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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:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Henk Mol, Sleeuwijk, NL;
Erik Zaaijer, Nieuwegein, NL;
Fabio Falsetti, Turin, IT;
Carl Vissers, Den Dungen, NL;
Inventors:
Henk Mol, Sleeuwijk, NL;
Erik Zaaijer, Nieuwegein, NL;
Fabio Falsetti, Turin, IT;
Carl Vissers, Den Dungen, NL;
Assignee:
AB SKF, Gothenburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bearing and shaft assembly comprises a shaft and at least one bearing, and is provided with at least one strain sensor. An elastic component is provided between the shaft and the at least one bearing, and the elastic component comprises the at least one strain sensor. In one disclosed embodiment, the elastic component forms an integral part with one of the bearing and the shaft.