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Moisture gage standards

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1963-03-21
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-03-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph C Ehlert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 20:25
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N22/00; G01N22/04; G01N21/00; G01N21/17; G01N21/25; G01N21/31; G01N21/314; G01N21/35; G01N21/3554; G01N33/00; G01N33/34; G01N33/346; G01N21/3559

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 132 words
A STANDARD FOR CHECKING THE PRECISION OF A GAGE THAT IS ADAPTED TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF WATER SORBED IN A SOLID SUBSTANCE BY DECTECTING VARIATIONS IN ATTENUATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION COUPLED WITH THE SUBSTANCE, SAID STANDARD COMPRISING: (A) AN INORGANIC COMPOUND THAT INCLUDES A HYDROXYL RADICAL AND IS IN SUCH PROPORTION AS TO PRODUCE A COMPARABLE EFFECT ON RADIATION WHEN PLACED IN THE GAGE AS THE JOINT EFFECT PRODUCED BY A PARTICULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCE THAT HAS SORBED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WATER WITHIN THE READOUT RANGE OF THE GAGE, AND (B) SEALED CONTAINER MEANS HOLDING SAID COMPOUND IN A FIXED PHYSICAL FORM AND PROTECTING SAID MATERIAL AGAINST INTERCHANGE OF MOISTURE WITH ITS ENVIRONMENT, (C) SAID CONTAINER MEANS INCLUDING A TRANSPARENT WINDOW MEANS THAT TRANSMITS RADIATION INTO AND OUT OF THE COMPOUND.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 132 words
A STANDARD FOR CHECKING THE PRECISION OF A GAGE THAT IS ADAPTED TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF WATER SORBED IN A SOLID SUBSTANCE BY DECTECTING VARIATIONS IN ATTENUATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION COUPLED WITH THE SUBSTANCE, SAID STANDARD COMPRISING: (A) AN INORGANIC COMPOUND THAT INCLUDES A HYDROXYL RADICAL AND IS IN SUCH PROPORTION AS TO PRODUCE A COMPARABLE EFFECT ON RADIATION WHEN PLACED IN THE GAGE AS THE JOINT EFFECT PRODUCED BY A PARTICULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCE THAT HAS SORBED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WATER WITHIN THE READOUT RANGE OF THE GAGE, AND (B) SEALED CONTAINER MEANS HOLDING SAID COMPOUND IN A FIXED PHYSICAL FORM AND PROTECTING SAID MATERIAL AGAINST INTERCHANGE OF MOISTURE WITH ITS ENVIRONMENT, (C) SAID CONTAINER MEANS INCLUDING A TRANSPARENT WINDOW MEANS THAT TRANSMITS RADIATION INTO AND OUT OF THE COMPOUND.

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