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Hygrometry probe

US4503707A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1983
Grant dateMar 12, 1985
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/122
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A probe has a housing which includes a moisture sensor for providing a non-linear moisture-related signal and a signal processor for linearizing the moisture-related signal and converting the signal to a digital output signal indicative of a moisture measurement. Temperature and pressure sensors are also included and provide a temperature-related signal and a pressure-related signal in the probe. The signal processor processes the moisture-related signal as a function of one or both of the temperature and pressure-related signals and provides another moisture-related output signal. The signal processor includes a serial data output for transmitting the digital moisture-related signal and digital temperature and pressure-related signals along a signal data transmission line.

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