Erik A Lombardo from Grant, FL, age 52

Self Centering Bore Measurement Unit
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US Patent:

20120239345, Sep 20, 2012
Filed:

Mar 15, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/048061
Inventors:

Daniel Fraser - Charlotte NC, US
Erik A. Lombardo - Sharon SC, US
International Classification:

G01B 5/08
G06F 15/00
US Classification:

702157, 335441
Abstract:

Disclosed is a bore measurement unit having an elongate main body with first and second ends. A first adjustment mechanism is disposed near the first end and a second adjustment mechanism is disposed near said second end. The adjustment mechanisms expand or contract, through triangulating arms, to relative diameters, such that when the unit is inserted into a hollow bore it may be centered therein. A measuring portion of the unit measures the internal diameter of the bore. The measuring unit includes at least one sensor and preferably takes more than three readings at each distance of insertion to formulate a best fit circle of the inner bore diameter.

Multi Directional Electromagnetic Yoke For Inspection Of Bores
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US Patent:

20120293168, Nov 22, 2012
Filed:

May 17, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/109183
Inventors:

David S. Segletes - York SC, US
Erik A. Lombardo - Sharon SC, US
International Classification:

G01N 27/82
US Classification:

324220
Abstract:

A non-destructive inspection system that has particular application for inspecting a bore in a valve for defects. The system includes an inspection yoke having a ferromagnetic core, where a first coil is wound around the core in one direction and a second coil is wound around the core in an orthogonal direction so that orthogonal electromagnetic fields can be generated within the bore. A controller provides a current flow through the coils to generate the electromagnetic fields to detect defects in the bore.

Non Destructive Evaluation Scanning Probe With Self-Contained Multi-Axis Position Encoder
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US Patent:

20150035523, Feb 5, 2015
Filed:

Aug 1, 2013
Appl. No.:

13/956453
Inventors:

Erik A. Lombardo - Sharon SC, US
David S. Segletes - York SC, US
Timor Abu-Jaber - Charlotte NC, US
International Classification:

G01N 27/90
G01N 29/34
G01N 29/44
G01N 29/04
US Classification:

324240, 73633
Abstract:

A scanning probe for an industrial nondestructive evaluation (NDE) ultrasound or eddy current scanning system. The scanning probe gathers reflected waveform data indicative of internal characteristics of the test object. The scanning probe also includes a self-contained multi-axis position encoder that correlates both multi-dimensional probe underside translation and rotation motion across the test sample surface with the multi-dimensional spatial location on the test object surface. The position encoder compensates for probe rotation that would otherwise negatively impact probe position determination accuracy. A data acquisition system combines sets of positional and waveform data for processing by an NDE analyzer.