Patent ID: 8047056
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A moisture vapor probe comprising: a generally cylindrical hollow sleeve having a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the sleeve further having a first end and a second end; the first end having a sensor plate disposed proximate thereto and forming a water impermeable barrier with the sidewall, the second end of the sleeve having an opening such that a volume is defined by the opening, the sidewall and the sensor plate; the sensor plate having an inner surface and an outer surface, a moisture vapor sensor disposed on the outer surface of the sensor plate in electrical communication with a communication port on the inner surface of the sensor plate; an electronics module disposable substantially within the sleeve, the electronics module having a housing shaped to substantially fit within the sleeve, the housing having a first end corresponding to the first end of the sleeve and a second end corresponding to the second end of the sleeve and having a communication port positioned substantially at the first end of the housing, the electronics module communication port engagable with the sleeve communication port the housing of the electronic module further comprising a handle at a second end, the handle engagable by a user when the housing is disposed in the sleeve; and the electronics module further comprising an information transfer unit, the information transfer unit in communication with relative humidity information from the moisture vapor sensor via the sensor plate communication port and the housing communication port.