Patent ID: 7192187
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. A food, pharmaceutical or petrochemical fluid temperature measuring device comprising: a. a single piece fluid carrying member has an outer profile having a plurality of outside surfaces being generally flat and being constructed of a thermally conductive material, and having an at least one fluid inlet and an at least one fluid outlet, b. a first fitting means being positioned on said at least one fluid inlet and a second fitting means being positioned on said at least one fluid outlet and being included as a part of said single piece fluid carrying member, said first and second fitting means having smooth circular outer profiles for connecting to other food, pharmaceutical or petrochemical fluid carrying members, said circular outer profiles of said fitting means are being smaller than said outer profile of said single piece fluid carrying member; the outer profile of the first fitting and the outer profile of the second fitting are made of equal diameters; c. said single piece fluid carrying member has a smooth sanitary and corrosive resistant internal surface making a fluid passage extending between said at least one fluid inlet and said at least one fluid outlet free and void of interstitial cavities, and an internal passage within each fitting means forming an extension of said fluid passage; internal surfaces of said first and second fitting means are made of equal diameters and having smooth sanitary and corrosive resistant internal surfaces making said internal passage within each fitting means free and void of interstitial cavities, and an interface between said fluid passage and said internal passage being smooth and free and void or interstitial cavities, and at least one liquid crystal temperature sensing element applied to said at least one of said plurality of outside surfaces being flat of said single piece fluid carrying member and being in temperature sensing relationship to said fluid passage; wherein said single piece fluid carrying member has an inner circular profile whose inner diameter is made equal to said inner diameter of said fitting means; and wherein said fluid temperature measuring device is removable.