Patents by Inventor Gert Johannes van der Merwe

Gert Johannes van der Merwe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • VIBRATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND GAS TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20080127734
    Abstract: A vibration measurement system for a gas turbine engine. The vibration measurement system includes a first accelerometer coupled to the gas turbine engine, the first accelerometer configured to transmit a first identifier, a second accelerometer coupled to the gas turbine engine, the second accelerometer configured to transmit a second identifier that is different than the first identifier, and a signal conditioning computer coupled to the first and second accelerometers for receiving the first and second identifiers, the signal conditioning computer configured to determine which of the first and second accelerometers is connected to the signal conditioning computer based on the first and second identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Gert Johannes van der Merwe, Daniel Edward Mollmann