Thermal measuring and testing – Temperature measurement – Temperature distribution or profile
Reexamination Certificate
2009-05-29
2011-12-13
Johnson, Amy Cohen (Department: 2841)
Thermal measuring and testing
Temperature measurement
Temperature distribution or profile
C374S121000, C374S131000, C600S002000, C600S549000, C607S101000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08075181
ABSTRACT:
A thermal monitoring sheet measures surface temperature distributions of large areas, even over large, contoured surfaces. The sheet incorporates conduits that terminate or intersect at temperature measurement locations with a fixed relative arrangement to form a two-dimensional grid for sensing temperature distributions.
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Bonnell Doug Peder
Forber Richard Alan
Gaeta Celestino John
Stauffer Paul Rath
Burns & Levinson LLP
Cohen Johnson Amy
Erlich, Esq. Jacob N.
Gomes, Esq. David W.
The Regents of the University of California
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