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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2004
Applicant:
Thomas A. Jennings, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas A. Jennings, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring and determining the moisture content of a sample substance inside a closed container. The apparatus includes a parallel capacitance circuit formed by a source of AC voltage supplied to a reference container and a sample container. The method does not require penetration or opening of the sealed sample container nor the destruction of the sample, and can be used to rapidly determine moisture content under normal storage conditions or at elevated or lower temperatures that may be used in a drying process.