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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001843 | Circular arc wide beam transmission method and apparatus for ultrasonic imaging A circular arc wide beam transmission method includes setting parameters for a focusing circular arc and calculating a transmission delay for each of the array elements in a transmission aperture of a probe based on the parameters for the focusing circular arc. An u... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7757558 | Method and apparatus for inspecting a workpiece with angularly offset ultrasonic signals A method and apparatus are provided to identify unacceptable levels of porosity, microcracking or defects attributable to thermal damage. Ultrasonic signals are introduced into the workpiece, such as by means of an ultrasonic transmitter. The ultrasonic signals prop... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7363817 | System and technique for detecting the presence of foreign material Systems and techniques for detecting the presence of foreign material in food utilizing optical backlighting and/or ultrasonic inspection are presented. In optical backlighting, a substantially monochromatic light source optically backlights a food stream with sourc... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7255678 | High frequency, high frame-rate ultrasound imaging system A system for producing an ultrasound image comprises a scan head having a transducer capable of generating ultrasound energy at a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz), and a processor for receiving ultrasound energy and for generating an ultrasound image at a fr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234355 | Method and system for inspecting flaws using ultrasound scan data A method and system for detecting weld signatures from an ultrasound scan data obtained from scanning a pipeline is provided. The method includes a step for mapping multiple amplitude responses from the ultrasound scan data, each amplitude response being representat... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222514 | Laminate material testing methods and systems Techniques for ultrasonically evaluating damage to a laminate structure include use of a diagnostic device having at least two modes of operation including a calibration mode and a test mode with the calibration mode providing calibration parameters specific to the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221312 | Method and system for detecting interference for global positioning systems A method and system for detecting GPS interference is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for detecting interference in a Global Positioning System comprises the steps of receiving at least one satellite signal from one or more satellites in a Global Po... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213459 | High speed inspection system and method An inspection system for inspecting a three-dimensional volume. The inspection system comprises at least one sensor coupled to a rolling object, the sensor being disposed on a non-contact outer region of the rolling object and at a pre-determined distance from a cen... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215788 | Digital loudspeaker A digital pulse-width-modulation (PWM) generator comprising: an n bit digital magnitude comparator having first and second n bit inputs and an output indicative of the relative values of the signals applied at the first and second inputs; a first n bit digital up/do... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210329 | Method for determining temporal and amplitude threshold values of gates during ultrasound testing of spot welding joints The invention relates to a method for determining the threshold value of screens which enable an evaluation of a sound coupling during the ultrasound testing of a series of spot welding joints of a selected type. Initially, a geometrical minimal thickness dMin is es... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7132942 | Method and apparatus for detecting a target material in a sample by pre-screening the sample for piezoelectric resonance A method and apparatus for screening samples to determine which samples include a target material. Generally, the samples are pre-screened to determine which of the samples have a piezoelectric resonance when irradiated with an electric field, to thereby indicate th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104127 | Nondestructive method for inspecting cladding tubes The present invention relates to a nondestructive method or inspecting defects of the cladding of a nuclear fuel rod, which is featured by a wave emitter obliquely discharging an inspection wave to an inspected tube and a receiver arranged at a side of the inspected... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080554 | High-precision measuring method and apparatus A method and apparatus for monitoring a condition having a known relation to, or influence on, the transit time of a cyclically-repeating energy wave moving through a transmission channel, by: (a) transmitting a cyclically-repeating energy wave through the transmiss... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7075084 | Ultrasonic thermography inspection method and apparatus A portable thermal imaging analysis for analyzing a specimen includes a frame removably attachable to the specimen by a vacuum and suction cups. The apparatus also includes a sound source and thermal imaging camera that generates thermal images of the specimen along... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7046015 | Ultrasonic distance measure An ultrasonic distance measure includes: transmitting and receiving ultrasonic transducers with changeable resonant/resonance frequencies; a driving section generating a frequency-modulated drive signal to drive the transducer and transmit an ultrasonic wave; a tran... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6992771 | Systems and techniques for detecting the presence of foreign material Systems and techniques for detecting the presence of foreign material in food utilizing optical backlighting and/or ultrasonic inspection are presented. In optical backlighting, a substantially monochromatic light source optically backlights a food stream with sourc... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6969352 | Ultrasound probe with integrated electronics A hand-held ultrasound system includes integrated electronics within an ergonomic housing. The electronics includes control circuitry, beamforming and circuitry transducer drive circuitry. The electronics communicate with a host computer using an industry standard h... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945113 | End-to-end ultrasonic inspection of tubular goods The present technique provides a system and method for ultrasonically testing a tubular good along the entire axial length of the material using a single ultrasonic test assembly. The ultrasonic test assembly has an ultrasonic tubular inspection unit movable lengthw... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945111 | System and method for identifying incompletely cured adhesive A system for inspecting adhesive in a composite structure, such as for soft or improperly cured regions, includes a transducer and a processing element. The transducer can transmit a signal, such as an ultrasonic signal, into the adhesive such that at least a portio... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6919669 | Electro-active device using radial electric field piezo-diaphragm for sonic applications An electro-active transducer for sonic applications includes a ferroelectric material sandwiched by first and second electrode patterns to form a piezo-diaphragm coupled to a mounting frame. When the device is used as a sonic actuator, the first and second electrode... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6588278 | Ultrasonic inspection device and ultrasonic probe An ultrasonic inspection device is constructed of an ultrasonic scanning unit, drive unit for the ultrasonic scanning unit, and a computing unit. The ultrasonic scanning unit is provided with an ultrasonic probe for two-dimensionally scanning a surface of... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6470749 | Method and apparatus for pulsed ultrasonic doppler measurement of wall deposition A method for monitoring and measuring the buildup of deposits on the inner surface of a pipeline containing flowing fluid comprises (a) transmitting a first acoustic signal into the pipeline through the pipeline wall, (b) receiving echoes of the transmitt... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6431001 | Obstacle detecting system having snow detecting function An obstacle detecting system for vehicles has an ultrasonic vibrator having a vibration plate and mounted on a vehicle to transmit and receive an ultrasonic wave. An obstacle is detected in response to an output signal of the ultrasonic vibrator. When the... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6422081 | Ultrasonic sound velocity measuring method and its apparatus The invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring a speed of an ultrasonic: wave propagated in a sample, even if there are bubbles in a sample. And it presupposes an ultrasonic speed measuring method for seeking a sonic speed in a sample in ac... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6401539 | Ultrasonic imaging aberration correction system and method An ultrasonic imaging system including an aberration correction system uses a harmonic component of the fundamental transmitted frequency for imaging, or for aberration correction, or both. By properly selecting the frequency pass bands of filters used in... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6295872 | Ultrasonic measuring instrument The invention relates to an ultrasonic measuring instrument comprising a housing which contains a transducer for transmitting and receiving ultra-sound waves, and a rotatable mirror placed inside the housing for directing ultra-sound waves coming from the... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6018999 | Digital bond tester A digital bond tester operating at frequencies in the kHz range and relying upon vibrational modes which can excite all or substantial portions of the test object.... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5963882 | Ultrasonic pulser/receiver for ultrasonic test equipment A configuration flexible computer-controlled ultrasonic diagnostic test equipment arrangement for examining large turbine rotors incorporates improved ultrasonic signal "pulser-receiver" circuitry that is used to drive one or more an ultrasonic transducer... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5922962 | Sparse two-dimensional transducer array with compound lens A two-dimensional ultrasonic transducer for forming images. The transducer has a plurality of transducer elements for producing ultrasonic bursts in a predetermined manner, and receiving reflected ultrasound from the subject under examination due to the u... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5897606 | Shock vibration storing method In a method for storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor. The vibration storing method includes detection of a reference level terminal point (P3) between a preestablished reference level and a vibration wavef... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5841032 | Variable and fixed frequency pulsed phase locked loop A measuring apparatus uses a variable and fixed frequency pulsed phase locked loop to measure the phase shift caused by a delay path to a high degree of accuracy. This accurate measurement of total phase change through greater than 360 degrees allows the ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5831167 | Time domain delay device measurement apparatus including sensor package A sensing apparatus includes a sensor package for generating an output signal responsive to a sensed quantity. The sensor package includes a surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor and driver driver circuit mounted within a common package to facilitate connect... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5804729 | Apparatus and associated method for measuring differences in delay measurements A sensing apparatus includes a pulse recirculating circuit operatively connected to at least one ultrasonic delay sensor or other device for recirculating pulses therethrough, and a measurement difference output circuit for generating an output signal bas... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5763785 | Integrated beam forming and focusing processing circuit for use in an ultrasound imaging system A beam forming and focusing processing circuit for use in an ultrasound imaging system. The system incorporates a plurality of the processing circuits which differentially delay imaging signals in order to generate an output in which the imaging signals f... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5698786 | Differential phase velocity determining delay measurement apparatus and associated method An apparatus includes an ultrasonic delay sensor or device having a delay related to the sensed quantity; a pulse recirculating circuit for recirculating pulses through the ultrasonic delay sensor for generating a pulse repetition signal having a frequenc... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5671154 | Signal processing method and signal processing device for ultrasonic inspection apparatus In an ultrasonic inspection apparatus for detecting a flaw present in a target object (2) on the basis of an echo signal (b) from the target object (2), a high-frequency echo signal (b) output from an ultrasonic transmit-receive unit (1) is A/D-converted ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5648613 | Scan assembly and method for signal discrimination A method and apparatus for discriminating a valid return pulse from noise in a return signal received by an ultrasonic transducer in response to an interrogating pulse transmitted into a wall of a gas pipe by an ultrasonic transducer of a scan assembly. A... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5511424 | Remote preamplifier and impedance matching circuit for electromagnetic acoustic transducer A preamplification and impedance matching circuit for an electromagnetic acoustic transducer includes an impedance matching section of the circuit having input terminals for receiving radio frequency power from a radio frequency power source. A matching t... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511425 | Flaw detector incorporating DGS Apparatus (10) for performing ultrasonic flaw testing of a material (M) or assembly. A pulser (28) generates an electrical pulse having defined characteristics. A transducer (12) converts the signal to an ultrasonic pulse, propagates the pulse through the... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5477730 | Rolling element bearing condition testing method and apparatus The rolling element bearing condition testing method uses acceleration signals at frequencies over 1000 Hertz and employs band-pass and digital filtering and envelope detecting techniques. The testing method measures the vibration signals generated by the... | 12/26/1995 |
