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Radiographic inspection of tube welds in panel walls

CA 2020463 C · Owner: Vaughn, Henry P. · Inventors: Vaughn, Henry P.

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of the Invention, A method of inspecting tube welds in tubular membrane panel walls whereby a radiation source if placed intermediate adjacent tube welds with radiographic film positioned along the far wall of each adjacent tube thereby covering the far wall critical area of each tube weld. Simultaneously each radiographic film is exposed to an intermediate radiation source thereby creating an actual size image of each tube weld with both images totaling or equaling at least one full weld being radiographed per exposure.

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  • Filed July 4, 1990 and granted March 29, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 4, 2010.
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FiledJuly 4, 1990
GrantedMarch 29, 1994
Term endedJuly 4, 2010
Patent numberCA 2020463 C
Classification (IPC)G01N23/04

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedJuly 4, 1990Patent grantedMarch 29, 1994Term endedJuly 4, 2010

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