Patents Examined by Martin A. Hurbert
  • Patent number: 5990807
    Abstract: A method for dynamic and non-contact measurement of the displacement of a conductive substance with respect to a capacitive sensor formed by two parallel conductive plates, superimposed, electrically insulated from one another, and fed by a high frequency signal having a predetermined voltage, the capacitive sensor being connected to a device for detecting a current value. Also disclosed is a method for dynamic and non-contact measurement of the permittivity of a dielectric substance between a conductive part and a capacitive sensor of the above-mentioned type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Hydro Quebec
    Inventors: Marius Cloutier, Sylvain Savard, Jean Marc Bourgeois, Fran.cedilla.ois Lalonde