US PATENT SUBCLASS 73 / 73
MOISTURE CONTENT OR ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC OF MATERIAL


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73MOISTURE CONTENT OR ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC OF MATERIAL {4}
74  DF  .~> By residual capacity measurement
75  DF  .~> By heat conductivity
76  DF  .~> By desiccation or extraction
77  DF  .~> By wet and dry bulb temperature


DEFINITION

Classification: 73/73

(under the class definition) Subject matter for the determination of either the moisture content of materials (e.g., paper, wood, grain, etc.) or the absorptive characteristics of materials for water or other liquids.

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19, for determination of gas content of materials.

29, for determination of the moisture content of gases.

61.41, for determination of moisture or water content of liquids.

335+, for hygrometers and hygrostats. SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

324, Electricity: Measuring and Testing, appropriate subclasses for means and methods of moisture content determination by electrical apparatus which measures an electrical characteristic such as capacity or conductivity of the medium in which the moisture exists; note particularly

664+, 689 and 694+.