Patents by Inventor Iain Kenton EPPS

Iain Kenton EPPS 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).

  • Bearing monitoring method and system
    Patent number: 11480213
    Abstract: This invention relates to a bearing monitoring method and system suitable for the monitoring of faults in rolling element bearings. The method and system utilize an acceleration sensor that is sensitive to both acceleration and housing strain and which has the effect of amplifying acceleration events that coincide with areas of the housing strain signal that correspond to bearing ball-pass events. The housing strain signal due to ball-pass events can be used to synchronise or otherwise modify the sampling of acceleration signals, or to determine bearing performance characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Iain Kenton Epps
  • BEARING MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210332848
    Abstract: This invention relates to a bearing monitoring method and system suitable for the monitoring of faults in rolling element bearings. The method and system utilize an acceleration sensor that is sensitive to both acceleration and housing strain and which has the effect of amplifying acceleration events that coincide with areas of the housing strain signal that correspond to bearing ball-pass events. The housing strain signal due to ball-pass events can be used to synchronise or otherwise modify the sampling of acceleration signals, or to determine bearing performance characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Iain Kenton EPPS
  • Bearing monitoring method and system
    Patent number: 11085489
    Abstract: This invention relates to a bearing monitoring method and system suitable for the monitoring of faults in rolling element bearings. The method and system utilize an acceleration sensor that is sensitive to both acceleration and housing strain and which has the effect of amplifying acceleration events that coincide with areas of the housing strain signal that correspond to bearing ball-pass events. The housing strain signal due to ball-pass events can be used to synchronise or otherwise modify the sampling of acceleration signals, or to determine bearing performance characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventor: Iain Kenton Epps
  • A BEARING MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200149585
    Abstract: This invention relates to a bearing monitoring method and system suitable for the monitoring of faults in rolling element bearings. The method and system utilize an acceleration sensor that is sensitive to both acceleration and housing strain and which has the effect of amplifying acceleration events that coincide with areas of the housing strain signal that correspond to bearing ball-pass events. The housing strain signal due to ball-pass events can be used to synchronise or otherwise modify the sampling of acceleration signals, or to determine bearing performance characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Iain Kenton EPPS