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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 02, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
John Erik Hershey, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Matthew Christian Nielsen, Glenville, NY (US);
Christopher Donald Johnson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Joseph Dell'Anno, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Joji Joykutty, Karnataka, IN;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A fastening device may include a hollow void. The hollow void may contain an inner coil proximate to a first end of the device, a sensing portion to sense a characteristic associated with the fastening device during a sensing time window, and a controller. The controller may rectify an alternating current from the inner coil during a charging time window, store energy associated with the rectified alternating current, and use the stored energy to charge the sensing portion during the sensing time window. An outer coil outside the fastening device may be located proximate to a second end of the device as compared to the inner coil. An interface portion outside the fastening device may provide an alternating current to the outer coil during the charging time window, detect the sensed characteristic via the outer coil during the sensing time window, and transmit an indication of the detected characteristic value.