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Label configured to indicate an object reaching a predetermined temperature

US8091503B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2009
Grant dateJan 10, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1057
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus indicates a temperature of an object. The apparatus includes a porous substrate, a mirror image of a first image pattern printed with a first phase-change ink having a first phase change temperature on a first side of the porous substrate, and an adhesive layer applied to the first side of the porous substrate to enable the porous substrate to be affixed to an object.

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