ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,998, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to DWYER INSTRUMENTS LLC (Michigan City, Ind.).

"Humidity sensor with improved contaminant sealing" was invented by Jason Robert Berry (Michigan City, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for measuring humidity of air flowing in a conduit includes a probe comprising a probe arm configured to be inserted into the conduit. A humidity sensor element is disposed at a distal end of the probe arm. A filter is connectable with the probe arm to enclose the humidity sensor element. The filter includes a filter housing that defines an interior in which the humidity sensor element is disposed, an...