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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/02 (2006.01); G01K 11/06 (2006.01); G01K 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/024 (2013.01); G01K 3/04 (2013.01); G01K 11/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to phase-change materials. In accordance with an example embodiment, a phase-change material has a crystalline structure that manifests changes that increase as a function of time. For example, such changes may be implemented for monitoring the time that a perishable item has been exposed to an environment having a temperature that is greater than a threshold temperature. Based on the changes, a characterization is provided, indicative of the exposure of the phase-change material to the environment having the temperature that is greater than the threshold temperature.