Patents by Inventor Craig Alan Hudson

Craig Alan Hudson 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).

  • Inspection apparatus having an insertion tube with dispersed healing agent
    Patent number: 8356527
    Abstract: An elongated insertion tube can be provided having a wall having one or multiple layers. A layer of a wall can include composite material having healing agent storage structures that store healing agent material and a catalyst dispersed within a polymer matrix. The layer can be formed so that when force is imparted to the layer, healing agent material stored within a storage structure reacts with a catalyst and polymerizes, to heal damage imparted to the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: GE Inspection Technologies, LP
    Inventor: Craig Alan Hudson
  • INSPECTION APPARATUS HAVING AN INSERTION TUBE WITH DISPERSED HEALING AGENT
    Publication number: 20100036321
    Abstract: An elongated insertion tube can be provided having a wall having one or multiple layers. A layer of a wall can include composite material having healing agent storage structures that store healing agent material and a catalyst dispersed within a polymer matrix. The layer can be formed so that when force is imparted to the layer, healing agent material stored within a storage structure reacts with a catalyst and polymerizes, to heal damage imparted to the layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Craig Alan Hudson