公开(公告)号：US20180143045A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15821567

申请日：2017-11-22

申请人： Wind Tower Technologies, LLC

发明人： Matthew J. Chase

IPC分类号： G01D11/30 ,  G01B21/32 ,  G01D11/24

CPC分类号： G01D11/30 ,  F03D17/00 ,  F05B2270/808 ,  G01B1/00 ,  G01B5/0002 ,  G01B21/32 ,  G01B2210/58 ,  G01D11/245 ,  G01M5/0025 ,  G01M5/0083

摘要： An apparatus includes a strain gauge and a magnetic attachment system connected to the strain gauge for evaluating bending strains on vertical tower systems.

公开(公告)号：US09970843B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15055035

申请日：2016-02-26

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Bruce H. Hyre

IPC分类号： G01R27/04 ,  G01R27/32 ,  G01M5/00 ,  G01N27/04 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G01R31/11 ,  G01R27/28 ,  G01R27/06 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01R31/28 ,  G01R31/00

CPC分类号： G01M5/0083 ,  G01M5/0008 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G01N27/028 ,  G01N27/041 ,  G01R27/06 ,  G01R27/28 ,  G01R31/002 ,  G01R31/11 ,  G01R31/2834

摘要： Each of a plurality electronic circuit devices fixed to a structural component of a physical structure can be scanned a first time, using a radio frequency (RF) scanner to receive, from each of the plurality of electronic circuit devices, first data indicating a first measured electrical impedance of a respective conductor connected to the electronic circuit device and an identifier assigned to the electronic circuit device. For each of the plurality of electronic circuit devices, the first data indicating the first measured electrical impedance and the identifier assigned to the electronic circuit device can be stored to a first memory. The first data indicating the first measured electrical impedance and the identifier for each of the electronic devices can form a baseline measurement of the electronic circuit devices.

公开(公告)号：US20180080847A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15707890

申请日：2017-09-18

申请人： Electro Scan, Inc.

发明人： Charles A. Hansen ,  Mark Grabowski ,  Cory Peters

IPC分类号： G01M3/18 ,  G01M3/24 ,  G01M3/40 ,  G01M5/00

CPC分类号： G01M3/18 ,  G01M3/005 ,  G01M3/246 ,  G01M3/40 ,  G01M5/0025 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0083

摘要： Extensions exited from electrodes of an electroscan probe, allowing for operation in a wide range of pipe sizes, particularly large diameter pipes, by extending the maximum effective distance of the electric fields generated by the probe. The extensions preferably extend radially from each of the electrodes, and are sized to bring tips of the extensions close to the pipe wall. The extensions can be joined by lanyards to assist in keeping them spaced apart. At least some extensions preferably have bulbous tips, preferably at least partially formed of non-conductive material to keep adjacent extensions from touching each other, especially extensions coupled to different electrodes. The extensions, in one embodiment, are threaded into collars adjacent to each electrode and selected to have a length appropriate for the pipe diameter.

公开(公告)号：US20180053466A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15275109

申请日：2016-09-23

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Rui Zhang ,  Mohammad Hajirostam ,  Hung Sheng Lin ,  Mohammad B. Vahid Far ,  Sang Y. Youn ,  Zhen Zhang ,  Prashant Mandlik ,  Sun-Il Chang ,  Jie Won Ryu ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Wei H. Yao ,  Yafei Bi ,  Yun Wang

IPC分类号： G09G3/32 ,  H01L51/00 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G11C19/28 ,  G01L1/22

CPC分类号： G09G3/006 ,  G01L1/2281 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0083 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/32 ,  G09G2300/0426 ,  G09G2330/12 ,  G09G2380/02 ,  G11C7/04 ,  G11C19/28 ,  H01L27/3276 ,  H01L51/0031 ,  H01L51/0097

摘要： An electronic device may have a flexible display such as an organic light-emitting diode display. A strain sensing resistor may be formed on a bent tail portion of the flexible display to gather strain measurements. Resistance measurement circuitry in a display driver integrated circuit may make resistance measurements on the strain sensing resistor and a temperature compensation resistor to measure strain. A crack detection line may be formed from an elongated pair of traces that are coupled at their ends to form a loop. The crack detection line may run along a peripheral edge of the flexible display. Crack detection circuitry may monitor the resistance of the crack detection line to detect cracks. The crack detection circuitry may include switches that adjust the length of the crack detection line and thereby allow resistances to be measured for different segments of the line.

公开(公告)号：US20170307453A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15517933

申请日：2015-09-23

申请人： Nokia Technologies Oy

发明人： Darryl COTTON ,  Adam ROBINSON ,  Piers ANDREW

IPC分类号： G01L1/14

CPC分类号： G01L1/14 ,  G01L1/142 ,  G01L5/103 ,  G01M5/0083

摘要： An apparatus and method wherein the apparatus comprises: a deformable substrate;a curved support structure; at least one support configured to space the curved support structure from the substrate so that when the deformable substrate is deformed the curved support structure is not deformed in the same way; and a capacitive sensor comprising a protruding electrode capacitively coupled to an overlaying electrode;wherein the protruding electrode protrudes from a side of the curved support structure.

公开(公告)号：US09797937B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US14058547

申请日：2013-10-21

申请人： Yi-Lung Mo ,  Rachel Howser ,  Hermant Dhonde ,  Gangbing Song

发明人： Yi-Lung Mo ,  Rachel Howser ,  Hermant Dhonde ,  Gangbing Song

IPC分类号： G01R27/02 ,  D04B21/10 ,  H01B1/24 ,  G01R27/14 ,  B28B17/00 ,  G01M5/00 ,  G01N27/04 ,  G01N33/38

CPC分类号： G01R27/14 ,  B28B17/0072 ,  G01M5/0041 ,  G01M5/0083 ,  G01N27/041 ,  G01N33/383 ,  Y10T442/10

摘要： A carbon nanofiber aggregate (CNFA) system and method provides self-sensing capabilities that can be used to detect strain, moisture, and temperature changes. The CNFA may include cement, aggregate, silica fume, high-range water reducer (HRWR), and/or carbon nanofibers. The metal meshes in the CNFA may be utilized to monitor the electric properties of the CNFA to detect strain, moisture, and temperature changes. The CNFA may be embedded in concrete structures to allow detection of strain, moisture, and temperature changes that may cause damage to structures. Several metal meshes may be embedded in the CNFA.

公开(公告)号：US20170248534A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15594356

申请日：2017-05-12

申请人： STMicroelectronics S.r.l.

发明人： Giovanni GIRLANDO ,  Michele CALABRETTA ,  Francesco PAPPALARDO

IPC分类号： G01N27/02 ,  G01M5/00

CPC分类号： G01N27/02 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0083 ,  G01N27/00 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04Q2209/88

摘要： A monitoring device is for a block of building material. The monitoring device may include an electric supply line configured to be buried in the block of building material and having a flexible main cable, and flexible jumper cables coupled to the flexible main cable and extending outwardly. The monitoring device may include sensor devices configured to be buried in the block of building material and coupled to respective ones of the flexible jumper cables. Each sensor device may include a primary inductor coupled to the electric supply line at a position based upon peaks of a stationary waveform when the electric supply line is alternating current (AC) powered, and a monitoring circuit. The monitoring circuit may include an integrated sensor, and a secondary inductor magnetically coupled to the primary inductor and configured to supply the integrated sensor, and communicate through the electric supply line.

公开(公告)号：US20170248490A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15582023

申请日：2017-04-28

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Bruce H. Hyre

IPC分类号： G01M5/00 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G01N27/04

CPC分类号： G01M5/0083 ,  G01M5/0008 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G01N27/028 ,  G01N27/041 ,  G01R27/06 ,  G01R27/28 ,  G01R31/002 ,  G01R31/11 ,  G01R31/2834

摘要： A device includes at least one antenna, a power supply that generates a voltage using electrical energy contained in a first radio frequency (RF) signal generated by an RF scanner, at least two ports to which respective ends of at least one electrical conductor are attached, an impedance meter to which the at least two ports are conductively linked and a transmission controller configured to communicate to the RF scanner, via the antenna, a second RF signal containing data indicating the measured electrical impedance. The impedance meter and the transmission controller are powered by the voltage generated by the power supply using the electrical energy contained in the first RF signal generated by the RF scanner. The device can be configured to be embedded into at least one structural material of a physical structure, or embedded into a structural wrap configured to be attached to the physical structure.

公开(公告)号：US09733062B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14947009

申请日：2015-11-20

申请人： General Electric Company

发明人： Bryan J. Germann ,  William F. Ranson

IPC分类号： G01B7/16 ,  G01R29/08 ,  G01M5/00 ,  G01L1/14

CPC分类号： G01B7/16 ,  F01D17/04 ,  F05D2270/808 ,  G01L1/146 ,  G01M5/0016 ,  G01M5/0083 ,  G01R29/08

摘要： A system for monitoring a component is provided. The system includes an electrical field scanner for analyzing an electrical field across a reference zone, and a processor in operable communication with the electrical field scanner. The reference zone may include a plurality of fiducials configured on the component to influence the electrical field. The processor may be operable for measuring an electrical field value along a mutually-orthogonal X-axis and Y-axis, assembling a zone profile including a data point set according to the measured electrical field value. Methods of using the system are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20170146411A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14948736

申请日：2015-11-23

申请人： General Electric Company

发明人： Thomas James Batzinger ,  Bryan J. Germann ,  William F. Ranson

IPC分类号： G01L1/14 ,  G01L1/12 ,  G01M5/00

CPC分类号： G01L1/144 ,  G01B7/16 ,  G01L1/12 ,  G01L1/127 ,  G01L1/2287 ,  G01M5/0016 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0041 ,  G01M5/0083 ,  G01M5/0091

摘要： A system for monitoring a component is provided. The system may include a strain sensor configured on the component, an electrical field scanner for analyzing the strain sensor, and a processor in operable communication with the electrical field scanner. The processor may be operable for measuring an electrical field value across the strain sensor along a mutually-orthogonal X-axis and Y-axis to obtain a data point set. The processor may further be operable for assembling a field profile of the strain sensor based on the data point set. Methods of using the system are also provided.