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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2017
Applicant:

Smartkable Llc, Skaneateles, NY (US);

Inventors:

Douglas S. Hirsh, Skaneateles, NY (US);

Michael Muehlemann, Liverpool, NY (US);

Radovan Hrinda, Clark, NJ (US);

Assignee:

SMARTKABLE, LLC, Skaneateles, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/1536 (2006.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/1536 (2013.01); G05B 23/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of monitoring the condition of a circuit comprises establishing a known baseline signal for a type of circuit (each is somewhat different) and defining these characteristics in terms of the lead and trailing edge angular components (@ zero crossing point), the voltage (amplitude), and the period (time length) of the waveform. Ideally, the angular component of the square wave should be vertical, or at 90 degrees to x-axis. The baseline non-regular square wave that is composed of current, voltage, any harmonic thereof, or the combination of these signals which best indicate predictive measurement attributed to the type of circuit being monitored. Future wave forms indicate the rate of decay based upon the aggregated angular, amplitude, and period components of the zero-crossing points when compared to the baseline signal and/or prior waveform of the observed specific splice. The rate of decay can help determine the life expectancy of the circuit.


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