US Patent Issued to Windsor Engineering Group on Oct. 21 for "Timber drying kiln electrical contact system, a timber drying kiln moisture measurement system and a timber drying kiln moisture measurement method" (New Zealander, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,197, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Windsor Engineering Group Ltd. (Porirua, New Zealand).

"Timber drying kiln electrical contact system, a timber drying kiln moisture measurement system and a timber drying kiln moisture measurement method" was invented by David Jack Parle (Wellington, New Zealand) and Daniel William Young (Brevard, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kiln moisture measurement system is provided for measuring the moisture content of a charge of timber in a timber drying kiln, and comprises first and second electrically conductive elements spaced apart in the kiln on respective mounts, with the charge of timber ...