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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Christopher Douglas Atwood, Rochester, NY (US);
Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, NY (US);
David M. Kerxhalli, Rochester, NY (US);
Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, NY (US);
Linn C. Hoover, Webster, NY (US);
Derek A. Bryl, Webster, NY (US);
Ali R. Dergham, Fairport, NY (US);
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a temperature of an object includes contacting the object with a first electrical conductor. A difference in electronegativity between the object and the first electrical conductor is greater than a predetermined value. The method also includes contacting the object or a substrate on which the object is positioned with a second electrical conductor. A difference in electronegativity between the object or the substrate and the second electrical conductor is less than the predetermined value. The method also includes connecting the first and second electrical conductors together. The method also includes measuring the temperature of the object using the first and second electrical conductors. The first and second electrical conductors form at least a portion of a thermocouple.