Patents by Inventor Stephanie Stinelli

Stephanie Stinelli 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).

  • Infrared non-destructive evaluation method and apparatus
    Patent number: 8866084
    Abstract: A method of nondestructive evaluation and related system. The method includes arranging a test piece (14) having an internal passage (18) and an external surface (15) and a thermal calibrator (12) within a field of view (42) of an infrared sensor (44); generating a flow (16) of fluid characterized by a fluid temperature; exposing the test piece internal passage (18) and the thermal calibrator (12) to fluid from the flow (16); capturing infrared emission information of the test piece external surface (15) and of the thermal calibrator (12) simultaneously using the infrared sensor (44), wherein the test piece infrared emission information includes emission intensity information, and wherein the thermal calibrator infrared emission information includes a reference emission intensity associated with the fluid temperature; and normalizing the test piece emission intensity information against the reference emission intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Erwan Baleine, James F. Landy, Ching-Pang Lee, Stephanie Stinelli
  • INFRARED NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140061476
    Abstract: A method of nondestructive evaluation and related system. The method includes arranging a test piece (14) having an internal passage (18) and an external surface (15) and a thermal calibrator (12) within a field of view (42) of an infrared sensor (44); generating a flow (16) of fluid characterized by a fluid temperature; exposing the test piece internal passage (18) and the thermal calibrator (12) to fluid from the flow (16); capturing infrared emission information of the test piece external surface (15) and of the thermal calibrator (12) simultaneously using the infrared sensor (44), wherein the test piece infrared emission information includes emission intensity information, and wherein the thermal calibrator infrared emission information includes a reference emission intensity associated with the fluid temperature; and normalizing the test piece emission intensity information against the reference emission intensity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Erwan Baleine, James F. Landy, Ching-Pang Lee, Stephanie Stinelli