Patents Assigned to itRobotics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11692975
    Abstract: Embodiments include an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) system. The EMAT system includes a plurality of magnets and a conductor set. The plurality of magnets has a like pole arrangement and wherein each magnet is in close proximity to one another. The conductor set includes electrically conductive elements. A portion of the conductor set is positioned proximate to the plurality of magnets. The plurality of magnets and the conductor set are positioned proximate to a test object. The EMAT system is configured to perform at least one of generating and receiving an elastic wave. Embodiments also include a method of elastic wave measurement for nondestructive testing and evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: itRobotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Wright Maxfield, Zhiyong Wang, Anouar Jamoussi, Mansoor Shah
  • Publication number: 20190227037
    Abstract: Embodiments include an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) system. The EMAT system includes a plurality of magnets and a conductor set. The plurality of magnets has a like pole arrangement and wherein each magnet is in close proximity to one another. The conductor set includes electrically conductive elements. A portion of the conductor set is positioned proximate to the plurality of magnets. The plurality of magnets and the conductor set are positioned proximate to a test object. The EMAT system is configured to perform at least one of generating and receiving an elastic wave. Embodiments also include a method of elastic wave measurement for nondestructive testing and evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: itRobotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Wright Maxfield, Zhiyong Wang, Anouar Jamoussi, Mansoor Shah
  • Patent number: 9201045
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods of inspecting a body of a tubular, are provided. An exemplary electro-magnetic acoustic transducers (EMAT) tubular inspection system for inspecting a body of a tubular includes an EMAT in-line tubular inspection device. The device can include a spine having a longitudinal support body and radially projecting rails, and multiple telescoping sections each connected to the radially projecting rails. The telescoping sections can include a magnetic back panel, one or more wheels positioned to engage an inner surface of a body of a tubular during inspection, and signal propagating and receiving modules carried by the magnetic back panel. Each module can include a magnet and different types of EMAT inspection transducer coil arrangements connected to the magnet. The different types of EMAT inspection transducer coil arrangements provide for the generation of NBSH, SW, and SV waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: ItRobotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Anouar Jamoussi, Zhiyong Wang, Bruce Maxfield
  • Publication number: 20140028300
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods of inspecting a body of a tubular, are provided. An exemplary electro-magnetic acoustic transducers (EMAT) tubular inspection system for inspecting a body of a tubular includes an EMAT in-line tubular inspection device. The device can include a spine having a longitudinal support body and radially projecting rails, and multiple telescoping sections each connected to the radially projecting rails. The telescoping sections can include a magnetic back panel, one or more wheels positioned to engage an inner surface of a body of a tubular during inspection, and signal propagating and receiving modules carried by the magnetic back panel. Each module can include a magnet and different types of EMAT inspection transducer coil arrangements connected to the magnet. The different types of EMAT inspection transducer coil arrangements provide for the generation of NBSH, SW, and SV waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: itRobotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Anouar Jamoussi, Zhiyong Wang, Bruce Maxfield
  • Patent number: 8030946
    Abstract: Systems, methods and program products of instructions stored on a computer readable medium related to a tether free piggable inspection tool capable of detecting holidays and able to read and store non-conductive internal coating thickness values in very long conductive pipes, along with distance values for further off-line analysis, are provided. The inspection tool includes a plurality of thickness probes, a data storage unit, a control unit, a plurality of navigation wheels and a holiday detector that uses an electrical conductive medium, such as a gas or fluid, as the ground connection. A closed loop configuration is adopted allowing the system to autocorrect itself for different coating thicknesses along the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: itRobotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matias Brusco, Anour Jamoussi, Roderic K. Stanley, Fathi H. Ghorbel
  • Publication number: 20100277188
    Abstract: Systems, methods and program products of instructions stored on a computer readable medium related to a tether free piggable inspection tool capable of detecting holidays and able to read and store non-conductive internal coating thickness values in very long conductive pipes, along with distance values for further off-line analysis, are provided. The inspection tool includes a plurality of thickness probes, a data storage unit, a control unit, a plurality of navigation wheels and a holiday detector that uses an electrical conductive medium, such as a gas or fluid, as the ground connection. A closed loop configuration is adopted allowing the system to autocorrect itself for different coating thicknesses along the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: ITROBOTICS,INC.
    Inventors: Matias Brusco, Anouar Jamoussi, Roderic K. Stanley, Fathi H. Ghorbel
  • Patent number: 7768270
    Abstract: Systems, methods and program products related to a tether free pigable inspection tool capable of detecting holidays and able to read and store non-conductive internal coating thickness values in very long conductive pipes, along with distance values for further off-line analysis, are provided. The inspection tool includes a plurality of thickness probes, a data storage unit, a control unit, a plurality of navigation wheels and a holiday detector that uses an electrical conductive medium, such as a gas or fluid, as the ground connection. A closed loop configuration is adopted allowing the system to autocorrect itself for different coating thicknesses along the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: itRobotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matias Brusco, Anouar Jamoussi, Roderic K. Stanley, Fathi H. Ghorbel