Patent №
US 5,539,656
Granted
1996-07-23
Filed 1994
Owner
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, A CORP. OF DE
Lab
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AI components
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Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
08321349
An apparatus for monitoring the growth of surface cracks in materials includes a means for applying a load to a specimen to simulate actual use of the specimen, means for illuminating the specimen, means for capturing images of the specimen, and means for processing the images to monitor crack growth in the specimen. Optionally, the means for processing can be used to control the other means.
AI classification
Ownership
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, A CORP. OF DE
assignment · 71990303
Assignors
ANNIGERI, BALKRISHNA S., FAVROW, LEROY H., HAAS, ROBERT J., WINTER, MICHAEL, HOLLAND, RONALD I., JR., WEGGE, JASON S., SANFORD, DAVID M.
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