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- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to monitor health information of a valve
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Application No.: US15429685Application Date: 2017-02-10
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Publication No.: US09915375B1Publication Date: 2018-03-13
- Inventor: Shawn William Anderson
- Applicant: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
- Applicant Address: US IA Marshalltown
- Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
- Current Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Marshalltown
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: G08B21/00
- IPC: G08B21/00 ; F16K37/00 ; G08B21/18

Abstract:
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to monitor health information of a valve are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a parameter calculator to calculate an operational value for a health parameter of a valve, a difference calculator to calculate a difference between the operational value for the health parameter and a baseline value for the health parameter, and an alert generator to generate an alert to identify a condition of the valve based on the difference.
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