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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 is disclosed. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8138773 | Hybrid resilient and frangible layered structural health sensor A sensor for monitoring and testing for both possible fractures and corrosion in structural elements is disclosed. A frangible material layer including a thin breakable conductor sense loop and a resilient material layer including a conductive corrosion sense loop b... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8111078 | Oxidizing power sensor for corrosion monitoring A method based on the measurement of the oxidation power or the cathodic current density using a corrosion-resistant electrode (noble electrode) to derive the bounding corrosion rates of the corroding metal, which is either a stand-alone electrode or an actual compo... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8054092 | Corrosion detecting structural health sensor A sensor device for monitoring and testing for potential corrosion of structural elements is disclosed. A membrane including a thin conductor sense loop within it may be disposed near a structural element to be monitored. Measured changes in the electrical propertie... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8030951 | Cathodic protection monitor A cathodic protection monitor to be electrically connected to a cathodic protection rectifier that is adapted to prevent rust, corrosion and possible leakage in an underground pipe or storage tank above which the rectifier is supported. The cathodic protection monit... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7982474 | System and method for online monitoring of corrosion A system and method for online monitoring of corrosion of a pressure vessel is disclosed. First and second electrodes may be isolated from each other in a wall of the pressure vessel and exposed to a corrosive environment within the pressure vessel. Additionally, th... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7940061 | Systems and methods for detecting anomalies on internal surfaces of hollow elongate structures using time domain or frequency domain reflectometry Systems and methods for detecting anomalies, such as corrosion, on internal surfaces of hollow elongate bodies, such as pipelines. The pipeline is treated as a circular waveguide, and a fast rise time pulse or a spectrum of electromagnetic waves is launched down the... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940062 | Method and apparatus for estimating the condition of a coating on an underground pipeline Methods are provided for reducing interference from stray currents in buried pipelines/metal structures during MEIS testing or other current-sensing applications in the pipeline. Methods are also provided for measuring bulk complex electrical impedance between a bur... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7924032 | Method for fabricating pipeline coating samples containing synthetic disbonds for estimating a condition of a coating of an underground pipeline A method for fabricating pipeline coating samples containing synthetic disbonds to be used in estimating a condition of a coating of an underground pipeline. The method includes the steps of providing a section of a pipe having a predetermined diameter and length; i... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919971 | Method and device for measuring the condition of steel structures Method and apparatus for measuring parameters in ferromagnetic steel structures, e.g. railway rails and drill pipes, to detect mechanical stress, damage and deterioration. On the monitored structure, devices for magnetization or demagnetization e.g. an electromagnet... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7915901 | Low-profile electrical resistance corrosion sensor A thin and narrow electrical resistance corrosion sensor defines measurement, reference and check resistors as abutting serially disposed portions of a thin strip-like metal resistance element, such as a carbon steel or ductile iron element, having metallurgical pro... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7884626 | Cathodic protection monitor A cathodic protection monitor to be electrically connected to a cathodic protection rectifier that is adapted to prevent rust, corrosion and possible leakage in an underground pipe or storage tank above which the rectifier is supported. The cathodic protection monit... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880484 | Method and apparatus for estimating the condition of a coating on an underground pipeline Methods are provided for reducing interference from stray currents in buried pipelines/metal structures during MEIS testing or other current-sensing applications in the pipeline. Methods are also provided for measuring bulk complex electrical impedance between a bur... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876110 | Method and apparatus for simulating electrical characteristics of a coated segment of a pipeline Method and apparatus for simulating electrical pipe-to-soil impedance of a coated segment of a pipeline includes simulating a current injection point to a buried pipe section, simulating a first output signal from a magnetometer positioned at a first location over t... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7719292 | Method and apparatus for electrochemical corrosion monitoring A method and apparatus for simultaneously and continuously monitoring both the general and localized corrosion of a working metallic electrode is provided, wherein a low frequency, low amplitude periodic potential excitation is used to perturb the electrode around i... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7675297 | Methods for measuring bounding corrosion rates using coupled multielectrode sensors and eliminating the effects of bad electrodes The bounding corrosion rate is measured with a coupled multielectrode array sensor by decoupling a select number of anodic electrodes on the sensor from the coupling joint. In doing so, all or most of the electrons produced on the anodic electrode that remains conne... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7633302 | Cathodic protection monitor The cathodic protection monitor includes a CPU that reads, digitizes and stores analog current and voltage signals which are supplied from the DC output of the rectifier and are indicative of the effectiveness thereof. The monitor includes an ISM band transceiver an... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7619423 | Direct method and apparatus for testing anticorrosion performance of aqueous protective fluids with wire beam electrode sensors A method for testing anticorrosion performance of an aqueous protective fluid by immersing a testing electrode comprising a plurality of individual electrodes insulated from and spaced with respect to one another into an aqueous protective fluid; immersing a referen... | 11/17/2009 |
| 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 fractions of one or more refinery feedstocks, (ii) providing an array h... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7541817 | Method and a system of diagnosing corrosion risk of a pipe or a pipeline in soil A method of diagnosing corrosion risk of a buried pipe due to DC stray currents and/or AC voltages induced in soil employs a metal probe including a first, exposed part having a first specific resistivity, and a second, sealed reference part having a second specific... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7508223 | Multihole and multiwire sensors for localized and general corrosion monitoring Methods of using multihole and multiwire sensors to measure general and localized corrosion penetration rates near real time are disclosed. The multihole penetration sensor is included of multiple electrodes embedded in individual cavities that are formed by a metal... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7486088 | Method for preventing corrosion of contact and apparatus for preventing corrosion of contact An apparatus for preventing corrosion of a contact includes a detection conducting path connected to the contact, a variable impedance unit and a comparing and switching unit. The variable impedance unit is connected to the detection conducting path. The variable im... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7466149 | Electronic system and software for multielectrode sensors and electrochemical devices An electronic system and software program for multielectrode electrochemical devices; a multielectrode sensor for application in environments containing electrochemically active species; and a multielectrode sensor with a built-in removable large electrode. The elec... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7388386 | Method and apparatus for corrosion detection A corrosion monitoring device for monitoring corrosion in fluid containing systems and other equipment exposed to a corrosive environment comprising sensor elements having a composition substantially the same as the equipment being monitored, the sensor elements hav... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7368050 | Quantitative transient analysis of localized corrosion The invention provides an electrochemical noise method, apparatus and system for estimating parameters of interest related to corrosion rates of an electrically conductive article, the method comprising: placing a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a coun... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365547 | Circuit arrangement for a corrosion protection current feed and for a line test for two-wire lines A circuit arrangement for a line test and for feeding a corrosion protection current into a two-wire line comprises a controllable ramp generator for producing a ramp voltage, at least one first test impedance to be connected to a first line of a two-wire line, at l... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362011 | Apparatus for preventing corrosion of contact An apparatus for preventing a contact from being corroded includes a power source, a signal line connected to the contact, a resistance connected to the signal line, a switching section, a comparator, and an overheat detecting section. The switching section has a sw... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342393 | Multimeter with filtered measurement mode A multimeter with a filtered measurement mode. By pressing a single button or key, a low-pass filter is switched into the signal path to filter voltage spikes, noise, and switching transients from pulse-width modulated pulses, or lower frequency sinusoidal signals w... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7317308 | System and method for measuring electric current in a pipeline A system for measuring a voltage differential in a current-carrying pipe using a propulsion vehicle for conveying the system inside the pipe. The system includes a first contact for maintaining electrical contact with the pipe as the vehicle moves through the pipe, ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317321 | Methods and systems for automated pipeline testing A method for testing effectiveness of a cathodic protection device configured to apply at least one voltage across an underground structure and a reference point is described. The method includes providing a sample of the material from which the underground structur... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 corrosion sensors (4A, 4B, 4C) exposed to the corrosiv... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310001 | Current sensing method and current sensing device, power conversion device using this current sensing device, and vehicle using this power conversion device A current sensing device for sensing current flowing through a MOSFET has a voltage divider circuit composed of a series circuit of a first resistor and a second resistor having different resistance temperature coefficients, with a voltage division ratio designed to... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309414 | Method for measuring localized corrosion rate with a multi-electrode array sensor A method of measuring localized corrosion, using a multi-electrode array sensor. The method eliminates the effect of internal current in corroded electrodes, and thus provides a more accurate corrosion measurement. In one embodiment, the potential of a common node o... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299634 | Combustion chamber A combustion chamber (4) for a gas turbine (1), the combustion chamber wall (24) of which is furnished on the inside with a lining formed of a number of heat shield elements (26), is to be designed for a particularly high level of operati... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292052 | DCVG-CIPS measuring apparatus for detecting the results of a pipe line The present invention relates to a pipeline examination apparatus for Direct Current Voltage Gradient (DCVG) and Closed Interval Potential Survey (CIPS) methods. The pipeline examination apparatus of the present invention detects and analyzes at least one electrode ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290450 | Process diagnostics A diagnostic device for use in a industrial process includes monitoring electronics or diagnostic circuitry configured to diagnose or identify a condition or other occurrence in the industrial process. The system can be implemented in a process device such as a flow... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285203 | Method and apparatus for instrumental analysis in remote locations The present invention provides a method and apparatus for instrumental analysis in remote locations. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of controlling cathodic protection being applied to a metal structure having a surface disposed in an elec... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282928 | Corrosion measurement field device with improved LPF, HDA, and ECN capability Low power corrosion measurement devices are described with improved LPR, HDA, and ECN measurement capabilities in a field transmitter for online corrosion monitoring or off-line corrosion data logging. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277822 | Embedded system for diagnostics and prognostics of conduits An apparatus providing a means for assessment of the integrity of insulated conduits, harnesses, cables, pipelines and other interconnection systems constructed with integral sensitized media, discrete sensors, and electronics providing a means for transforming sens... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274443 | Corrosion monitoring system, optical corrosion probe, and methods of use Optical corrosion monitoring and detection systems as well as methods to detect and monitor corrosion under process conditions and generally in real time using electromagnetic radiation, particularly light. The systems generally provide for incident light to be allo... | 09/25/2007 |
