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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120011934 | JOINT QUALITY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND JOINT QUALITY INSPECTION METHOD A joint quality examining device and method for accurately examining in real time the qualities of the joints of all the products where joining members are joined to members to be joined. A joining device includes an ampere meter, a frequency meter, an encoder, and a re... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110296922 | EMAT FOR INSPECTING THICK-SECTION WELDS AND WELD OVERLAYS DURING THE WELDING PROCESS The invention relates to a method and system for monitoring the integrity of thick section welds during the welding process with electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMAT). Using induction coils in properly arranged and oriented magnetic fields, EMATs can generate shea... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110283767 | Sonic resonator system for testing the adhesive bond strength of composite materials Disclosed herein is a sonic resonator system for use in testing the adhesive bond strength of composite materials. Also disclosed herein are a method of calibrating the sonic resonator system to work with a particular composite bond joint, and a method of non-destructiv... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110209547 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE ULTRASOUND MONITORING, MEASURING AND TRACKING OF HEAT-SEALED SEAM BETWEEN TWO METAL PARTS A device for checking, measuring and monitoring by ultrasound a hot weld seam between two metal parts, of the type including at least one ultrasonic transmitter. The device includes a shoe equipped with a planar face which is suitable for being in contact with a wall of... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110146408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PASS/FAIL DETERMINATION OF BONDING AND BONDING APPARATUS An apparatus for pass/fail determination of bonding used in a bonding apparatus, includes: an ultrasonic horn configured to vibrate longitudinally in resonance with the vibration of an ultrasonic vibrator; a capillary attached at an anti-node of the vibration of the ult... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110146407 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING DEFECTIVE HEAT FUSION JOINTS A method for characterizing a defect of a defective heat fusion joint connecting two pipe segments in which the time of flight of an ultrasonic waveform reflected off an exterior surface of a heat fusion joint fitting connecting the two pipe segments or reflected off an... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110138918 | Method of Assessing Bolted Joint Integrity A method of assessing bolted joint integrity. A guided wave is sent through a structure containing at least one bolted joint. The guided wave that is subsequently propagated through the structure and interacted with the bolted joint is measured to obtain a measured resu... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110118991 | MULTI-FREQUENCY BOND TESTING A multi-frequency bond-testing system using acoustic probes in conjunction with NDT/NDI inspection instruments. Bond-testing of test objects is carried out at multiple discrete frequencies to produce a single, combined amplitude C-scan. Alternatively, or in combination,... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110016975 | Method and Apparatus For Measuring In-Situ Characteristics Of Material Exfoliation Methods and apparatus for measuring, in-situ, at least one characteristic of a bonding process between a material sheet and a substrate, include: producing acoustic signals in response to acoustic energy within at least one of the material sheet and the substrate proxim... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100326196 | WELDING INSPECTION METHOD AND WELDING INSPECTION APPARATUS Disclosed is a welding inspection method which does not require the inspector to be highly skilled, does not require waiting for the spot welded part to cool off, and with which the probe is not consumed or damaged. A probe temporarily mounted close to the welded part o... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100242608 | ELECTRODE CAP FOR ULTRASONIC TESTING An example electrode cap includes a bored portion of an electrode cap. The bored portion establishes a bore that extends longitudinally from one end of the electrode cap and terminates at a surface having a radius relative to the longitudinal axis. A tip portion of the ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100218589 | Method for Configuring an Array of Transducers in an Ultrasonic Test Apparatus A method for configuring an array of transducers in an ultrasonic test apparatus for detecting flaws in welds connecting the edges of metal bodies such as plates or pipelines. The method comprising: providing geometrical data of the bevelled edges of the bodies before b... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100116058 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING PARAMETERS OF CARDIAC FUNCTION A full tube is closed in a closing station of a tube filling machine by forming a welded joint, and the closed tube is then tested in terms of the tightness thereof. In order to do so, sound wave energy is introduced into the welded joint, and the sound wave that penetr... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100107725 | CALIBRATION METHOD OF ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTION AND QUALITY CONTROL METHOD AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF TUBULAR BODY An ultrasonic flaw detection is performed to a welded portion 2 of a pipe body 1, a defect detection threshold value is determined based on the signal intensity difference between the total area of the defects existing in the region of an ultrasonic beam o... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100107766 | Ultrasonic testing method of threaded joint of pipes or tubes There is provided a method for detecting an abnormal portion (defect, non-adhering portion, and seized portion) lying at a contact region between each part of a pin and each part of a box forming a threaded joint to be used as a joint of pipe or tubes such as OCTG. This... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100101326 | ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTION APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTION METHOD FOR PIPE The present invention has a structure capable of detecting the scattered-type penetrator having oxides each with the size of several μm sparsely and widely dispersed. Specifically, the structure includes a wave transmission unit 6 for transmitting an ultrasonic ... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100089161 | Vibration Based Damage Detection System The present invention provides methods of assessing damage on a joint that includes energizing the joint, detecting the vibration of the joint using one or more signal generating sensors, processing the signal(s), and applying a damage index to the processed signal(s), ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100064495 | QUALITY CONTROL METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PIPE According to the present invention, penetrators can be adequately determined as flaws. In particular, a welded zone of a pipe is subjected to ultrasonic flaw detection at least in a pipe axial direction, and the quality of the pipe is evaluated using observed values in ... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100042337 | MEASURING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR PISTONS AND PISTON ENGINES The invention relates to the non-destructive measurement of components, in particular the functional assessment of the bonding of cast-in parts, eg. in pistons for internal combustion engines. With such a measurement or functional assessment, it is a question of assessi... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100031749 | COMPENSATING FOR TEMPERATURE EFFECTS IN A HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM A method is present for monitoring a structure. A plurality of modes is identified for a first response for the structure at a first temperature. Each mode in the plurality of modes is adjusted from the first temperature to the second temperature to form a plurality of ... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090320598 | METHOD FOR TESTING THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF A WELDED JOINT A method for testing the microstructure of a welded joint for interior damage due to material creepage, with the following steps is disclosed: creating at least one ultrasonic surface wave by a first test head, receiving of the ultrasonic surface wave by a second test h... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090293619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING ADHESION STRENGTH OF A THIN FILM A method and apparatus for evaluating the adhesion strength of a thin film are capable of quantitatively and qualitatively evaluating the adhesion strength of thin films that were difficult to evaluate with conventional methods. The method of evaluating the adhesion str... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090255341 | WELD VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD An inspection method and system that locates a probe proximate a region of a shaft that is welded to a slug that secures the shaft to a housing. An acoustical wavefront may be emitted from the probe into the shaft toward the slug, and a reflection of the acoustical wave... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090100934 | USING THERMAL BURSTS TO APPLY A COMBINED SHOCK WAVEFRONT TO STRUCTURAL BONDS A system for applying a controlled stress on a joint in a structure includes means for applying a plurality of thermal bursts in a designated timing sequence and trajectory pattern to produce a combined shock wavefront directed toward the joint. This system can provide ... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090078742 | Method and a device for Inspecting a pipe connection weld by an ultrasound probe A method of inspecting a substantially circular circumferential weld for connecting together an inner pipe and a coaxial outer pipe, either directly or via a junction forging, by using an ultrasound probe having a plurality of robotic multibeam piezoelectric emitter-rec... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090049916 | Detection of defects in welded structures A method of detecting defects in a welded metal structure, comprising mounting an ultrasonic transducer at or adjacent to a weld seam, and emitting ultrasonic signals so that the signals are propagated in the weld seam acting as a wave guide, and detecting reflections o... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090031811 | Ultrasonic Method to Verify the Interference Fit of Fasteners Embodiments of techniques to verify the interference fit of fasteners are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes aligning a probe proximate a fastener, the fastener being disposed within a material. A dynamic stress signal is generated from the probe using a lo... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080257048 | Apparatus and method for non-destructive testing A diagnostic means to enable real-time inspection of bonded structures. The disclosed apparatus detects bond failure stress waves on-axis from the front side (beam application side). Pi-box and pi-rail EMAT gauges can be used with the disclosed apparatus. An inductively... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080210009 | Automatic Ultrasonic Examination Device, Automatic Ultrasonic Examination Method and Production Method Using the Examination Method An automatic ultrasonic examination device 1 includes an ultrasonic test instrument 2, a robot arm 4, and a control device 5. The ultrasonic test instrument 2 includes an ultrasonic probe 2a to send ultrasonic and detecti... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080203137 | SUBSTRATE BONDING METHODS AND SYSTEM INCLUDING MONITORING Bonding methods and a bonding system including monitoring are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of monitoring bonding a first and second substrate includes: providing a plurality of piezoelectric sensors to a substrate mounting stage of a substrate bonding system; ... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080196504 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CRACKS IN WELDS A method of inspecting a portion of a weld between at least two materials includes mounting at least one ultrasonic phased array probe including at least one transducer having a plurality of elements within a housing containing a liquid therein, attaching the housing ad... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080087088 | ULTRASONIC TESTING OF FITTING ASSEMBLY Apparatus and method for determining relative and/or absolute axial position of a conduit end within a fluid coupling includes application of input ultrasonic energy in the form of transient shear waves and analyzing the reflected energy. Application of the input energy... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20070266788 | Diagnostic systems of optical fiber coil sensors for structural health monitoring Devices for monitoring structural health conditions of host structures. A device includes at least one optical fiber sensor and an electronic module. The optical fiber sensor includes a rolled optical fiber cable operative to generate a frequency shift of a light signal... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070240512 | Ultrasonic Method and Apparauts for Evaluating Spot Weld Zone Even in measurement in which the measurement time is limited to a short time, soundness of a spot weld zone can be evaluated with high reliability without being influenced by a positional deviation between an ultrasonic probe and the spot weld zone and the coupling cond... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070038400 | Method And System For Assessing Quality Of Spot Welds A system and method for assessing the quality of spot weld joints between pieces of metal includes an ultrasound transducer probing a spot weld joint. The ultrasound transducer transmits ultrasonic radiation into the spot weld joint, receives corresponding echoes, and t... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20060260403 | Method for evaluating a weld joint formed during a welding process Disclosed is a method for evaluating, during a welding process, a welded joint as it is forming between at least two parts of a joint using at least one ultrasonic transmitter sound penetrating the region of the forming welded joint with ultrasonic waves and at least on... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060209632 | General purpose signal converter A system for remotely monitoring electrical equipment in an enclosed cabinet, having an ultrasonic detector located in the enclosed cabinet and detecting ultrasonic emissions generated by the electrical equipment, e.g., arcing, and heterodyning those ultrasonic emission... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060179949 | Diagnostic system for monitoring structural health conditions Sensors and systems for monitoring structural health conditions. The present invention provides a device for monitoring structural health conditions including a dielectric substrate, a piezoelectric device for actuating and/or sensing Lamb waves, a molding layer deposit... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20060130586 | Configurations and methods for ultrasound time of flight diffraction analysis An ultrasound test apparatus for polymeric materials (e.g., plastic pipes) includes a low-absorption housing that at least partially encloses an ultrasound transducer, wherein the transducer emits a low frequency wide angle ultrasound beam with a narrow bandwidth. In es... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20050223807 | Method for ultrasonic control of weld joints The invention concerns a method for non-destructive ultrasonic control, combining time-of-flight diffraction (TOFD) and inclined longitudinal wave techniques, of weld joints assembling two abutted parts. The method consists of using the time-of-flight diffraction techni... | 10/13/2005 |
