Compact home thermometer
US10184844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J5/0806
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermometer device for temporal artery area measurement, configured to be used in a skin-touching stationary position, comprising an elongated body and a front portion having an end border arranged on a sensing plane (P), an array of N infrared sensors, with N greater than 8, a sensing region (SR) extending in the sensing plane over an area denoted SRA, at a distance denoted LF from a plane P2 containing the infrared sensors, the sensing region being encompassed within the border of the front end, an optical lens, interposed between the infrared sensors and the sensing region, to deviate light rays, wherein LF2<K×SRA, with K=3.
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