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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
James C. Robinson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Kenneth R. Piety, Knoxville, TN (US);
Bradley D. Pardue, Blaine, TN (US);
CSI Technology, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An integral magnet vibration sensor apparatus optimizes sensor response in a non-permanently attachable package. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the apparatus includes a housing having a magnet, a vibration sensor, and a conditioning circuit disposed within the housing. The magnet enables the apparatus to be magnetically attached to a machine. The vibration sensor senses machine vibration when the apparatus is attached to the machine, and the conditioning circuit optimizes the frequency response of the vibration sensor in a preferred embodiment by reducing the gain of the sensor output at resonance.