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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:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Jay M. Amos, Wichita, KS (US);
Alan R. Gilbert, Newnan, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jay M. Amos, Wichita, KS (US);
Alan R. Gilbert, Newnan, GA (US);
Assignee:
Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/169 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for inspecting parts for surface contamination including the steps of covering the part with a film of water, and then scanning the wetted part with a infrared camera to preserve the reflected image of the reflected infrared light thereby defining a water break area of contamination.