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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2009
Applicants:
William I. Berks, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Monty Moshier, Washington, UT (US);
Inventors:
William I. Berks, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Monty Moshier, Washington, UT (US);
Assignee:
EFS INTERNATIONAL S.A., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/30 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 5/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A potentiostat data link (PDL) unit is provided which can remotely monitor the formation and growth of cracks in metal structures. A PDL includes a sealed box containing two or more modified potentiostats, a power supply, a CPU, a memory device, and computer networking capability. The PDL can be mounted in a remote, difficult-to-access location. Each potentiostat has a lead to a sensor affixed to a structure to be analyzed for the presence of growing cracks due to metal fatigue in a metal structure.