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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Stuart Gordon, Belmont, AU;
Andrzej Krajewski, Belmont, AU;
Inventors:
Stuart Gordon, Belmont, AU;
Andrzej Krajewski, Belmont, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/36 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/362 (2013.01); G01N 27/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for measuring a property of a material such as the moisture content of cotton fiber. An embodiment is specifically adapted for determining an absolute value of the moisture content of the cotton fiber while being conveyed through ducts such as the ducts of the ginning machine. The embodiment combines large area capacitor plates with light detectors.