Patents Assigned to Pure Technologies, Ltd.
  • Continuous monitoring of reinforcements in structures
    Patent number: 6170334
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting failure of tensioned reinforcements in a structure by means of a plurality of acoustic or seismic detectors disposed about the structure in a known arrangement, processing signals from the detectors to determine frequency contents and origins, and identifying simultaneous signals as due to the failure of tensioned reinforcements in the structure when they meet spectral and origin criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Pure Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter O. Paulson