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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:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Jonathan Murphy, Friday Harbor, WA (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan Murphy, Friday Harbor, WA (US);
Assignee:
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 7/00 (2006.01); G01H 1/00 (2006.01); G01M 99/00 (2011.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 99/005 (2013.01); H04W 4/005 (2013.01); H04W 56/0015 (2013.01); H04L 7/0012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for monitoring a machine includes first and second mobile units. The first mobile unit includes an emitter, a clock in communication with the emitter, and a sensor in communication with the clock. The second mobile unit includes a detector, a clock in communication with the detector, and a sensor in communication with the clock. The detector of the second mobile unit is configured to detect a signal from the emitter of the first mobile unit, and the clocks in the first and second mobile units are configured to be synchronized in response to the detection of the signal.