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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2012
Ramesh Subramanian, Oviedo, FL (US);
Anand A. Kulkarni, Oviedo, FL (US);
Kevin C. Sheehan, Orlando, FL (US);
Ramesh Subramanian, Oviedo, FL (US);
Anand A. Kulkarni, Oviedo, FL (US);
Kevin C. Sheehan, Orlando, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a thermocouple (), including: depositing a first material on a component () to form a first leg (); depositing a second material through a mask () to form a pattern () on the component (), the pattern () forming a plurality of discrete second leg junction ends () and a continuous patch () of the second material comprising indiscrete lead ends of the second legs (), each second leg junction end () spanning from a respective junction () with the first leg () to the continuous patch (); and laser-ablating the continuous patch () to form discrete lead ends () of the second legs (), each lead end () electrically connected to a respective junction end (), thereby forming discrete second legs ().