US 11,710,489 B2
Autonomous material evaluation system and method
Stylianos Papadimitriou, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Wanda Papadimitriou, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/660,038.
Application 13/304,136 is a division of application No. 11/769,216.
Application 15/660,038 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/136,282, filed on Apr. 22, 2016, abandoned.
Application 15/136,282 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/095,085, filed on Dec. 3, 2013, granted, now 9,322,763, issued on Apr. 26, 2016.
Application 14/095,085 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/304,136, filed on Nov. 23, 2011, granted, now 8,831,894, issued on Sep. 9, 2014.
Application 13/304,136 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/304,061, filed on Nov. 23, 2011, granted, now 8,428,910, issued on Apr. 23, 2014.
Application 13/304,136 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/304,061.
Application 13/304,061 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/769,216, filed on Jun. 27, 2007, granted, now 8,086,425, issued on Dec. 27, 2011.
Application 13/304,061 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/304,136.
Application 11/769,216 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/743,550, filed on May 2, 2007, granted, now 7,403,871, issued on Jul. 22, 2008.
Application 11/743,550 is a continuation of application No. 11/079,745, filed on Mar. 14, 2005, granted, now 7,231,320, issued on Jun. 12, 2007.
Application 11/079,745 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/995,692, filed on Nov. 22, 2004, granted, now 7,155,369, issued on Dec. 26, 2006.
Application 11/769,216 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/867,004, filed on Jun. 14, 2004, granted, now 7,240,010, issued on Jul. 3, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2017/0372704 A1, Dec. 28, 2017
Int. Cl. G01M 5/00 (2006.01); G10L 17/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01)
CPC G10L 17/00 (2013.01) [G01M 5/0033 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01)] 61 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to evaluate material wherein said material under evaluation comprises a tubular, said system comprising:
a material features acquisition system programmed to detect a plurality of material features in said tubular, said material features acquisition system comprising a sensor with an output indicative of at least one of said plurality of material features from said material under evaluation;
said material features acquisition system is programmed to be responsive to a material feature for calibrating said material features acquisition system from a calibration sample, said material features acquisition system is adjustable based on said calibration sample;
at least one of said sensor or said tubular is movable axially for relative axial movement between said sensor and said tubular;
said material features acquisition system is programmed to evaluate said output to detect new material features and monitor previously detected material features in said material under evaluation;
said material features system is programed for determining a degradation mechanism from a plurality of possible degradation mechanisms or changes affecting said material under evaluation;
a database operable for storage of a history of said material under evaluation; and
programming for at least one of making a determination of a fitness-for-service of said material or a determination of a remaining-useful-life of said material.