Thermal measuring and testing – Temperature measurement – By electrical or magnetic heat sensor
Reexamination Certificate
2010-02-04
2011-11-08
Caputo, Lisa (Department: 2855)
Thermal measuring and testing
Temperature measurement
By electrical or magnetic heat sensor
C136S236100
Reexamination Certificate
active
08052324
ABSTRACT:
A thin film ceramic thermocouple (10) having two ceramic thermocouple (12, 14) that are in contact with each other in at least on point to form a junction, and wherein each element was prepared in a different oxygen
itrogen/argon plasma. Since each element is prepared under different plasma conditions, they have different electrical conductivity and different charge carrier concentration. The thin film thermocouple (10) can be transparent. A versatile ceramic sensor system having an RTD heat flux sensor can be combined with a thermocouple and a strain sensor to yield a multifunctional ceramic sensor array. The transparent ceramic temperature sensor that could ultimately be used for calibration of optical sensors.
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Fralick Gustave
Gregory Otto
Wrbanek John
You Tao
Board of Governors for Higher Education, State of Rhode Island a
Caputo Lisa
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
Jagan Mirellys
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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