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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. 25, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lawrence D Nottingham, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324262 ;
Abstract
A scanning device for automated eddy current inspection of retaining rings is disclosed. The scanning device supports an eddy current probe inside the retaining rings and moves the probe automatically in an axial and rotational path within the rings to scan the entire surface of the rings.