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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:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Lloyd Trantow, Depoe Bay, OR (US);
Sandie Elizabeth Gresham, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Douglas Edward Ingram, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/772 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/772 ;
Abstract
An eddy current inspection probe for inspecting a preselected surface at least partially defining an opening in a component. The probe includes a cast core having an exterior surface sized and shaped for receipt within the opening of the component and an eddy current array positioned over the exterior surface of the core for generating and detecting magnetic fields in the component to inspect the preselected surface of the component.