Patent ID: 7654735
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. A hand-held electronic thermometer comprising: a temperature sensing component; a housing having a top, a bottom and a height that extends generally transverse to lengths of a user's fingers when being held in a hand of a user, a microcontroller in the housing in communication with the temperature sensing component, a display on the housing in communication with the microcontroller and capable of displaying a temperature detected by the temperature sensing component, and a control panel on the housing being defined by at least one input interface device in communication with the microcontroller for operating the thermometer, the control panel being disposed above the display screen so that a user may hold the base unit with one hand and a thumb of the hand is naturally positioned adjacent to the interface device to allow the user to quickly access the interface device with the thumb without substantially blocking the display screen.