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All plastic disposable thermometer

US4345470A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Filing dateFeb 1, 1980
Grant dateAug 24, 1982
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S428/913
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A new and useful all plastic disposable thermometer is disclosed, which dispenses with the prior art employment of an aluminum or other metal-based substrate. The novel thermometer can either be employed with opaque indicator means or with heat-sensitive compositions of matter that change color with a change in phase, such as those enumerated in copending application Ser. No. 946,935, filed Sept. 28, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,232,552.

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