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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4641527 | Inspection method and apparatus for joint junction states An object to be inspected which is jointed to a circuit board is vibrated in a contactless manner by applying a gas jet or a magnetic force to the object, a laser beam is irradiated on the object, and a laser beam reflected from the object is detected by ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4641250 | Inspection workstation data entry method An inspection workstation data entry method is used by electronic assembly inspector to substantially increase throughput and eliminate data entry errors. The method utilizes a sonic digitizer cursor and x-y linear microphones to record unique registratio... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4584879 | Component inspection by self generated transient stress wave detection A method of inspecting a component in which the surface of the component is scanned with a loud speaker, the sonic output of which is arranged to be at such a frequency or frequencies as to cause any cracks, fractures or unbonded regions within the compon... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4567764 | Detection of clad disbond A method and apparatus for detecting disbond in laminar workpieces. Energy is transmitted to a workpiece (8) by repetitive impacts. A transducer (12) converts energy emitted from the workpiece (8) to an electrical signal. The energy emitted in response to... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4558596 | Apparatus for detecting missing wires Apparatus is provided for monitoring the bond condition of a fine aluminum wire being ultrasonically bonded to an electrode pad. The apparatus comprises a counter for generating a start and stop signal indicative of a predetermined plurality of cycles fro... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4542639 | Testing of structures by impact Apparatus and method for testing structures by impact. The structure is struck by an impactor associated with a force transducer the output of which is related to the force which the transducer experiences on impact and encompasses a frequency range inclu... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4531409 | Test system for defect determination in welding seams A system for non-destructive testing of metallic materials and for, in particular, welding seams. An ultrasonic sensor is employed and ultrasonic defect signals are producted according to the pulse echo method. The ultrasonic defect signals are digitized ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4519245 | Method and apparatus for the non-destructive testing of materials A method and apparatus for the non-destructive testing of materials, particularly composite structures and other such laminated materials, which comprises repeatedly impacting the material being tested with a precisely regulated force having a pre-determi... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4502329 | Method for checking insulative condition of insulated windings used in electrical appliances The disclosure describes a method for checking an insulative condition of an insulated winding used in an electrical appliance comprising applying an external mechanical force to said insulated winding to give vibrating frequency to the same for its exami... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4494410 | Convertor apparatus for accurate and consistent non-destructive testing of objects The invention relates to a convertor for converting electrical vibrations into mechanical vibrations for non-destructive testing of objects, in particular bonded joints between two or more sheets or between sheets and a honey comb structure. Said converto... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4479386 | Insulation bonding test system A method and a system for testing the bonding of foam insulation (22) attached to metal. The system involves the use of an impacter (10) which has a calibrated load cell (12) mounted on a plunger (14) and a hammer head (16) mounted on the end of the plung... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4470293 | Impacting device for testing insulation An electro-mechanical impacting device (10) for testing the bonding of foam insulation (22) to metal (26). The device lightly impacts foam insulation (22) attached to metal (26) to determine whether the insulation (22) is properly bonded to the metal (26)... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4452080 | Calculating apparatus and method Apparatus and method for calculating and displaying the location of a defect inside a test specimen which has been detected by angled, ultrasonic beam, nondestructive inspection techniques are disclosed.... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4445360 | Method for ultrasonically determining characteristics of a body An ultrasonic technique for remotely inspecting a body is described. A transducer (14), capable of generating and detecting ultrasonic signals, is coupled to the body. An ultrasonic signal (Ao) is launched by the transducer (14) into the body (... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4391143 | Ultrasonic probe for inspecting double-wall tube An ultrasonic probe for inspecting the interface between the walls of a double-wall tube comprises a cylindrical body member having two cavities axially spaced apart thereon. The probe is placed in the tube and ultrasonic energy is transmitted from a tran... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4366713 | Ultrasonic bond testing of semiconductor devices The bond between a structured copper heat sink member and a semiconductor wafer is inspected for voids and unbonds by a focused ultrasonic pulse transmission method. The small focused spot of ultrasound is transmitted along the structured copper strands a... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4297885 | Acoustic emission for detection and monitoring of crack initiation and propagation in materials Initiation and propagation of cracks in materials is detected and monitored by (a) adhering an acoustical emitter to the area of the material to be monitored, and (b) monitoring for acoustical signals emitted by the adhered emitter, said signals produced ... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4289030 | Nondestructive testing utilizing horizontally polarized shear waves Disclosed is a nondestructive test device for detecting a flaw proximate to a welded seam in a pipe, including an electromagnetic acoustic transmitting transducer for generating a horizontally polarized shear wave in the wall of the pipe, a high frequency... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4289023 | Percussion method and apparatus for the investigation of a casing cement in a borehole A percussion technique is described with which an impulse is applied to an element to bounce it off the inner surface of a casing cemented in a borehole. The movement of the element is automatically measured to produce information from which the bond betw... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4265119 | Ultrasonic method of inspecting spot welds To obtain a measure of the size of a spot weld nugget, the weld is scanned with an ultrasonic beam of about 20 megahertz frequency. The ultrasonic signal transmitted through the part is analyzed to determine the presence of the part and the presence of a ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4231259 | Method and apparatus for non-destructive evaluation utilizing the internal friction damping (IFD) technique A non-destructive evaluation technique particularly suited for in situ testing utilizes significant changes in internal friction damping (IFD) as an indicating factor. A baseline for the specific damping capacity of an object is determined and a tolerance... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4218922 | Acoustic inspection of solder joints A method for flaw detection in solder joints, especially on printed circuit (PC) boards, by means of the application of sonic and ultrasonic energy, with or without an electrical current therewith, upstream of the solder joint and comparison of these acou... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4208917 | Device for inspecting spot welds A device for inspecting spot welds which comprises a probe for receiving a reflected wave from an inspection material, a weld state display unit for displaying a waveform, a pulse interval and a number of pulses of the reflected wave, and a wave guide con... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4184373 | Apparatus for evaluating a bond Disclosed is a means and method for evaluating a bond between first and second structures bonded together by an intermediate layer of adhesive. Means are provided for transmitting a pulse of ultrasonic wave energy into the bonded structures whereby a firs... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4163393 | Void detector system An apparatus for non-destructively testing concrete comprises a tri-wheel platform having a transducer mounted adjacent each wheel and mechanically coupled to the concrete to be responsive to vibration. An aperture is formed in the center of the platform ... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4122724 | Swept frequency audible bond tester A system for inspection of bonded structures utilizing an electromagnetic transmitting transducer for transmitting at an audio frequency which is varied linearly from 102 to 104 Hz with a repetition rate which is variable from 2 Hz t... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4111053 | Audible bond tester A system for inspection of adhesively bonded structures utilizing a piezoelectric transmitting transducer for transmitting a fixed frequency tone burst, e.g., 25 KHz, at a predetermined repetition rate, e.g., 100 Hz, into a part being tested and including... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4100808 | Apparatus for evaluating a bond Disclosed is an apparatus and method for evaluating a bond between first and second structures bonded together by an intermediate layer of adhesive. Apparatus is provided for transmitting a pulse of ultrasonic wave energy that has a duration at least as s... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4055989 | Weld inspection system with dual flaw detection A weld inspection system uses fluoroscopic flaw detection particularly sensitive to volumetric type weld flaws and ultrasonic flaw detection particularly sensitive to planar type weld flaws. Both inspections are performed simultaneously throughout the pip... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4041773 | Ultrasonic inspection apparatus for well operations An ultrasonic inspection apparatus for use in inspecting drill pipe or like tubular members being tripped into and out of a well borehole comprises one or more planarly arranged set of ultrasonic search units, such as wheel search units, arranged on a fra... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4040885 | Ultrasonic bonding apparatus Apparatus for non-destructively monitoring the bonding quality of an ultrasonic bonding system by detecting the amplitude deviation of a vibrating bonding tool between the vibration amplitude thereof in the freely vibrating (no-load) condition and the vib... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4037465 | Ultrasonic probe system for the bore-side inspection of tubes and welds therein A probe system is provided for the bore-side inspection of tube-to-header welds and the like for small diameter tubes. The probe head of the system includes an ultrasonic transmitter-receiver transducer, a separate ultrasonic receiver, a reflector associa... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4024522 | Acoustic emission system for welding flaw detection A system for flaw detection during a continuous welding process uses a transducer to provide a signal burst for each acoustic burst from an article being welded. The signal burst is amplified and filtered to pass frequencies between about 100 and about 55... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4007631 | Method and apparatus for evaluating welds using stress-wave emission techniques Spot welds are evaluated using stress-wave emission techniques by measuring the stress-wave energy emitted from the weld area during n time intervals of the weld cycle, where nࣙ4. Each of the time intervals corresponds to a different aspect of the weld ... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4004456 | Method and apparatus for the real-time, non-destructive evaluation of adhesion bonds using stress-wave emission techniques The strength of an adhesion bond can be determined using stress-wave emission techniques. One method measures the stress-wave emitted from the bonding area during the compression phase of the formation of the bond and compares this measurement with a pred... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3967498 | Tire defect detector Apparatus is disclosed for detecting separations or air pockets hidden within truck tire casings which are being inspected to determine their fitness for retreading. The operator holds a roller against the inner surface of the tire casing which is being r... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3965726 | Method and apparatus for the real-time evaluation of welds by emitted stress waves Spot welds are evaluated using stress-wave emission techniques by detecting and measuring the stress waves emitted from a weld area during a first solid-to-liquid phase transformation period and a second liquid-to-solid phase transformation period of the ... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3937065 | Delamination detector To detect the presence of certain types of hidden flaws within a material having an exposed surface, the surface is tapped at one location to produce sonic vibrations within the material. At another location, an acoustic receiving transducer is coupled to... | 02/10/1976 |
