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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
May. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen T Stark, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Weed Instrument Company, Inc., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
374209 ; 136230 ;
Abstract
A temperature sensor sheath (12) includes at least one stress concentrating structure (30) and preferably a plurality of such structures spaced apart along the length of the sheath (12). Each stress concentrating structure (30) produces a severe stress riser when the sheath (12) is subjected to a bending moment and allows the sheath (12) to be broken easily by applying a bending force back and forth. The stress concentrating structures (30) each preferably comprise a groove (32) formed or cut into the sheath material around the perimeter of the sheath (12).