G01K 11/006
Measuring temperature based upon physical or chemical changes not covered by groups
Official title: {using measurement of the effect of a material on microwaves or longer electromagnetic waves, e.g. measuring temperature via microwaves emitted by the object (G01K17/003, G01J5/00 take precedence; measuring the effect of a material on X-, gamma- or particle radiation G01K11/30)}
G01K11/006 (Measuring temperature based upon physical or chemical changes not covered by groups) appears on 213 US grants and 166 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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