US Patent Issued to Welch Allyn on Oct. 14 for "Temperature screening systems and methods" (New York, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,108, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Welch Allyn Inc. (Skaneateles Falls, N.Y.).

"Temperature screening systems and methods" was invented by John A. Lane (Weedsport, N.Y.), Carlos Suarez (Syracuse, N.Y.), Rachel K. Douglas (Latrobe, Pa.) and Matthew D. Mullin (Memphis, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A screening method includes controlling a heat source of a screening device to reach a selected temperature, determining a location of a subject, and determining that the location is a desired distance from the screening device. The method also includes based at least in part on determining that the location is the desired distanc...