurality of temperature readings, and monitor logic configured to compare the plurality of temperature readings to a temperature threshold. The device also includes counter logic configured to generate an excursion count indicating a quantity of time periods the temperature readings exceeded the temperature threshold, generate a consecutive count indicating a quantity of consecutive temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold, and generate a cumulative count indicating a cumulative quantity of temperature readings exceeding the temperature threshold. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130114640 | MEASURING A TEMPERATURE DURING CONTACTLESS TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY - During contactless transmission of energy between a receiver ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130223476 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF A STRAND-LIKE MATERIAL - The disclosure relates to a method for measuring the temperature of a strand-like material to be heated to a target temperature, including the steps: the strand-like material is guided in heat conducting contact about at least one disk, mounted so as to rotate, that is heated to a predefined temperature, and a difference is measured between the temperature of the strand-like material or a value characterizing the temperature of the strand-like material, before conveyance about the disk and after conveyance about the disk. The disclosure also relates to a corresponding device. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140044147 | DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A display assembly comprising a first display member and a second display member, wherein the first display member is at least partially superimposed upon, fixed to and rotated with respect to the second display member and the first and second display members can be selectively actuated. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140146848 | Temperature Sensor for Hygienic Applications with Clampable Process Connector - A conical flange of a temperature sensor for hygienic applications as a deep drawn part with a disk-shaped lower part | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140169401 | AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MEASURING AIR TEMPERATURE - An air temperature sensor arrangement for a vehicle includes a temperature sensor housing having a base portion, an inlet and an outlet. Also included is a main flow path defined by a continuously curvilinear wall, the main flow path extending from the inlet to the outlet for separating particulate matter from an inlet airflow. Further included is a temperature sensor disposed within an internal cavity of the temperature sensor housing. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140177670 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE FUEL LEAVING A TURBOMACHINE EXCHANGER - A method for estimating the temperature of the fuel entering a turbomachine injector, the turbomachine including engine spaces and an oil/fuel exchanger upstream of the injector, the engine spaces and the oil/fuel exchanger having oil passing through them, the oil/fuel exchanger having an efficiency, the engine spaces including a high-pressure spool, the method including (a) measuring the temperature of the oil entering the engine spaces; (b) measuring the rotational speed of the high-pressure spool; (c) calculating the temperature of the fuel leaving the oil/fuel exchanger using the temperature of the oil entering the engine spaces and the rotational speed of the high-pressure spool. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140233603 | QIKKTEMPS - My invention will increase the speed in which tire temperatures can be gathered in the racing industry. Current standard practice allows one temperature reading from a single probe. My device will allow more than one reading simultaneously by employing multiple probes. My invention will be manufactured for adjustability and conformance. Several size variations will be required to meet current and future market demands. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140254625 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING LOAD TEMPERATURES - Systems and computer-implemented methods of determining a temperature of a load introduced into a chamber are provided. The computer-implemented method includes applying a power output to a medium in at least a portion of a chamber at a level to modify the temperature of the medium to achieve a predetermined medium temperature. A steady state power output level to achieve the predetermined medium temperature is determined using a computer processor. A load having a load temperature other than the predetermined medium temperature is received into the at least a portion of the chamber. The method includes determining that the load temperature is substantially at the predetermined medium temperature using the computer processor when the power output level reaches the determined steady state power output level and without any direct temperature measurement of the load. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140269822 | WAFER TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT TOOL - A wafer temperature measurement tool for measuring the surface temperature of a semiconductor wafer. The tool can be used to measure temperature on different parts of the wafer to provide a high resolution temperature distribution map. The tool includes an internal calibrated weight that is slidably disposed within a tool body. A temperature sensor is attached to the bottom of the weight. Ceramic stands are attached to the bottom of the tool body. Gravity pulls down on the weight such that the temperature sensor contacts the wafer when the ceramic stands of the tool body are placed on the wafer. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20160109300 | ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER - An electronic thermometer includes an external casing unit, a circuit substrate, an electronic switch, a rotating arm unit, a probe unit and a waterproof unit. The external casing unit includes a top cover casing and a bottom cover casing, a receiving space is formed between the top and the bottom cover casings, and the bottom cover casing has a through hole communicated with the receiving space. The waterproof unit includes a first waterproof element and a second waterproof element. The first waterproof element is disposed between the top cover casing and the bottom cover casing and around the receiving space for preventing water vapor from entering the receiving space through the external casing unit, and the second waterproof element is disposed inside the through hole of the bottom cover casing for preventing water vapor from entering the receiving space through the through hole. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160153839 | TEMPERATURE SENSING APPARATUS FOR HEAT EXCHANGER | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160153841 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING LOAD TEMPERATURES | 06-02-2016 |
| 20220136907 | Floating Temperature Indicating Device - A device is provided for a floating temperature indicating device. The floating temperature indicating device includes a waterproof casing, a temperature sensor, and an illumination system. The waterproof casing is configured to protect the floating temperature indicating device from liquid and cause the floating temperature indicating device to be buoyant. The temperature sensor is configured to measure a temperature of a liquid within which the device is disposed. The illumination system is configured to emit a light corresponding to the temperature of the liquid. The waterproof casing may enclose the temperature sensor or the illumination system. | 05-05-2022 |
