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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7159788 | Interior temperature sensing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for more accurately determining the room temperature of air in an automobile cabin by automatically determining the room temperature of air in an automobile based on one or more of a temperature value for solid mass surrounding a temperature s... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7080942 | Bimetal thermometer The bimetal thermometer according to the invention comprises a bimetal helix arranged inside a protective tube, one end thereof being attached to the protective tube and the other end thereof being connected to a pointer shaft to which a pointer arranged inside a ca... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066644 | Apparel indicating thermometer The apparel indicating thermometer has a housing, a circular dial board disposed within the housing, a pointer situated on the face of the dial board, and a thermometer movement attached to a back surface of the housing. The thermometer movement has an arbor which r... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6299350 | Thermometer A thermometer includes a probe portion having a central axis, an adjustment member secured to the probe portion in a manner preventing relative rotation thereof, and a dial portion which is rotatable relative to the probe portion about the central axis th... | 10/09/2001 |
| 5528940 | Process condition detecting apparatus and semiconductor sensor condition detecting circuit A differential pressure transmitter having a differential pressure sensor, a temperature sensor and a static pressure sensor all provided on the semiconductor substrate of a single semiconductor chip. A reference resistor is provided in a part of the chip... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5439169 | Temperature regulating control device and method of making the same A temperature regulating control device and method of making the same are provided, the device comprising a housing, a movable selector unit carried by the housing for selecting a temperature the control device is to tend to maintain, and an ambient tempe... | 08/08/1995 |
| 4897798 | Adaptive environment control system This adaptive environment control system provides an HVAC control system that adapts to the continually-changing thermal characteristics of the building in which it operates. The adaptive environment control system periodically estimates the thermal chara... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4812626 | Thermostatically controlled electric immersion heater for aquariums A thermostatically controlled electric heater for aquariums includes within an electric waterproof envelope, a heating element and a working unit regulating the temperature, moving axially in order to vary the rest position of a bimetal strip which, depen... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4606104 | Method of making a gas pressure thermometer In making a gas pressure thermometer measuring system comprising a container for the gas, a Bourdon tube, and a capillary of no more than about 20 m which connects said container to one end of the Bourdon tube is filled with the gas to a superatmospheric ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4575258 | Steam trap failure detector Detector apparatus adaptably mountable about the external surface of steam pipes and condensate pipes, and wherein the apparatus includes a curved temperature sensitive bi-metallic element fixedly mounted at one end and with the opposed end being free to ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4494693 | Fluid actuated thermal compensator with adjustable stroke characteristics An adjustable liquid thermal compensator mechanism which provides both an actuation end attached to an expandible volume portion of a liquid chamber and a manually controlled adjustable volume portion that is used to calibrate the stroke of the compensato... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4445789 | Thermometer or other instrument assembly The circular crystal of a temperature indicating instrument has a circular flange rotatable in a channel in the instruments' casing. Fingers on the casing have teeth which mesh with teeth on the flange. The fingers yieldably hold the crystal in place but ... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4255655 | Temperature sensing switch with an optical sensor A temperature sensing switch is disclosed which has a needle moving in response to the temperature within a translucent case. On the outside of this case are mounted one or a plurality of movable needle position detectors, in each of which a light emitter... | 03/10/1981 |
| 3952596 | Universal mounting for bi-metallic thermometer A universal mounting for a bi-metallic thermometer comprising a case connector secured to the underside of the thermometer case and a stem connector at the upper most end of the stem. The case connector is telescopingly received within the stem connector ... | 04/27/1976 |
