Exergen Corporation, is designer and manufacturer of infrared

Infrared

Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...

 scanners, thermometer

Thermometer

Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. A thermometer has two important elements: the temperature sensor Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer (from the...

s, and sensor

Sensor

A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. For example, a mercury-in-glass thermometer converts the measured temperature into expansion and contraction of a liquid which can be read on a calibrated...

s headquartered in Watertown

Watertown, Massachusetts

The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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. Exergen products are used in applications including, among others, medical, automotive, food processing, agriculture and textile. The company was founded in 1980 by Francesco Pompei

Francesco Pompei

Francesco PompeiFrancesco "Frank" Pompei is the founder and chief executive officer for Exergen Corporation. Pompei earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science mechanical engineering degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also earned Master of Science and Doctor of...

, who patented the world's first temporal artery (forehead

Forehead

For the Arsenal striker see GervinhoIn human anatomy, the forehead is the fore part of the head. It is, formally, an area of the head bounded by three features, two of the skull and one of the scalp. The top of the forehead is marked by the hairline, the edge of the area where hair on the scalp...

) thermometer. Exergen holds more than a dozen patent

Patent

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Thermometers

• 1985 - D-Series - Emissivity error-free infrared thermometer.
• 1988 - Ototemp - Scanning tympanic medical thermometer.
• 1990 - Ototemp Veterinary - Tympanic thermometer for animals.
• 1991 - Ear
  Ear
  The ear is the organ that detects sound. It not only receives sound, but also aids in balance and body position. The ear is part of the auditory system....
  
   thermometer employing arterial heat balance.
• 1996 - Infrared axillary thermometer.
• 1997 - Consumer infrared axillary thermometer.
• 1999 - Temporal artery thermometers for professionals and consumers.
• 2000 - Palm-sized emissivity error-free infrared thermometer.

Scanners

• 1983 - Microscanner - Pocket-sized infrared temperature scanner.
• 1987 - E-Series - Infrared scanner designed exclusively for electrical inspection.
• 1987 - Dermatemp - Infrared scanner for emissivity error-free skin
  Skin
  -Dermis:The dermis is the layer of skin beneath the epidermis that consists of connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain. The dermis is tightly connected to the epidermis by a basement membrane. It also harbors many Mechanoreceptors that provide the sense of touch and heat...
  
   temperature assessment.
• 1989 - Equine Scanner - Scanner for injury
  Injury
  -By cause:*Traumatic injury, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident*Other injuries from external physical causes, such as radiation injury, burn injury or frostbite*Injury from infection...
  
   assessment of equine athletes
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Sensors

• 1991 - IRt/c - Unpowered IR thermocouple
• 2002 - Microprocessor
  Microprocessor
  A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
  
  -based linearized, infrared temperature sensor.
• 2004 - 20:1 field of view microprocessor-based linearized, infrared temperature sensor.

Thermocouples

• 2003 - Micro-sized, unpowered IR thermocouple
  Thermocouple
  A thermocouple is a device consisting of two different conductors that produce a voltage proportional to a temperature difference between either end of the pair of conductors. Thermocouples are a widely used type of temperature sensor for measurement and control and can also be used to convert a...
  
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• 2004 - 4:1 field of view, unpowered IR thermocouple.

Other products

• 1980 - Exergram - Quantitative heat loss camera system for energy conservation
  Energy conservation
  Energy conservation refers to efforts made to reduce energy consumption. Energy conservation can be achieved through increased efficient energy use, in conjunction with decreased energy consumption and/or reduced consumption from conventional energy sources...
  
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• 1995 - Thermal switch to detect presence of hot melt adhesive
  Adhesive
  An adhesive, or glue, is a mixture in a liquid or semi-liquid state that adheres or bonds items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or synthetic sources. The types of materials that can be bonded are vast but they are especially useful for bonding thin materials...
  
  and hot objects.