Method for surface replication via thermoplastic media
US7559233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N1/2806
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of inspecting a specimen under test may comprise the step of disposing melted thermoplastic media onto a surface under test of the specimen under test, maintaining a constant temperature of the specimen under test at or about room temperature wherein the temperature of the specimen under test is initially lower than the temperature of the melted thermoplastic media, hardening the melted thermoplastic media to produce a replica with imperfections molded into a mating surface of the replica, and inspecting the mating surface of the replica for unsatisfactory or satisfactory imperfections in the specimen under test.
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