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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2017
Applicants:
An-chyun Wang, Cerritos, CA (US);
John Mccall, Azusa, CA (US);
Keith E. Lindsey, Azusa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
LINDSEY MANUFACTURING CO., Azusa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/58 (2020.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01); G01H 1/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2020.01); G01P 15/00 (2006.01); H02G 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/58 (2020.01); G01H 1/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/0891 (2013.01); G01R 31/085 (2013.01); H02G 7/18 (2013.01); G01P 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dropped conductor sensor includes a housing installable on a first conductor; a sensor supported in the housing and configured to sense in real time at least one of an acceleration, a vibration, a tilt, a roll, or an angular displacement of the dropped conductor sensor; and an antenna in the housing, the antenna configured to transmit a signal including information sensed by the sensor away from the dropped conductor sensor in real time. A monitoring system including a dropped conductor sensor, and a method of monitoring a conductor using a dropped conductor sensor are also provided.