Patent ID: 7312607

Claim:
A part inspection system, comprising: a. at least one measurement coil adapted to generate a magnetic field responsive to a current in said at least one measurement coil, wherein said at least one measurement coil comprises: i. an opening adapted to receive a part to be inspected, wherein said part inspection system is adapted to provide for translating said part along a trajectory through said opening in said at least one measurement coil, said part to be inspected comprises a longitudinal axis, and said longitudinal axis of said part is skewed relative to said trajectory; and ii. a central longitudinal axis aligned with a nominal direction of said magnetic field within said opening of said at least one measurement coil, wherein said at least one measurement coil is skewed relative to said trajectory of said part so that said central longitudinal axis of said at least one measurement coil is substantially aligned with said longitudinal axis of said part.