Patents by Inventor Thomas Burrows Hewton

Thomas Burrows Hewton 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).

  • Hand-holdable probe having a flexible eddy current sensor
    Patent number: 5841277
    Abstract: A probe, such as an eddy current probe, which can be moved by hand to a surface to be tested. A toroidal-shaped first resilient member contacts the bottom face of a support member. An elastic membrane extends over the bore of the first resilient member, contacts the bottom lateral surface of the first resilient member, and is unattached to the radially-inward-facing surface of the first resilient member. A more elastic, second resilient member is placed in the bore, is unattached to the first resilient member, and contacts the bottom surface of the elastic membrane. A flexible, surface-conformable, eddy current sensing coil overlies a portion of the bottom side of the second resilient member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kristina Helena Valborg Hedengren, John David Young, Thomas Burrows Hewton, Carl Granger, Jr.