Liston Scientific Corp.

Wayne E Blackburn

Max D Liston

William A Stark

A moisture sensor detects the presence of foreign matter in a fluid conducting conduit and produces an electrical signal which activates a pump to purge the conduit of the foreign matter. The moisture sensor includes a pair of conduits that may be formed of an electrically conductive material and a coupling for placing the pair of conduits in fluid communication. A pair of electrodes are mounted in the coupling and are insulated from one another until electrically conductive foreign matter bridges a gap between the electrodes. Bridging the gap between the electrodes causes a signal to be sent to a source of gas that injects gas in the conduits to remove the foreign material therefrom.

Moisture sensor for purging system

There is disclosed a purging system for removing foreign matter from a fluid conducting conduit in which a sensor detects the presence of the foreign matter and produces an electrical signal which activates a timer which, in turn, connects a pump to the conduit for a given time duration to purge the conduit of the foreign matter. A counter also maybe connected to periodically activate the timer and purge the conduit, whether or not the sensor has detected foreign matter.

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Irvine, CA, United States of America

Wayne E Blackburn