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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Gilbert F Miceli, Denver, CO (US);

Michael Parisi, Boylestown, PA (US);

Assignee:

Hot/Shot Radar Inspections, LLC, Lakewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/388 ; G01S 1/386 ; G01S 1/389 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/388 ; G01S 1/386 ; G01S 1/389 ;
Abstract

A method and system for identifying an anomaly in an electrically insulative component of a structure, such as an insulator on a utility or telecommunications pole, are provided. Locations for the structure and electrically insulative component are identified. A radar signal is propagated towards the electrically insulative component with a radar antenna while the radar antenna is motion along a navigation path in the vicinity of the structure. A reflected radar signal is received from the electrically insulative component, from which a determination is made whether the electrically insulative component contains the anomaly.


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