US 11,994,648 B2
Systems and devices for monitoring precipitation, and methods related thereto
Nicholas Ganig, Buffalo Grove, IL (US); Adam Gaynor, Chicago, IL (US); Jongjin Kim, Vernon Hills, IL (US); Chris Mikelson, Urbandale, IA (US); David Nicozisin, Chicago, IL (US); Aaron Petersdorf, Hampshire, IL (US); and Samuel Rodriguez, Arlington Heights, IL (US)
Assigned to CLIMATE LLC, Saint Louis, MO (US)
Filed by CLIMATE LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/857,969.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/219,186, filed on Jul. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0010246 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G01W 1/14 (2006.01); G01W 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC G01W 1/14 (2013.01) [G01W 1/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rain gauge for monitoring moisture, the rain gauge comprising:
a first basin including at least one outlet for forming and releasing droplets of moisture, the at least one outlet including a channel and a beveled discharge in communication with the channel, the beveled discharge including a hydrophobic configuration;
at least two electrical contacts disposed proximate to the at least one outlet, wherein a closed circuit is formed between the at least two electrical contacts when a droplet formed by the at least one outlet contacts the at least two electrical contacts; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the at least two electrical contacts, the processor configured to determine presence of a moisture event based on the closed circuit formed by the droplet and the at least two electrical contacts and, in response to the determination, transmit an indication of the moisture event to a computing device.