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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2005
William Healy, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Eric Van Doorn, Frederick, MD (US);
William Healy, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Eric Van Doorn, Frederick, MD (US);
Abstract
A non-destructive detection method and system enables detecting a moisture patch located inside a building wall or the like. A transmitter generates a series of ultra-wideband pulses while an ultra-wideband antenna unit, preferably in the form of an antenna array including a plurality of switchable antenna pairs, directs the pulses toward the building structure so that the pulses are reflected therefrom, and receives the reflected pulses. A receiver processes the reflected pulses received by the antenna unit and produces a corresponding output. A controller controls the operation of the transmitter, receiver and antenna unit, and analyzes the output of the receiver for the presence of moisture inside of the building wall.