Brian D Snyder

US Patent:

20140070153, Mar 13, 2014

Filed:

Sep 12, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/611830

Inventors:

Chuang-Chia Lin - Diamond Bar CA, US
Alan Leingang - Diamond Bar CA, US
Dave Lopes - Fullerton CA, US
Dennis Robertson - Huntington Beach CA, US
Christopher M. Sanden - Bloomington MN, US
Odd Harald Steep Eriksen - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Brian Snyder - Jordan MN, US

International Classification:

B64D 9/00
G06F 11/30
H05K 13/00
B66D 1/54

US Classification:

254323, 701 344, 701 334, 701 327, 29825

Abstract:

Health and usage monitoring systems for aircraft hoist systems are described herein. In some embodiments, a health and usage monitoring system comprises a capacitive load cell and a processing unit for communication with the capacitive load cell, the capacitive load cell comprising a load receiving surface and a capacitive assembly coupled to the load receiving surface, the capacitive assembly comprising parallel electrically conductive plates separated by a reversibly deformable spacer construction wherein the parallel plates comprise aligned apertures providing a passageway through the capacitive assembly for the hoist system cable.