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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:
Jul. 14, 1981
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence K White, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Robert B Comizzoli, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
George L Schnable, Lansdale, PA (US);
Assignee:
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204 / ; 2323 / ; 250372 ; 324 / ; 324 96 ; 3241 / ;
Abstract
A method of detecting a cathodic corrosion site on a metallized substrate comprises depositing molecules of a pH sensitive fluorescent dye adjacent a metallic surface of the substrate, the metallic surface having a corrosion site thereon characterized by a reduction of the hydronium ion to hydrogen (2H.sup.+ +2e.sup.- .fwdarw.H.sub.2). An electrical bias is then applied across the metallic surface, and the fluorescent dye is exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, whereby fluorescence is activated at the cathodic corrosion site.