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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Osvaldo Pensado, San Antonio, TX (US);
Pavan Kumar Shukla, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 17/04 (2006.01); G01B 11/30 (2006.01); G01B 11/22 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 17/043 (2013.01); G01B 11/22 (2013.01); G01B 11/303 (2013.01); G01N 21/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system, apparatus or and method to quantify features of relatively small defects or anomalies on a selected surface. Such defects may be associated with localized corrosion, such as pitting, that takes place on the surface of a metal exposed to a metallic environment.