Patent ID: 9453768
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: G01K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a sensor probe for an electronic thermometer, said method comprising: injecting thermoplastic resin into one or more cavities to form a plastic substrate, at least one of said cavities defining at least one positioning element integrally formed in the plastic substrate at a first end margin thereof; forming a conductive circuit pattern directly on a surface of the plastic substrate from the first end margin of the plastic substrate to an opposite second end margin of the plastic substrate; positioning a temperature sensor at the first end margin of the plastic substrate relative to the at least one positioning element; and mounting the positioned temperature sensor on the plastic substrate, wherein the conductive circuit pattern provides an electrical connection between the temperature sensor and a processor of the electronic thermometer for generating a temperature measurement as a function of a temperature detected by the temperature sensor.