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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. 08, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas J Walsh, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hydril Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K / ; G01K / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
374 30 ; 374 32 ; 374 53 ; 2503411 ;
Abstract
The curing of a resin in a continuous manufacturing process is monitored by a sensor which measures the surface thermal energy of the resin. The surface thermal energy is measured without physically touching the resin. The surface thermal energy measurements are processed and sent to an automatic controller. The controller adjusts either the speed of the resin or the heat applied to the resin or both in order to optimize the curing process.