Patents by Inventor Chaofeng Ye

Chaofeng Ye has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Rotating current excitation with array magnetic sensors nondestructive testing probe for tube inspection
    Patent number: 10254250
    Abstract: A probe capable of inducing a rotating magnetic field to excite a conductive tube includes an array of magnetic field sensors to detect and characterize defects in the tube. The probe includes a circumferential coil assembly and an axial coil assembly both positioned to induce eddy currents in the conductive tube, such that the magnetic field sensors can detect defects in the tube, including defects extending circumferentially, axially, or any combination thereof, whether at the surface or sub-surface of the tube inner and outer walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Satish S. Udpa, Lalita Udpa, Chaofeng Ye
  • Rotating field transceiver nondestructive inspection probe
    Patent number: 10101301
    Abstract: A rotating magnetic field probe includes three (or more) windings that work in both transmit and receive mode, to form an eddy current detection transceiver. In a transmit mode, the windings are driven with a drive signal (e.g., an alternating current) having similar or the same magnitude at each winding, but differing in phase from one another. In a receive mode, the terminal voltages of the windings is measured and summed to determine the location of a defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chaofeng Ye, Satish S. Udpa, Lalita Udpa
  • Rotating Current Excitation with Array Magnetic Sensors Nondestructive Testing Probe For Tube Inspection
    Publication number: 20170336360
    Abstract: A probe capable of inducing a rotating magnetic field to excite a conductive tube includes an array of magnetic field sensors to detect and characterize defects in the tube. The probe includes a circumferential coil assembly and an axial coil assembly both positioned to induce eddy currents in the conductive tube, such that the magnetic field sensors can detect defects in the tube, including defects extending circumferentially, axially, or any combination thereof, whether at the surface or sub-surface of the tube inner and outer walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Satish S. Udpa, Lalita Udpa, Chaofeng Ye
  • ROTATING FIELD TRANSCEIVER NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION PROBE
    Publication number: 20160282307
    Abstract: A rotating magnetic field probe includes three (or more) windings that work in both transmit and receive mode, to form an eddy current detection transceiver. In a transmit mode, the windings are driven with a drive signal (e.g., an alternating current) having similar or the same magnitude at each winding, but differing in phase from one another. In a receive mode, the terminal voltages of the windings is measured and summed to determine the location of a defect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Chaofeng Ye, Satish S. Udpa, Lalita Udpa