Patent · US Active

Flexible temperature sensing devices for body temperature sensing

US11771329B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
40References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateSep 24, 2020
Grant dateOct 3, 2023
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 30, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2562/043
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments include a temperature sensing device that includes a temperature sensor stack that includes a flexible substrate and an array of temperature sensors coupled to the flexible substrate. Each temperature sensor in the array of temperature sensors can include a conductive material defining a continuous pattern extending from a first node to a second node, a first set of conductive traces coupled to the flexible substrate, and a second set of conductive traces coupled to the flexible substrate. The temperature sensing device can include a processing circuit configured to apply an electrical signal across the conductive material of each temperature sensor using the first set of conductive traces, detect an effect of the conductive material of each temperature sensor on the electrical signal using the second set of conductive traces, and determine a temperature for the temperature sensors in the array using the detected effects of the conductive material on the electrical signal.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.