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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Bryon Edward Knight, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Donald Robert Howard, Troy, NY (US);
Harry Israel Ringermacher, Delanson, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bryon Edward Knight, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Donald Robert Howard, Troy, NY (US);
Harry Israel Ringermacher, Delanson, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2006.01); G01N 25/72 (2006.01); G01N 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/72 (2013.01); G01N 25/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/332 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for thermographic imaging is described. The method captures a plurality of thermal images of a surface of an object, at non-linear intervals over a period of time, each of the thermal images being associated with temporal data. The method then processes the plurality of thermal images and the temporal data, and identifies features within the object based on the processing.