Patent ID: 6954064
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. A thickness measurement gauge, comprising: a sensor housing defining a first sidewall on the exterior of the housing such that the first sidewall permits the housing to abut a first surface proximate to a measurement area, said sensor housing further defining a second sidewall disposed at an angle to the first sidewall and configured to permit the sensor housing to abut a second surface proximate to the measurement area; an eddy current sensor adapted to be electrically interconnected with an electronic analyzer, the eddy current sensor being disposed in the housing and defining a longitudinal axis of measurement corresponding to magnetic fields generated by the eddy current sensor, wherein the axis of measurement extends through the angle defined between the first and second sidewalls at a non-perpendicular angle to the first sidewall and to the second sidewall; and an electronic analyzer electrically interconnected to the eddy current sensor and adapted to analyze an electrical signal from the eddy current sensor corresponding to a distance from a conductive surface.