Patents by Inventor Brent D. Burns

Brent D. Burns 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).

  • Radiography test system and method
    Patent number: 8768039
    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: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Florida Power and Light Company
    Inventors: George D. Survant, Glenn Martin, James J. Kovarik, Kevin J. Urness, Brent D. Burns
  • System and method for non-destructively examining degradation of an interior of a device
    Patent number: 8750594
    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: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Florida Power and Light Company
    Inventors: James J. Kovarik, Brent D. Burns, Kevin J. Urness
  • System and Method for Non-Destructively Examining Degradation of an Interior of a Device
    Publication number: 20130028377
    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: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: James J. Kovarik, Brent D. Burns, Kevin J. Urness
  • System for non-destructively examining degradation of an interior of a device
    Patent number: 8280145
    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: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: James J. Kovarik, Brent D. Burns, Kevin J. Urness
  • 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