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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082793 | Adjustable probe for ultrasonic testing A system for performing ultrasonic testing on a composite part includes an ultrasonic transducer, a shoe for holding the transducer, and means for automatically adjusting position of the transducer during ultrasonic testing. The transducer position is adjusted to ac... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7784348 | Articulated robot for laser ultrasonic inspection An ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation (NDE) system operable to inspect target materials is provided. This ultrasonic NDE system includes an articulated robot, an ultrasound inspection head, a processing module, and a control module. The ultrasound inspection head... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7421901 | Method of using ultrasound to inspect a part in immersion A method of inspecting a part in immersion using a focused beam of ultrasound waves oriented perpendicularly to the surface of the part, the method including, when the axis of the focused beam is close to an edge of the part, tilting the axis towards the edge relati... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421900 | Ultrasonograph, ultrasonic transducer, examining instrument, and ultrasonographing device An ultrasonograph, an ultrasonic transducer, an inspection device, and an ultrasonic imaging device enabling easy and quick inspection and high-resolution or high-speed processing are provided. Barium titanate (BaTiO3) or lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7370534 | Multiangle ultrasound imager Systems and methods to obtain an ultrasonic image of a large detection area are disclosed. A system includes a source of ultrasound generating ultrasonic energy and projecting the ultrasonic energy from a projecting end and an adapter interfaced to the projecting en... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369250 | System and method to inspect components having non-parallel surfaces The present invention provides a method to detect and generate ultrasonic displacements at a remote target for ultrasonic inspection. This method involves generating an ultrasonic wave at a first location on an upper surface of the remote target. This ultrasonic wav... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7313961 | Method and apparatus for inspecting a component A method for inspecting a gas turbine engine component includes positioning an ultrasonic probe assembly proximate to a surface of the component, wherein the ultrasonic probe assembly includes a body portion and an inspection bar, coupling the inspection bar to the ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7234354 | Ultrasonic probe and inspection method and system A method of inspecting a component includes immersing the component in a coupling medium with material velocity cw and immersing an ultrasonic (UT) probe having at least one transducer in the coupling medium. The UT probe has a convex lens with acoustic v... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7201056 | Device and method for measuring an extruded flat-cable conductor Provided is a device for measuring at least one parameter of an extruded flat conductor cable in a water bath that follows the extruder. The device distinguishes itself in that the flat conductor cable is guided with one of its flat sides essentially perpendicular a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7181970 | Method and device for testing a component having a complex surface contour by means of ultrasound A method and a device for testing a structural component having a complex surface contour utilizing ultrasound, at least one ultrasonic head (UPK) being guided along the surface contour (OK) of the structural component (BT) by means of a manipulator (MM) having seve... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174788 | 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 ultras... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143646 | Sensor The invention relates to a sensor, with a sensor housing (8) whose through-hole is intended for a connecting cable (1) that is attached to the sensor (11, 12), such that the connecting cable (1) is surrounded by a pressure spring element ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104957 | Methods and systems for angular-dependent backscatter spatial compounding A method of medical ultrasonic imaging is provided. The method includes transmitting a plurality of ultrasonic waves into a volume such that each successive wave is transmitted into the volume at a steering angle different than each preceding transmitted wave, recei... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7030906 | Device for video transmission between a camera and a control room The invention relates to a wireless camera system which comprises a camera 10 fitted with a transmitter 11 for sending images by radio frequency and a directional receiving antenna 12 for receiving the images from the transmitter 11. The ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031865 | Universal sensor adapter A sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a transducer, a memory element to store a plurality of transducer signatures, and a processor to identify the transducer using the transducer signatures, to process the environmental characteristic using the identified... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6981417 | Scanning acoustic micro imaging method and apparatus for non-rectangular bounded files Method and implementing apparatus useful in acquiring data on acoustic features within a sample provides a pulsed acoustic probe and a stage system for effecting relative movement between the sample and the probe. The stage system is commanded such that the probe in... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6904817 | Method and apparatus for examining obstructed welds A method and apparatus is provided for inspecting a series of obstructed welds, such as those used in attaching the jet pump diffuser to a baffle plate using a jet pump adapter within a boiling water nuclear reactor (BWR). The apparatus comprises a support, a frame ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6658939 | Fixture for automated ultrasonic scanning of radii in aerospace structure An ultrasonic scanner for inspection of radiused regions having scanner supports which include pivoted fingers containing the transducers and hands supporting the fingers attached to vertical arms by pins. The angle of the hands are controlled by the vert... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6571633 | Remote laser beam delivery system and method for use with a gantry positioning system for ultrasonic testing purposes A system and method for delivering a laser beam from a remote laser source through a gantry positioning system for performing ultrasonic testing on a test object. The invention provides for closed-loop error correction of a laser beam delivered through th... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6131459 | Linearized ultrasound beam alignment servo A levitated rotor, neutrally buoyed in ultrasound transmission fluid, moves to position and aim an ultrasound transducer in up to five servo-controlled coordinates of position and tilt rotation. Stator drive/sense windings drive the rotor via a rotor magn... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6122967 | Free motion scanning system The present invention relates to an ultrasonic scanner system and method for the imaging of a part system, the scanner comprising: a probe assembly spaced apart from the surface of the part including at least two tracking signals for emitting radiation an... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6092421 | Ultrasonic system for automatic determination of material stiffness constants A system which rapidly determines the elastic stiffness constants of materials in plate shape as well as characterize material flaws that are affecting these constants. Rapid (below a minute) nondestructive evaluation system allow for the determination of... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6019001 | Process and device for the ultrasonic examination of disk elements of unknown contours shrunk onto shafts Method and apparatus for ultrasound testing of disc bodies which are shrunk onto shafts and have an unknown contour. The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for ultrasound testing of a disc body (2), which is shrunk onto a shaft (1), in the region o... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5844140 | Ultrasound beam alignment servo A servo system for directing the operation of an ultrasound beam is described. The system includes a rotor and stator combination that utilizes electromagnetic forces to move the ultrasound beam in translational and rotational directions. In an embodiment... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5710378 | Inspection tool for detecting cracks in jet pump beams of boiling water reactor An integrated apparatus for inspecting the arms of jet pump beams using eddy current technology, while also scanning the borehole region using ultrasound technology. In order to inspect the jet pump beam arms, a special scanner is required to properly mov... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5497662 | Method and apparatus for measuring and controlling refracted angle of ultrasonic waves A method and an apparatus for measuring and then controlling the refracted angle of ultrasonic waves propagating through a component. The method directly measures the actual refracted angle of ultrasound in an industrial component while performing nondest... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5481917 | Ultrasonic inspection and imaging instrument A scanning range of an object under examination is divided into m pieces (m is an integer equal to or more than 2) in a subscanning direction. One measurement condition or one parameter is set in m steps, and an ultrasonic measurement is performed on the ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5447070 | Rotor of an ultrasonic test device for detection of oblique deflects A rotor of on ultrasonic testing device for rotation-symmetrical test-pieces has drillings arranged in pairs for test head supports and test head supports arranged in these drillings. These supports are longitudinally adjustable along the axis of the dril... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5402682 | Rotor of an ultrasonic test device for rotationally symmetrical test specimens, especially tubes An ultrasonic test device for rotationally symmetrical test specimens permits performing oblique error testing. A probe carrier is mounted within a bore hole of a rotor such that its position can be rotationally adjusted about the axis of the bore hole an... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5337289 | Phased-array ultrasonic surface contour mapping system and method for solids hoppers and the like A real time ultrasonic surface contour mapping system is provided including a digitally controlled phased-array of transmitter/receiver (T/R) elements located in a fixed position above the surface to be mapped. The surface is divided into a predetermined ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5253276 | Dual-longitudinal-mode ultrasonic testing A method of ultrasonic inspection of a reactor nozzle involves positioning emitter and receiver transducers on the exterior vessel wall near the nozzle. The emitter transducer is positioned and oriented so that it generates both primary longitudinal and t... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5224174 | Surface feature mapping using high resolution C-scan ultrasonography An ultrasonic system and method for imaging a surface wherein a C-mode ultrasonic scan is performed over a fixed area of the surface and range gating is applied to that area to a given depth below the surface. For use of the system and method in fingerpri... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5179954 | Ultrasonic inspection and imaging instrument An ultrasonic inspection and imaging instrument scans an object under examination, the object having an inspection plane at a predetermined depth, in the direction slanted to the depth (slant scanning), in such a way as to cause rectilinear scanning as vi... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5148700 | Apparatus and method for locating sediment in a container Improved apparatus and method are provided for locating and mapping sediment in a container, which is at least partially filled with liquid. A sonar transducer is mounted with the container for emitting acoustic energy into the liquid and for receiving re... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5009105 | Apparatus for ultrasonic examination of BWR shroud access cover plate retaining welds An apparatus and process for the remote inspection for stress corrosion cracking of welded shut boiling water reactor shroud access cover plates is disclosed. The apparatus consists of a streamline housing having a top side with lugs for the attachment of... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4821728 | Three-dimensional imaging system A three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a three-dimensional image of an object being scanned ultrasonically comprises a source arrangement for sequentially transmitting ultrasonic energy toward the object in successive directions in a first scann... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4798210 | Three-dimensional imaging system A three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a three-dimensional image of an object being scanned ultrasonically comprises a source arrangement for sequentially transmitting ultrasonic energy toward the object in successive directions in a first scann... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4774842 | Hand-held apparatus to nondestructively test subsurface structure A plurality of ultrasonic transducers mounted linearly on a belt that is contained and supported by a housing. The housing has wheels and handles mounted on its sides to allow an operator to grasp the apparatus and roll it across the surface of a test obj... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4747411 | Three-dimensional imaging system A three-dimensional imaging system for obtaining a three-dimensional image of an object being scanned ultrasonically comprises a source arrangement for sequentially transmitting ultrasonic energy toward the object in successive directions in a first scann... | 05/31/1988 |
