Rivet rotating eddy current probe
| Patent Number: | 7,902,819 |
| Issued: | 3/8/2011 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | An eddy current probe adapted for detecting cracks in material directly beneath a raised-head fastener is disclosed. The probe comprises an eddy current coil and a support for carrying the coil in an orientation suitable for introducing eddy currents into material directly beneath a raised-head fastener. |
| Filed: | 10/7/2005 |
| Application Number: | 11/664,665 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |