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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Soilmoisture Equipment Corp., Goleta, CA (US);
Inventor:
Whitney Skaling, Buellton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Soilmoisture Equipment Corp., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); G01N 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An open sensor is provided for testing a split sample of a composite medium. The open sensor generally includes a longitudinal section of a tube and a plurality of serpentine conductors which are successively layered on top of each other. The interior surface of the tube section forms a trough into which the split sample of the composite medium can be disposed. The number of serpentine conductors is two or greater.