ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,355, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to COLD HEADING Co. (Warren, Mich.).
"Coiled wire inspection system and method" was invented by Alan Lares (Pleasant Ridge, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method of ultrasonically inspecting coiled wire includes a wire drawer, a first power feeder, an ultrasonic inspection device, and a re-coiler. The wire drawer receives wire that is unspooled from a first coil of wire that has not been internally inspected for defects. The wire is then fed through the first power feeder, which straightens the wire. The straightened wire is then fed through the ultrasonic inspection device to d...