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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:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jacob Fraden, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Monitors Corp., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 ;
Abstract
A probe cover for infrared (IR) thermometers having two distinct portions, one which is stable, and the other that may change. The optical portion of the cover is precisely pre-shaped. This portion engages with the end of the IR probe and remains unchanged during the installation and temperature measurement. The remainder of the cover may freely change its shape and conform to the probe body configuration for easy installation.