Patent ID: 8303179

Claim:
A temperature-sensing and transmitting assembly comprising: a flexible circuit substrate comprising a polymer sheet having a first area and a second area, a first plurality of interconnect pads disposed in the first area for electrically coupling to at least a temperature sensor, a second plurality of interconnect pads in the second area for electrically coupling to a programmable transmitter, and a first electrical trace extending from at least one of the first plurality of interconnect pads to at least one of the second plurality of interconnect pads; a temperature sensor mounted to at least one of the first plurality of interconnect pads and electrically coupled to at least the first electrical trace, the temperature sensor being adapted to sense a temperature and generate an output signal representative of the sensed temperature; and a programmable transmitter mounted to at least a plurality of the second plurality of interconnect pads and electrically coupled to at least the first electrical trace, the programmable transmitter having an input to receive a signal representative of the sensed temperature, and an output to provide an output signal representative of the sensed temperature.