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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Applicant:
John M. Dobbs, Beverly, MA (US);
Inventor:
John M. Dobbs, Beverly, MA (US);
Assignee:
Analogic Corporation, Peabody, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/18 (2006.01); G01N 23/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2013.01); G01N 23/02 (2013.01); G01N 23/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides techniques and/or systems for inspecting a pipe, or rather measuring one or more characteristics of a pipe, using radiation. A carriage, mounted to the pipe, may provide a mechanism for propelling a radiation source and a detector along the pipe. The detector is configured such that it can receive radiation that has traversed both a wall of the pipe and an obstacle, such as a pipe support. In this way, portions of a pipe that are traditionally difficult to inspect may be inspected easily with minimal human intervention.