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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2009
David M. Armstrong, Stuart, FL (US);
Rex Cheskaty, Stuart, FL (US);
William R. Horton, Three Rivers, MI (US);
Michael H. Gaines, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Michael P. Hellman, Portage, MI (US);
Lawrence J. Grubka, Vicksburg, MI (US);
David M. Armstrong, Stuart, FL (US);
Rex Cheskaty, Stuart, FL (US);
William R. Horton, Three Rivers, MI (US);
Michael H. Gaines, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Michael P. Hellman, Portage, MI (US);
Lawrence J. Grubka, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Armstrong International, Inc., Three Rivers, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for monitoring the status of a steam trap include a device for sensing a process condition of the steam trap and a device for processing the sensed condition. The apparatus can include a processor positioned on a steam trap. The connection of the monitoring device to the steam trap can be to the trap itself or to an adjacent pipe or other apparatus.