TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE UNIT

• US 20100321190A1
• Filed: 02/21/2008
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nicholas Patrick Montague
• Original Assignee: Nicholas Patrick Montague
• Inventors: Montague, Nicholas Patrick
• Application Number:
  US12/528,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20100321190A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/584
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/02 Means for indicating or recording specially adapted for thermometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/14 Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 2215/00 Details concerning sensor power supply
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 3/005 Circuits arrangements for indicating a predetermined temperature fire detection G08B17/00

Abstract

A temperature sensitive unit comprises a temperature sensor, a recording medium for recording a signal representative of the occurrence of a temperature breaching a predetermined level, a switch for interrogating said recording medium, a signal generator which is configured to produce an audible and/or visual signal dependent upon the recording of an occurrence of a temperature breach, and one or more powering means for driving said sensor and said generator.

Claims

1-35. -35. (canceled)

36. A temperature sensitive unit comprising a temperature sensor, a recording medium for recording a signal representative of the occurrence of a temperature breaching a predetermined level, a switch for interrogating said recording medium, a signal generator which is configured to produce one at least of an audible and a visual signal dependent upon the recording of an occurrence of a temperature breach, and at least a power source for driving said sensor and said generator.

62. A container cap incorporating a temperature sensor, a signal generator which produces an alarm signal if the temperature breaches a predetermined level and a power source for driving both said sensor and said generator.

63. A temperature sensitive unit, comprising a casing, a temperature sensor, a signal generator which produces an alarm signal if the temperature breaches a predetermined level, and a power source for driving both said sensor and said generator;

wherein the unit stores no specific temperature and time data other than the occurrence of the generation of a signal during an operation period of said unit.

70. A temperature sensitive unit, comprising a casing, a temperature sensor, a signal generator which produces an alarm signal if the temperature breaches a predetermined level, and a power source for driving both said sensor and said generator, wherein the unit further comprises at least a portion shaped and configured for the insertion into a cavity of a microbiological tray of tubes which are selected from the group comprising Eppendorf tubes, biological content tubes, and like tubes.