Temperature sensor
US11015986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K2217/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A temperature sensor comprising a light emitter, an electrical circuit for applying a reverse bias voltage across the light emitter and for measuring a reverse current, and means for calculating a temperature from the measured reverse current.
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