Patents by Inventor Gary R. Schmidt

Gary R. Schmidt 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).

  • Microwave corrosion detection systems and methods
    Patent number: 6674292
    Abstract: Corrosion, mold and moisture can be detected under outer layer of structures, such as surfaces associated with vessels and/or buildings, using nondestructive evaluation (NDE). Characterizing the dielectric properties of materials associated with a target can be executed by directing primary microwave energy from a source towards a target, receiving secondary microwave energy signals returned from the target, analyzing the secondary microwave energy signals, and characterizing dielectric properties of materials associated with the target based on analysis of the secondary signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventors: Alan V. Bray, Gary R. Schmidt, Alfonso Cuevas, Victor Dube
  • Microwave corrosion detection systems and methods
    Publication number: 20030132760
    Abstract: Corrosion, mold and/or moisture can be detected under outer layers of structures, such as surfaces associated with vessels and/or buildings using the present Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) systems and methods. Nondestructively characterizing the dielectric properties of materials associated with a target can be carried out by directing primary microwave energy from a microwave source towards a target, receiving secondary microwave energy signals returned from said target, analyzing the secondary microwave energy signals, and characterizing dielectric properties of materials associated with said target based on said analyzing of said secondary microwave signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Alan V. Bray, Gary R. Schmidt, Alfonso Cuevas, Victor Dube