METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE HEALTH OF A COMPONENT USING CONDITION INDICATORS - Patent 1390739

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EP 1 390 739 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.03.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	25.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/09

(21)	Application number: 02744172.4

(22)	Date of filing: 23.05.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01N 29/14

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/016380

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/095633 (28.11.2002 Gazette 2002/48)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

24.05.2001 US 293331 P
04.12.2001 US 11787
04.12.2001 US 11622
04.12.2001 US 11973
04.12.2001 US 11428
04.12.2001 US 11905
04.12.2001 US 11864

(71)	Applicant: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
	Vergennes, VT 05491 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BECHHOEFER, Eric, Robert New Haven, VT 05472 (US) HOCHMANN, David Vergennes, VT 05491 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bickel, Michael
	Westphal - Mussgnug & PartnerPatentanwälteMozartstrasse 8 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE HEALTH OF A COMPONENT USING CONDITION INDICATORS