Patents by Inventor Matthew Benjamin Kalb

Matthew Benjamin Kalb 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).

  • Sideband energy ratio method for gear mesh fault detection
    Patent number: 8171797
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing deterioration in a gearbox. Data is obtained from an operating gearbox regarding harmonic frequencies and their related sidebands generated as a consequence of the gearbox operation. In a first embodiment, a Sideband Energy Ratio (SER) is calculated by dividing the amplitude of the sum of sideband signals associated with a harmonic to the amplitude of the harmonic. In a second embodiment, a SER is calculated based on sideband amplitudes associated with adjacent harmonics. The ratio may be monitored over time or compared to one or more values to provide an indication of deterioration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Charles Terrance Hatch, Dustin Delany Hess, Adam Anthony Weiss, Summer Woodson, Matthew Benjamin Kalb
  • SIDEBAND ENERGY RATIO METHOD FOR GEAR MESH FAULT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20120073364
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for assessing deterioration in a gearbox. Data is obtained from an operating gearbox regarding harmonic frequencies and their related sidebands generated as a consequence of the gearbox operation. In a first embodiment, a Sideband Energy Ratio (SER) is calculated by dividing the amplitude of the sum of sideband signals associated with a harmonic to the amplitude of the harmonic. In a second embodiment, a SER is calculated based on sideband amplitudes associated with adjacent harmonics. The ratio may be monitored over time or compared to one or more values to provide an indication of deterioration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Charles Terrance Hatch, Dustin Delany Hess, Adam Anthony Weiss, Summer Woodson, Matthew Benjamin Kalb