Inventor

Thomas James Batzinger

Inventor

Burnt Hills, NY, US

Overview

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Patents

2001–2020

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 52 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G01Nprimary

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties31%

G01MTesting static or dynamic balance of machines or structures7%

G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions6%

B62DMotor vehicles4%

G01RMeasuring electric variables4%

B25JManipulators4%

F01DNon-positive displacement machines or engines, e.g. steam turbines4%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus4%

F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants3%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general3%

PatentTitleYear

10,603,802End region inspection module and method for in situ gap inspection robot system2020 10,596,713Actuated sensor module and method for in situ gap inspection robots2020 10,557,372Systems and methods for assessing strain of components in turbomachines2020 10,434,641In situ gap inspection robot system and method2019 10,427,290Crawler robot for in situ gap inspection2019 10,427,734Omnidirectional traction module for a robot2019 10,161,914Inspection methods with probe for substantially round hole2018 10,152,784System and method for detecting defects in a component2018 10,031,331Inspection apparatus guide system2018 10,012,552Systems and methods for monitoring component strain2018 9,879,981'Systems and methods for evaluating component strain'2018 9,612,211'Methods and systems for enhanced tip-tracking and navigation of visual inspection devices'2017 9,518,851'Probes for inspection system for substantially round hole'2016 9,411,017'Method for inspecting wye ring'2016 9,404,903'Method for pipeline inspection'2016 9,351,697'Method and system for dimensional analysis of an object'2016 9,338,363'Method and system for magnification correction from multiple focus planes'2016 9,279,342'Turbine casing with service wedge'2016 9,260,281'Lift efficiency improvement mechanism for turbine casing service wedge'2016 9,116,098'Ultrasonic detection method and system'2015 9,080,427'Seabed well influx control system'2015 8,836,937'Actuatable visual inspection device'2014 8,505,364'Systems and methods for use in monitoring operation of a rotating component'2013 8,205,500'Systems and methods for inspecting an object using ultrasound'2012 8,184,767'Imaging system and method with scatter correction'2012 8,183,493'Ultrasonic system for monitoring a weld operation'2012 8,181,523'Ultrasound inspection methods for noisy cast materials and related probes'2012 8,179,132'Method and system for integrating eddy current inspection with a coordinate measuring device'2012 7,877,888'System and method for measuring installation dimensions for flow measurement system'2011 7,748,259'Systems and methods for solid oxide fuel cell surface analysis'2010 7,389,693'Methods and apparatus for porosity measurement'2008 7,263,888'Two dimensional phased arrays for volumetric ultrasonic inspection and methods of use'2007 6,951,132'Rail and train monitoring system and method'2005 6,925,145'High speed digital radiographic inspection of piping'2005 6,922,641'System and method for monitoring defects in structures'2005 6,911,826'Pulsed eddy current sensor probes and inspection methods'2005 6,909,988'Method for positioning defects in metal billets'2005 6,888,347'Omnidirectional eddy current probes, array probes, and inspection systems'2005 6,812,697'Molded eddy current array probe'2004 6,792,808'Ultrasonic inspection method'2004 6,789,427'Phased array ultrasonic inspection method for industrial applications'2004 6,720,775'Pulsed eddy current two-dimensional sensor array inspection probe and system'2004 6,707,297'Method for in-situ eddy current inspection of coated components in turbine engines'2004 6,680,454'Electromachining with perforated electrodes'2004 6,670,808'Self reference eddy current probe, measurement system, and measurement method'2003 6,670,577'Laser shock peening method and apparatus'2003 6,591,680'System and method for ultrasonic immersion inspection of components'2003 6,545,469'Embedded eddy current inspection apparatus, system, and method'2003 6,545,467'Contoured surface eddy current inspection system'2003 6,466,643'High speed digital radiographic inspection of aircraft fuselages'2002 6,414,483'Eddy current inspection method and apparatus for detecting flaws in an electrically conductive component'2002 6,182,494'Method for adjustment of transducer position to compensate for ultrasonic testing beam alignment errors'2001

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2001–2020Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (50)· patent assignee history

2001–2020Based in Burnt Hills, NY, US· patent location history

2012–2015Patents assigned to BATZINGER THOMAS JAMES (7)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to FAIDI WASEEM IBRAHIM (2)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH (2)· patent assignee history

2012Patents assigned to LITTLE FRANCIS HOWARD (2)· patent assignee history

2018Based in Niskayuna, NY, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	50	2001–2020
BATZINGER THOMAS JAMESself	7	2012–2015
FAIDI WASEEM IBRAHIM	2	2012
KRAY NICHOLAS JOSEPH	2	2012
LITTLE FRANCIS HOWARD	2	2012

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Burnt Hills, New York, US	51	2001–2020
Niskayuna, New York, US	1	2018