US 12,442,810 B2
Moisture sensor systems and methods of installation
Scott Knudson Anderson, Meridian, ID (US); Andrew Relyea Horton, Nampa, ID (US); David James Anderson, Meridian, ID (US); and Bradley Ray Larson, Meridian, ID (US)
Assigned to ACCLIMA, INC., Meridian, ID (US)
Filed by ACCLIMA, INC., Meridian, ID (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/331,794.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/366,143, filed on Jun. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0400447 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. G01N 33/24 (2006.01); G01D 5/353 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 33/246 (2013.01) [G01D 5/3539 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waveguide on access tube (WOAT) system, comprising:
a rigid tube having an interior wall and an exterior wall;
an inflatable tube;
a cap containing interface electronics and from which the inflatable tube is suspended;
a vertical array of TDR elements bonded to the inflatable tube, each of the vertical array of TDR elements having a respective time domain reflectometer (TDR) waveguide;
wherein when the inflatable tube is in an uninflated position, the vertical array of TDR elements is fitted within and spaced apart from the interior wall of the rigid tube.