Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced segmented magnetostrictive guided wave pipe inspection system
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Application No.: US17032413Application Date: 2020-09-25
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Publication No.: US11460441B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Cody J. Borigo , Steven E. Owens
- Applicant: FBS, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA Bellefonte
- Assignee: FBS, Inc.
- Current Assignee: FBS, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Bellefonte
- Agency: Duane Morris LLP
- Main IPC: G01N27/82
- IPC: G01N27/82

Abstract:
A system for non-destructive inspection of a structure includes a magnetostrictive strip, a plurality of coil circuits, a jacket assembly, and a tensioner. The magnetostrictive strip is configured to be induced with a bias magnetic field and wrapped at least partially around an outer surface of a structure. The plurality of coil circuits disposed on a flexible circuit board having at least two layers of conductive signal traces. The jacket assembly includes an inner jacket component, an outer jacket component, and a mid-layer component configured to be disposed adjacent to the plurality of coil circuits. The tensioner is configured to provide a mechanical pressure coupling between the magnetostrictive strip and the structure. Each coil circuit is individually controllable by a plurality of channels to at least one of excite or detect guided waves in the structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210096100A1 ENHANCED SEGMENTED MAGNETOSTRICTIVE GUIDED WAVE PIPE INSPECTION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2021-04-01
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