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Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Hill Engineering, Llc, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);

Inventors:

Adrian T. DeWald, Sacramento, CA (US);

Michael R. Hill, Davis, CA (US);

Teresa Wong, Sacramento, CA (US);

Brett Watanabe, Sacramento, CA (US);

Eric Summer, Sacramento, CA (US);

Assignee:

HILL ENGINEERING, LLC, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/58 (2006.01); G01N 3/06 (2006.01); G01B 7/16 (2006.01); G01B 11/16 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/58 (2013.01); G01B 7/18 (2013.01); G01B 11/161 (2013.01); G01L 5/0047 (2013.01); G01N 3/066 (2013.01); G01N 3/068 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0053 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0647 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0676 (2013.01);
Abstract

Analysis of residual stress in materials is often done in static conditions in a laboratory. Accurate systems and methods for performing these analyses in a dynamic, non-laboratory environment are notoriously difficult and can be very inaccurate. A method using a portable, field deployable apparatus having greater accuracy than currently available is disclosed whereby accurate and repeatable residual stress analysis may be implemented in non-laboratory environments leading to greatly improved diagnostics, maintenance and life limit prediction. Especially the analysis of a pipe or channel can be facilitated with this invention.


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