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US 12,196,914 B2Granted
Rain sensor
AssigneeUnderstory, LLC
InventorsJohn P. Leonard, Kyle Z. Jero, Bryan A. Dow, Eric J. Hewitt
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Abstract
Provided herein is technology relating to measuring weather data and particularly, but not exclusively, to apparatuses, methods, and systems for sensing hydrometeors (e.g., rain) and measuring hydrometeor characteristics (e.g., volume, rate, size distribution, etc.).
Claims23
A sensing apparatus comprising:
- a) a hollow sonde that is spherical with a center and an internal surface;
- b) a stalk extending into the hollow sonde;
- c) a transducer mounted on the stalk;
- wherein the transducer is spaced from the internal surface and spaced from the center;
- and
- d) a gas or non-solid phase positioned between the transducer and the internal surface.
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