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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
Applicant:
John G. Richardson, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Inventor:
John G. Richardson, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 19/08 (2006.01); G01N 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A minimum resolvable distance along the structure is selected and a quantity of laterally adjacent conductors is determined. Each conductor includes a plurality of segments coupled in series which define the minimum resolvable distance along the structure. When a deformation occurs, changes in the defined energy transmission characteristics along each conductor are compared to determine which segment contains the deformation.