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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Andrew Michael Burns, Highland Village, TX (US);
Matthew James Gutgsell, Jasper, IN (US);
Michael David Lee, Orlando, FL (US);
Thomas Anthony Lepley, Gambrills, MD (US);
Zachary Paul Schrock, Prairie Grove, AR (US);
Tony Harrison Zilli, Bellevue, NE (US);
Kevin A Gibbons, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A monitored anode apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a metal body having an exterior and a core, and a plurality of electrically conductive probes passing through the exterior and disposed at respective depths within the core. At least one of the plurality of conductive probes is disposed at a first depth, and at least one of the plurality of conductive probes is disposed at a second depth greater than the first depth. A bonding conductor is in electrical communication with the body and configured to create electrical continuity between the body and a protected structure. The metal body is configured as a galvanic anode, and at least one of the plurality of probes is configured to break electrical conductivity with the body upon galvanic consumption thereof.