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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. 27, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claude Beauducel, Henouville, FR;
Didier Frot, Choisy Le Roi, FR;
Pierre Gonzalez, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386104 ; 324204 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and to a device for testing a partly conductive medium to determine a characteristic thereof. A signal generator generates a periodic excitation signal in a resonant circuit, including a coil which produces a magnetic field, which is coupled to the partially conductive medium. Eddy currents induced in the partially conductive medium cause the current flowing in the resonant circuit to vary. The amplitude of the envelope of the current flowing in the resonant circuit is measured and processed to determine the characteristic of the medium.