Fast response digital thermometer
US6146015A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K7/42
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A digital thermometer, having a sensing tip that is integral with a heater, a display, and a microcontroller which samples for rise time and proportionally operates the heater to increase the temperature of the sensing tip in an alternating control sequence that includes a post-heating delay and, thus, the sensing tip quickly arrives at a stable temperature when no further heating is required.
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