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Cover for shaft of electronic thermometer probe

US8540424B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2009
Grant dateSep 24, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01K2211/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cover for a shaft of an electronic thermometer probe. The cover includes a tubular body having an open end and a closed end opposite the open end. The body defines a cavity sized and shaped to slidably receive the shaft of the electronic thermometer probe. At least a portion of the tubular body is formed from a nanotube composite material including a polymer matrix material and a carbon nanotube filler material.

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