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Moisture vapor probe

US8047056B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateOct 20, 2008
Grant dateNov 1, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/383
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

One embodiment of the invention comprises a moisture vapor probe comprising a hollow sleeve and a removable electronics module. The probe has a generally cylindrical hollow sleeve having a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface. The sleeve comprises a sensor plate having a moisture vapor sensor and forming a water impermeable barrier with the sidewall. The sleeve has an opening such that a volume is defined by the opening, the sidewall and the sensor plate. The probe further comprises an electronics module removably disposable within the sleeve. The electronics module includes an information transfer unit. The information transfer unit in communication with the moisture vapor sensor and adapted to receive relative humidity information from the moisture vapor sensor.

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