Electronic thermometer
US8400316B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K1/16
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic thermometer has a probe having a temperature measuring unit at its end, a temperature sensor arranged in the temperature measuring unit of the probe, a contact sensor arranged in a position shifter from the temperature measuring unit of the probe toward a thermometer body, a determining unit for determining whether a state of contact between the temperature measuring unit and a measurement target portion of a user is good or not, based on outputs of both the temperature sensor and the contact sensor, and a notifying unit for providing a notification according to a result of the determination by the determining unit.
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