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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120017684 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE A sensor device described having a sensor, in particular an ultrasound sensor, having a generating and detecting arrangement to generate and detect waves, in particular sound waves, the detection arrangement converting received waves into electric signals, and the elect... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110285994 | LASER SHOCK PEENING MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A method of monitoring laser shock peening of a material includes forming an ablative layer on the material, directing the laser beam at the ablative layer to produce an acoustic wave in the material, converting the acoustic wave in the material to thermal energy extern... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110226061 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE According to one embodiment, there is provided with sheet processing device including an ultrasonic wave generator, a detecting array and a judging unit. The ultrasonic wave generator irradiates ultrasonic waves to a sheet being conveyed, from one side of the sheet. The... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110192231 | ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE SENSOR DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE INPUT ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE OF A WAVEGUIDE The present invention concerns an acoustic impedance sensor designed to measure the input acoustic impedance of a waveguide. This sensor is characterised in that the source is a piezoelectric pellet that makes it possible for the determination of the acoustic impedance ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110030477 | ULTRASOUND INSPECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS A method of inspecting a component, the component comprising a hole with an entrance. The method comprises: directing ultrasound into the component via a liquid coupling medium; receiving ultrasound from the component via the liquid coupling medium; and processing the r... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110005320 | Apparatus and method for engaging acoustic vibration sensors to skin A system comprising a viscoelastic interface sheet to engage a sound vibrations sensors array to a sound generating objects. The structure of the interface sheet includes elements for easy handling, positioning and mounting. A device for storage and mounting support of ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100229648 | DEVICE CONTAINING A FLUID REFRACTING ULTRASOUND MODALITY An acoustic device is disclosed having a variably refracting acoustic fluid interface including the boundary between two separate fluid media, means for directing acoustic waves onto the interface, and an acoustic generator or transducer located in one of the fluid medi... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100225477 | DUCT GREASE DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Automatic devices that determine when pollutant deposits have accumulated in ductwork may be employed to notify maintenance personnel or automated cleaning equipment of the need for ducts to cleaned or replaced. Various detection devices may be employed to detect a prop... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20090295408 | NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE FOR MICROPARTICLE ANALYSIS AND MANIPULATION The present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a first mechanical structure having a first rigid surface, an area of the first rigid surface having a nanostructured surface. The apparatus also includes a second mechanical structure having a second rigid surface... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090005682 | Tissue complex modulus and/or viscosity ultrasound imaging Complex response of tissue is calculated as function of a convolution relationship associated with measured strain with applied stress. In the Fourier or frequency domain, the convolution is a simple algebraic computation, such as multiplication. The complex response pr... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080245151 | Method and apparatus for in-situ inspection of rotary machine components A method and apparatus for the inspection of rotary machine components is provided. A positioning fixture is clamped to the component to be inspected, and supports a transceiver that is used during the inspection. The positioning fixture can be navigated through and bet... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080229831 | Design and deposition of sensing layers for surface acoustic wave chemical sensors based on supra-molecular chemistry The design and deposition of a sensing layer for room temperature SAW/BAW chemical sensors utilizing macrocyclic compounds in accordance with supra-molecular chemistry principles. The gas to be sensed is attached to the organic sensing film thus changing its visco-elast... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20070220976 | Method and device for measuring operational density and/or operational sound velocity in a gaseous medium A method for measuring operational density and/or operational sound velocity in a gaseous medium uses a sound transducer that is capable of vibrating, which is disposed in a housing in such a manner that chambers having the same volume are formed on both sides of the so... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20060144871 | Acoustic liquid dispensing apparatus A liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing droplets of a liquid, and methods for measuring various fluid parameters of the liquid are described. The liquid dispensing apparatus comprises a container having a chamber for holding a liquid. An orifice is positioned at an... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060070445 | Mobile test stand for determining the sound insulation or insertion loss of a test object The present invention relates to a test stand, particularly a ceiling test stand (1) for determining the sound insulation or insertion loss of a test object (2), particularly a vehicle floor, having a transmission chamber (3), which has multiple sou... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20050279170 | Device for inspecting micro structure, method for inspecting micro structure and program for inspecting micro structure Test sound wave is outputted from a speaker. A movable part of a three-axis acceleration sensor, which is a micro structure of a chip to be tested TP, moves due to the arrival of the test sound wave which is compression wave outputted from the speaker, that is, due to a... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050247131 | Device and method for determining the state of a particle filter A device for determining the state, in particular the permeability, of a particle filter has an acoustic source for transmitting an acoustic signal toward the particle filter and has an acoustic receiver for receiving the acoustic signal that has been changed by the par... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050229707 | Acoustic micro imaging method and apparatus for capturing 4D acoustic reflection virtual samples For use in acoustic micro imaging, a method (and implementing apparatus) is disclosed for creating a 4D virtual sample data memory. The method comprises employing a pulsed ultrasonic microscope probe to interrogate a sample at three-dimensionally varied locations in the... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050126291 | Methods and apparatus for rotary machinery inspection A method of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) testing a component of an assembly is provided. The method includes positioning a transducer on a face of the component, transmitting ultrasonic waves into the component at a plurality of steering angles, receiving ultrasonic... | 06/16/2005 |
