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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Brian C. Woodbury, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Roc Lastinger, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/40 (2006.01); G01N 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/40 (2013.01); G01N 27/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for detecting moisture that includes at least three conductors. One of the conductors has a different resistance than the other conductors. A liquid extends between the conductors. The difference between the impedance through a pair of conductors and the liquid and the impedance of through another pair of conductors and the liquid may be used to determine the position of the liquid along a length of the conductors. Similar methods may be used to determine an area of a liquid with respect to the conductors.