G01J 5/021
Probe covers for thermometers
Official title: {Probe covers for thermometers, e.g. tympanic thermometers; Containers for probe covers; Disposable probes}
G01J5/021 (Probe covers for thermometers) appears on 165 US grants and 130 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01J- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Temperature measuring device10 Mar 2026US 12,571,685 B2Radiant Innovation Inc.
- Box-packed ear thermometer probe cover capable of preventing contact infection23 Dec 2025US 12,504,336 B2
- IR thermometry probe cover9 Dec 2025US 12,492,949 B2Welch Allyn, Inc.
- Cover structure, detection device, and method for manufacturing detection device28 Oct 2025US 12,453,478 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for on-line temperature measurement and gas sampling used in chute zone of dry quenching coke oven and using method thereof18 Mar 2025US 12,252,650 B2Mcc5 Group Shanghai Corporation Limited.
- Grideye sensor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287431 A1Key Tronic Corporation
- Grideye sensor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287432 A1Key Tronic Corporation
- Ir thermometry probe cover28 May 2026US 2026/0146900 A1Welch Allyn, Inc.
- Body temperature measuring apparatus and control method12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071915 A1Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
- Radio identification unit and electronic lock30 Oct 2025US 2025/0335728 A1ASTRA Gesellschaft für Asset Management mbH & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable speculum with membrane bonding ring195US 5,179,936 AIntelligent Medical Systems, Inc. · 1993
- Infrared thermometer with automatic calibration155US 4,784,149 AOptical Sensors Incorporated · 1988
- Disposable speculum154US 4,662,360 AIntelligent Medical Systems, Inc. · 1987
- Ear type clinical thermometer104US 6,386,757 B1Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha · 2002
- Disposable calibration target97US 5,924,981 ASpectRx, Inc. · 1999