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US 11,899,081 B2Granted
Wireless sensor with beacon technology
AssigneeBarnes Group Inc.
InventorsKevin R. Darrah, Michael O. Culbertson, Steven J. Reilly, Kelvin L. Knipl, Jr.
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Abstract
A wireless sensor for an associated machine or machine part which includes a communications module that wirelessly transmits data related to the associated machine or machine part. The communications module is mounted on the sensor and the sensor is disposed under the bottom side of the control circuitry. A sensor is configured to measure one or more properties of the associated machine or machine part. The wireless sensor can be used with a smart device app such that information from the wireless sensor can be received and displayed on the smart device.
Claims20
A wireless sensor for an associated machine or machine part, comprising:
- a property sensor having a communicative link and one or both of a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor;
- said property sensor is configured to measure/detect a property related to the associated machine or machine part;
- said communicative link is configured to output data representative of said property;
- said property includes one or both of pressure information and temperature information;
- a communications module having control circuitry;
- said communications module configured to wirelessly transmit at least some of data representative of said property received from said communicative link of said property sensor;
- said control circuitry is configured to a) control information received from said property sensor and b) control information wirelessly transmitted by said communications module;
- an energy source configured to provide power to said property sensor and/or said communications module;
- a sensor mount that is configured to connect to the associated machine or machine part;
- and,
- a housing structure;
- said housing structure connected to said sensor mount and configured to at least partially contain said a communications module and/or said energy source within said housing structure when said housing structure is connected to said sensor mount;
- and,
- wherein said property sensor, said energy source, and said communications module are electromechanically arranged in a stack.
11 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored contents arranged as a smart device app that configures a smart device to perform a smart device method;
- the smart device method comprising:
- receiving information from a plurality of wireless sensors without having to pair with any of said plurality of wireless sensors;
- each of said plurality of wireless sensors includes:
- a property sensor having a communicative link and one or both of a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor;
- said property sensor is configured to measure/detect a property related to the associated machine or machine part;
- said communicative link is configured to output data representative of said property;
- said property includes one or both of pressure information and temperature information;
- a communications module having control circuitry;
- said communications module configured to wirelessly transmit at least some of data representative of said property received from said communicative link of said property sensor;
- said control circuitry is configured to a) control information received from said property sensor and b) control information wirelessly transmitted by said communications module;
- an energy source configured to provide power to said property sensor and/or said communications module;
- a sensor mount that is configured to connect to the associated machine or machine part;
- and,
- a housing structure;
- said housing structure connected to said sensor mount and configured to at least partially contain said a communications module and/or said energy source within said housing structure when said housing structure is connected to said sensor mount;
- and,
- wherein said property sensor, said energy source, and said communications module are electromechanically arranged in a stack;
- and
- causing at least some of the information that has been received from said one or more wireless sensors to be displayed on a display of the smart device.
16 more elements
A smart device app method, comprising:
- wirelessly receiving information from a plurality of wireless sensors without having to pair with any of the wireless sensors;
- causing information that has been received from said one or more wireless sensors to be displayed on a display of a first smart device;
- and
- wherein each wireless sensor includes:
- a property sensor having a communicative link and one or both of a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor;
- said property sensor is configured to measure/detect a property related to the associated machine or machine part;
- said communicative link is configured to output data representative of said property;
- said property includes one or both of pressure information and temperature information;
- a communications module having control circuitry;
- said communications module configured to wirelessly transmit at least some of data representative of said property received from said communicative link of said property sensor;
- said control circuitry is configured to a) control information received from said property sensor and b) control information wirelessly transmitted by said communications module;
- an energy source configured to provide power to said property sensor and/or said communications module;
- a sensor mount that is configured to connect to the associated machine or machine part;
- and,
- a housing structure;
- said housing structure connected to said sensor mount and configured to at least partially contain said a communications module and/or said energy source within said housing structure when said housing structure is connected to said sensor mount;
- and,
- wherein said property sensor, said energy source, and said communications module are electromechanically arranged in a stack.
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