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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:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Applicant:
David A. Followell, Wildwood, MO (US);
Inventor:
David A. Followell, Wildwood, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/10 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01); B60C 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/8422 (2013.01); B60C 11/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a structural health of an object. A state of fluorescence of at least one particle associated with the object is identified, and a structural health parameter associated with the object is determined based on the identified state of fluorescence of the at least one particle.