Wireless taper gauge and method of using same

US9255779B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• John Brandon Laflen · Niskayuna, US
• John William Herbold · Fountain Inn, US
• William Judson Hendrix · Laurens, US
• Jason Harris Karp · Niskayuna, US
• Yakov Polishchuk · Niskayuna, US
• Robert William Tait · Plano, US
• Steven William Wik · Niskayuna, US
• Juntao Wu · Niskayuna, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2013
• Grant date: Feb 9, 2016
• Expiry date: May 26, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01B5/14
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A taper gauge that includes an elongate taper assembly that has a tip section and an electronics section that includes a location determining element that collects data related to a measurement area when the tip section is inserted in the measurement area and a power source. An embodiment allows for increased precision, accuracy, and speed for wireless measurement of gaps. A method and system that uses the taper gauge.