SEAL ASSEMBLY IN SITU LIFETIME MEASUREMENT
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1. A bearing system for bearing between two members, said bearing system comprising:
- a polymer bearing disposed between the two members;
a measurement device disposed within said polymer bearing for measuring an aspect of at least one of said bearing and an environment between the two members, said measurement device creating a signal related to a measured said aspect; and
a communication device for communicating said signal away from said polymer bearing.
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Abstract
A bearing system for bearing between two members including a polymer bearing disposed between the two members, a measurement device disposed within the bearing for measuring an aspect of at least one of the bearing and the environment between the two members, the device creating a signal related to the measured aspect and a communication device for communicating the signal away from the polymer bearing.
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1. A bearing system for bearing between two members, said bearing system comprising:
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a polymer bearing disposed between the two members; a measurement device disposed within said polymer bearing for measuring an aspect of at least one of said bearing and an environment between the two members, said measurement device creating a signal related to a measured said aspect; and a communication device for communicating said signal away from said polymer bearing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A bearing signal processor assembly, comprising:
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a processor having a bearing signal input and a signal output, the bearing signal processor assembly being for a bearing system including a polymer bearing; a memory connected to said processor, said memory including at least one of performance data and a plurality of thresholds regarding a plurality of polymer bearing systems, said processor configured for comparing at least one input signal to at least one of said performance data and said plurality of thresholds to create an output signal; and a communication device configured for communicating said output signal to an operator. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium system, comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium having polymer bearing performance criteria stored thereon; and a computing device, said computer-readable storage medium being mounted to said computing device, said computing device including; a processor in operative communication with said computer-readable storage medium; and a radio-frequency identification reader for obtaining a bearing signal, said radio-frequency identification reader passing an obtained said bearing signal to said processor; wherein said computer-readable storage medium includes file information specifying a plurality of threshold bearing signals, said processor comparing said obtained bearing signal to said plurality of threshold bearing signals whereby said processor computes an output signal based upon whether said obtained bearing signal is within bounds of said plurality of threshold bearing signals.
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21. A computer-readable storage medium system, comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium having polymer bearing performance criteria stored thereon; and a computing device, said computer-readable storage medium being mounted to said computing device, said computing device including; a processor in operative communication with said computer-readable storage medium; and a communication device for obtaining a bearing signal from a polymer bearing, said communication device passing an obtained said bearing signal to said processor; wherein said computer-readable storage medium includes file information specifying a plurality of threshold bearing signals, said processor comparing said obtained bearing signal to said plurality of threshold bearing signals whereby said processor computes an output signal based upon whether said obtained bearing signal is within bounds of said plurality of threshold bearing signals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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