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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:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Applicants:
Edward Hohman, Mansfield, TX (US);
Dennis Roach, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Rirk Rackow, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Phil Walkington, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Edward Hohman, Mansfield, TX (US);
Dennis Roach, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Rirk Rackow, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Phil Walkington, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations, Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/82 (2006.01); G01R 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An eddy current probe adapted for detecting cracks in material directly beneath a raised-head fastener is disclosed. The probe comprises an eddy current coil and a support for carrying the coil in an orientation suitable for introducing eddy currents into material directly beneath a raised-head fastener.