Patents by Inventor Clifford Sneed

Clifford Sneed 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).

  • Eddy current inspection method
    Patent number: 6907358
    Abstract: A specimen is mounted in a multiaxis machine. An eddy current probe is also mounted in the machine for multiaxis movement relative to the specimen. The probe is aligned in situ with a target in the specimen by direct contact therebetween at multiple alignment sites corresponding with a numerical model of the specimen. Eddy current inspection of the target may then be conducted by moving the probe along multiple inspection sites of the target corresponding with the specimen model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ui Won Suh, Clifford Sneed, Jr.
  • EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20040153260
    Abstract: A specimen is mounted in a multiaxis machine. An eddy current probe is also mounted in the machine for multiaxis movement relative to the specimen. The probe is aligned in situ with a target in the specimen by direct contact therebetween at multiple alignment sites corresponding with a numerical model of the specimen. Eddy current inspection of the target may then be conducted by moving the probe along multiple inspection sites of the target corresponding with the specimen model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Ui Won Suh, Clifford Sneed