Patents by Inventor Forrest F. Hopkins

Forrest F. Hopkins 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).

  • Patent number: 4725963
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of non-contacting, non-destructive, on-line dimensional analysis and flaw detection of tubular products are disclosed. The apparatus includes penetrating radiation sources and detectors arranged about the product to be examined and a high-speed data processing system which employs novel computed tomography techniques to provide high precision dimensional estimates and flaw detection. The apparatus is capable of continuously determining the outside diameter, inside diameter, wall thickness, ovality, eccentricity, and weight-per-foot over a wide range of temperatures for essentially tubular products produced on a unit or continuous basis. The apparatus can also detect process-induced flaws in the products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Scientific Measurement Systems I, Ltd.
    Inventors: Morris Taylor, Ira L. Morgan, Hunter D. Ellinger, Forrest F. Hopkins, Thomas Stephens