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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Curtis Wayne Rose, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Inventor:
Curtis Wayne Rose, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G01R 27/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Processes and systems for detecting surface anomalies in components generally includes contacting a surface of the component with a detection apparatus, wherein the detection apparatus includes at least one post, a wire extending from the post and a sensor in operative communication the wire; and sensing the surface anomaly as an increase in resistance of the wire across the surface.