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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2023
Acclima, Inc., Meridian, ID (US);
Scott Knudson Anderson, Meridian, ID (US);
Andrew Relyea Horton, Nampa, ID (US);
David James Anderson, Meridian, ID (US);
Bradley Ray Larson, Meridian, ID (US);
ACCLIMA, INC., Meridian, ID (US);
Abstract
An waveguide on access tube (WOAT) system measures soil moisture by sensors placed at various depths of a medium, such as soil. The WOAT system includes a rigid tube into which an inflatable tube with various sensors bonded to it is inserted. Once in place, the rigid tube is removed and the inflatable tube and its sensor are inflated to the diameter of the hole or channel in which it is positioned. The ability to inflate the inflatable tube allows for the sensors on the inflatable tube to be force fit against the interior wall of the hole or channel for proper soil or ambient environment measurements.