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8054939 |
Tangent radiography using brilliant x-ray source
A method and apparatus for measuring a structure. An x-ray system and the structure are positioned relative to each other. The x-ray system comprises a gas source configured to provide a gas, a...
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7885381 |
Method for inspecting pipes, and radiographic non-destructive inspection apparatus
The pipe inspection method and apparatus can be used to implement rapid, tomographic inspection of a pipe set up at a narrow location. The pipe inspection method includes: a first step for scanning...
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7656997 |
Method and apparatus for automated, digital, radiographic inspection of piping
A system and method for automatic digital radiographic inspection of piping in which a radiation source and radiation detector are mounted on an inner carriage that rotates concentrically inside an...
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7620145 |
Device for detecting position of steel bar in structure and method thereof
Gamma rays, X-rays or ionizing irradiations from two radiation sources penetrate through a steel bar in a reinforced concrete structure. Images of the steel bar are thus projected on two films....
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7599469 |
Non-intrusive pressure gage
In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a sensor system for detecting a change in condition. The system includes a radioactive source. This system also includes...
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7570787 |
X-ray inspection apparatus and method for creating an image processing procedure for the X-ray inspection apparatus
An X-ray inspection apparatus is provided with a shied box, a conveyor, an X-ray irradiator, an X-ray line sensor, a monitor, and a control computer to enable the apparatus to inspect an article by...
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7480363 |
Converting a digital radiograph to an absolute thickness map
A digital radiography imaging system for acquiring digital images of an object, and a method for transforming digital images into an absolute thickness map characterizing the object under...
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7319738 |
Delivering X-ray systems to pipe installations
A mobile radiographic device for use in inspecting pipelines and the like, comprising an articulating aerial boom coupled to a mobile carriage vehicle. A pivot mount is rotatably coupled to the...
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7092486 |
System and method for the measurement of the layer thickness of a multi-layer pipe
System for measuring layer thicknesses of a multi-layer pipe by measuring with a detector array (2) the attenuation of an X-ray transmitted though the pipe. According to the invention the detector...
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6987877 |
Superimposing graphic representations of ground locations onto ground location images after detection of failures
A method for superimposing graphic representations of ground locations onto images of ground locations after detecting the presence of material failure(s) or failures in man-made structures in such...
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6925145 |
High speed digital radiographic inspection of piping
A system and method for high-speed radiographic inspection of fluid transport vessels in which a radiation source and a radiation detector are positioned on opposite sides of the outside surface of...
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6792069 |
Apparatus for inspecting a heat exchanger tube and group of heat exchanger tubes
An apparatus for non-destructively inspecting an arbitrary heat exchanger tube among a group of heat exchanger tubes. The apparatus includes a radiation detector inserted in a heat exchanger tube...
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6671346 |
Method for the nondestructive quality testing of a thermocouple which can be used in particular at high temperatures and/or under high levels of vibration
In a method for the nondestructive quality testing of a thermocouple (10) which can be used in particular at high temperatures and/or under high levels of vibration, which thermocouple (10)...
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6618465 |
X-ray shielding system and shielded digital radiographic inspection system and method
An x-ray shielding system includes a beam controller configured to surround an x-ray source and includes a detector shield configured to position behind an x-ray detector. The beam controller...
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6600806 |
System for radiographic determination of pipe wall thickness
A system for determining pipe wall thickness includes a supporting framework removably attachable to the outer surface of a pipe or pipe covering and supportive of an x-ray film holder. The holder...
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6466643 |
High speed digital radiographic inspection of aircraft fuselages
A system and method for radiographic inspection of aircraft fuselages includes a radiation source preferably located inside of the fuselage and a radiation detector preferably located outside of...
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6377654 |
Method for measuring the wall thickness of a tubular object
A digital representation of a radiation image of an at least partially tubular object is obtained. An attenuation profile over a tangentially imaged wall of the object is taken from the digital...
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6275563 |
Portable gamma apparatus for core analysis and method therefor
An apparatus and method for a wellsite γ-ray analysis of core samples is implemented. A wheeled carriage supporting a γ-ray detector stably straddles a core sample, which may be encased in a core b...
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6240160 |
System for inspection of pipelines
A system for inspecting pipelines, especially in the coupling between pipe parts, comprises a radiation source and a detector device or a photographic film. The pipeline includes indicators which...
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6137860 |
Digital radiographic weld inspection system
Disclosed is a weld inspection system that utilizes an automated digital radiographic camera and control system to generate and review digital X-ray images of the weld seam. The weld inspection...
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5917876 |
Computed tomography scanner
A computed tomography scanner for obtaining a tomographic image of a subject to be examined including a radiation emitting device for emitting radiation in a shape of a fan beam to the subject, a...
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5864601 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting pipes using a digitized radiograph
An apparatus and method using non-destructive testing and evaluation analyzes pipes to accurately measure the depth of corrosion and/or erosion in the pipe. Two penetrameter shims are attached to...
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5614720 |
Mobile, multi-mode apparatus and method for nondestructively inspecting components of an operating system
A mobile apparatus for and a method of non-contacting, nondestructive, on-line inspection of installed components of plants, facilities or other systems. The apparatus and method use penetrating...
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5579362 |
Method of and apparatus for the quantitative measurement of paint coating
An apparatus for and a method of measuring at least one painted layer formed on a sample to be analyzed, which sample may be, for example, a galvanized steel including a substrate having the...
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5521968 |
Call charging method in radio telephone system and radio telephone system employing the same method
In a radio telephone system and a call charging method used in this radio telephone system, when a user of a radio telephone issues a telephone call to a public telephone network by utilizing a...
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5402577 |
Radiographic inspection aid
The inspection aid 10 disclosed and claimed herein is characterized by a shape-mutable, radiographically non-absorptive appliance which includes an individual upper 28 and pair of lower 30 and 32...
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5379237 |
Automated system for controlling the quality of regularly-shaped products during their manufacture
An apparatus and method for controlling the quality of cylindrical or other geometrically regular-shaped products, such as tube or rounds, through high precision, continuous, real-time...
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5283822 |
Blackline indicator for use in tomographic and/or radioscopic inspection of weld joints
A blackline indictor for use in tomographic and/or radioscopic inspection of a weld joint is disclosed. The indicator includes a first elongated member having a first end and a second end and a...
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5268952 |
Measuring apparatus for measuring faults in a pipeline
A measuring apparatus comprising a gamma radiation or x-ray source (2), two detectors (3,31) and an output device, for measuring faults in a pipe (1) and for observing foreign objects present in...
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5187728 |
Radiographic inspection of tube welds in panel walls
A method of inspecting tube welds in tubular membrane panel walls whereby a radiation source if placed intermediate adjacent tube welds with radiographic film positioned along the far wall of each...
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5138644 |
Method and apparatus for measuring the wall thickness of insulated pipe
A method and apparatus for measuring the wall thickness of insulated pipe of various sizes, shapes and locations without requiring removal of the insulation. The apparatus includes a source which...
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5090039 |
Inspecting coiled tubing for well operations
A coiled tubing injection unit for injecting a continuous length of coiled steel tubing into a wellbore for performing well operations includes an x-ray inspection apparatus arranged to...
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5042055 |
X-ray threaded pipe joint analysis system
A unit for producing an X-ray beam tangential to a threaded joint is disclosed. The X-beam is received and compared against a master sample. If there are any differences beyond allowable tolerances...
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4974246 |
Process for controlling corrosion of pipe
The invention relates to an improved process for controlling corrosion of pipe, which rests on supports or which is clamped by pipe-clamps, by the use of gamma ray and/or x-rays radiation.
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4947045 |
System for inspecting large size structural components
The present invention relates to a system for inspecting large scale structural components such as concrete walls or the like. The system includes a mobile gamma radiation source and a mobile gamma...
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4857736 |
Waxy buildup measurement
The present invention provides an accurate measurement of the waxy buildup in pipeline by injecting an X-ray opaque material into the pipeline, then X-raying the line at three or more points in...
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4829550 |
Controlling charged particle beams
A method and apparatus for causing a beam of charged particles (4) to impinge on a surface of a workpiece (1,1A) along an impingement path (2) such as a weld joint line is described. The apparatus...
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4748647 |
Fuel tube barrier gauge
An apparatus using X-ray fluorescence for gauging the thickness of a zirconium barrier layer on the interior surface of a zirconium alloy nuclear fuel tube is disclosed. A gamma radiation source...
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4695729 |
Tubular part wall thickness measuring device
A tubular part wall thickness measuring device includes a radiation source having a plurality of radiation sources disposed in a line. The radiation passes through a collimator to provide parallel...
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4694479 |
Video-radiographic process and equipment for a quality controlled weld seam
A weld inspection process and an associated system for the determination and assessment of weld seams by first producing a flawless weld seam on a test specimen, making a point by point inspection...
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4692936 |
Method and apparatus for radiographic inspection
A process and apparatus for measuring pipe wall thickness wherein a film sheath is placed beneath the pipe section to be inspected and a radiographic stream is projected from a camera through the...
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4680470 |
Method and apparatus for crack detection and characterization
A nondestructive examination method and apparatus for high resolution detection of cracks, defects or anomalies in radioactivity contaminated materials. The method relies upon radioactivity being...
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4644574 |
Method and apparatus for detecting heterogeneities in pipe insulation with X-rays
A method and apparatus for detecting with the aid of X-ray radiation, caused to act upon a film or the like (5), heterogeneities in joints between mutually adjacent sections of insulation (4) on...
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4612661 |
Suction engaging x-ray cassette container
A container for radiographic film cassettes particularly adapted for adhering to surfaces. In combination, a container comprises a substantially flatened container space therein for receiving and...
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4580053 |
Backscatter detection inspection apparatus for tubular goods
Disclosed is a device employing radiation emission and backscatter detection for inspection of tubular goods for defects. A shutter mechanism is interposed between the radiation source and the...
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4567012 |
Dual isotope method to radiograph structures in nuclear steam supply systems
Two parallel heat exchange tubes having that part of a support structure between them to be interrogated for defects. A pair of radiation sources are positioned in the one tube to straddle the...
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4542520 |
X-ray determination of parts alignment
A method for determining the alignment of adjoining metal objects is provd. The method comprises producing an X-ray image of adjoining surfaces of the two metal objects, the X-ray beam being...
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4495633 |
Process and apparatus for the dimensional and non-destructive control of a hollow member
The invention relates to a non-destructive, dimensional control process and apparatus with respect to a hollow member.The apparatus comprises means making it possible to hold and position the...
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4438784 |
Stopper for a source for an X-ray inspection hole in a pipe or other apparatus
A stopper for an inspection hole to give an X-ray inspection probe access to the inside of a pipe or other apparatus wherein the stopper comprises a cylindrical outer component (6) having an open...
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4425505 |
Dual head measuring techniques for radiation gaging of reinforcing bar
A continuously measuring on-line production gage calibrated to indicate bar weight per foot and unaffected by typical reinforcing bar shape variability utilizes two radiation gages with their...
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