Device for measuring an amount of snowfall in consideration of a weight of snowfall
US12332404B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2045 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01W1/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a device for measuring an amount of snowfall in consideration of a weight of the snowfall, comprising: a housing; a snow depth measuring unit configured to measure a depth of the snowfall outside the housing; a snow holding container configured to hold the snowfall whose depth has been measured by the snow depth measuring unit, wherein at least part of the snow holding container is positioned inside the housing; a heating unit configured to melt the snowfall held in the snow holding container, wherein the heating unit is formed in or on at least part of the snow holding container; and a snow weight measuring unit configured to hold meltwater and to measure a weight thereof, wherein the meltwater has been acquired by melting the snowfall with the heating unit.
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