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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2003
Michael Wayne Fields, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael Leonard Dziech, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jon Russel Dierdorf, Okeana, OH (US);
Anthony William Mellors, West Chester, OH (US);
James Michael Johnson, Kennewick, WA (US);
Michael Wayne Fields, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael Leonard Dziech, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jon Russel Dierdorf, Okeana, OH (US);
Anthony William Mellors, West Chester, OH (US);
James Michael Johnson, Kennewick, WA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An eddy current inspection apparatus includes a holder for a specimen, a holder for an eddy current probe, and an eddy current instrument operatively joined thereto. The probe holder includes carriages for translating the probe along first and second axes. The probe holder is selectively moved to align the probe with an internal channel of the specimen for sliding movement therealong to conduct eddy current inspection thereof.