Patents by Inventor Richard Herman Hall

Richard Herman Hall 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).

  • Systems and methods for sensor-level machine monitoring
    Patent number: 8049637
    Abstract: According embodiments of the invention, systems and methods for sensor-level machine monitoring are provided. In one example embodiment, there is disclosed a system for monitoring a machine. The system may include a first sensor including a first processor and a second sensor including a second processor. The system may further include a communication trunk in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor, and operable to communicate sensor data between each of the first processor and the second processor. The first sensor and the second sensor are operable to generate sensor data associated with at least one machine condition. Further, at least one of the first processor or the second processor is operable to analyze sensor data generated by each of the first sensor and the second sensor and determine at least one machine fault based at least in part on the sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Marc Steven Tompkins, Richard Herman Hall
  • Systems and Methods for Sensor-Level Machine Monitoring
    Publication number: 20100085205
    Abstract: According embodiments of the invention, systems and methods for sensor-level machine monitoring are provided. In one example embodiment, there is disclosed a system for monitoring a machine. The system may include a first sensor including a first processor and a second sensor including a second processor. The system may further include a communication trunk in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor, and operable to communicate sensor data between each of the first processor and the second processor. The first sensor and the second sensor are operable to generate sensor data associated with at least one machine condition. Further, at least one of the first processor or the second processor is operable to analyze sensor data generated by each of the first sensor and the second sensor and determine at least one machine fault based at least in part on the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Marc Steven Tompkins, Richard Herman Hall