ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,416, issued on July 29, was assigned to Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. (St. Louis).

"Temperature detector probe with thermal isolation" was invented by John Lilleland (Morgan Hill, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed toward a temperature detector probe that includes a housing, a pair of electrical connectors, a support cap, and a sensor. The housing defines a bore longitudinally extending through the housing, and the pair of electrical connectors extend through the bore. The support cap is disposed at a first end portion of the housing. The sensor is provided on the support cap and is electrica...