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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123404 | Temperature detector and the method using the same A temperature detector comprises a first current mirror, a second current mirror, a first pulse generator, a second pulse generator, a phase detector and a controller. The current of the first current mirror is in variation with temperature, but the current of the s... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8096705 | Method and system for real-time estimation and prediction of the thermal state of a microprocessor unit A method of estimating temperature of a transient nature of a thermal system, including, without a temperature measurement being made available, determining a drive current and thermal parameters of the thermal system. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8047713 | Plasmon resonance detector Provided is a plasmon resonance detector that can detect temperature change in optical devices, in which the metal structure having plasmon resonance absorption is used for the optical devices. A diode formed of a conductive substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer,... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7988353 | Electric thermometer An electronic thermometer includes a temperature sensing means for sensing a temperature of a part to be measured, a prediction means fro predicting an equilibrium temperature by using the temperature being sensed, and a temperature display means having a temperatur... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7815369 | Method of measuring temperature of tunnel magnetoresistive effect element A method of measuring temperature of a TMR element includes a step of obtaining in advance a temperature coefficient of element resistance of a discrete TMR element that is not mounted on an apparatus, by measuring temperature versus element resistance value charact... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806587 | Electronic clinical thermometer and method of producing the same A method of producing an electronic clinical thermometer is disclosed, the electronic clinical thermometer including a temperature-sensitive element, lead wire that is connected to the temperature-sensitive element, a body case having a probe part in which an insert... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794142 | Magnetic element temperature sensors Small, low-cost wireless temperature sensors (26,64,96) are provided for sensing the temperature of an object (44). The temperature sensors (26,64,96) preferably include a plurality of individual, magnetically susceptible temperature sensor elem... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7658539 | Temperature sensor configuration detection in process variable transmitter A process variable transmitter for measuring a temperature of a process includes a first, a second, third, and fourth terminal configured to couple to the temperature sensitive element. Measurement circuitry measures an electrical parameter between a pair of the ter... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7618185 | Electric medical thermometer The present invention relates to an electric medical thermometer for measuring temperature of patients in cavity. The electric medical thermometer comprises a temperature detecting set, including a temperature detecting element, for capturing temperature signals and... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7607828 | Methods and systems for protection from over-stress One embodiment of the invention relates to a circuit for over-stress protection. The circuit includes a temperature rate sensor configured to monitor the temperature of a semiconductor device during a first state. The circuit is further configured to selectively swi... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7575372 | Device for contactless measurement of rotor temperatures A device for contactless measurement of a rotor temperature includes a magnet supported on the rotor, electric coils which are arranged at the stator with which the rotor cooperates, and an electronic unit for measuring a voltage induced in the coil and including a ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7510323 | Multi-layered thermal sensor for integrated circuits and other layered structures A compact resistive thermal sensor is provided for an integrated circuit (IC), wherein different sensor components are placed on different layers of the IC. This allows the lateral area needed for the sensor resistance wire on any particular IC layer to be se... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7476022 | Measurement of motor temperature using a digital encoder A temperature sensing assembly for a motor having an armature includes a Hall Effect sensor disposed adjacent the armature. The Hall Effect sensor senses rotation of the armature. The Hall Effect sensor includes an electrical output and generates a stepped output si... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7431496 | Structure of an electronic thermometer A structure of an electronic thermometer which mainly includes a body portion, a temperature sensing head and a core. The core includes a temperature display screen, a printed circuit board provided with an electrical contact, and a conductor fixing rod arranged adj... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429127 | Magnetoacoustic sensor system and associated method for sensing environmental conditions A remote sensor system (60) and method for passively sensing environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, uses a magnetic impulse from an AC interrogation coil (68) to stimulate a magnetoelastic sensor (62) to generate an acoustic... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422367 | Baby rectal thermometer A rectal thermometer for measuring the temperature of a patient including a disk or oval-shaped member having a circumferential edge and first and second sides. Along the edge is a temperature display that is viewable during the temperature taking process without ha... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417487 | Overheat detecting circuit An overheat detecting circuit according to an embodiment of the invention includes: a current source for generating a constant current; an overheat detecting element unit that operates with a first current generated in accordance with the constant current and genera... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410292 | Clinical thermometer A clinical thermometer generally comprises an outer case, a flexible probe stem, a sensor cap, an inner base, an electronic processor, and a temperature sensor. The flexible probe stem has a front junction having several grooves. The inner base, which is made of a r... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410291 | Temperature-measuring device with function indicator A function indicator for a dual temperature sensor, which indicates the falling off of the sensor from the skin surface (4) of a patient. An evaluating device (2) determines the body temperature from a first measured temperature value (TA) a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410294 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor with a reduced number of components is provided. In the temperature sensor (10) in accordance with the present invention, a cap part (44A) of a sensor cover (44) covers an opening (14) of a holder (12) a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408421 | Determining thermal absorption using ring oscillator A device and method for determining a thermal absorption of a part of an integrated circuit (IC) are provided. A specially designed ring oscillator including a non-silicided poly-silicon resistor is used for the determination. The parameters of the ring oscillator a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399116 | Temperature sensor circuit and calibration method thereof A temperature sensor circuit comprises a first monitor voltage generation circuit that generates a first monitor voltage with a characteristic that changes with respect to temperature; a second monitor voltage generation circuit that generates a second monitor volta... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396157 | Body temperature measuring system capable of measuring plural remote temperatures and receiver capable of measuring a body temperature A temperature measuring device includes a local terminal and a measuring element installed at a predetermined distance from the local terminal. The local terminal includes a first measuring unit for measuring a first human body temperature, a signal processing unit ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367712 | RTD measurement unit including detection mechanism for automatic selection of 3-wire or 4-wire RTD measurement mode An RTD measurement device including a mechanism for automatic selection of a 3-wire or 4-wire configuration mode of operation. The RTD measurement device may include detection circuitry to detect whether an RTD connected to the RTD measurement device via a plurality... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369046 | Wireless human interface device with integrated temperature sensor A wireless human interface device (HID) includes an input interface module for accepting inputs from a user; a microprocessor for processing the accepted inputs; a wireless transmitter for transmitting the accepted inputs to a host; and a temperature sensor for dete... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360947 | Temperature sensor apparatus An apparatus for temperature sensing is disclosed that includes a sensor tube and a cable assembly connected to and extending from said sensor tube wherein said cable assembly communicates electrically with the sensor tube for temperature sensing operations thereof.... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356426 | Calibration of thermal sensors for semiconductor dies A thermal management system is described which may be implemented on a semiconductor die. The system may include a thermal sensor thermally coupled to the die to sense the temperature of the die and generate an output representing the sensed temperature, and an adju... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354195 | Temperature measuring device and temperature measuring method A temperature measuring device and a temperature measuring method are provided which are capable of obtaining precise measured temperature values with respect even to old persons, sucklings or infants, which device may be formed into a disposable type according to n... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350973 | Color changing thermometer The invention includes a thermometer with a backlight and a method for lighting the backlight. The thermometer has temperature sensing tip, a processor taking temperature readings and determining a sensed temperature reading of the living being from the temperature ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329044 | Infrared clinical thermometer and temperature state estimation method, information notification method, and measurement operation method thereof Temperature states of a clinical thermometer body and an environment are estimated by temperatures measured by a first temperature sensor integrally formed together with an infrared sensor arranged to the distal end of a probe and a second temperature sensor arrange... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322743 | Temperature measurement system and method A temperature measurement system is provided to measure temperatures using temperature sensors. The temperature measurement system may include a controller having a plurality of address lines, a sensor configured to provide a plurality of inputs, and a connector con... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322744 | Temperature measurement device A temperature measuring device includes a temperature-responsive element that mechanically moves a first inductive assembly component relative to a second inductive assembly component in response to temperature changes. The movement of the first inductive assembly c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320544 | Conducting structure and electronic clinical thermometer embodying the structure A conducting structure and an electronic clinical thermometer, wherein the conducting structure is provided on the measuring end of the clinical thermometer, and the measuring end has a recess, a temperature sensor and conducting wires fitted in the recess, and a co... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316507 | Electronic thermometer with flex circuit location An electronic thermometer is configured for ease and accuracy in construction. A probe of the thermometer includes a flex circuit containing electronic components used to measure temperature and transmit signals to a calculating unit of the thermometer. A locating m... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314310 | Predictive temperature probe with proximity sensor A system and method for preheating the thermometer probe of an electronic thermometer to a temperature closer to the temperature of the patient to be monitored. The system includes a thermometer probe that includes a heater, temperature sensor and proximity sensor, ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314624 | Nanoemulsion vaccines The present invention provides methods and compositions for the stimulation of immune responses. Specifically, the present invention provides methods and compositions for the use of nanoemulsion compounds as mucosal adjuvants to induce immunity against environmental... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314309 | Ambient and perfusion normalized temperature detector A body temperature detector is particularly suited to axillary temperature measurements of adults. The radiation sensor views a target surface area of the body and electronics compute an internal temperature of the body as a function of ambient temperature and sense... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303333 | Thermometer with soft flexible probe A thermometer is constituted by a flexible probe body and a metal tip member with a thermal contact surface. The flexible probe body including a narrower space neighboring the metal tip member and a wider space communicated with the narrower space is secured to the ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303332 | Deflectable probe and thermometer A deflectable probe for use in a thermometer. The deflectable probe is constituted by a bendable probe body and a hollow tip member secured thereto. Furthermore, a deflectable member includes a main portion disposed in the bendable probe body. When the bendable prob... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302289 | Readable probe array for use A disposable high density optically readable polydeoxynucleotide array with integral fluorescence excitation and fluorescence emission channels is described. The compact array size allows integration into several types of interventional devices such as catheters, gu... | 11/27/2007 |
