US Patent Issued to Baylor University on May 27 for "Eddy current probe and method for determining ply orientation using eddy current and ultrasonic probes" (Texas, Arkansas, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,592, issued on May 27, was assigned to Baylor University (Waco, Texas).

"Eddy current probe and method for determining ply orientation using eddy current and ultrasonic probes" was invented by Ian Gravagne (Waco, Texas), David A. Jack (Waco, Texas), Benjamin M. Blandford (Waco, Texas), Matthew Newton (Gentry, Ark.), Gary Georgeson (Tacoma, Wash.) and Tonoy Chowdhury (Waco, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for determining fiber orientation within a layered composite using an eddy current probe is discussed. The eddy current probe includes an array of coils that are excited such that an effective pole of the end...