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US 10,539,471 B2Granted
Thermal sensor
AssigneeKidde Technologies, Inc.
InventorsZhongfen Ding, Jonathan Rheaume, Theresa Hugener-Campbell
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Abstract
A thermal sensor for an aircraft includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a support layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a state changing material is configured to disposed within the support layer, wherein the state changing material transitions between a non-conductive state to a conductive state at a threshold temperature to electrically connect the first and second electrodes.
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A continuous thermal/overheat sensor for an aircraft, comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a second electrode;
- a support layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode;
- and
- a state changing material disposed within the support layer, wherein the state changing material is configured to transition between a non-conductive state to a conductive state at a threshold temperature to electrically connect the first and second electrodes, wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes are plate electrodes.
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A method for manufacturing a continuous thermal/overheat sensor, comprising:
- dip coating a support layer using a molten state changing material;
- disposing a first and second aluminum plate electrodes on the support layer after dip coating;
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- sealing the support layer between the first and second aluminum plate electrodes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.