ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,596,036, issued on April 7, was assigned to Rosemount Inc. (Shakopee, Minn.).

"Temperature probe" was invented by John L. Reuvers (Minneapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature probe includes a mineral-insulated cable having a metallic outer sheath surrounding a mineral insulation therein. The mineral-insulated cable has a plurality of conductors running through the mineral insulation. A temperature sensitive element has a pair of lead wires. An insert has at least one conduit to receive the pair of lead wires of the temperature sensitive element. The insert also has a recess configured to receive the temperature sensitive ele...