ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,131, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Evident Canada Inc. (Quebec, Canada).

"High temperature ECA probe" was invented by Benoit Lepage (L'Ancienne-Lorette, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An eddy current probe assembly for analyzing an article is provided. The eddy current probe assembly includes a housing, an eddy current probe disposed on or within the housing, and a barrier layer. The housing has a coolant passage that extends into the housing and forms a loop within the housing. The coolant passage allows for coolant flow through the housing. The eddy current probe thermally couples with a first portion of the coolant passa...