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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Stephen James Sufka, Carson City, NV (US);
Thane Fleming Tahti, Gardnerville, NV (US);
David Ray Price, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Steven Francis Roy, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Kristoffer Wayne Wickstead, Carson City, NV (US);
Stephen James Sufka, Carson City, NV (US);
Thane Fleming Tahti, Gardnerville, NV (US);
David Ray Price, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Steven Francis Roy, Gardnerville, NV (US);
Kristoffer Wayne Wickstead, Carson City, NV (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for attaching a proximity probe offset to an axis defining an extension cable. The method and apparatus include a sensing element; a cylindrical part molded with a moldable material; a recess configured in one of two opposing ends defining the cylindrical part to receive the sensing element; a first and a second ferrule each extending from opposing surfaces defining an exterior of the cylindrical part, a first axis defining the first and second ferrules being offset from a second axis defining the cylindrical part; and an extension cable operably attached to the sensing element via the first and second ferrules, the sensing element being disposed offset relative to the extension cable.