Martin P Fingerhut

US Patent:

20090229362, Sep 17, 2009

Filed:

Mar 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/379944

Inventors:

Munendra S. TOMAR - Houston TX, US
Martin FINGERHUT - League City TX, US
Deli YU - Edmonton, CA

International Classification:

G01N 29/04

US Classification:

73592, 73622

Abstract:

Method for non-destructive inspection of defects in a surface of a pipeline or storage tank. The method includes carrying out a first way of non-destructive inspection for determining a first defect pattern and carrying out a second way of non-destructive inspection for determining a second defect pattern. The method includes identifying at least one defect of the first defect pattern and at least one defect of the second defect pattern which represent one and the same defect, and comparing the dimensions and optionally also the positions of the identified defects so as to obtain a difference in dimensions and optionally also in the positions. The method also includes obtaining a plurality of such differences and obtaining at least one parameter representing said differences, and correcting the dimensions and optionally also the positions of defects of the first defect pattern by using the at least one parameter.

US Patent:

20100131210, May 27, 2010

Filed:

Nov 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/292701

Inventors:

Martin Fingerhut - League City TX, US
Munendra Tomar - Houston TX, US
Marvin Klein - Pacific Palisades CA, US

International Classification:

G01N 27/20
G01N 29/04

US Classification:

702 38, 73623, 702 39

Abstract:

The invention relates to a method and inspection system for non-destructive inspection of a colony of stress corrosion cracks in a pipe or a vessel. The method comprises mapping the colony of stress corrosion cracks, identifying at least one individual crack to be sized within the colony, and sizing the at least one individual crack to be sized.

US Patent:

20110282592, Nov 17, 2011

Filed:

May 11, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/778081

Inventors:

Martin FINGERHUT - League City TX, US
Deli Yu - Edmonton, CA

Assignee:

RONTGEN TECHNISCHE DIENST B.V. - Rotterdam

International Classification:

G06F 19/00
G01N 27/00
G01N 21/88
G01N 29/04

US Classification:

702 38, 702 35, 702 39, 702 40

Abstract:

Method of determining an edge of a first anomaly in a wall of a pipeline from a first set of data elements representing measurements of the wall of the pipeline. An element of the first set comprises a first coordinate, a second coordinate, and a parameter being indicative for the presence and/or severity of the first anomaly a position along the wall indicated by the first and second coordinate. The method comprises determining a data element that is associated with a maximum in the severity of the first anomaly; evaluating a value of the parameter by comparing with a predetermined threshold; determining an initial edge data element for which the parameter has reached the threshold; determining a next edge data element; determining further edge data elements; and determining the edge of the first anomaly by combining the first and second coordinates of the determined edge data elements.