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Patent US7986218 - Sensor devices for structural health monitoring - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsDescribed herein are wireless interrogation systems and methods that rely on a complementary sensing device and interrogator. The sensing device is disposed to measure a parameter indicative of the health of a structure. A sensor reading from the sensor indicates the level of a parameter being monitored...http://www.google.com/patents/US7986218?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7986218 - Sensor devices for structural health monitoringAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7986218 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/326,224Publication dateJul 26, 2011Filing dateJan 4, 2006Priority dateFeb 26, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1490656A1, US7034660, US20020154029, US20060170535, WO2003085360A1Publication number11326224, 326224, US 7986218 B2, US 7986218B2, US-B2-7986218, US7986218 B2, US7986218B2InventorsDavid G. Watters, David L. Huestis, Alfred J. Bahr, Namal Priyantha, Palitha JayaweeeraOriginal AssigneeYasumi Capital, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (85), Non-Patent Citations (39), Referenced by (21), Classifications (29), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSensor devices for structural health monitoring
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