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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
David J Belanger, Waukesha, WI (US);
Palmer H Beam, Westminster, CO (US);
George J Eilers, Evergreen, CO (US);
Daniel R Mohrbacher, Lakewood, CO (US);
Douglas P Miller, Lakewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sundstrand Fuild Handling Corporation, Arvada, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73593 ; 73660 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for detecting a dry bearing condition utilizes an ultrasonic transducer which is intermittently pulsed a certain number of times by a microprocessor and associated circuitry. The number of return pulses received by the ultrasonic transducer is detected by the microprocessor and is used to determine whether a dry bearing condition exists.