Patents
US 10408686 B2: Gel-based temperature indicators
- Granted
- 2019-09-10
- Filed
- 2017-01-10 application 15402678
- Type
- Utility · 38 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are gel-based temperature indicators that include a first absorbent substrate having opposing first and second faces and a first gel coupled to the first face. In some embodiments, the first gel is a gel at a first temperature, and the first gel turns to liquid at a second temperature. In some embodiments, the first absorbent substrate is configured to allow the first gel upon turning to liquid to diffuse through the first face toward the second face.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190910.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPTIME CORPORATION 59 patents | US company or organization | Morristown, NJ | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Newport | Chadds Ford, PA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mohannad Abdo | Clifton, NJ | 51 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dawn E. Smith | Bound Brook, NJ | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01K | Measuring temperature; measuring quantity of heat; thermally-sensitive elements not otherwise provided for | G01K11/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23B | Preservation of foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages; chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables | A23B2/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23V | Indexing scheme relating to foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages and lactic or propionic acid bacteria used in foodstuffs or food preparation | A23V2002/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | Merger Merger | TEMPTIME CORPORATION signed 2025-05-22 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL | 71548/54 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-05 | Release of security interest Release of security interest - 364 - day | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. signed 2021-02-25 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LINCOLNSHIRE, IL LASER BAND, LLC LINCOLNSHIRE, IL TEMPTIME CORPORATION MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | 56036/590 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-09-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION signed 2020-09-01 LASER BAND, LLC signed 2020-09-01 TEMPTIME CORPORATION signed 2020-09-01 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 53841/212 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-04-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | TEMPTIME CORPORATION signed 2019-04-24 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A, AS COLLATERAL AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 48995/241 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-01-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ABDO, MOHANNAD signed 2016-02-08 SMITH, DAWN E. signed 2016-02-08 NEWPORT, JOHN signed 2016-02-12 | TEMPTIME CORPORATION MORRIS PLAINS, NJ | 40971/88 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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