By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Politics & Government Week — A patent application by the inventor SHEA, JOHN J. (PITTSBURGH, PA), filed on November 7, 2012, was made available online on May 15, 2014, according to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews correspondents.
This patent application is assigned to Eaton Corporation.
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: “The disclosed concept relates generally to joint tightness monitoring and more particularly, to electrical joint tightness monitoring.
“One typical type of electrical joint is formed by securing two conductors together with a fastener. The electrical performance of the electrical joint, and in particular, the conductivity of the electrical joint, depends partially on the fastener being properly tightened. A loosening of the fastener, and therefore a loosening of the electrical joint, reduces the conductivity of the electrical joint and can cause additional problems such as overheating.(…)
