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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Fisher Controls International Llc, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Harold Carder, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Shawn W. Anderson, Haverhill, IA (US);
Assignee:
FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/00 (2006.01); G01H 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/14 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/0041 (2013.01); F16K 37/0083 (2013.01); G01H 1/00 (2013.01); G01N 29/09 (2013.01); G01N 29/14 (2013.01); G01N 29/245 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0258 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2626 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control valve monitoring system is disclosed. The control valve monitoring system includes at least one sensor connected to one of a valve stem or valve shaft, and the at least one sensor detects a change in mechanical integrity of one of the valve stem or valve shaft. A device for providing data regarding the change in mechanical integrity of one of the valve stem or valve shaft is provided, allowing maintenance of the valve shaft or valve stem to be conducted in an efficient manner.