ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,222, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Wika Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG (Klingenberg, Germany).

"Temperature sensor" was invented by Ulrich Staab (Biebergemuend, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature sensor, having a first conductor made of a first material comprising an end section, a second conductor made of a second material, which differs from the first material, comprising an end section, and a casing for receiving the end sections of the two conductors and for positioning in a process atmosphere or in a process fluid and/or on a surface of a process structure. According to the invention, a measuring point body...