Patents by Inventor Fernando Manuel DOS SANTOS SILVERIO

Fernando Manuel DOS SANTOS SILVERIO 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTIONS
    Publication number: 20140306697
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for the inspection of ferromagnetic components using magnetic particles, particularly for in-situ inspection of parts of power plants, with the apparatus including a movable chassis defining a magnetic yoke with a central opening over a surface of the component to be inspected and a discharge nozzle to inject the magnetic particles onto the surface, a magnetic field source for generating a magnetic field on at least part of the surface below the opening and a probe to measure a representation of the spatial distribution of the magnetic particles on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Roland Richard MOSER, Andres PERALTA, Fernando Manuel DOS SANTOS SILVERIO, Patrick SCHOENEICH, Francesco MONDADA, Frederic ROCHAT