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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2018
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Us, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Mark C. Sitko, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Larry J. Castleman, Monroeville, IN (US);
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
A seal analysis system for measuring and analyzing a seal and a mating hardware configured to detect a defect and to analyze a condition of at least one of the seal and the mating hardware and includes a sensor and an electrical processing circuit. The sensor may be in a form of an optical inspection device, a laser scanner, a phone, or an ultrasound scanner. Additionally, the sensor may be provided to take a photo or video. The electrical processing circuit may be built in to the sensor or it may be a separate unit configured to communicate with the sensor. The electrical processing circuit may be configured to compare a condition of a seal and/or mating hardware against pre-set criteria.