# US 11,906,366 B2 · Temperature determination device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,906,366 B2 - Document ID: US11906366B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/110,367 - Filed: 2020-12-03 - Published: 2021-06-17 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-11 - Assignees: ABB Schweiz AG - Applicants: ABB Schweiz AG - Inventors: Stefan Tabelander - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906366B2 ## CPC - G01K 1/143: for measuring surface temperatures - G01K 1/022: for recording - H03K 17/945: Proximity switches (H03K17/96 takes precedence) - G01K 2215/00: Details concerning sensor power supply - G01K: MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (radiation pyrometry G01J5/00) - H03K: PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M) ## Abstract A temperature determination device includes: a temperature sensor; a mount; and at least one connection sensor. The temperature sensor is connectable to a process device via the mount. The temperature sensor acquires temperature data. The at least one connection sensor acquires connection status data relating to connection of the temperature sensor to the process device. The temperature determination device utilizes the temperature data and the connection status data with respect to a determination of a temperature of the process device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A temperature determination device, comprising: a non-invasive temperature sensor; a mount; and at least one connection sensor, the at least one connection sensor comprising one or more proximity sensors; wherein the non-invasive temperature sensor is configured to be connected to a process device via the mount, wherein the non-invasive temperature sensor is configured to acquire temperature data, wherein the at least one connection sensor is configured to acquire a connection status data relating to connection of the non-invasive temperature sensor to the process device, wherein the connection status data comprises proximity data, wherein the one or more proximity sensors are configured to determine a first proximity between the mount and the process device and to determine a second proximity between the mount and the non-invasive temperature sensor, wherein the proximity data comprises the first proximity between the mount and the process device and the second proximity between the mount and the non-invasive temperature sensor, and wherein the temperature determination device is configured to utilize the temperature data and the connection status data with respect to a determination of a temperature of the process device, and wherein utilization of the connection status data with respect to the determination of the temperature of the process device comprises a comparison of the proximity data against baseline proximity data, and wherein the baseline proximity data relates to a correct position of the non-invasive temperature sensor with respect to the mount. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The temperature determination device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one connection sensor comprises one or more position activated switches, and wherein the connection status data comprises position activation data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The temperature determination device according to claim 2, further comprising a position activated switch configured to determine a position status between the mount and the process device, wherein the position activation data comprises the determined position status between the mount and the process device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The temperature determination device according to claim 2, wherein the one or more position activated switches is configured to determine a position status between the mount and the non-invasive temperature sensor, and wherein the position activation data comprises the determined position status between the mount and the non-invasive temperature sensor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The temperature determination device according to claim 2, wherein utilization of the connection status data with respect to the determination of a temperature of the process device comprises a comparison of the position activation data against baseline position activation data. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The temperature determination device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one connection sensor comprises one or more force activated switches, and wherein the connection status data comprises force activation data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The temperature determination device according to claim 6, wherein the one or more force activated switches is configured to determine a force status between the mount and the process device, and wherein the force activation data comprises the determined force status between the mount and the process device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The temperature determination device according to claim 6, wherein the one or more force activated switches is configured to determine a force status between the mount and the non-invasive temperature sensor, and wherein the force activation data comprises the determined force status between the mount and the non-invasive temperature sensor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The temperature determination device according to claim 6, wherein utilization of the connection status data with respect to the determination of the temperature of the process device comprises a comparison of the force activation data against baseline force activation data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The temperature determination device according to claim 1, wherein the temperature determination device is configured to transmit the connection status data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The temperature determination device according to claim 1, wherein the temperature determination device is configured to transmit the temperature data. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The temperature determination device according to claim 1, wherein the baseline proximity data relates to a correct position of the non-invasive temperature sensor with respect to the process device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The temperature determination device according to claim 1, wherein the baseline proximity data relates to a correct distance value of the non-invasive temperature sensor with respect to the process device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The temperature determination device according to claim 1, wherein the baseline proximity data relates to a correct distance value of the non-invasive temperature sensor with respect to the mount.