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Search Patents by Huaiyu Heather Chen-Mayer

Patents listed here reflect only technologies patented from FY 2018-present. To view all of NIST's patented technologies, visit the NIST pages on the Federal Laboratory Consortium website.

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Non-Destructive Concrete Quality Testing System

NIST Inventors

Huaiyu Heather Chen-Mayer

This invention uses prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGAA) to analyze materials, especially concrete, without damaging them. It fires neutrons at the sample, which then emits gamma rays. By measuring those rays, the material's makeup can be identified, including cement, sand, aggregates

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