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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 01, 2019
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Philip G. Dion, Blaine, MN (US);
Daniel P. Doran, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Marc A. Egeland, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jay R. Goetz, Deephaven, MN (US);
Jenna L. Lindsay, Woodbury, MN (US);
Glenn R. Maharaj, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John R. Stark, St. Paul, MN (US);
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a temperature device including a flexible substrate, and an electrical circuit on a surface of the flexible substrate, the electrical circuit including a heater element having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, the inner perimeter surrounding a zone of the surface, the zone is thermally distinct from the heater element, wherein the heater element has a first dimension defining the outer perimeter and a second dimension defining the inner perimeter, wherein a ratio of the first dimension to a second dimension is no greater than 2.1:1, a first thermal sensor disposed in the zone, a second thermal sensor disposed outside of the heater element, a plurality of electrical pads disposed outside of the heater element, and a plurality of conductive traces connecting the first and second thermal sensors and the heater element with the plurality of electrical pads.