Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Calibration or correction system – Fluid or fluid flow measurement
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-18
2006-04-18
Nghiem, Michael (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Calibration or correction system
Fluid or fluid flow measurement
C073S073000, C324S640000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07031862
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed a method of estimating moisture content in a material involving directing a first frequency (f1) signal and a second frequency (f2) signal through a material, determining a first absolute phase shift (φ1) of the frequency signal and a second absolute phase shift (φ2) of the second frequency signal, transforming φ1to a first corrected absolute phase shift (φ1c) and φ2to a second corrected absolute phase shift (φ2c) in accordance with an expected relationship between φ1and φ2, and estimating moisture content from φ1cand φ2c.
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Le John
Nghiem Michael
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
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