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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. 19, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eric David Peters, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Larry Gene Anderson, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Roshan Shekhar Kotian, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Chirag Bipinchandra Parikh, Lawrence Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/04 (2006.01); F01N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for detecting particles generated from engine component degradation within an engine system. In one embodiment, a method for an engine comprises indicating engine degradation in response to a buildup of particles in a magnetic field, the magnetic field positioned in a flow of gas.