| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 702184000 | Maintenance | 73 |
| 20130030766 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention discloses a calibration system for electronic devices comprising an electronic calibration device and an electronic device and having a space configured to connect to the electronic calibration device. The electronic calibration device has a calibration parameter storage module configured to pre-store a first standard parameter of a plurality of calibration items of the electronic device. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20100076729 | SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - Methods and apparatus for predictive maintenance of semiconductor process equipment are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of performing predictive maintenance on semiconductor processing equipment may include performing at least one self-diagnostic test on the semiconductor processing equipment with no substrate present in the equipment. The self-diagnostic test may include measuring one or more predictor parameters and one or more response parameters from the semiconductor process equipment. One or more expected response parameters may be calculated based upon the measured predictor parameters utilizing a predictive model. The one or more measured response parameters may be compared with the one or more expected response parameters. A determination may be made whether equipment maintenance is required based upon the comparison. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100100356 | DEFECT REPAIR APPARATUS AND DEFECT REPAIR METHOD - A defect repair apparatus includes a defect detection unit, a database, a defect repair unit, and a control unit. The defect detection unit inspects a multilayer substrate on which a repetitive pattern is formed and extracts positional information on a defect in the repetitive pattern and feature information on the defect. In the database, a plurality of defect repair techniques are registered. The defect repair unit repairs the defect of the multilayer substrate by a defect repair technique specified. The control unit reads a defect repair technique for the defect detected by the defect detection unit and controls the defect repair unit that repairs the defect by using the defect repair technique. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100042369 | INSPECTION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - An improved solution for performing an inspection is provided, in which a user can use a handheld computing device to obtain and/or record the set of attributes required for the inspection. In particular, an inspection schedule can be initiated on the handheld computing device and the user can be prompted for the various attributes based on the inspection schedule. Various solutions can be incorporated for receiving the attributes on the handheld computing device, including manual entry, audible entry and/or one or more data sensing devices. Subsequently, the set of attributes can be communicated to a base station for further processing and/or more permanent storage. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100042370 | Method Of Replacing The Catalyst Tubes Of A Hydrocarbon Reformer - A method for the maintenance of a furnace for the catalytic reforming of a hydrocarbon reaction mixture, equipped with tubes filled with catalyst and for which one portion of the tubes is provided with thermocouples, the method comprising a monitoring of the temperature of the tubes is provided. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20080294381 | Pull Planning for Unserviceable Parts in Connection With On-Demand Repair Planning - In one embodiment, planning repairs in response to demand in a multi-level repair network includes accessing a forecasted demand for serviceable parts at a repair location and, for each inspected unserviceable part at the location that is not repairable at the location: (1) planning a move of the part to an upstream repair location such that the part can be available for repair at the upstream location at an estimated earliest time; (2) estimating a latest time at which a repair of the part can begin at the upstream location to help satisfy the forecasted demand, according to the forecasted demand and the estimated earliest time, and planning a repair at the upstream location at the estimated latest time; and (3) re-planning the move, according to the start time of the repair, by modifying a move delivery time according to a repair start time and modifying a move start time according to the modified delivery time. The re-planned move start time is an estimated latest time at which the part can be moved to the upstream location for repair to help satisfy the forecasted demand. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090125277 | COMPUTERIZED PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system for performing predictive maintenance on an item of equipment includes a desired configuration database, an actual configuration database and a data processor. The data processor determines if an actual configuration complies with a desired configuration. The data processor determines an upgrade requirement for upgrading the actual configuration to the desired configuration if the actual configuration is noncompliant. The data processor further defines an interim solution that eliminates delay in the execution of the upgrade requirement on the item of equipment. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100063776 | Intelligent System Diagnostics for Bank Note Processing Machines - A diagnostic system for use in a bank note processing machine, and a method of use. The system includes a plurality of operating condition sensors positioned to monitor areas of interest within the machine. A CPU automatically reads the sensors to obtain an initial baseline reading against which operating data is compared. Decisions are made based upon this comparison. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20090306935 | PRODUCT REPAIR ASSISTANCE USING A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - An approach that provides product repair assistance using a virtual universe is described. In one embodiment, there is a method for providing repair assistance for a real-world product in a virtual universe. The method includes receiving diagnostic information relating to the real-world product, ascertaining repair assistance information for the real-world product from the received diagnostic information, and generating a rendition of the real-world product along with the repair assistance information for display to a resident on-line in the virtual universe. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20130060524 | Machine Anomaly Detection and Diagnosis Incorporating Operational Data - A method for detecting an anomaly in a machine under test includes monitoring operational data from a control unit of the machine under test. An operational state of the machine under test is identified based on the monitored operational data. Sensor data is monitored from one or more sensors installed within or near to the machine under test. A model corresponding to the identified operational state of the machine under test is consulted to identify one or more key parameters and corresponding normal operating ranges for each determined key parameter. It is determined when a key parameter of the one or more key parameters is not within its corresponding normal operating range based on the monitored sensor data. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20090093999 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING DAMAGE IN A STRUCTURE - A method for quantifying damage in a test structure having a plurality of transducer units coupled to at least one portion of the test structure includes: (a) training an evaluating algorithmic system coupled with the transducer units to establish a trained algorithmic system able to recognize a plurality of characteristics of signals traversing a plurality of paths through a training structure substantially similar to the test structure after the training structure is damaged. Each path is situated between a respective pair of transducer units coupled to the training structure; the plurality of characteristics relates each path to a plurality of physical aspects of the damage. A trained algorithmic system is employed to recognize the plurality of characteristics of signals traversing paths in the test structure to effect the quantifying. The plurality of physical aspects includes less than ten physical aspects. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20110282630 | REMOTE MONITORING OF MACHINE ALARMS - Methods for monitoring a machine are described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving information on a plurality of events associated with the machine, determining a severity value for at least one event of the plurality of events, the severity value based on at least one of a safety value, a hierarchy value, a time-to-repair value, and a cost-of-repair value, and outputting an alert includes the severity value if the severity value exceeds a predetermined threshold associated with the at least one event. Systems and machine-readable media are also described. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110295559 | MAINTENANCE OF INTELLIGENT ASSETS - A work performance acquisition module of an intelligent assets maintenance system obtains work performance data of intelligent assets from a device operation production control system. A status monitoring module obtains operation status data of the intelligent assets. A loss calculation module calculates a loss degree of the intelligent assets according to the obtained work performance and operation status data. A maintenance determining module determines whether the intelligent assets need maintenance according to the loss degree of the intelligent assets. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20090119066 | PROVIDING DIRECTIVE REPLACEMENT OF HFSI PARTS BASED ON SPECIFIC MACHINE PERFORMANCE - Embodiments herein maintain an unscheduled maintenance rate of a first apparatus, of a group of apparatuses, based on a history of unscheduled maintenance service calls performed on the first apparatus. Other apparatuses in the group of apparatuses have different unscheduled maintenance rates when compared to the unscheduled maintenance rate of the first apparatus. The method/system herein replaces fully used components of the first apparatus that exceed a predetermined full service life, based on usage meters of the components and replaces partially used components of the first apparatus that do not exceed the full service life, based on the usage meters. When directing replacement of partially used components, the method determines the remaining amount of the full service life for each of the partially used components, estimates the occurrence of the next service call for the first apparatus based on the unscheduled maintenance rate for the first apparatus, compares the remaining amount of the full service life for each of the partially used components to the occurrence of the next service call to identify ones of the partially used components that will exceed the full service life before the next service call, and then replaces only the ones of the partially used components that will exceed the full service life before the next service call. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20110295558 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FAULTS IN A BRUSHLESS EXCITER FOR A GENERATOR - A method and system is provided for operating an electrical machine. The method includes the steps of, providing a brushless excitation system including a diode rectifier having at least one diode, sensing heat energy generated by at least one resistor connected in parallel with the diode, and detecting a deviation of the generated heat energy from the at least one resistor. Another step generates a signal indicating an error in a diode or a failed or faulty diode if the deviation in generated heat energy exceeds a predetermined threshold deviation level. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20090177441 | REMOTE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM, MONITORING CENTER COMPUTER USED FOR THE SAME, MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATION FOR MAINTENANCE - A remote maintenance system has a monitoring computer for monitoring a facility and a monitoring center computer for maintenance management. The monitoring computer has a database for storing image data of the monitored facility. The monitoring center computer a database for storing CAD data for the monitored facility. The monitoring center computer provides coordinates to the image data sent from the monitoring computer, and superposes the image coordinate data and CAD coordinate data for the CAD. The center computer locates a needed maintenance location on the basis of the result of the superposition processing. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090119067 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MINIMIZE DOWNTIMES OF MEDICAL APPARATUSES - In a system and method to minimize downtimes of medical apparatuses one or more medical apparatuses each has at least: one detection module to detect error situations of the respective medical apparatus, one local database to provide data and information regarding error situations, associated error correction measures and additional information, one analysis module to analyze a present error situation with regard to measures for error correction and/or continued usability of the medical apparatus on the basis of the data stored in the local database, and one output module to output the results of the analysis. The apparatuses are connected with a central database in which data regarding known error situations of the medical apparatuses, associated error correction measures and additional information are provided. The local databases are updated on the basis of the central database. Given detection of a previously unknown error situation at an apparatus, the error situation is evaluated, error correction measures are established, additional information is compiled such as information regarding usability of the medical apparatus before implementation of the error correction measures, etc., the aforementioned data and information are provided to the central database, and the local databases are updated on the basis of the data of the central database. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090083000 | AUTOMATED APPLIANCE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPORTING - A system for maintaining an appliance, including a storage housed within an electrical appliance for storing identifying information about the electrical appliance and its purchase, and a communication card including an interface connector for connecting the communication card to the electrical appliance, and a wireless cellular modem for transmitting data, wherein when the communication card is connected to the electrical appliance via the interface connector, the communication card causes program code to perform at least one diagnostic test on the electrical appliance and to generate test results, to collect the identifying information about the electrical appliance and its purchase, and to transmit at least a portion of the collected information and the test results to at least one remote recipient using the cellular modem. A method is also described and claimed. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20120296606 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING INTERPOLATION ON SENSOR DATA FOR HIGH SYSTEM AVAILABILITY - Provided is a system including sensors to measure objects to obtain first measurement values, respectively. A first server computes a correlation among the first measurement values based on the first measurement values. A proxy computes an actual measurement value of a second measurement value based on the first measurement values and a given function. A second server verifies the sensors by setting one or more sensors as verification target sensors in turn at predetermined timing. The second server computes a predicted value of the second measurement value based on the correlation and the first measurement values obtained from the other sensors except the verification target sensors among the plurality of sensors. The first or second servers and the proxy outputs the predicted value of the second measurement value instead of the actual measurement value thereof during the verification of the verification target sensors if an anomalous sensor is identified. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120296605 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING INTERPOLATION ON SENSOR DATA FOR HIGH SYSTEM AVAILABILITY - Provided is a method applied to a system including a plurality of sensors, a proxy, and a server. The method includes: measuring objects by the plurality of sensors to obtain first measurement values; computing a correlation among the first measurement values by the server based on the first measurement values; computing an actual measurement value of a second measurement value by the proxy based on the first measurement values and a given function; verifying the plurality of sensors by setting one or more sensors as verification target sensors in turn by the server at predetermined timing; computing a predicted value of the second measurement value by the server based on the correlation and the first measurement values obtained from the other sensors; and outputting the predicted value of the second measurement value instead of the actual measurement value thereof at least during the verification of the verification target sensors. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20110144949 | SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME SUPERVISION OF COMPONENT WEAR IN A WIND TURBINE POPULATION - A system for scheduling maintenance of a component in a wind turbine. The system receives signals from each of the wind turbines in a population of wind turbines. From the signals, the system detects a failure of the component in one of the wind turbine. In response to the detect failure, the system calculates a new life value for the component. The life value is then compared to a threshold value. If the life value is within a specified parameter compared to the threshold value, the system schedules a change of the component in all of the wind turbines in the population. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20090099818 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TRANSPORTING INSTRUCTION USING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR - A system including an environmental sensor that can travel with a product within a carrier's logistics network. The environmental sensor being configured to sense an environmental condition capable of affecting the product to generate product environment data. The system includes a scanner configured to read product environment data from the environmental sensor. The system also includes a hub control unit configured to communicate with the scanner and receive the product environment data from the scanner and determines whether the product environment data transcends a limit of exposure of the product to an environmental condition. The hub control unit is also configured to generate a transporting instruction to redirect transport of the product to an alternate destination different from its original destination if the hub control unit determines that the product environment data indicates the environmental condition of the product has transcended the limit of exposure. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20080262796 | Method for predictive maintenance and/or method for determining electrical conductivity in a magneto-inductive flow-measuring device - A method for predictive maintenance for a magneto-inductive flow-measuring device and/or to a method for determining electrical conductivity of a medium flowing through a magneto-inductive flow-measuring device, wherein the magneto-inductive flow-measuring device includes a magnet system, which produces a magnetic field passing through the measuring tube essentially transversely to a measuring tube axis; at least two measuring electrodes coupled with the medium, having a defined rest potential and being arranged in a region of the measuring tube lying essentially perpendicularly to the magnetic field; and a control/evaluation unit, which delivers information concerning volume- or mass-flow of the medium on the basis of measurement voltage induced in the measuring electrodes. A first exciting signal with a first frequency (f | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262795 | Process Equipment Monitoring - A system and method for monitoring process equipment includes collecting information from the process equipment. The collected information is statistically analyzed. One or more signatures indicating the overall status or health of one or more pieces of equipment can be developed. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090105991 | RULE-BASED ENGINE FOR GATHERING DIAGNOSTIC DATA - An infrastructure is provided for gathering diagnostic data that is relevant to an error or other conditions detected in a monitored system. A diagnosability framework is provided that automates the gathering of relevant diagnostic data upon occurrence of the condition in the monitored system. In one embodiment, context data is determined for the condition detected in the monitored system. A rule-based engine is provided that is configured to automatically determine one or more actions to be performed for the condition detected in the monitored system based on the determined context data. The actions may include performing tasks that gather diagnostic data that is relevant to the detected condition, store the gathered diagnostic data in a repository, recommend one or more diagnostic actions to a user, and other diagnostic related actions. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090112520 | SELF-AWARE SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for predictive maintenance of semiconductor process equipment. In some embodiments, a method for performing predictive maintenance on semiconductor processing equipment includes performing at least one self-diagnostic test on the semiconductor processing equipment with no substrate present in the equipment; comparing a result of the at least one self diagnostic test to at least one baseline characterization of the equipment; and determining whether equipment maintenance is required based upon the comparison. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100185416 | System and Method for Remotely Analyzing Machine Performance - Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise obtaining and analyzing data from at least one discrete machine, automatically determining relationships related to the data, taking corrective action to improve machine operation and/or maintenance, automatically and heuristically predicting a failure associated with the machine and/or recommending preventative maintenance in advance of the failure, and/or automating and analyzing mining shovels, etc. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100211358 | AUTOMATED POSTFLIGHT TROUBLESHOOTING - The advantageous embodiments provide a method for identifying anomalies on an object. The advantageous embodiments detect a presence of the object in a control area using a sensor system. In response to detecting the presence of the object in the control area, the object is identified using the sensor system. Scan priorities are identified for the object using the sensor system. The object is scanned while the object is within the control area to form scan results. The scan results are analyzed and a determination is made as to whether a number of maintenance anomalies are detected on the object using the scan results. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20090319232 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR MONITORING AND DIAGNOSIS OF THE STATE OF A MACHINE, MACHINE COMPONENT OR SYSTEM - A device for monitoring and diagnosis of the state of a machine, machine component or system, with a housing ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20120143567 | Scheduling the Maintenance of Operational Equipment - The scheduling of maintenance for operational equipment is disclosed in which the operational equipment is distributed over many locations. Operational data relating to the use of operational equipment is received, along with equipment failure data. Stored operational data ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20110238375 | FIELD DEVICE MAINTENANCE APPARATUS - A field device maintenance apparatus includes a field device connection unit that communicates with a field device whose operation contents are defined by parameters; a work-information acquisition unit that acquires parameter attribute information including whether or not the individual parameters are displayable and work instruction information that shows work contents; a display unit that displays one or more of the parameters of the field device depending on whether or not the individual parameters are displayable according to the parameter attribute information; an operation accepting unit that accepts a changing operation for changing one or more of the parameters displayed by the display unit; and an operation-history-information recording unit that records a history of operations accepted by the operation accepting unit. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20100312522 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SYSTEMIC FAILURES AND ROOT CAUSES OF INCIDENTS - A method and system for identifying systemic failures and a root cause of incidents in a work environment. Failures, causes, and impacts related to a sample of incidents can be investigated in order to identify one or more systemic failures and root causes of the systemic failure(s). The incident details can be utilized to identify one or more root cause manifestation for each root cause of the systemic failure(s). The gaps in an existing system can be analyzed and one or more improvement solutions based on corrective actions can be identified. The improvement solutions with a highest priority can be selected and implemented to address the gaps identified in the current system based on the analysis of systemic failures and root causes. The effectiveness of the improvement solutions can be tracked and monitored to prevent the recurrence of future incidents. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20090037146 | System and methods for testing, monitoring, and replacing equipment - A system and method for testing and replacing equipment are disclosed. The system may include a first memory module configured to store first characteristics of the first equipment; a second memory module configured to store second characteristics of the second equipment; and a portable reader configured to read the first and second memory modules and to compare the second characteristics with the first characteristics to determine if the second equipment is a suitable replacement for the first equipment. The method may include storing first characteristics of a first equipment on a first memory module; transmitting the first characteristics to a portable reader; measuring second characteristics of a second equipment using a measuring device associated with the portable reader; and comparing, with the portable reader, the second characteristics with the first characteristics to determine if one of the first and second equipment is a suitable replacement for the other equipment. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110010132 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING EFFICACY OF PREVENTION MAINTENANCE FOR A TOOL - A method for evaluating efficacy of prevention maintenance for a tool includes the steps of: choosing a tool which has been maintained preventively and choosing a productive parameter of the tool; collecting values of the productive parameter generated from the tool during a time range for building a varying curve of the productive parameter versus time, modifying the varying curve with a moving average method; transforming the varying curve into a Cumulative Sum chart; and judging whether the values of the productive parameter generated from the tool after the prevention maintenance are more stable, compared with the values of the productive parameter generated from the tool before the prevention maintenance, according to the Cumulative Sum chart. Thereby, if the varying of the values of the productive parameter after the prevention maintenance isn't stable, then the efficacy of this prevention maintenance for the tool is judged not good. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110213590 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A WIND TURBINE - The Disclosure relates to a method for operating a wind turbine comprising: (a) monitoring a wind turbine including: receiving at least one value of at least one sensor and comparing the at least one value with at least one reference; and, determining depending on the comparison between the at least one value with at least one reference whether a malfunction of the wind turbine is present; (b) determining the cause of the malfunction of the wind turbine depending on at least one of: the sensor type of the at least one sensor or the at least one measured value, wherein the cause determination includes: automatically creating a first list comprising at least one possible cause of the malfunction depending on at least one of the sensor type of the at least one sensor or the at least one measured value; and automatically creating a second list comprising a sequence of at least two steps, wherein a first step of the second list is based on the a cause selected from the first list and a second step of the second list is automatically determined based on a result of the first step. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20100057402 | Method and automation controller for the output of a maintenance information item from an automation component - A method for an output of maintenance information of an automation component in an automation arrangement is provided. The automation arrangement includes the automation component, an automation controller and a local control unit which is functionally associated with the automation component. In a first step status information relating to the automation component is formed in the automation controller, in a second step the status information is used by the automation controller to generate or change the maintenance information, and in a third step the maintenance information is transmitted from the automation controller to the control unit and is output there. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20090216495 | Device Management Method, Analysis System Used for the Device Management Method, Analysis Data Structure, and Maintenance Inspection Support Apparatus Used for the Device Management Method - A service condition, a cause of a malfunction, or another aspect of a device in a large group of devices to be managed can be analyzed in an accurate and efficient manner. A complete test involving the entire number of devices in a large group of managed devices (T) is periodically performed to determine whether the devices are operating normally or have a malfunction; a test result (Ic) is recorded for each cycle of the complete test, and a device that has been found to be malfunctioning is repaired or replaced; and analysis data G, E are created showing a malfunctioning frequency (N) of each of the managed devices (T) on the basis of the test result (Ic) of the complete test that spans a plurality of cycles. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110178772 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A TURBOJET ENGINE - A method and a system for monitoring a turbojet engine. The method acquires a signal representative of a vibratory level of an operating rotor of the turbojet engine, acquires a rotation speed of the rotor during operation, compares the amplitude of the signal with at least one predetermined threshold based on the rotor rotation speed and, in event an amplitude peak exceeds the threshold, analyzes the signal over a time slot defined around the amplitude peak to determine if the phenomenon at the origin of the amplitude peak is a mechanical shock undergone by the rotor of the turbojet engine or an electronic interference of the signal. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110054842 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CALIBRATED CONDENSER UNIT IN REFRIGERANT-CYCLE SYSTEM - A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a figure of merit related to the efficiency of the system. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of the following sensors: a suction line temperature sensor, a suction line pressure sensor, a suction line flow sensor, a hot gas line temperature sensor, a hot gas line pressure sensor, a hot gas line flow sensor, a liquid line temperature sensor, a liquid line pressure sensor, a liquid line flow sensor. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of an evaporator air temperature input sensor, an evaporator air temperature output sensor, an evaporator air flow sensor, an evaporator air humidity sensor, and a differential pressure sensor. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of a condenser air temperature input sensor, a condenser air temperature output sensor, and a condenser air flow sensor, an evaporator air humidity sensor. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more of an ambient air sensor and an ambient humidity sensor. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20120203509 | MAINTENANCE INFORMATION OUTPUT APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION OUTPUT SYSTEM - A maintenance information output system is provided that includes an iron amount detecting device, a receiver, a maintenance information output apparatus, and a controlling portion. The iron amount detecting device is attached to a speed reducer, and detects an amount of iron in a lubricant in the speed reducer. The receiver receives data of the amount of iron detected by the iron amount detecting device. The maintenance information output apparatus has an outputting portion which outputs maintenance information of the speed reducer. The maintenance information output apparatus has a receiving portion which receives the data from the receiver. When the amount of iron is equal to or larger than a threshold value, the controlling portion causes the outputting portion to output the maintenance information. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20110153275 | Device for Detecting Contamination Level of Operating Oil - A contamination level determination system for hydraulic oil is provided with a pilot filter arranged in a line of a hydraulic circuit of a hydraulic working machine to remove, from the hydraulic oil, foreign matter of particle sizes that may cause an operation failure of the hydraulic working machine. A first light-blocking sensor senses passage of foreign matter on an upstream side of the pilot filter. A second light-blocking sensor senses passage of foreign matter on a downstream side of the pilot filter. An onboard controller unit functions to determine a frequency of sensing of foreign matter by the first light-blocking sensor, to determine a frequency of sensing of foreign matter by the second light-blocking sensor, and to determine a contamination level on the upstream side of the pilot filter on the basis of results of the determinations from both sensors. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20090240472 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An Asset Health Management system monitors and analyzes the health of a component of an asset. A sensor network, with one or more sensors operably coupled to an asset component, collects sensor data associated with operating characteristics of the asset component. A processing node (a System Health Node) includes one or more modules, i.e., software functions, and one or more configuration files. The processing node processes the sensor data with the one or more modules according to the one or more configuration files and determines health information corresponding to the asset component. The one or more modules receive and transmit input and output data, respectively, via data streams that organize the input and output data, e.g., according to time stamps and that may be cached. The health information may be displayed on user interfaces and/or may be transmitted over an information network to external systems. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20080243438 | Maintenance information managing apparatus for component mounting machine - A maintenance information managing apparatus for a component mounting machine, the maintenance information managing apparatus including a device inspecting unit to which a device removed from the component mounting machine is attached and inspects the device, an identification reader which is attached to the device inspecting unit, and reads identification information from an identifying portion appended previously to the device when the device is attached to the device inspecting unit, and a receiver which receives information from the device inspecting unit. The information includes the identification information which identifies the device, and work information related to a work that is carried out in the device inspecting unit after an attachment of the device to the device inspecting unit until a removal of the device from the device inspecting unit. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100292960 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING AIR CONDITIONER AND MOBILE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING METHOD - A method of diagnosing an air conditioner and mobile terminal equipment for performing the method are provided. The method of diagnosing the air conditioner using mobile terminal equipment includes beginning diagnosis of the air conditioner, displaying a diagnostic result of the air conditioner on a screen, and displaying a countermeasure for the diagnostic result. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20090292505 | Machine vibration baseline synthesizer - Machine vibration baselines are synthesized without averaging historical vibration data. Instead machinery configuration information is used, including data about the machine train, the machine's rotating components, and the machine speeds. For each component being considered, a plurality of parameters is identified for deriving baseline portions. The parameters for one component are used to identify baseline vibration amplitude floor values, vibration amplitudes at frequencies corresponding to various harmonics of a rotational speed, and vibration amplitudes corresponding to forcing frequencies and their harmonics/sidebands. Parameters for other components also may be used to identify amplitudes at harmonic frequencies and forcing frequencies. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100042368 | MANAGING MACHINE TOOL AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE - A method for managing production facility preventative maintenance is described. The method is performed using a computer system coupled to a database. The method includes receiving operation data from at least one machine controller and at least one auxiliary equipment controller, wherein the operation data corresponds to operation of at least one of machine tool and at least one auxiliary system that supports the production facility operation. The method also includes converting the operation data into usage data and determining a required preventative maintenance by comparing the usage data to stored preventative maintenance data. The method also includes outputting at least one of a percentage of life remaining and a notification of required preventative maintenance. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20120041716 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION - A method for monitoring an operation of a plurality of devices is provided. The method includes receiving, from each of the plurality of devices, a signal representative of a parameter indicative of a current condition of a respective device, comparing each of the parameters to a computational model, determining, for each of a plurality of time periods, a probability each of the plurality of devices may fail based on the comparing, and scheduling maintenance if a quantity of the plurality of devices likely to fail in one of the plurality of time periods exceeds a quantity threshold level. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120046911 | HANDHELD FIELD MAINTENANCE TOOL WITH INTEGRATION TO EXTERNAL SOFTWARE APPLICATION - An intrinsically-safe handheld field maintenance tool is provided. The tool includes a process communication module configured to communicate with a field device in accordance with a process industry communication protocol. A controller is coupled to the process communication module and is configured to provide at least one function related to maintenance of the field device. Program instructions embodied on a computer readable medium coupled to the controller, the program instructions causing the controller, when executed by the controller, to provide operator rounds functionality, CMMS/EAM functionality and/or ERP functionality. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120029876 | MAINTENANCE EXPERT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING INSTRUMENT - Provided is a measuring instrument for measuring an object to be measured, including: a CPU ( | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029875 | MONITORING UNIT FOR THE OPERATION OF CONTROL CABINET DEVICES - A monitoring unit for the operation of control cabinet devices, particularly a climate control device, having a detection unit for operating state data of the control cabinet devices, a monitoring unit including an analysis unit, and a display unit for displaying informational data on the control cabinet devices for a verifying person. A reliable, clearly laid-out detection of operating states is achieved because the analysis unit has a collection device for different physical operating state data over a previous time duration influencing the function of the control cabinet device, and a calculating device for the operating state data, and that informational data, which is derived from the operating state data while calculating by way of the calculating device, is provided to the display device for the verifying person before any malfunction occurs. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120072175 | PROCESS FOR MAPPING OFF-SITE PIPING SYSTEMS IN A REFINERY AND/OR PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY ISOLATION AND RESPONSE IN A REFINERY AND/OR PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY - A process of mapping piping systems associated with a refinery and petrochemical facilities is disclosed, which maps piping systems, which interconnect facility operating units with other operating units, utilities, distribution facilities and storage units. A system for aiding in the isolation of piping systems, operating units and other facility components is also disclosed. The system includes a search database having representations of the piping systems and its related components. A method of isolating an event within a facility is also disclosed. The method includes identifying the location of an event in the facility, performing a search to identify the impacted piping systems and related components, and identifying measures to isolate the event. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20110066401 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF MONITORING AND DIAGNOSING THE PERFORMANCE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC OR OTHER RENEWABLE POWER PLANTS - Energy converters are monitored to ensure that they are operating at acceptable levels. An expected output is predicted using mathematical modeling and compared to the actual output generated by the energy converter. When the difference is above a predetermined threshold, the level of underperformance, along with other parameters, are used to determine a possible cause of underperformance and actions that can be taken to increase the output to acceptable levels. The cause and actions are transmitted to personnel, who are dispatched to service the underperforming energy converter. By centrally locating the mathematical modeling, monitoring, and dispatching, multiple PV modules can be managed from a remote location. When monitoring photovoltaic modules, an irradiation sensor employs multiple photosensors oriented to detect not only the normal components of sunlight but also directional, diffused components of sunlight, thereby increasing the accuracy of the mathematical modeling. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110106499 | METHOD FOR DETECTING STATUSES OF COMPONENTS OF SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - An apparatus for detecting an operational status of a semiconductor equipment includes an audio frequency signal receiving unit and an analysis and determination unit. The audio frequency signal receiving unit is used for receiving an audio frequency signal from the semiconductor equipment while the semiconductor equipment is working. The analysis and determination unit is used for analyzing the audio frequency signal to determine statuses of components of the semiconductor equipment. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20100094594 | PREDICTIVE FAILURE REPORTING SYSTEM, PREDICTIVE FAILURE REPORTING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A determining unit determines whether the printer is in the predictive failure state based on the internal information of the printer acquired by the information acquiring unit. A failure risk computing unit performs a failure risk determination process for determining the size of failure risk of the printer when the printer is in the predictive failure state. The determination result is reported to a maintenance person or a user. In this way, the maintenance person or the user who receives the report can definitely grasp a degree of urgency of maintenance at that point. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20090132203 | COMPUTER PRODUCT, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR SYSTEM MANAGEMENT - A system management apparatus includes a countermeasure-result evaluating unit that evaluates whether a countermeasure taken by a countermeasure taking unit has been solved, and that stores the result of evaluation in a countermeasure database to reflect the result to a criterion for selecting the countermeasure by a countermeasure determining unit next time. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132202 | Method for turbine maintenance - A turbine and method for determining turbine maintenance. The method for determining hot gas path turbine maintenance comprises recording a number of part load starts ( | 05-21-2009 |
| 20120123738 | CLOSING DEVICE, HOUSING PART OF A LUBRICANT CONTAINER, DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR MONITORING THE OPERATING STATE OF A LUBRICANT IN THE HOUSING PART - The invention relates to a housing part containing a lubricant reservoir and at least one respective inlet and outlet opening for filling and draining a lubricating fluid into and from the lubricant reservoir. The inlet and outlet openings are sealed by releasable closure devices each comprising a sensor means for determining the operation parameters in a lubricant contained in the lubricant reservoir and for generating and/or storing sensor signals, as well as a transceiver for the transmission of the sensor signals to an external processing unit. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20100250196 | COGNITIVE AGENT - Aspects relate to a cognitive agent that performs functions associated with a desired result. The functions performed by cognitive agent supplement other activities performed at a same time. In such a manner, the cognitive agent can function as a surrogate for a user. A performed activity can trigger implementation of another activity that is an extension of the performed activity. Cognitive agent can perform functions that can be represented as an avatar. Further, cognitive agent can be associated with a diagnostics component that evaluates an operating condition. Based on the operating condition cognitive agent can implement automatic actions associated with mitigating failures and/or prolonging the life of machinery. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100204957 | Water Heater Monitor/Diagnostic Display Apparatus - A water heater is provided with monitor/diagnostic display apparatus that selectively provides a user with visual or other type of indicia of the overall efficiency of the water heater. The apparatus includes a monitoring unit that may be mounted on the water heater, and a display unit that may be mounted either on the water heater or remotely therefrom. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100299105 | ONLINE CONDITION-BASED MONITORING FOR TANK FARMS - A method for online condition-based monitoring (CBM) of a tank farm including a plurality of storage tanks includes providing a tank model including a diagnostic and/or predictive tank model based on calculated tank metrics that is derived from historical data including tank operation data. The calculated tank metrics include tank operational metrics based on the tank operational data for the storage tanks and tank condition metrics based on tank inspection or maintenance data for the storage tanks. The tank model provides relationships between the tank condition metrics and the tank operational metrics. Results are generated using the tank model including at least one failure indicia for at least a first of the storage tanks using the calculated tank metrics and current measured data for the first tank as inputs to the tank model. The failure indicia is processed for scheduling at least one maintenance task for the first tank. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100010777 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LIFE OF FILTERS IN BAG HOUSE AND FILTER MONITORING SYSTEM - A method for dynamically determining a remaining actual operational period for a filter in a filtration device including: determining an initial remaining operational period based on an installation date of the filter and an initial expected operational period; periodically determining a remaining actual operational period of the filter based on the initial remaining operational period based and an elapsed operational period from the installation date; monitoring at least one operating parameter in the filtration device; adjusting the remaining actual operational period based on the monitored operating parameter, and continuing to periodically determine the remaining actual operational period based on the adjusted remaining actual operational period and the elapsed operational period. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20080300828 | MAINTENANCE GUIDANCE DISPLAY DEVICE, MAINTENANCE GUIDANCE DISPLAY METHOD, AND MAINTENANCE GUIDANCE DISPLAY PROGRAM - Maintenance guidance is provided so that maintenance work is carried out without distinguishing operating state replacement/non-operating state replacement, faulty component replacement/preventive maintenance replacement, or replacement/expansion, and that an operator can carry out maintenance work without operation errors. To achieve such maintenance guidance, there are included: a component selection screen display unit that displays a plurality of components which can be maintenance targets, to allow the operator to select a maintenance target component; lo a state determination unit that determines a power state or an installation state of the maintenance target component selected by the selection screen display unit; and an instruction screen display unit that gives an instruction to carry out maintenance work in accordance with the determination state determined by the state determination unit. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20120323531 | ENGINE NOISE MONITORING AS ENGINE HEALTH MANAGEMENT TOOL - A system and method are provided for determining the health of an engine. The method includes a plurality of standard noise spectra collected from engines with known defects. A noise spectrum of the engine being monitored is sensed and compared to the plurality of standard noise spectra from the engines with known defects. From the comparison, a type and a degree of defect is identified based upon the comparison. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20110238374 | Power Line Maintenance Monitoring - Maintenance monitoring may be provided. First, a plurality of status data respectively corresponding to a plurality of components on a power line may be collected. Then the collected plurality of status data may be analyzed to determine when a one of the collected plurality of status data is outside of a normal operation range for a one of the plurality of components corresponding to the one of the collected plurality of status data. Next, results of the collected data analysis may be displayed. The results may indicate that the one of the collected plurality of status data is outside of the normal operation range for the one of the plurality of components corresponding to the one of the collected plurality of status data. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120330613 | METHODS FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING USAGE EVENTS TO DETERMINE WHEN PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS DUE FOR A MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A medical robotic system comprises a number of components that may be monitored to determine their preventive maintenance needs by recording usage-related information for the monitored components into associated non-volatile memories. When usage of the component exceeds a specified usage threshold, the system displays a warning message on its display screen to have preventive maintenance performed for the component. If the usage continues without such maintenance and exceeds a higher usage threshold, the system displays an error message on its display screen and the system transitions into an error state during which medical procedures are not allowed to be performed. The usage-related information may also be communicated to a remote computer which gathers and processes usage-related information from a number of medical robotic systems to estimate resource requirements for timely performing preventive maintenance on the medical robotic systems, and anticipated service revenues from such maintenance. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20110313728 | Fuel-Injector-Replacement Determining Device - A fuel-injector-replacement device obtains a learning value of characteristic data of an injector while an engine is running. The learning value stored in an ECU is updated into the learning value. When the engine is stopped, the characteristic data stored in an INJ-EEPROM are updated into the characteristic data stored in the ECU. When the engine is started, it is determined whether the characteristic data stored in the ECU agrees with the characteristic data stored in the INJ-EEPROM. When these data do not agree with each other, it is determined that the fuel-injector is improperly replaced without updating the characteristic data stored in the ECU. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20100169049 | ACTION MODULE FOR STATUS-DEPENDENT MAINTENANCE WORK - The aim of the invention is to achieve a process monitoring system structured such that it is easily configured in an application-specific fashion. This aim is attained according to the invention by a process monitoring system comprising a first action module ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100169048 | MAINTENANCE PLANNING METHOD - A maintenance planning method for turbomachines, especially for gas turbine aircraft engines, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes: a) data obtained from the previous maintenance of turbomachines is stored in a database in a structured manner, where the data especially correlates maintenance work carried out with operating loads of a serviced turbomachine; b) in order to pre-plan the maintenance of a turbomachine undergoing further maintenance, the maintenance work to be carried out is planned in terms of type and sequence on the basis of the database; and c) the turbomachine undergoing further maintenance is inspected for the final planning of the maintenance, and the type and/or sequence of the maintenance work to be carried out, which was specified during the pre-planning of the maintenance, is adapted and/or supplemented on the basis of the inspection. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20120150491 | MACHINE OPERATION MANAGEMENT - A method for managing machine operation comprising sensing a plurality of operational variables for a machine during use thereof so as to generate operational data for said variables. The operational data is processed so as to determine features within the operational data which are indicative of a divergence from a desired operational state of the machine. Confidence values associated with said features are determined and used to assess whether the plurality of features and associated confidence values are indicative of a predetermined diagnosis for said machine. A confidence value for said diagnosis is determined based upon the associated feature confidence values and used to generate a signal indicative of an operational state of the machine. The invention may be used for engine health monitoring applications and may be used for determining necessary servicing or repair work for the engine. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20080234979 | Process and system for multi-objective global optimization of maintenance schedules - A process for optimizing maintenance work schedules for at least one engine includes the steps of retrieving at least one set of data for an engine from a computer readable storage medium; selecting at least one scheduling parameter for the engine; selecting a set of maintenance rules for the engine; selecting at least one maintenance work decision; selecting at least one objective for the engine; optimizing the at least one objective to generate at least one optimal maintenance work decision; and generating at least one optimal maintenance work schedule for the engine. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080215294 | System for Assured Reliability in DC to AC Power Converters - In accordance with the invention, a system for assured reliability in DC to AC power converters with application to distributed power generation systems is presented. Reliability limiting components of the DC to AC power converters are monitored and the monitored data is used to drive servicing decisions | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080208535 | DISC ARRAY DEVICE - The present invention aims to provide a disc array device capable of efficiently managing the replacement time of a battery backup unit of the disc array device. Installed environment information and operation state information of a battery backup unit of a disc array device are acquired in the disc array device. If the installed environment is determined as not appropriate from such information, the inappropriateness of the installed environment is notified to the user. If the operation state is not appropriate, the inappropriateness of the operation state is notified to the user. Furthermore, the lifetime of the battery backup unit is predicted and the replacement period is notified to the user. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20100286961 | Surface texture measuring device, surface texture measuring method, and program - Surface texture measuring device includes: first pseudo measurement point sequence obtaining means which drives contact piece to trace a surface of reference workpiece having reference shape and obtains locus of certain position of the contact piece as first pseudo measurement point sequence; contact piece model calculating means which calculates, based on first pseudo measurement point sequence and design surface specifying the reference workpiece surface, a contact piece model representing surface shape of the contact piece and placed in pseudo space; second pseudo measurement point sequence obtaining means which places contact piece model such that its surface contacts a reference surface specifying a workpiece surface and it takes the same posture as contact piece in measurement, and calculates reference position of the contact piece model as second pseudo measurement point sequence; and replacement determination means which determines whether to replace contact piece based on second pseudo measurement point sequence. | 11-11-2010 |
