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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 12, 2020
Applicant:

Ecolab Usa Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

William A. Von Drasek, Oak Forest, IL (US);

Xuejun Wang, Oswego, IL (US);

Assignee:

Ecolab USA Inc., Saint Paul, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/40 (2006.01); G01N 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 17/04 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); G01N 21/75 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/40 (2013.01); G01J 3/2823 (2013.01); G01N 17/006 (2013.01); G01N 17/043 (2013.01); G01N 21/75 (2013.01); A61B 5/00 (2013.01); G01J 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of analyzing a substrate contacting a fluid present in an industrial system is provided. The method comprises creating a series of digital images of the substrate while contacting the fluid present in the industrial system. A region of interest in the series of digital images of the substrate is defined. A corrosion feature in the region of interest in the series of digital images of the substrate is identified. The corrosion feature in the region of interest in the series of digital images of the substrate is analyzed to determine a corrosion trend of the industrial system. In certain embodiments of the method, the fluid is industrial water, and the industrial system is an industrial water system.


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