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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. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Timothy A. Vik, Sparland, IL (US);
James A. Forck, Peoria, IL (US);
Jeffry N Sundermeyer, Dunlap, IL (US);
Inventors:
Timothy A. Vik, Sparland, IL (US);
James A. Forck, Peoria, IL (US);
Jeffry N Sundermeyer, Dunlap, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A monitoring system is provided, which may include a structural component configured to undergo mechanical loading and a wireless node attached to the structural component. The node may include a strain sensing device configured to measure strain experienced by the structural component at the location of the node. The node may also include a processor configured to predict, based on the strain measurements, fatigue life of the structural component.