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Methods and systems for X-ray inspection of PDC tooling and parts

  • US 10,179,957 B1
  • Filed: 03/11/2016
  • Issued: 01/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of inspecting a polycrystalline diamond (“

  • PCD”

    ) element prior to leaching, the method comprising;

    providing the PCD element in a protective leaching cup, the protective leaching cup configured to expose a selected portion of the PCD element to a leaching agent;

    exposing the PCD element in the protective leaching cup to X-rays emitted from an X-ray source;

    detecting, with a detector, the X-rays that pass through the PCD element and the protective leaching cup; and

    generating an X-ray image of the PCD element in the protective cup that illustrates one or more characteristics from the X-rays received by the detector; and

    analyzing the X-ray image to determine the one or more characteristics of the protective leaching cup or the PCD element.

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