Patents Assigned to Lixi, Inc.
  • System for Non-Destructively Examining Degradation of an Interior of a Device
    Publication number: 20120033788
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring degradation of a device having a metal layer and a composite layer, such as a vehicle-mounted boom arm. The system can include a collar mounted on an outer surface of the device, a radiography device movably coupled to the collar, and a monitor. The radiography device can include a source of radiography signals positioned to direct radiography signals through at least a portion of the device and a detector to detect radiography signals that have passed through the device. The monitor can be connected to the detector to display an image of the device generated from the detected radiography signals. Anomalies in the device image can represent degradation in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: LIXI, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Kovarik, Brent D. Burns, Kevin J. Urness
  • Radiography test system and method
    Patent number: 8023722
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring degradation of a device having a metal layer and a composite layer, such as a vehicle-mounted boom arm. The system can include a collar mounted on an outer surface of the device, a radiography device movably coupled to the collar, and a monitor. The radiography device can include a source of radiography signals positioned to direct radiography signals through at least a portion of the device and a detector to detect radiography signals that have passed through the device. The monitor can be connected to the detector to display an image of the device generated from the detected radiography signals. Anomalies in the device image can represent degradation in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Lixi, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Kovarik, Brent D. Burns, Kevin J. Umess