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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1996
Kenneth R Camplin, Forest, VA (US);
Dennis D Lang, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Darrel P Kohlhorst, Goode, VA (US);
Daniel P Geier, Forest, VA (US);
Gary D Novak, Altavista, VA (US);
Sean M Fitzpatrick, Goode, VA (US);
Glenn E McNeelege, Forest, VA (US);
Bradley E Cox, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Richard C Brewer, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Thomas A Artman, Moneta, VA (US);
Mark A Hooker, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A EMAT inspection system is utiliized on sheet metal prior to it being formed or rolled to identify surface defects and sub-surface defects such as pencil pipe inclusions by using ultrasonic Lamb waves with the results being displayed on a remote screen of a display and control system which also records the inspection results and controls the EMAT system.