Patent ID: 11925448
Assignee: SPECTROHM, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 21:
22. A system for determining characteristics of a specific region within an inhomogeneous dielectric specimen by guiding propagation of electric fields through the inhomogeneous dielectric specimen, the system comprising:
at least one source of electromagnetic energy for generating electromagnetic waveforms, the electromagnetic waveforms comprising electric fields spanning between a plurality of conductors external to the inhomogeneous dielectric specimen, the plurality of conductors comprising parallel transmission line pairs for guiding the electric field propagation at an electromagnetic velocity through the inhomogeneous dielectric specimen, the electric fields propagating along a prescribed path that defines a series of spatial regions through which the electric fields propagate, the electric fields propagating spatially in a direction orthogonal to a surface of the plurality of conductors,
a plurality of conductors for guiding the electric field propagation through an inhomogeneous dielectric specimen in the prescribed path, the electric fields spanning between two or more of the plurality of conductors as the electric fields propagate along the prescribed path, the plurality of conductors being external to the inhomogeneous dielectric specimen; and
auxiliary sensors, the auxiliary sensors measuring an air gap between the plurality of conductors and the inhomogeneous dielectric specimen in the prescribed path.