Methods of monitoring wetness utilizing a resonant circuit
US11079340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N22/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods that include: subjecting an article including a moisture sensor to steam sterilization in a steam sterilizer to produce a sterilized article, the moisture sensor having a moisture absorbing layer and a resonant circuit; subjecting the sterilized article to drying; and interrogating the resonant circuit, wherein the interrogation is affected by an amount of water present in the moisture absorbing layer.
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