US3144765A
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Moisture meter
Assignee: Ach Fiber Service Inc
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Filing: 1961-05-01
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Granted: 1964-08-18
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Expires: 1981-05-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert J Wollner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:14
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N25/00; G01N25/14; G01N25/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
FOR MEASURING THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF MATERIAL, A SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ORBITAL CIRCUIT, A PUMP FOR CIRCULATING AIR AROUND THE CIRCUIT, THE CIRCUIT INCLUDING A CHAMBER TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE OF THE MATERIAL, A RECEIVER TO COLLECT LIQUID, A CONDENSER BETWEEN THE CHAMBER AND RECEIVER, THE CIRCUIT EXTENDING FROM THE CHAMBER TO THE UPPER END OF THE CONDENSER, THENCE FROM THE LOWER END OF THE CONDENSER TO THE RECEIVER, AND THENCE BACK TO THE CHAMBER, AND A HEATER IN THE CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE RECEIVER AND CONTAINER TO HEAT THE AIR AFTER IT LEAVES THE RECEIVER SO THAT IT PICKS UP MOISTURE FROM THE MATERIAL IN SAID CHAMBER, SAID CIRCUIT BEING CLOSED SO THAT NO AIR CAN ENTER THE CIRCUIT AND NO LIQUID CAN ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUIT, WHEREBY THE FINAL LEVEL OF THE LIQUID IN SAID RECEIVER INDICATES THE TOTAL MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
FOR MEASURING THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF MATERIAL, A SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ORBITAL CIRCUIT, A PUMP FOR CIRCULATING AIR AROUND THE CIRCUIT, THE CIRCUIT INCLUDING A CHAMBER TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE OF THE MATERIAL, A RECEIVER TO COLLECT LIQUID, A CONDENSER BETWEEN THE CHAMBER AND RECEIVER, THE CIRCUIT EXTENDING FROM THE CHAMBER TO THE UPPER END OF THE CONDENSER, THENCE FROM THE LOWER END OF THE CONDENSER TO THE RECEIVER, AND THENCE BACK TO THE CHAMBER, AND A HEATER IN THE CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE RECEIVER AND CONTAINER TO HEAT THE AIR AFTER IT LEAVES THE RECEIVER SO THAT IT PICKS UP MOISTURE FROM THE MATERIAL IN SAID CHAMBER, SAID CIRCUIT BEING CLOSED SO THAT NO AIR CAN ENTER THE CIRCUIT AND NO LIQUID CAN ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUIT, WHEREBY THE FINAL LEVEL OF THE LIQUID IN SAID RECEIVER INDICATES THE TOTAL MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE MATERIAL.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
FR980759A
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