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System and process for detecting and monitoring surface defects
System and process for detecting and monitoring surface defects
US Patent
5359416
· Granted Oct 25, 1994
Estimated economic value:
$2,194,000
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Assignee
Thiokol
Inventors
Mark Mueller
(1 patents)
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