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Method for charting temperature deviations
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-03
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1984-04-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter V Pierce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-24 11:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/01; G; G01; G01K; G01K1/00; G01K1/02; G01K1/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A METHOD FOR CHARTING, USING A TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE HAVING A RECORDING STYLUS, CALIBRATION MEANS, AND A PROBE WITH A SINGLE SENSING END, ON PAPER HAVING A CENTER LINE, SKIN TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS EXISTING ALONG THE SPINAL COLUMN COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PLACING THE SENSING END OF THE PROBE IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT''S SKIN AT A STARTING POINT; CALIBRATING THE DEVICE TO PLACE THE STYLUS ON THE CENTER LINE WHEN SENSING THE STARTING POINT TEMPERATURE; AND GLIDING THE PROBE SENSING END OVER THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN VERTICALLY FROM THE STARTING POINT IN THE AREA OF THE SPINAL COLUMN WHILE ADVANCING THE CHART PAPER TO PRODUCE A CHART SHOWING ONLY TEMPERATURE DEVIATION ALONG THE SINGLE GLIDE PATH RELATIVE TO THE STARTING POINT TEMPERATURE WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE CALIBRATION TEMPERATURE BEING CHARTED TO ONE SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE AND TEMPERATURES BELOW THE CALIBRATION TEMPERATURE BEING CHARTED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
155 words
A METHOD FOR CHARTING, USING A TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE HAVING A RECORDING STYLUS, CALIBRATION MEANS, AND A PROBE WITH A SINGLE SENSING END, ON PAPER HAVING A CENTER LINE, SKIN TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS EXISTING ALONG THE SPINAL COLUMN COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PLACING THE SENSING END OF THE PROBE IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT''S SKIN AT A STARTING POINT; CALIBRATING THE DEVICE TO PLACE THE STYLUS ON THE CENTER LINE WHEN SENSING THE STARTING POINT TEMPERATURE; AND GLIDING THE PROBE SENSING END OVER THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN VERTICALLY FROM THE STARTING POINT IN THE AREA OF THE SPINAL COLUMN WHILE ADVANCING THE CHART PAPER TO PRODUCE A CHART SHOWING ONLY TEMPERATURE DEVIATION ALONG THE SINGLE GLIDE PATH RELATIVE TO THE STARTING POINT TEMPERATURE WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE CALIBRATION TEMPERATURE BEING CHARTED TO ONE SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE AND TEMPERATURES BELOW THE CALIBRATION TEMPERATURE BEING CHARTED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE.
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