Patent ID: 7495454

Claim:
A device for measuring electrical properties of a material, said device comprising: a body; a first connector port positioned on an exterior of said body, said first connector port connectable to a first cable of an analyzer; a second connector port positioned on the exterior of said body, said second connector port connectable to a second cable of the analyzer; a flange positioned on said body at an end opposite to the positioning of said first and second connector ports; a first conduit connected to said first connector port, said first conduit terminating at an open end to form a first annulus encompassing a portion of said flange; and a second conduit connected to said second connector port, said second conduit terminating at an open end to form a second annulus encompassing a portion of said flange; wherein said encompassed portions of said annuli as well as said flange are contactable with the material thereby permitting measurement of the scattering parameters of the material when an electromagnetic field is transmitted from said first connector port and received by said first connector port from which the electrical properties of the material can be computed.