ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,145, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, N.Y.).

"Noncontact thermometry systems and methods" was invented by John A. Lane (Weedsport, N.Y.), Jennifer M. Grant (Syracuse, N.Y.), Matthew J. Kinsley (Marcellus, N.Y.), Matthew D. Mullin (Memphis, N.Y.), Nick H. Nguyen (Rochester, N.Y.), David E. Quinn (Auburn, N.Y.) and Alisa R. Salibra (Fayetteville, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of determining a temperature of a patient includes determining that a temperature measurement device is located within at least one of a distance range and an alignment range of a portion of a measurement site ...