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7587299 Anomaly diagnosis apparatus and method of machine installation  
An anomaly diagnosis apparatus for analyzing sound or vibration data produced by a machine installation and diagnosing the presence or absence of an anomaly in a sliding member in the machine...
7564367 Aircraft door detector/warning device  
Disclosed is an electromechanical system for minimizing passenger door contact with the Passenger Loading Bridge (PLB) floor and subsequent damage to said door, during passenger loading or off...
7525430 Machine components having IC tags, quality control method and abnormality detecting system  
There is provided a machine component having an IC tag attached thereto, which can be controlled consistently from manufacture to disposal without the IC tag missed on the way. The machine...
7471198 Machine component with IC tag attached thereto  
To provide a machine component with an IC tag affixed thereto, in which with the IC tag having an increased storage capacity, the IC tag can be mounted with no difficulty and, also, reading or...
7460010 System for detecting the rotational motion of a shaft  
The invention relates to a system for detecting the rotational motion of a shaft in a machine housing, comprising a measuring transmitter, which is connected to the shaft, at least one measuring...
7450022 Bearing failure identification system  
A bearing failure detection system includes a thermal protector switch circuit having a wear strip located within an interior of a motor stator. In response to bearing failure or wear above a...
7432821 Fiber optic measurement of bearing surface wear  
A propeller shaft is supported on the stern end of a ship hull by a bearing within which optic fiber cables are embedded in close spaced relation to the outer cylindrical surface of a bearing...
7080916 Special effects drinking lid and straw  
The present invention is for special effects drinking lid and straw, which can be used with various drinking containers. The specially designed container lid has special effects mechanisms that can...
7071834 Device for monitoring the operating conditions of rolling bearing  
A device for monitoring the operating conditions of a rolling bearing, has the rolling bearing including: an outer ring of a metal with outer raceway; an inner ring of a metal with an inner...
7019661 Axial bearing wear detection device for canned motor  
An axial position detection circuit detects the axial position of a rotor from the difference in voltages generated at axial position detection coils disposed at both ends in the axial direction of...
6967586 Bearing test method, bearing test device, bearing monitoring device and storage device  
A bearing test method and a bearing test device are provided for bearings in which a non-contact state is maintained between a shaft element and a bearing element in a normal rotation state. In...
6956491 Monitoring bearing performance  
Techniques for qualifying and monitoring bearing performance and condition in a rotary servo systems (e.g., galvanometer scanner) are disclosed. A position error signal is analyzed for signal...
6938455 Grease supply confirming device and method  
A grease supply confirming device confirming the supply of a grease into a bearing, according to the present invention includes a detecting member an elastic supporting member and a movable body....
6911914 Method and apparatus for detecting hot rail car surfaces  
In one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for detecting a hot rail car surface comprises: an infrared sensor for acquiring an infrared signal from a rail car surface of a rail car...
6861836 Bearing overtemperature indicator  
A non-ferrous component comprising a thermally-affected adhesive applied to a surface of the component, and at least one ferrous metal wire attached to the surface of the component by the...
6823242 Method and apparatus for monitoring wheel/brake performance  
A sliding wheel detector apparatus automatically detects a sliding wheel condition of a wheel of a passing train. The apparatus includes means for parsing the cars (and trucks thereof) and...
6788212 Conductor detecting device  
A device capable of reducing an erroneous operation with a simple configuration in which, when two or more conductors M 1, M 2, M 3 (three of them in FIG. 1 ) are attracted by three or more...
6714135 Collective head bearing monitor  
A bearing monitor has a bearing sensor to monitor frequencies emitted by a bearing in a rotating component. The bearing sensor has an output to a processor. The processor is attached to the...
6593854 System of monitoring bearing performance  
A system for qualifying and monitoring bearing performance and condition in a rotary servo system. A position error signal is analyzed for signal anomalies that can signify bearing damage. A DC...
6549134 Temperature monitoring device  
Temperature monitoring device for monitoring or controlling the temperature of an object, and preferably indicating and/or recording abnormal temperature variations of the object includes a housing...
6535135 Bearing with wireless self-powered sensor unit  
A tapered roller bearing having its rollers arranged in two rows within an outer race and around an inner race contains a sensing device that radiates signals which reflect conditions within the...
6529135 Integrated electric motor monitor  
A method monitors an operational condition of an electric motor, and stores in a memory device general trend, prognostic, diagnostic, and hazardous event information indicative of the motor's...
6445099 Bearing failure detector for electrical generator  
A bearing failure detector for an electrical generator includes a disc located within the bearing assembly near the location of the main bearings. The disc has a central opening through which the...
6429781 Axial bearing wear detector device for canned motor  
Axial bearing wear in a motor is determined by differencing signals from special coils in the two ends of the motor stator. The signals on the two coils vary in opposite directions with axial...
6373394 Heat dissipation and thermal indication for wheel set assembly  
The present invention provides a method for constant and rapid heat dissipation and thermal indication for railway wheel set assemblies. The method comprises assembling a vehicle wheel set by...
6370482 Method for automated diagnosis of diagnostic objects  
A process is disclosed for the automated diagnosis of monitored objects, especially of drive strings, with a stationary, fully automatically operating data collecting unit positioned on the...
6331823 Monitoring system for bearings  
A system for monitoring the operational status of a plurality of mechanical components, such as various bearings, speed reducers and the like. Each of the mechanical devices includes a respective...
6300701 Rogowski coil method of determination of bearing lubrication in dynamoelectric machines  
It is possible to monitor the performance of a lubrication system performance of a Dynamoelectric Machine (DEM) by observing the electric current flowing in the DEM shaft. Suitable Rogowski coils...
6271761 Sensory fitting for monitoring bearing performance  
Described is a device (10) for monitoring bearing performance in apparatus having an aperture sized and configured to receive a grease fitting. The device includes temperature sensing components...
6236328 Sensory fitting and integrated electronics for monitoring bearing performance  
Devices for monitoring bearing performance in apparatus having an aperture sized and configured to receive a grease fitting. The devices comprise a temperature sensor or a vibration sensor, or...
6236329 Sliding vibration warning switch  
A vibration sensor includes a housing having an opening, and a movable trigger retained within the housing by a resilient member. The moveable trigger includes a projection of a dimension to fit at...
6204773 Mercury vibration warning switch  
A drive line vibration sensor includes a mercury switch, a controller, and a warning device. The mercury switch is preferably positioned such that it is minimally affected by radial acceleration...
6114966 Motor having a bearing wear monitoring device  
A motor is provided in which zero-point positioning of the stator and rotor in the axial direction is simple. The operation of replacing the rotor or stator can be done easily. A motor is provided...
6100809 Bearing wear detection system  
A bearing detection system for an electrical generator (10) includes auxiliary bearings (29) for supporting a rotating shaft (39) upon failure of main bearings (62). The auxiliary bearings (29) are...
6091236 System and method for measuring and analyzing electrical signals on the shaft of a machine  
The present invention provides a system and method for monitoring an electrical signal appearing on a rotating machine shaft. The system comprises a probe assembly for placement against the...
6080982 Embedded wear sensor  
Fiber optic filaments are embedded at a bearing surface. In the context of a mechanical bearing system, the filaments wear as the surface wears. Based on the observed amount of light which is...
5998894 Modular bearing failure sensor for an electrical generator  
A ring-shaped bearing failure sensor constructed of insulation and electrically conductive material utilizing printed circuit board technology. Because of its construction, high dimensional...
5805080 Bearing with an electric-acoustic transducer for transmitting information regarding various parameters within the bearing  
A bearing is mounted within a housing having an acoustic-electric transducer mounted on its outside. A stationary annular outer race has at least one sensor, an electric-acoustic transducer, and an...
5796349 System and method for monitoring wear of an axial bearing  
The axial bearing includes a first ring and a second ring. During operation of the axial bearing, the first ring rotates with respect to the second ring. Over time the foregoing rotation produces...
5703295 Vibration sensing method and apparatus therefor  
A vibration sensing apparatus including an acceleration sensor 2 for outputting a sensing signal corresponding to a vibrating acceleration, a level discriminator 3 for generating an output when the...
5701119 Lined bearing with wear sensor  
A bearing liner between inner and outer bearing rings, one stationary and the other rotatable, is fixed to the stationary bearing ring. A pair of electrical conductors, coiled in at least one loop...
5677488 Piezoelectric film transducer sytem for bearings  
An in-use rolling element bearing monitoring system which uses a piezoelectric film transducer on either a bearing, bearing support structure, or on a separate washer in close proximity to a...
5642105 Bearing with an arrangement for obtaining an indication of the temperature within the bearing  
A temperature sensor is mounted on the inside surface of a stationary race around which a rotatable race rotates. Electric signals from the temperature sensor are converted into acoustic signals....
5633628 Wheelset monitoring system  
A thermal warning device attaches to a wheel assembly of a railway car to detect whether the wheel assembly has reached high temperatures and may lead to a potential bearing failure. A temperature...
5602437 Bearing failure detector for electric generator  
A bearing failure detector for an electrical generator includes a disc located within the bearing assembly near the location of the main bearings. The disc includes an electrically conductive ring...
5599112 Axial bearing having a variable coefficient of friction for monitoring wear  
The axial bearing includes a first ring and a second ring. During operation of the axial bearing, the first ring rotates with respect to the second ring. Over time the foregoing rotation produces...
5509310 Bearing assemblies including proximity probes  
Bearing assembly including at least one proximity probe for monitoring the relative vibration of a rotating shaft contained therein. The bearing assembly includes a bearing housing surrounding and...
5446452 Temperature monitoring system  
A temperature measuring system is described which is activated in response to the occurrence of detecting a temperature greater than a predefined critical temperature which includes a transceiver...
5446451 On board hot bearing detector system with fault detection  
An on-board hot bearing detector system includes a microprocessor and heat sensors mounted on the train cars for sensing the bearing temperatures. Diagnostic circuitry is also provided to monitor...
5438322 Thermal sensor for detection of potential mechanical failures and transmission of temperature warning signals  
A frequency generating circuit and a cap-freeing mechanism in a bolt are responsive to a longitudinal movement of a piston in response to overheating of an associated bearing. The cap-freeing...
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