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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Applicant:
Sunil Kumar, Celle, DE;
Inventor:
Sunil Kumar, Celle, DE;
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01); G01M 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/011 (2013.01); G01M 3/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for monitoring a material configured to perform one or more functions or for actuating the material. One or more electrodes are coupled to the material. An electronic device is coupled to the one or more electrodes and is configured to detect an electrical characteristic of the material to monitor the material or to apply an electrical stimulus to actuate the material.