US3356980A
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Temperature-sensing device
Assignee: TE Connectivity Corp
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Filing: 1965-01-05
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Granted: 1967-12-05
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Expires: 1985-01-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Roberts Lincoln Edwin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:32
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01K; G01K7/00; G01K7/02; G01K7/023; H; H01; H01R; H01R24/00; G01K13/00; G01K13/20; G01K13/25; G01K7/16; G01K7/22; H01R13/00; H01R13/66; H01R13/70; H01R13/703; H01R24/38; H01R29/00; H01R13/40; H01R13/42; H01R13/428; H01R13/432; H01R13/64; H01R2103/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A TEMPERATURE-SENSING DEVICE COMPRISING A DIELECTRIC BODY MEMBER, AN INNER CONDUCTOR IN SAID BODY AND HAVING AN EXPOSED PORTION, AN OUTER CONDUCTOR RADIALLY SPACED BY THE DIELECTRIC FROM THE INNER CONDUCTOR AND HAVING AN EXPOSED PORTION, A REPLACEABLE CONDUCTIVE CAP MEMBER MOUNTED IN FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BODY MEMBER AND THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE OUTER CONDUCTOR AND HAVING A SURFACE SPACE FROM THE END OF THE BODY, CONTACT MEANS FRICTIONALLY MOUNTED IN CONTACT WITH THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE INNER CONDUCTOR, SPRING MEANS INTEGRAL WITH THE CONTACT MEANS, AND A SENSING ELEMENT HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE MOUNTED IN SAID CAP BETWEEN SAID SURFACE AND SPRING MEANS AND URGED INTO ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE SAID SURFACE MEANS BY THE BIASING FORCE OF THE SPRING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A TEMPERATURE-SENSING DEVICE COMPRISING A DIELECTRIC BODY MEMBER, AN INNER CONDUCTOR IN SAID BODY AND HAVING AN EXPOSED PORTION, AN OUTER CONDUCTOR RADIALLY SPACED BY THE DIELECTRIC FROM THE INNER CONDUCTOR AND HAVING AN EXPOSED PORTION, A REPLACEABLE CONDUCTIVE CAP MEMBER MOUNTED IN FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BODY MEMBER AND THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE OUTER CONDUCTOR AND HAVING A SURFACE SPACE FROM THE END OF THE BODY, CONTACT MEANS FRICTIONALLY MOUNTED IN CONTACT WITH THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE INNER CONDUCTOR, SPRING MEANS INTEGRAL WITH THE CONTACT MEANS, AND A SENSING ELEMENT HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE MOUNTED IN SAID CAP BETWEEN SAID SURFACE AND SPRING MEANS AND URGED INTO ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH THE SAID SURFACE MEANS BY THE BIASING FORCE OF THE SPRING MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-12-04 | 1971-06-05 | 1971-12-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-12-04 | 1975-06-05 | 1975-12-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-12-04 | 1979-06-05 | 1979-12-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |