Method and apparatus for automated identifying, monitoring the use of, and assessing the effective life span of process manufacturing components
First Claim
1. A manufacturing component tracking, monitoring and life span determining system, comprising:
- a miniature sensing device attached to component;
a reading device useable to collect sensor data from sensing device, connectable to a computer network;
a network accessible database containing component description records, sensor data records, and life span determination rules;
a computer program useable to define life span determination rules;
a computer program useable to apply life span determination rules to component and sensor data records, and performing an action if at least one rule applies to at least one component.
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Abstract
An automated, adaptive method and apparatus for identification of, monitoring the usage of, and assessing the effective life span of degradable process manufacturing components. The apparatus consists of an inexpensive, miniature sensing and recording device, containing a unique electronic identifier, a wireless transmission device, a wireless receiving device, a computer database and software program to specify life span determination rules and apply them to component database records. The sensing and recording device is affixed to the component, which is to be tracked and monitored, for the life of the component. A software program, preferably with a Web browser interface provides a user interface, which allows an end user to define a set of rules to be applied to each component record to determine if the component'"'"'s life span has been exceeded.
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1. A manufacturing component tracking, monitoring and life span determining system, comprising:
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a miniature sensing device attached to component;
a reading device useable to collect sensor data from sensing device, connectable to a computer network;
a network accessible database containing component description records, sensor data records, and life span determination rules;
a computer program useable to define life span determination rules;
a computer program useable to apply life span determination rules to component and sensor data records, and performing an action if at least one rule applies to at least one component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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