Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for monitoring cable life
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Application No.: US15873072Application Date: 2018-01-17
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Publication No.: US10683712B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Christopher J. Demick , Rex Glover
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews
- Main IPC: E21B19/08
- IPC: E21B19/08 ; E21B47/00 ; E21B19/00 ; G01B5/02 ; B66D1/00 ; E21B19/02 ; G01B21/06 ; E21B7/02 ; G01B21/32 ; E21B19/086

Abstract:
A method for monitoring a cable of an implement system. The implement system includes a drilling device, a tensioning device and the cable, the cable coupled to the drilling device and the tensioning device in a taut configuration to define a first length. The method includes determining, by a controller, an increment in the first length of the cable. The method further includes comparing, by the controller, the increment in the first length with a threshold value; and generating, by the controller, a warning signal if magnitude of the increment is greater than the threshold value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190218902A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CABLE LIFE Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
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