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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. 08, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2004
Applicant:
Robert A. Schenck, Hebron, CT (US);
Inventor:
Robert A. Schenck, Hebron, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A proximity sensor includes an antenna having a resonant frequency selected to correspond to a resonant frequency associated with a selected dimension of an item of interest. In one example, the antenna is selected to have a resonant frequency corresponding to a resonant frequency associated with the width of a turbine blade. The amount of electromagnetic coupling between the item of interest and the antenna provides an indication of the proximity or distance between them. Several embodiments for incorporating such a structure into a gas turbine air seal are disclosed.