Francis Howard Little
28Patents
12h-index
68Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 25, 1986 → Feb 18, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5848115A | Computed tomography metrology | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 492 | Expired |
| US5119408A | Rotate/rotate method and apparatus for computed tomography x-ray inspection of large objects | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US5315234A | Eddy current device for inspecting a component having a flexible support with a plural sensor array | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US5442286A | Eddy current array inspection device | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US6167110A | High voltage x-ray and conventional radiography imaging apparatus and method | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US4969110A | Method of using a priori information in computerized tomography | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US7602963B2 | Method and apparatus for finding anomalies in finished parts and/or assemblies | Physics | 32 | Active |
| US5903147A | Eddy current array inspection device for shaped holes | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US6711235B2 | X-ray inspection apparatus and method | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US6812697B2 | Molded eddy current array probe | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US6985238B2 | Non-contact measurement system for large airfoils | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US7215732B2 | Method and system for CT reconstruction with pre-correction | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US8010315B2 | Multi-modality inspection method with data validation and data fusion | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US7065176B2 | Method and system to inspect a component | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7921575B2 | Method and system for integrating ultrasound inspection (UT) with a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US7840367B2 | Multi-modality inspection system | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US8238642B2 | Methods and apparatus for measuring 3D dimensions on 2D images | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US8179132B2 | Method and system for integrating eddy current inspection with a coordinate measuring device | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US6563307B2 | Eddy current inspection probe | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6356069B1 | Eddy current calibration standard | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US6687334B2 | X-ray collimator and method of construction | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US8205500B2 | Systems and methods for inspecting an object using ultrasound | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US6815872B2 | Ultrasonic transducer system having an organic-structural-material housing | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US7346999B2 | Methods and system for inspection of fabricated components | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US5283822A | Blackline indicator for use in tomographic and/or radioscopic inspection of weld joints | Physics | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.