Patents by Inventor Lyliane Potiquet

Lyliane Potiquet 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).

  • Eddy current probe for inspecting electrically conducting parts
    Patent number: 6339327
    Abstract: The probe for inspecting electrically conducting parts (1) of the invention comprises a row of transmitter and receiver coils (27), (28) that form an array of energized coils. The receiver coils (28) are influenced by different magnetic fields created by several neighboring transmitter coils (27) at the same time, making them sensitive to different types of flaws. The array of energized coils is displaced along the row. The probes are usually used for inspecting steam generator tubes of nuclear power plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Commissariat A l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Lyliane Potiquet, Hervé Schepens, Michel Pigeon