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Patent US6970003 - Electronics board life prediction of microprocessor-based transmitters - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA field device includes circuitry to successively measure a parameter related to current drawn by electronics of the field device. The measurements are provided to a prediction engine which calculates a diagnostic output based upon the plurality of current-related measurements. The diagnostic prediction...http://www.google.com/patents/US6970003?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6970003 - Electronics board life prediction of microprocessor-based transmittersAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6970003 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/799,824Publication dateNov 29, 2005Filing dateMar 5, 2001Priority dateMar 5, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1232833C, CN1493003A, DE60235447D1, EP1366478A2, EP1366478B1, US20020121910, WO2002071362A2, WO2002071362A3Publication number09799824, 799824, US 6970003 B2, US 6970003B2, US-B2-6970003, US6970003 B2, US6970003B2InventorsGregory H. Rome, Evren Eryurek, Kadir KavakliogluOriginal AssigneeRosemount Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (28), Classifications (7), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetElectronics board life prediction of microprocessor-based transmitters
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