Patent ID: 9528629
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: F16K,G01N,G05B

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: collecting, via a first sensor operatively coupled to a process control device, first vibration data associated with the process control device during calibration of the process control device; calculating, by executing an instruction with a vibration monitoring circuit, an operating threshold of the process control device based on the first vibration data; collecting usage information associated with the process control device, the usage information indicative of a remaining portion of useful life associated with the process control device; adjusting, by executing an instruction with the vibration monitoring circuit, the operating threshold based on the usage information, the adjusted operating threshold reflective of the remaining portion of useful life associated with the process control device; and determining, by executing an instruction with the vibration monitoring circuit, a condition of the process control device if second vibration data associated with the process control device collected after the calibration exceeds the adjusted operating threshold.