Methods of assessing characteristics of fibrous substrates and treating fibrous substrates
CA 2562001 C · Owner: Gartstein, Vladimir · Inventors: Sturgis, Thomas A.; Gartstein, Vladimir; Sherman, Faiz Feisal
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A method of assessing damage of a fibrous substrate comprises the steps of: (a) providing said fibrous substrate having a length a root end, and a tip , end; (b) providing a means for assessing substrate moisture content; (c) using said means for assessing substrate moisture content to obtain at least a first measured moisture content value for said fibrous substrate at a first position along the length of said fibrous substrate and a second measured moisture content value for said fibrous substrate at a second position along the length of said fibrous substrate; (d) comparing said measured moisture content values with each other to obtain a measured moisture content differential; …
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- Filed April 25, 2005 and granted April 16, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 25, 2025.
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