ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,820, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SHIBAURA ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Saitama, Japan).
"Temperature sensor element and method for manufacturing temperature sensor element" was invented by Akitaka Takeuchi (Saitama, Japan) and Naohiro Niizeki (Saitama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature sensor element includes: an element main body including a heat sensitive body including a thermistor sintered body of which the electrical characteristics change with temperature, and a pair of lead wires that is connected to the heat sensitive body through electrodes; and a protective layer that protects the heat sensitive body. The p...