Patents
US 10908048 B2: Machine health monitoring system and method
- Granted
- 2021-02-02
- Filed
- 2016-05-16 application 15156311
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A machine health monitoring method may include receiving vibration data indicating vibration of a machine or a component of the machine, determining damage to the machine or the component for each of a plurality of load cycles based on the vibration data, determining the time rate of change of the damage to the machine or the component over the plurality of load cycles, and determining a damage rate based on the time rate of change of the damage to the machine or the component relative to a baseline damage rate.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210202.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 36 patents | US company or organization | State College, PA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob J. Loverich | State College, PA | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeremy Frank | Pine Grove Mills, PA | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David R. Kraige | State College, PA | 12 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01M | Testing static or dynamic balance of machines or structures; testing of structures or apparatus, not otherwise provided for | G01M13/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N29/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B23/0283 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-26 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2025-08-26 | WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, AS AGENT PHOENIX, AZ | 72121/262 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-06-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FRANK, JEREMY signed 2017-05-25 KRAIGE, DAVID signed 2017-05-25 LOVERICH, JACOB signed 2017-05-25 | KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. STATE COLLEGE, PA | 42723/60 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.