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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Fermi Research Alliance, Llc, Batavia, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas K. Kroc, Batavia, IL (US);
Robert Kephart, Pioneer, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC, Batavia, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/12 (2006.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01); G01N 23/203 (2006.01); G01N 23/046 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/12 (2013.01); G01N 23/046 (2013.01); G01N 23/203 (2013.01); G02B 27/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus for wellbore inspection comprise an electron accelerator to generate X-rays, a rotating collimator assembly configured to produce a cone of X-rays, and at least one detector assembly configured to collect backscattered X-rays. A position assembly can be provided to move the electron accelerator, rotating collimator assembly, and detector through a wellbore. A computer system is configured to receive data from the detector and generate an image of the wellbore.