US Patent Issued to SKF Magnetic Mechatronics on April 15 for "Rotating machine vibration monitoring process for detecting degradations within a rotating machine fitted with magnetic bearings" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,540, issued on April 15, was assigned to SKF Magnetic Mechatronics (Saint-Marcel, France).

"Rotating machine vibration monitoring process for detecting degradations within a rotating machine fitted with magnetic bearings" was invented by Salim Benbouzid (Montigny-les-Cormeilles, France), Joaquim Da Silva (Sennely, France) and Joel Mouterde (Blaru, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rotating machine vibration monitoring process for detecting degradations within a rotating machine providing an output axle fitted with magnetic bearings, the magnetic bearings having at least a position sensor and at least a magnetic actuator, the proce...