US 12,480,916 B2
Device monitoring systems and methods
Thomas Jack Secord, Union City, MI (US); William R. Horton, Centreville, MI (US); and Michael Herman Gaines, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Assigned to Armstrong International, Inc., Three Rivers, MI (US)
Filed by Armstrong International, Inc., Three Rivers, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/233,064.
Application 18/233,064 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/585,835, filed on Jan. 27, 2022, granted, now 11,726,068.
Application 17/585,835 is a continuation of application No. 16/579,176, filed on Sep. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,255,823, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/735,601, filed on Sep. 24, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0393100 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 29/22 (2006.01); F16T 1/48 (2006.01); G01J 5/02 (2022.01); G01M 3/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/14 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 29/226 (2013.01) [F16T 1/48 (2013.01); G01J 5/0265 (2013.01); G01M 3/24 (2013.01); G01N 29/04 (2013.01); G01N 29/14 (2013.01); G01N 29/227 (2013.01); G01N 29/228 (2013.01); G01N 29/2437 (2013.01); G01N 29/2468 (2013.01); G01N 2291/023 (2013.01); G01N 2291/104 (2013.01); G01N 2291/269 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A component tester, comprising:
an acoustic probe extending between a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the acoustic probe defining a probe tip to contact a device;
a plurality of acoustic elements including a first acoustic element located adjacent to the proximal end of the probe tip and a second acoustic element spaced apart from the first acoustic element;
an electrode located between the first acoustic element and the second acoustic element;
a stud extending internally through the first acoustic element and the second acoustic element and at a distal end into the electrode;
a stack mass assist in sensing an acoustic signal;
a head operably connected with the stud proximate the stack mass and electrically connected to the electrode to detect component readings at the probe tip; and
a temperature sensor including a temperature probe extending outwardly adjacent the acoustic probe to contact the device and sense the temperature of the device.