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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Lenovo (United States) Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Robert James Norton, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Thorsten Stremlau, Morrisville, NC (US);
Kevin W. Beck, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (United States) Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/60 (2006.01); B65D 79/02 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2022.01); G01J 5/02 (2022.01); G01J 5/48 (2022.01); G01K 11/12 (2021.01); G01P 15/04 (2006.01); G09F 3/00 (2006.01); G09F 3/02 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 31/22 (2006.01); G01P 15/03 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/0096 (2013.01); B65D 79/02 (2013.01); G01J 5/0265 (2013.01); G01J 5/48 (2013.01); G01J 5/60 (2013.01); G01K 11/12 (2013.01); G09F 3/0291 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01); G01L 5/0052 (2013.01); G01N 31/229 (2013.01); G01P 15/036 (2013.01); G01P 15/04 (2013.01); H05K 5/0252 (2013.01);
Abstract
For generating a diagnosis, a method irradiates a product surface of a product with infrared light, the product surface including a stress sensitive pigment. The method detects an activation of the stress sensitive pigment as a color change at an infrared visible activation location. The method generates a diagnosis based on the activation.