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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:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Lane Leslie Manoosingh, Marietta, GA (US);
Ryan Marc Lafrance, Marietta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Lane Leslie Manoosingh, Marietta, GA (US);
Ryan Marc LaFrance, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); H01H 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/16 (2013.01); H01H 9/168 (2013.01); H01H 9/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are embodiments of methods and systems to detect actuation of a switch using vibrations and vibration signatures. One aspect of the method comprises sending an actuation signal to a switch, receiving a vibration signal associated with the switch, and determining from the vibration signal whether the actuation occurred.