Patents
US 12480860 B2: In-situ corrosion monitoring device and methods of use thereof
- Granted
- 2025-11-25
- Filed
- 2022-12-07 application 18062881
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A device for in-situ corrosion monitoring in a molten salt reactor system includes a mounting structure and a plurality of probes. Each probe of the plurality of probes may have a main portion and a thinned region that together define a sealed chamber with the mounting structure. Each thinned region of the plurality of probes may be configured to corrosively fail, when exposed to a corrosive environment, both: (i) before any main portion of the plurality of probes, and (ii) temporarily in series with the other thinned portions of the plurality of probes. The device may further include a plurality of sensing features corresponding to the plurality of probes, each sensing feature disposed in a respective sealed chamber of the plurality of probes. Each sensing feature may be configured to detect a breach of the respective sealed chamber caused by the corrosive failure of the thinned region.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251125.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University 16 patents | US company or organization | Abilene, TX | Abilene Christian University College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Robison | Abilene, TX | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aaron Robison | Abilene, TX | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy Head | Abilene, TX | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N17/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E30/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROBISON, JORDAN signed 2023-01-17 ROBISON, AARON signed 2023-01-17 HEAD, TIMOTHY signed 2023-01-17 | ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ABILENE, TX | 62413/103 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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