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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clive Chemo Lam, Tomball, TX (US);
Gregory Michael Vaselakos, Webster, TX (US);
Assignee:
Varco I/P, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/924 ; G01N 2/926 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/924 ; G01N 2/926 ;
Abstract
A detector for detecting a location of a flaw on a tubular member, the tubular member having a longitudinal axis, the detector having a body, dial rotatably mounted to the body, the dial with directions indications thereon for indicating position of the dial with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member, and ultrasonic probe apparatus secured to the dial for selective positioning by rotating the dial for facilitating location of a flaw of the tubular member; and, in certain aspects, detectors for measuring tubular wall thickness.