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Thermocouple ribbon and assembly

US9972762B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TE Wire & Cable LLC · US

Inventors

Gregory J. Smith · Old Saybrook, US
Mathew J. Nadakal · Morristown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 3, 2013
Grant date	May 15, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 4, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T156/10
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A thermocouple ribbon features a pair of flat conductors and first and second layers of a polyimide film covering the conductors. The polyimide film preferably is coated with a fluoropolymer, such as fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP). During manufacture of the thermocouple ribbon, the first and second layers of polyimide film, with the pair of flat conductors positioned there between, are heated above the melting temperature of the FEP. The completed thermocouple ribbon is then cooled. A thermocouple connector may then be attached to a first end of the thermocouple ribbon, while a welded thermocouple junction may be formed at a second end of the thermocouple ribbon.

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