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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:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Greg E. Bridges, Winnipeg, CA;
Douglas E. Thomson, Winnipeg, CA;
Sharmistha Bhadra, Winnipeg, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/08 (2006.01); G01N 17/04 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); H03H 1/00 (2006.01); H03H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 17/04 (2013.01); B60L 1/00 (2013.01); H03H 1/00 (2013.01); H03H 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and/or methods for use in detection of reinforcement metal corrosion within material, such as concrete, are described. The systems, devices, and/or methods may use a passive sensor located within the material and an interrogator located outside of the material that may be used to interrogate the passive sensor and to receive a signal from the passive sensor representative of corrosion potential of reinforcement metal.