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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Stowe Woodward Licensco Llc, Youngsville, NC (US);
Eric J. Gustafson, Winchester, VA (US);
Samuel H. Reaves, III, Stephens City, VA (US);
Christopher Mason, Bunker Hill, WV (US);
Stowe Woodward Licensco LLC, Youngsville, NC (US);
Abstract
An industrial roll includes: a substantially cylindrical shell having an outer surface and an internal lumen; a polymeric cover circumferentially overlying the shell outer surface, wherein the shell and cover have a plurality of through holes that provide fluid communication between the lumen and the atmosphere; and a sensing system. The sensing system includes: a plurality of sensors embedded in the cover, the sensors configured to sense an operating parameter of the roll and provide signals related to the operating parameter; at least one signal-carrying member connected with at least one of the sensors, wherein the signal-carrying member includes openings that align at least partially with some of the through holes of the shell and cover; and a processor operatively associated with the sensors that processes signals provided by the sensors.