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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Quest Integrated, Llc, Kent, WA (US);
Inventors:
Phillip D. Bondurant, Covington, WA (US);
Anthony Mactutis, Auburn, WA (US);
Richard Lyle Dougherty, Tacoma, WA (US);
Assignee:
QUEST INTEGRATED, LLC, Kent, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/2412 (2013.01); G01N 29/043 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0258 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting corrosion in pipes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for detecting corrosion in an object includes an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) having a ferromagnetic core and a plurality of permanent magnets arranged peripherally around the ferromagnetic core. The permanent magnets are arranged to produce a magnetic field through the ferromagnetic core. The apparatus also includes a coil between the ferromagnetic core and the object.