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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2020
Applicant:

Chromatic Technologies, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Inventors:

Lyle Small, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Timothy J. Owen, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Ruizheng Wang, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Medhanei Abraha, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Assignee:

Chromatic Technologies, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 3/00 (2006.01); C09B 9/00 (2006.01); C09D 11/037 (2014.01); C09D 11/50 (2014.01); G01K 11/16 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/16 (2013.01); C09B 9/00 (2013.01); C09D 11/037 (2013.01); C09D 11/50 (2013.01); G01K 3/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A temperature sensor, and methods of making and using such a temperature sensor, whereby the temperature sensor includes a reversible thermochromic color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent. Upon exposure to a preselected temperature threshold, association or disassociation of the dye and the developer results in a visible color change. Further, the color-changing system includes a color-memory property which facilitates retention of the color change to effectively record exposure to the temperature threshold.


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