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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Applicant:
David Geer, Johnsonburg, PA (US);
Inventor:
David Geer, Johnsonburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01C 7/10 (2006.01); H01C 7/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A temperature sensor includes a probe section for insertion into a hot zone. The probe section includes a thermistor, a first lengthy pin terminating at the thermistor, and a second lengthy pin also terminating at the thermistor. A housing section is on one end of the probe section and outside of the hot zone. The housing section includes a first spring which biases the first pin into contact with the thermistor, a second spring which biases the second pin into contact with the thermistor, a first electrical contact engaged with the first spring, and a second electrical contact engaged with the second spring.