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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2005
Gale Burnett, Ferndale, WA (US);
Charles A. Frost, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Gale Burnett, Ferndale, WA (US);
Charles A. Frost, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Profile Technologies, Inc., Manhasset, NY (US);
Abstract
A system or method of analyzing a conductive member for the presence an anomaly. A test source signal is applied to a first test location on the elongate conductive member remote from the corrosion to cause the test source signal to travel along the pipe through the anomaly. At least one test return signal caused by the test source signal traveling through the anomaly is detected. The at least one test return signal for characteristics associated with the anomaly. Optionally, a perturbation may be applied to the elongate conductive member to place the conductive member in a perturbed state in which the electromagnetic characteristics of the conductive member at the anomaly are altered. The test source signal is applied to the first test location when the conductive member is in the perturbed stated.