US Patent Issued to ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES on Feb. 3 for "Capacitance-based temperature sensor with delay" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,863, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES Corp. (Lincolnshire, Ill.).

"Capacitance-based temperature sensor with delay" was invented by Eric W. Liberato (Pequannock, N.J.) and Mohannad Abdo (Clifton, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature exposure indicator includes a first temperature responsive material, a capacitor including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a gap between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first path connecting the first temperature responsive material to the gap. The first temperature responsive material is configured to migrate along the first path and into or ...