Thermal measuring and testing – Temperature measurement – By electrical or magnetic heat sensor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-28
2006-11-28
Gutierrez, Diego (Department: 2859)
Thermal measuring and testing
Temperature measurement
By electrical or magnetic heat sensor
C374S121000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07140766
ABSTRACT:
A device, method and system for sensing the temperature or temperature change of an environment. A typically in-vivo device includes an image sensor. The device may sense the dark current noise of the image sensor, and calculate the temperature or a temperature change of the image sensor.
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Glukhovsky Arkady
Iddan Gavriel J.
Meron Gavriel
Given Imaging Ltd.
Gutierrez Diego
Jagan Mirellys
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer LLP
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