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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Joseph Germann, Greenville, SC (US);
Gregory Lee Hovis, Martinez, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01B 21/04 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G01B 11/002 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G01B 21/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of making a component with an integral strain indicator and methods of monitoring such components are provided. A method for making a component includes forming the component, the component including an internal volume and an outer surface. The method further includes forming a plurality of fiducial markers on the component, wherein each of the plurality of fiducial markers is a depression defined in the component. The plurality of fiducial markers are positioned in an analysis region of the component.