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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2022
Armstrong International, Inc., Three Rivers, MI (US);
Shane Russell, Three Rivers, MI (US);
William R. Horton, Centreville, MI (US);
Glenn T. Leggett, Three Rivers, MI (US);
Robert E. Carter, Arlington, MA (US);
Kurt Armstrong, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Thomas Jack Secord, Union City, MI (US);
Michael Herman Gaines, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC., Three Rivers, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for testing steam traps or other similar devices in a hot water or steam system are described. A tester includes a wand that is handheld that can communicate with a handheld electronic device which in turn can communicate with a central monitor for storing and compiling readings as historical profile data. The wand includes a probe to physically contact the device to acoustically sense the performance of the device. The probe includes a probe tip and a stack of acoustic elements, an electrode, a stack mass, and a head to covert the acoustic signal into an electrical signal. The handheld device includes circuitry to process the information, interact with the user, and transmit information to and from the handheld electronic device and/or the central monitor.