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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:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul Stuart Rose, Knypersley Staffs, GB;
Assignee:
Roper Industries Limited, Suffolk, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/14 ;
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for determining a change in a condition in an item, and in particular overheating of a big end bearing ( ). The apparatus ( ) comprising a thermally reactive means ( ) mountable on the big end bearing ( ) and arranged to react to a temperature change so as, to move to a detectable position such that at the respective part of the stroke it can be sensed by a fixed proximity sensor ( ) located spaced from the bearing ( ), to activate an alarm.