Patents by Inventor Eduardo Abanses Enguita

Eduardo Abanses Enguita 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).

  • Transmission chain monitoring system
    Patent number: 7886613
    Abstract: A method for detecting the strain applied to a transmission chain includes positioning a strain gauge on an inwardly-facing surface of a first of a pair of opposed outer link plates, spacing the inwardly-facing surface of the first outer link plate from an outwardly-facing surface of a first of a pair of opposed inner link plates facing the first outer link plate, connecting the strain gauge into a bridge network and an electric circuit, and using an output of the electric circuit to determine the strain applied to the chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Renold PLC
    Inventors: Christopher James Lodge, Eduardo Abanses Enguita
  • TRANSMISSION CHAIN MONITORING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100005899
    Abstract: A method for detecting the strain applied to a transmission chain includes positioning a strain gauge on an inwardly-facing surface of a first of a pair of opposed outer link plates, spacing the inwardly-facing surface of the first outer link plate from an outwardly-facing surface of a first of a pair of opposed inner link plates facing the first outer link plate, connecting the strain gauge into a bridge network and an electric circuit, and using an output of the electric circuit to determine the strain applied to the chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Christopher James Lodge, Eduardo Abanses Enguita
  • Transmission chain monitoring system
    Patent number: 7634949
    Abstract: A transmission chain comprises has a data collection device mounted on at least one of the links. A strain gauge sensor is mounted on the inwardly facing surface of an outer link plate symmetrically about a centre link thereof and measures the strain on the link plate. The measurements are compared to a threshold and a visual indicator mounted on the chain is activated if the threshold is exceeded. The data collection device can be controlled by a first controller device that simply switches it between a quiescent state to an overload detecting state or a second controller type can be used for data-logging and analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Renold PLC
    Inventors: Christopher James Lodge, Eduardo Abanses Enguita
  • Transmission Chain Monitoring System
    Publication number: 20080214344
    Abstract: A transmission chain comprises has a data collection device mounted on at least one of the links. A strain gauge sensor is mounted on the inwardly facing surface of an outer link plate symmetrically about a centre link thereof and measures the strain on the link plate. The measurements are compared to a threshold and a visual indicator mounted on the chain is activated if the threshold is exceeded. The data collection device can be controlled by a first controller device that simply switches it between a quiescent state to an overload detecting state or a second controller type can be used for data-logging and analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher James Lodge, Eduardo Abanses Enguita