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Hegeon Kwun
Also filed as: KWUN HEGEON
45 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,904 citations·filing 1983–2015
99Inventor score
Files withSOUTHWEST RES INST38ELECTRIC POWER RES INST2KWUN HEGEON2ASS OF AMERICAN RAILROADS1ELECTRIC POWER RES INSTITUTE INC1
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48 records- 0197US5767766AApparatus and method for monitoring vehicular impacts using magnetostrictive sensorsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 16, 1998·162 cites·15 claims
- 0295US6624628B1Method and apparatus generating and detecting torsional waves for long range inspection of pipes and tubesSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·89 cites·14 claims
- 0395US6396262B2Method and apparatus for short term inspection or long term structural health monitoringSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2001·Granted May 28, 2002·119 cites·19 claims
- 0495US5581037ANondestructive evaluation of pipes and tubes using magnetostrictive sensorsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 3, 1996·205 cites·14 claims
- 0595US4979125ANon-destructive evaluation of ropes by using transverse impulse vibrational wave methodSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 18, 1990·64 cites·11 claims
- 0692US6968727B2Calibration method and device for long range guided wave inspection of pipingSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 29, 2005·51 cites·4 claims
- 0792US6404189B2Method and apparatus for inspecting pipelines from an in-line inspection vehicle using magnetostrictive probesSOUTHEAST RES INST·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 11, 2002·62 cites·17 claims
- 0891US7474092B1Method and device for long-range guided-wave inspection of fire side of waterwall tubes in boilersSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 6, 2009·22 cites·18 claims
- 0991US6429650B1Method and apparatus generating and detecting torsional wave inspection of pipes or tubesSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 6, 2002·49 cites·18 claims
- 1091US5821430AMethod and apparatus for conducting in-situ nondestructive tensile load measurements in cables and ropesSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 13, 1998·65 cites·15 claims
- 1191US5456113ANondestructive evaluation of ferromagnetic cables and ropes using magnetostrictively induced acoustic/ultrasonic waves and magnetostrictively detected acoustic emissionsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 10, 1995·103 cites·11 claims
- 1290US7131339B2Measurement of torsional dynamics of rotating shafts using magnetostrictive sensorsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 7, 2006·34 cites·6 claims
- 1390US6373245B1Method for inspecting electric resistance welds using magnetostrictive sensorsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2002·42 cites·12 claims
- 1490US6294912B1Method and apparatus for nondestructive inspection of plate type ferromagnetic structures using magnetostrictive techniquesSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 25, 2001·44 cites·17 claims
- 1589US8098065B2Magnetostrictive sensor probe for guided-wave inspection and monitoring of wire ropes/cables and anchor rodsKWUN HEGEON·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 17, 2012·22 cites·8 claims
- 1688US6917196B2Method and apparatus generating and detecting torsional wave inspection of pipes or tubesSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 12, 2005·42 cites·22 claims
- 1788US6424150B2Magnetostrictive sensor rail inspection systemSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 23, 2002·34 cites·7 claims
- 1887US5457994ANondestructive evaluation of non-ferromagnetic materials using magnetostrictively induced acoustic/ultrasonic waves and magnetostrictively detected acoustic emissionsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 17, 1995·77 cites·5 claims
- 1986US6000288ADetermining average wall thickness and wall-thickness variation of a liquid-carrying pipeSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 14, 1999·77 cites·20 claims
- 2085US7913562B2Flexible plate magnetostrictive sensor probe for guided-wave inspection of structuresSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 29, 2011·11 cites·8 claims
- 2185US6925881B1Time shift data analysis for long-range guided wave inspectionSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 9, 2005·26 cites·22 claims
- 2284US9176108B2Method and device for measuring corrosion metal lossKWUN HEGEON·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 3, 2015·6 cites·27 claims
- 2384US5970434AMethod for determining average wall thickness for pipes and tubes using guided wavesSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 19, 1999·79 cites·8 claims
- 2483US7852073B2Method and device for long-range torsional guided-wave inspection of piping with a partial excitation and detection around the pipe circumferenceSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 14, 2010·10 cites·15 claims
- 2583US7565252B2Method for automatic differentiation of weld signals from defect signals in long-range guided-wave inspection using phase comparisonSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 21, 2009·8 cites·12 claims
- 2682US6201391B1Nonlinear harmonics method and system for measuring degradation in protective coatingsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 13, 2001·60 cites·31 claims
- 2779US5180969ADetection of reinforcing steel corrosion in concrete structures using non-linear harmonic and intermodulation wave generationSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 19, 1993·52 cites·12 claims
- 2878US6815948B1Method of detecting tension wire break in concrete poleTOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 9, 2004·16 cites·13 claims
- 2978US5747696AMethod of non-invasively monitoring pressure of a compressed gas in a closed containerTEMIC BAYERN CHEM AIRBAG GMBH·Filed 1996·Granted May 5, 1998·57 cites·18 claims
- 3077US7634392B2Simulation of guided wave reflection signals representing defects in conduitsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 15, 2009·16 cites·11 claims
- 3177US7019520B2Method and system for torsional wave inspection of heat exchanger tubesSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 28, 2006·14 cites·20 claims
- 3276US6212944B1Apparatus and method for monitoring engine conditions, using magnetostrictive sensorsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 10, 2001·38 cites·7 claims
- 3373USRE40515EMethod and apparatus for inspecting pipelines from an in-line inspection vehicle using magnetostrictive probesSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 23, 2008·9 cites·17 claims
- 3471US6779409B1Measurement of torsional dynamics of rotating shafts using magnetostrictive sensorsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 24, 2004·30 cites·9 claims
- 3569US9170239B2Magnetostrictive sensor having crimped magnetostrictive strip for high temperature operationSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 27, 2015·1 cites·18 claims
- 3669US6134947ALoad sensor for measuring engine cylinder pressure and seat occupant weightSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 24, 2000·28 cites·7 claims
- 3763US4711120AMethod of wear monitoring using ultrasonic phase comparisonASS OF AMERICAN RAILROADS·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 8, 1987·26 cites·11 claims
- 3862US6205859B1Method for improving defect detectability with magnetostrictive sensors for piping inspectionSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·25 cites·10 claims
- 3962US4497209ANondestructive testing of stress in a ferromagnetic structural material utilizing magnetically induced velocity change measurementsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 5, 1985·18 cites·16 claims
- 4054US9146215B2Apparatus and method for inspection of tubes in a boilerELECTRIC POWER RES INST·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 29, 2015·0 cites·4 claims
- 4153US10048225B2Apparatus and method for inspection of tubes in a boilerELECTRIC POWER RES INSTITUTE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 14, 2018·0 cites·6 claims
- 4250US7610791B2Time-gain control method and system for long-range guided-wave inspection and monitoringSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 3, 2009·0 cites·17 claims
- 4345US6295677B1Method for inspecting liquid filled pipes using magnetostrictive sensorsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 2, 2001·11 cites·12 claims
- 4444US9465011B2Flexible magnetostrictive probe having sensor elements without permanent magnetsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 11, 2016·0 cites·16 claims
- 4543US2007051188A1Measurement of torsional dynamics of rotating shafts using magnetostrictive sensorsSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4643US2011025317A1MsS PROBE FOR GUIDED-WAVE INSPECTION OF FUEL RODSELECTRIC POWER RES INST·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4742US8941287B2Method and device for long-term monitoring of components using guided wavesVINOGRADOV SERGEY A·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 27, 2015·0 cites·13 claims
- 4839US2007169549A1Method and apparatus for sensing fuel levels in tanksSOUTHWEST RES INST·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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