Patents by Inventor Richard J. Vannucci

Richard J. Vannucci 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 method of inspecting a pressure vessel shell
    Patent number: 7218101
    Abstract: A pressure vessel penetration sidewall adjacent a tube installed in the penetration by a clearance fit is inspected by passing an eddy current probe having a pair of circumferential coils through the tube. Eddy currents are induced in the pressure vessel as the probe passes through the penetration tube and degradation of the pressure vessel adjacent the clearance is determined based upon the eddy currents induced in the pressure vessel by the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC
    Inventors: Zoran R. Kuljis, Richard J. Vannucci