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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2014
Mamoru Imura, Nishinomiya Hyogo, JP;
Mamoru Imura, Nishinomiya Hyogo, JP;
IMURA INTERNATIONAL USA, INC., Shawnee, KS (US);
Abstract
A temperature controlled heatable object is provided in which a temperature sensor is connected to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag is located within the handle of the object, and the temperature sensor is placed in contact with the object. In a first embodiment of the invention, the temperature sensor is partially imbedded within the object via a notch located in the side of the object. In a second embodiment of the invention, a temperature sensor is imbedded within a tunnel drilled within the base of the object. In a third embodiment, a temperature sensor is imbedded between the bottom of the object and a slab attached to the bottom of the object. The sensor can be located in a slot formed in either the slab or the bottom or the object. Handles and receivers for mounting the handles to the temperature controllable objects are also provided.