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Internal eddy current inspection

US6972561B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateFeb 28, 2003
Grant dateDec 6, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/902
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An eddy current inspection apparatus includes a holder for a specimen, a holder for an eddy current probe, and an eddy current instrument operatively joined thereto. The probe holder includes carriages for translating the probe along first and second axes. The probe holder is selectively moved to align the probe with an internal channel of the specimen for sliding movement therealong to conduct eddy current inspection thereof.

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