Inventor
BATZINGER THOMAS JAMES
US50 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
42 patentsUS6911826B2Jun 28, 2005
Pulsed eddy current sensor probes and inspection methods
GEN ELECTRIC82 citations97
US6951132B2Oct 4, 2005
Rail and train monitoring system and method
GEN ELECTRIC60 citations96
US9879981B1Jan 30, 2018
Systems and methods for evaluating component strain
GEN ELECTRIC121 citations95
US6789427B2Sep 14, 2004
Phased array ultrasonic inspection method for industrial applications
GEN ELECTRIC105 citations95
US6670808B2Dec 30, 2003
Self reference eddy current probe, measurement system, and measurement method
GEN ELECTRIC52 citations95
US6680454B1Jan 20, 2004
Electromachining with perforated electrodes
GEN ELECTRIC25 citations93
US6888347B2May 3, 2005
Omnidirectional eddy current probes, array probes, and inspection systems
GEN ELECTRIC19 citations92
US6792808B1Sep 21, 2004
Ultrasonic inspection method
GEN ELECTRIC51 citations92
US6720775B2Apr 13, 2004
Pulsed eddy current two-dimensional sensor array inspection probe and system
GEN ELECTRIC25 citations92
US6707297B2Mar 16, 2004
Method for in-situ eddy current inspection of coated components in turbine engines
GEN ELECTRIC31 citations92
US6591680B2Jul 15, 2003
System and method for ultrasonic immersion inspection of components
GEN ELECTRIC20 citations92
US6545469B1Apr 8, 2003
Embedded eddy current inspection apparatus, system, and method
GEN ELECTRIC23 citations92
US7263888B2Sep 4, 2007
Two dimensional phased arrays for volumetric ultrasonic inspection and methods of use
GEN ELECTRIC28 citations90
US6812697B2Nov 2, 2004
Molded eddy current array probe
GEN ELECTRIC44 citations90
US6545467B1Apr 8, 2003
Contoured surface eddy current inspection system
GEN ELECTRIC26 citations90
US6466643B1Oct 15, 2002
High speed digital radiographic inspection of aircraft fuselages
GEN ELECTRIC46 citations90
US6414483B1Jul 2, 2002
Eddy current inspection method and apparatus for detecting flaws in an electrically conductive component
GEN ELECTRIC25 citations89
US9338363B1May 10, 2016
Method and system for magnification correction from multiple focus planes
GEN ELECTRIC9 citations84
US7389693B2Jun 24, 2008
Methods and apparatus for porosity measurement
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations84
US6909988B2Jun 21, 2005
Method for positioning defects in metal billets
GEN ELECTRIC18 citations84
US9518851B2Dec 13, 2016
Probes for inspection system for substantially round hole
GEN ELECTRIC7 citations83
US6670577B2Dec 30, 2003
Laser shock peening method and apparatus
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations83
US9279342B2Mar 8, 2016
Turbine casing with service wedge
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US6182494B1Feb 6, 2001
Method for adjustment of transducer position to compensate for ultrasonic testing beam alignment errors
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations73
US7748259B2Jul 6, 2010
Systems and methods for solid oxide fuel cell surface analysis
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations72
US10012552B2Jul 3, 2018
Systems and methods for monitoring component strain
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations71
US10161914B2Dec 25, 2018
Inspection methods with probe for substantially round hole
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations70
US10603802B2Mar 31, 2020
End region inspection module and method for in situ gap inspection robot system
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations69
US10427734B2Oct 1, 2019
Omnidirectional traction module for a robot
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations69
US9411017B2Aug 9, 2016
Method for inspecting wye ring
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations69
US10152784B2Dec 11, 2018
System and method for detecting defects in a component
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations68
US10434641B2Oct 8, 2019
In situ gap inspection robot system and method
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations59
US7877888B2Feb 1, 2011
System and method for measuring installation dimensions for flow measurement system
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations59
US8836937B2Sep 16, 2014
Actuatable visual inspection device
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations56
US9260281B2Feb 16, 2016
Lift efficiency improvement mechanism for turbine casing service wedge
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US9116098B2Aug 25, 2015
Ultrasonic detection method and system
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations52
US9351697B2May 31, 2016
Method and system for dimensional analysis of an object
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations49
US10596713B2Mar 24, 2020
Actuated sensor module and method for in situ gap inspection robots
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations48
US10427290B2Oct 1, 2019
Crawler robot for in situ gap inspection
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations47
US10031331B2Jul 24, 2018
Inspection apparatus guide system
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations47
US10557372B2Feb 11, 2020
Systems and methods for assessing strain of components in turbomachines
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations39
US9612211B2Apr 4, 2017
Methods and systems for enhanced tip-tracking and navigation of visual inspection devices
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations37
BATZINGER THOMAS JAMES
3 patentsUS8183493B2May 22, 2012
Ultrasonic system for monitoring a weld operation
BATZINGER THOMAS JAMES9 citations75
US8505364B2Aug 13, 2013
Systems and methods for use in monitoring operation of a rotating component
BATZINGER THOMAS JAMES3 citations60
US8181523B2May 22, 2012
Ultrasound inspection methods for noisy cast materials and related probes
BATZINGER THOMAS JAMES5 citations52