Apparatus and method for remote temperature measurements
US6022141A · kind A · utility
13Cited by
5References
6Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K11/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A remote measuring method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of an aqueous solution, particularly useful in monitoring the temperature of a reaction in a microwell, is provided by introducing a dye target and a dye into an aqueous solution; wherein the dye, when bound to the dye target, emits a detectable signal and reproducibly exhibits a temperature dependent signal when appropriately stimulated, stimulating the dye, measuring the resultant signal, and determining the temperature by comparing the measured signal with predetermined temperature related values therefor.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.