US 12,222,408 B2
Wireless sensor
Kevin R. Darrah, Medina, OH (US); Michael O. Culbertson, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US); Steven J. Reilly, Westlake, OH (US); and Kelvin L. Knipl, Jr., Litchfield, OH (US)
Assigned to BARNES GROUP INC., Bristol, CT (US)
Filed by Barnes Group Inc., Bristol, CT (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/113,234.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/961,877, filed on Jan. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/945,999, filed on Dec. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0173020 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/02 (2009.01); G01D 21/02 (2006.01); G01K 7/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/14 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G01R 33/07 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01)
CPC G01R 33/07 (2013.01) [G01D 21/02 (2013.01); G01K 7/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/14 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G05B 19/0428 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 52/0235 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless sensor for an associated machine or machine part, comprising:
a sensor configured to measure/detect a property related to the associated machine or machine part; said sensor includes a communicative link for outputting said property data; said property includes pressure and temperature;
a communications module that wirelessly transmits information data from said wireless sensor; said information data including information related to the associated machine and machine part; said communications module including control circuitry that controls the wireless sensor; the control circuitry having a top side and a bottom side; said communications module mounted on said sensor and said sensor disposed under said bottom side of said control circuitry;
an energy source; said energy source providing power to said sensor and/or said communications module;
a plurality of connection pins disposed about a perimeter of said bottom side of said communications module; said bottom side of said control circuitry of said communications module is spaced above a top surface of said sensor; said plurality of connection pins coupled to a plurality of corresponding holes formed about a perimeter of a top side of said control circuitry of said sensor 106 that defines an area configured to receive the energy source,
each of the connection pins including a first end that is connected to the bottom side of the control circuitry and a second end opposite the first end that is connected to top side of the sensor facing the bottom side of the control circuitry; said plurality of connection pins supporting said control circuitry above said sensor; three or more of said plurality of connection pins being configured to perform three or more functions selected from the group consisting of a) transmit data and/or signals from said control circuitry to said sensor, b) transmit data from said sensor to said control circuitry, c) supply power between said control circuitry and said sensor, and d) provide structural support between said control circuity and said sensor; said energy source positioned at least partially between said sensor and said communications module at the area defined between said plurality of connection pins;
a housing; said housing including a housing cavity; at least a portion of said sensor, at least a portion of said energy source, and at least a portion of said communications module, and at least a portion of said plurality of said connection pins are positioned in said housing cavity; a resin is positioned in said housing; said resin at least partially encapsulates and exterior surface of one or more of said control circuitry, said connection pins and/or said communications module; and, wherein said property measured/detected by said sensor is included in said information data that is wirelessly transmitted.