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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Corp., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Edward Stanton, Reading, MA (US);
C. Tricia Liu, Weston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Corp., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/90 (2021.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); H01F 41/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/2412 (2013.01); G01N 27/9006 (2013.01); G01N 29/041 (2013.01); H01F 41/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a flexible coil circuit for a non-destructive inspection probe. The coil circuit is made of multiple layers of thin flexible ceramic material, each ceramic layer having a metallization layer deposited thereon. The circuit is capable of continuous operation at temperatures up to 350° C. The metallized layers are able to slide freely over one another as the probe is flexed, enabling the probe to conform to the circumference of pipes as small as 2 inches in diameter.