ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,039, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Wika Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG (Klingenberg, Germany).
"Thermocouple sensor assembly" was invented by Dale Eugene Dutcher (Kingwood, Texas) and Michael Strebel (League City, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermocouple assembly for surface temperature measurement, comprising a sheathed thermocouple sensor cable, a positioning pad, receiving and/or securing a thermocouple sensor end at a desired measuring point, an insulation body, and a shielding, wherein the positioning pad is mechanically connected to the shielding. Additionally methods for the installation of a thermocouple assembly...