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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:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1999
Louis Gregory Casagrande, Summit, NJ (US);
George William Gilchrist, Massapequa, NY (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
In a system ( ) for evaluating a structure ( ), the structure ( ) has a predetermined baseline thermal signature. The system ( ) includes a thermal source ( ) located at least partially inside the structure ( ). The thermal source ( ) is operable to generate a predetermined amount of heat, which heats the structure ( ). The system ( ) also includes a detection device ( ) that is operable to determine the temperature at various points of the structure ( ). The system ( ) further includes a computer ( ) that is coupled to the detection device ( ). The computer ( ) is operable to generate a thermal signature of the structure ( ) based on the temperature at the various points. The generated thermal signature of the structure ( ) is compared to the baseline thermal signature of the structure ( ) to determine whether anomalies exist in the structure ( ).
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