Patents by Inventor Michael K. Devine

Michael K. Devine 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).

  • Magnetic inspection probe for measurement of magnetic anisotropy
    Patent number: 5475305
    Abstract: A magnetic inspection probe for use in the planar measurement of magnetic properties in two or more defined directions. The inspection probe includes a cup-shaped outer body, a centrally disposed central core, a field generating power coil, a flux coil for measuring magnetic induction and a plurality of field detection elements disposed in various known orientations. In use, the inspection probe of the present invention permits the detection and measurement of anisotropy of material characteristics in at least two directions across the plane of measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Jiles, Michael K. Devine