Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Moisture sensors
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Application No.: US14814606Application Date: 2015-07-31
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Publication No.: US09780554B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Peter J. Kardassakis , Farhan Panthaki , Samuel B. Weiss
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agent David K. Cole
- Main IPC: G01N27/12
- IPC: G01N27/12 ; H02H5/08

Abstract:
A moisture sensor includes one or more electrodes and sensor circuitry configured to detect the presence of moisture by detecting a change in an electrical measurement of the one or more electrodes. In response, the sensor may signal a component to perform an action. In some examples, capacitance and/or resistance between a pair of electrodes may be monitored, such as a pair of electrode sheets or meshes positioned in passage of a device that are separated by a gap. In various examples, a first electrode may be mounted cantilever to a second electrode and the presence of moisture between the electrodes may pull a free end closer to the second electrode. In some examples, the presence of moisture may cause bridging of a gap between two or more electrodes to complete or corrosion of a portion of an electrode to result in a change of resistance that can be detected.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170030851A1 MOISTURE SENSORS Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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