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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:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Chung E. Lee, Austin, TX (US);
William Hallidy, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Chung E. Lee, Austin, TX (US);
William Hallidy, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
SensorTran, Inc, Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting corrosion are provided. In one embodiment, a luminescent material coupled to a cladding of an optical fiber may be altered when exposed to corrosion. The backscatter emission of the luminescent material, which includes the altered optical properties, may be used to determine properties of the corrosion including, for example, thickness, or location of the corrosion.