Patents Assigned to Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as represented by Agriculture and Angri-Food Canada
  • Precipitation gauge for collecting solid and liquid precipitation
    Patent number: 5571963
    Abstract: A precipitation gauge for collecting solid and liquid precipitation is provided. The gauge provides a container within which is disposed a liquid, the liquid is in contact with a collection surface extending at least partially above the container in order to expose the collection surface to the precipitation. A transfer system is provided to transfer the collected precipitation from the collection surface to the liquid. The arrangement provides for an accurate measurement of the collected precipitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada as represented by Agriculture and Angri-Food Canada
    Inventors: Douglas Balchin, Henry Hayhoe