US3124430A
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Apparatus permitting the determination of the percentage of
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Granted: 1964-03-10
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Expires: 1981-03-10
Abstract
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Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:59
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D22/00; G05D22/02; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/02; G01N27/22; G01N27/223
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SIMULTANEOUSLY AT TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF MATERIAL BEING TREATED, IN WHICH THE MATERIAL CHANGES, ITS ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN CONDUCTING AND INSULATING STATES, FOR THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF THE TREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL, SAID APPARAUS COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO ELECTRICALLY SEPARATED AND INDEPENDENT MEASURING MEANS, EACH OF SAID MEANS BEING OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MATERIAL BEING TREATED TO PRODUCE CHARACTERISTIC ELECTRICAL SIGNALS REPRESENTING THE RESPECTIVE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE MATERIAL AT THE LOCATION BEING MEASURED, MEANS CONNECTED TO BOTH SAID MEANS AND OPERATIVE IN DEPENDENCE UPON THE SAID CHARACTERISTIC SIGNALS TO PROVIDE CONTROL SIGNALS DEPENDENT UPON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PREVIOUSLY CHOSEN VALUE FOR THE MOISTURE CONTENT AND THE ACTUAL MOISTURE MEASURED AT THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE CONTROL SIGNALS OF THE LAST SAID MEANS TO CONTROL THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE MATERIAL AS THE LATTER IS TREATED SUCH THAT THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE TREATED MATERIAL CORRESPONDS SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE FIRST MENTIONED CHOSEN VALUE OF THE MOISTURE CONTENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SIMULTANEOUSLY AT TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF MATERIAL BEING TREATED, IN WHICH THE MATERIAL CHANGES, ITS ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN CONDUCTING AND INSULATING STATES, FOR THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF THE TREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL, SAID APPARAUS COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO ELECTRICALLY SEPARATED AND INDEPENDENT MEASURING MEANS, EACH OF SAID MEANS BEING OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MATERIAL BEING TREATED TO PRODUCE CHARACTERISTIC ELECTRICAL SIGNALS REPRESENTING THE RESPECTIVE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE MATERIAL AT THE LOCATION BEING MEASURED, MEANS CONNECTED TO BOTH SAID MEANS AND OPERATIVE IN DEPENDENCE UPON THE SAID CHARACTERISTIC SIGNALS TO PROVIDE CONTROL SIGNALS DEPENDENT UPON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PREVIOUSLY CHOSEN VALUE FOR THE MOISTURE CONTENT AND THE ACTUAL MOISTURE MEASURED AT THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE CONTROL SIGNALS OF THE LAST SAID MEANS TO CONTROL THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE MATERIAL AS THE LATTER IS TREATED SUCH THAT THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE TREATED MATERIAL CORRESPONDS SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE FIRST MENTIONED CHOSEN VALUE OF THE MOISTURE CONTENT.
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