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8166804 |
Method for detecting separation in a structure
A method for detecting separation in a structure that comprises at least two portions or layers affixed together comprises forming a cavity into the structure that passes through an interface...
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8161804 |
Apparatus and methods for maintaining proper test piece orientation during corrosion testing
A support stand for supporting a test piece within a corrosion chamber comprises first and second side members interconnected by first and second support rods. The relative position of the support...
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8149004 |
Corrosion sensor for monitoring and controlling lubricant acidity
A corrosion sensor having a corrodible element that is corrodible in a lubricant or hydraulic oil, wherein the corrosion sensor is adapted to monitor degradation of the lubricant or hydraulic oil...
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8113037 |
Method for testing high temperature mechanical durability of articles
A process for erosion testing of a specimen article includes securing a test specimen in a test rig; measuring physical characteristics of the test specimen article; using a thermal spray coating...
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8061224 |
Method for performing a shelf lifetime acceleration test
Embodiments of the invention provide a method of determining a storage lifetime of a wafer in a storage environment, the storage environment corresponding to an environment having a first value of...
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8033164 |
Corrosion testing apparatus and method
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method as described in the specification and drawings for parallel high throughput corrosion testing and electroplating testing of test coupons.
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7975532 |
Transportable apparatus and method for enabling determination of erodibility characteristics
A transportable system and method for determining erodibility of a surface such as that of an earthen embankment. Select embodiments deploy an instrumented portable bottomless open channel test...
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7866211 |
Fouling and corrosion detector for process control industries
A method for inferring possible or impending corrosion or fouling of process elements from fluid flowing in a pipe of an industrial process is described. A frequency response of a body is measured....
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7832258 |
Atomizer monitoring system
An atomizer monitoring system monitors parts or components that are utilized in atomizers for flue gas desulfurization or in spray drying applications, taking into account each part's longevity,...
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7776606 |
Processes to create discrete corrosion defects on substrates and establish corrosion NDI test standards
Methods and apparatuses are provided for creation of discrete corrosion defects with a wide range of diameter to depth aspect ratios for painted test standards. Also provided are methods for use of...
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7647821 |
Apparatus for estimating the rate of erosion and methods using the same
Various embodiments of the invention comprise devices, systems, and methods for estimating the rate at which rock, soil or any self-supporting material erode. Particular embodiments of the...
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7628060 |
Deposit removal probe and method of use
A deposit removal probe for monitoring the effectiveness of a chemical at removing deposits from the internal surface of a pipeline used to transport fluids comprising a chamber constructed from...
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7614286 |
Methods for sampling equipment and fluid conditions
In one embodiment, a sampling device is connected to equipment having a fluid flow path. The sampling device has a chamber that defines a fluid flow path, and has a tubular sampling coupon that is...
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7609874 |
System and method for prediction of pitting corrosion growth
A system and method predicts pitting corrosion growth using imaging technology. In an embodiment, a first module preprocesses images to locate seed points, and a second module models a corrosion...
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7594434 |
Downhole tool system and method for use of same
A downhole tool system includes a downhole tool operably positionable within a wellbore and a sensor positioned within the downhole tool. The sensor has a first mode and a second mode. In the first...
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7589539 |
Process for simulating the corrosive effects of refinery feedstocks on refinery metalurgy
Process for evaluating the corrosive effect of a refinery feedstock on the metallurgy of one or more refinery processes, by (i) providing a plurality of refinery feedstocks and/or a plurality of...
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7526944 |
Remote monitoring of pipelines using wireless sensor network
A wireless sensor network is installed inside pipelines using sensors and wireless transceivers that are small, low-cost, and rugged. The objective is monitoring the pipeline and recommending...
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7516649 |
System and method for determining duct leakage and fan flow efficiency
A system and method for determining “real time” air leakage from a duct involves an airflow meter for taking airflow measurements at the inlet and at the outlet of the duct. Also included is a bas...
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7509853 |
Runoff rain gauge elevated in situ design
Disclosed is an in situ design for a runoff rain gauge 14 comprising an elevated storage pan 18 for storing precipitation above grade, a splitter pan 28 for partitioning the split of flow from...
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7487666 |
Method to predict the end-point, replacement time and to monitor changes in that time using pre aged witness coupons
A method involving the use and creation of pre-aged witness coupons which characterizes and monitors the rate and extent of chemical and physical aging of the polymer in the structure during use in...
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7337655 |
Studded boiler tube wall and method of measuring corrosion thereon
A studded wall in, or replacement panel for, a boiler or furnace has a plurality of substantially parallel tubes, each pair of adjacent tubes being connected. Separate regions of studs are attached...
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7322230 |
Runoff rain gauge
Disclosed is a runoff rain gauge 100 which includes a collector tube 104, soil infiltration resistance medium 108, a runoff resistance flow element 113, a standard rain gauge 102, and runoff...
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7320245 |
Corrosion testing apparatus
A rotational test electrode assembly for use in a corrosive fluid environment as shown in FIG. 1 that includes a generally cylindrical heat and electrically conductive member (110) having an...
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7313976 |
Techniques for dynamically testing and evaluating materials and coatings in moving solutions
The dynamic testing of materials in moving solutions, such as anti-fouling paint in seawater, is conducted in a cylindrical tank. A stirrer having a drive shaft and one or more paddles or blades is...
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7313947 |
Corrosion sensing microsensors
A microsensor for detecting corrosive media acting on a bulk metallic material when mounted in situ adjacent a location in the bulk metallic material. The microsensor includes a plurality of...
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7246516 |
Device for coupling thermogravimetric analyses and acoustic emission measurements
The present invention relates to a device comprising a thermobalance equipped with a detector (5) for measuring acoustic signals emitted by a sample (6) hanging from the balance beam and a...
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7244500 |
Smart coating system
An active coating system capable of collecting, analyzing, managing and adapting to data and/or its environment in real time. An exemplary embodiment of our inventive active coating system is...
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7238263 |
Corrosion tester
A portable, handheld, automatic protection level interpreting cathodic protection meter for testing the level of protection being afforded to metallic structures protected by either sacrificial...
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7185531 |
Material loss monitor for corrosive environments
The present invention relates to monitoring the corrosive damage caused to items in a corrosive environment by using multiple monitored coupons 30 of varying thickness that, when corroded, transmit...
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7162924 |
Method and system for analyzing cavitation
A method for analyzing cavitation in a component includes establishing an energy level associated with a system condition associated with the component and analyzing cavitation in response to said...
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7143640 |
Fluid sampling device, tubular sampling coupon, and system and method for sampling equipment and fluid conditions
In one embodiment, a sampling device has first and second detachable body parts defining a fluid flow path. The first body part defines a fluid inlet of the fluid flow path and the second body part...
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7127959 |
Process for assessing inhibition of petroleum corrosion
The present invention is an apparatus for simulating corrosion activity in liquid and vapor/condensate corrosion environments. The apparatus includes a container, including a lower region...
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7096721 |
Corrosion coupon rack and coupon holder
A corrosion coupon rack includes one or more coupon mounting devices constructed of a coupon holder receiver including a handle recess of a given diameter and an end wall, a connection conduit in...
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7096712 |
Material testing system for turbines
The wear resistance of impellers used in multi-stage turbine pumps is tested by using a multi-stage turbine pump having impellers with different physical properties to pump a fluid containing small...
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7043971 |
System for detecting sliding of a wheel travelling along a track
A system 10 for detecting sliding of a wheel 12 on a rail 14 includes a roller 16 disposed adjacent the rail 14 so that a wheel 12 travelling along the rail 14 can engage the roller 16, and a...
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6983666 |
Electric furnace bottom probe
A furnace probe measuring system and method used to measure conditions, such as wear, within an electric furnace. A position assembly is configured to attach to a portion of an electric furnace. A...
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6978663 |
Fouling test apparatus and process for evaluation of anti-foulants
An apparatus and process are described to test the effect of anti-foulant additives on scale information in industrial fluid streams. An apparatus of at least two cells plumbed in parallel is used...
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6974524 |
Apparatus, method and system for monitoring chamber parameters associated with a deposition process
Apparatus and methods for measuring characteristics of a metallic target as well as other interior surfaces of a sputtering chamber. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to emit an energy...
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6945098 |
Hydrocyclone wear-detection sensor
Wear-detection sensor has a body of electrically insulating material with an opening through which a flowable substance can pass, and one or more electrical conductors surrounding the opening and...
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6932891 |
Wear indicator for sacrificial anode
An apparatus for indicating when a predetermined portion of a sacrificial anode has been corroded comprises a detector embedded within the interior of the sacrificial anode initially at a...
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6904790 |
System and method for ECM land erosion metrology
A system and method for characterizing and measuring hydrodynamic grooves made by ECM processes is disclosed. The method includes a procedure for alignment of the work piece to the measurement...
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6811657 |
Device for measuring the profile of a metal film sputter deposition target, and system and method employing same
An apparatus and method for measuring the erosion profile of a metallic target in a sputtering device are provided by inserting a thin sensor into a gap between the target and a substrate pedestal....
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6792796 |
Scale prediction probe
A method for predicting scale deposition in a general environment has been discovered which involves providing a localized environment where scale would preferentially form, where the localized...
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6772622 |
Disbonded coating cathodic protection monitoring coupon
A coupon for monitoring cathodic protection includes a metallic coupon structure on the outer surface of which at least one type of coating disbondment geometry anticipated on a pipeline is...
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6679105 |
Oscillatory erosion and transport flume with superimposed unidirectional flow
A method and apparatus for measuring erosion rates of sediments and at high shear stresses due to complex wave action with, or without, a superimposed unidirectional current. Water is forced in a...
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6663791 |
Detection method of coating film thickness and ion implantation equipment using this method
A detection method of coating film thickness and an ion implantation equipment using the detection method. The detection method comprises providing on a surface of materials, such as disk (11) of a...
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6568251 |
Corrosion probe
The invention relates to a device and a method for determining the quality of the corrosion on the inside of a wall manufactured from non-corrosion-resistant material of a space in which corrosive...
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6564620 |
Visually indicating corrosion sensing
Corrosion sensors and methods of their use for monitoring corrosion of a material of interest. The corrosion sensors are adapted to be placed in the environment containing the material of interest...
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6536264 |
Apparatus for detecting coolant corrosiveness
An apparatus to visually check coolant corrosiveness having first and second opposing ends in spaced apart relation to each other, and a sidewall extending substantially unbroken therebetween to...
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6510729 |
Device for determining the corrosion of the grinding bodies in a rotary mill
The mill comprises a cylindrical shell ring (10) revolving about its longitudinal axis and containing a grinding charge comprising grinding bodies made of metal alloy. At least one grinding body...
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