Steam/hot water device monitoring

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11726068
APP PUB NO 20220146458A1
SERIAL NO

17585835

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Systems and methods for testing steam traps or other similar devices in a hot water or steam system are described. A tester includes a wand that is handheld that can communicate with a handheld electronic device which in turn can communicate with a central monitor for storing and compiling readings as historical profile data. The wand includes a probe to physically contact the device to acoustically sense the performance of the device. The probe includes a probe tip and a stack of acoustic elements, an electrode, a stack mass, and a head to covert the acoustic signal into an electrical signal. The handheld device includes circuitry to process the information, interact with the user, and transmit information to and from the handheld electronic device and/or the central monitor.

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ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL INCTHREE RIVERS MI 49093

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Armstrong, Kurt Laguna Beach, US 4 7
Carter, Robert E Arlington, US 23 2140
Gaines, Michael Herman Kalamazoo, US 4 29
Horton, William R Centreville, US 8 69
Leggett, Glenn T Three Rivers, US 2 1
Russell, Shane Three Rivers, US 5 2
Secord, Thomas Jack Union City, US 4 6

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