ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,006, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Softing Inc. (Knoxville, Tenn.).
"Machine function analysis with radar plot" was invented by Keith A. Walton (Jonesborough, Tenn.) and Kai T. Bouse (Loudon, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for detecting abnormal operating conditions in a machine through the analysis and comparison of radar areas after the transformation of waveform data collected from machine parts. The system and method may detect abnormal operating conditions at times when the machine under evaluation remains fully operational in its intended working environment. The system and method may identify abnor...