US Patent Issued to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES on Feb. 24 for "Rubbing position identification device and rubbing position identification method for rotating machine" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,472, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (Tokyo).

"Rubbing position identification device and rubbing position identification method for rotating machine" was invented by Hiroki Takeda (Tokyo), Satoshi Kumagai (Tokyo), Ryo Kawabata (Tokyo), Shuichi Ishizawa (Tokyo), Masahiko Yamashita (Yokohama, Japan) and Yoshinori Tanaka (Yokohama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a rubbing position identification device for a rotating machine provided with a fixed part and a rotating part. This device is provided with an AE sensor, an axial vibration sensor and a rubbing position...