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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037763 | Rail section weld inspection scanner A rail section weld inspection device [1000] is described for inspecting a rail [10] for internal defects [19,21]. A central ultrasonic (US) probe [1330] transmits at least one US beam [B] through the rail [10] and receiving a refl... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7703327 | Apparatus and method for area limited-access through transmission ultrasonic inspection An apparatus and method for inspecting a structure are provided which include receiving probes and area transducers disposed proximate opposite surfaces of a structure under inspection. An area transducer uniformly emits ultrasonic signals over an area which may be ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7484413 | Remote radius inspection tool for composite joints There is provided a non-destructive inspection device having an actuating portion and at least one inspecting portion. The inspecting portion(s) are magnetically coupled to the actuating portion so that the inspecting portion(s) may be moved into limited-access area... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7347855 | Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes and gene... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337673 | Ultrasonic array probe apparatus, system, and method for traveling over holes and off edges of a structure Improved apparatus, systems, and methods for inspecting a structure are provided that use a probe with sled appendages and an axial braking system. The probe uses pulse echo ultrasonic signals to inspect the structure. The sled appendages permit the probe to contact... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7313959 | Magnetically attracted apparatus, system, and method for remote bondline thickness measurement Apparatus, systems, and methods for inspecting a structure are provided which use magnetically coupled probes disposed proximate opposite surfaces of a structure to locate, move, position, and hold a pulse echo ultrasonic transducer of one of the probes for non-dest... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7285092 | Computerized ultrasound risk evaluation system A method and system for examining tissue are provided in which the tissue is maintained in a position so that it may be insonified with a plurality of pulsed spherical or cylindrical acoustic waves. The insonifying acoustic waves are scattered by the tissue so that ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282663 | Forge welding process An automated method for forge welding tubulars including heating the tubular ends to be joined in a welding chamber while the heated tubular ends are maintained aligned and parallel relative to each other and at a small spacing, whereupon the heated tubular ends are... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275442 | Method for ultrasonic inspection of generator field teeth A method for ultrasonically inspecting a generator field tooth for the detection, characterization and/or sizing of cracks thereat is disclosed. An electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) productive of a test signal having a defined angle of refraction with respe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275441 | Method for ultrasonic inspection of generator field teeth A method for ultrasonically inspecting a generator field tooth for the detection, characterization and/or sizing of cracks thereat is disclosed. A monolithic piezoelectric transducer (MPT) productive of a test signal having a defined angle of refraction with respect... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272529 | Dual wall turbine blade ultrasonic wall thickness measurement technique A method and apparatus is provided to analyze a dual wall structure having at least one hollow core therein and having the same unknown material sound velocities in walls and in post as well. A transducer is located in at least two different positions with respect t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255007 | 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. I... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240556 | Angle beam shear wave through-transmission ultrasonic testing apparatus and method Improved methods, systems, and apparatus for inspecting a structure using angle beam shear wave through-transmission ultrasonic signals involves positioning transducers at offset positions on opposing sides of the structure and permits inspection of the inside of th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204147 | Ultrasonic inspection method for weld zone An inspection method can easily determine welding condition by just comparing an echo height returned from the weld zone of a real product with a master data. An master data is made based on the data from prepared test pieces corresponding to the real product... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7199325 | Method for interconnecting tubulars by forge welding A method for interconnecting tubulars by forge welding involves arranging the tubular ends that are to be interconnected at a distance, up to a few millimeters from each other in a shield gas chamber, into which a reducing non-explosive flushing fluid mixture (e.g. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7094989 | Welding apparatus and methods for using ultrasonic sensing A welding apparatus using ultrasonic sensing is described and which includes a movable welder having a selectively adjustable welding head for forming a partially completed weld in a weld seam defined between adjoining metal substrates; an ultrasonic assembly borne ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094205 | High-resolution 3D ultrasonic transmission imaging A system for providing high resolution imaging of objects having sub-millimeter dimensions comprised of at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, a coupling chamber, and a processor for recording attenuation and time of flight profiles of the transmitted sign... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7025725 | Three-dimensional ultrasound computed tomography imaging system A three-dimensional (3-D) ultrasound computed tomography (UCT) system for providing a 3-D image of a target is presented. The 3-D UCT system includes an imaging chamber having a plurality of piezoelectric elements. The plurality of piezoelectric elements are arrange... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6999881 | Method and apparatus for detecting and locating noise sources whether correlated or not A method of detecting and locating noise sources each emitting respective signals Sj with j=1 to M, detection being provided by a sound wave or vibration sensors each delivering a respective time-varying electrical signal si with i in the range... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978690 | Apparatus for the internal inspection of pipes and tubes and the like An apparatus for the internal inspection of pipes and tubes or the like, comprising an ultrasonic measuring head and a cable coupled to the measuring head, which cable can be coupled outside the pipe or tube to be measured to a device processing the measuring data, ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969821 | Airfoil qualification system and method A method for qualifying airfoil blades includes securing an airfoil blade into a fixture, taking digital measurements of the airfoil blade, comparing the digital measurements of the airfoil blade with measurements of a target model, calculating deviations between th... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959602 | Ultrasonic detection of porous medium characteristics Plate waves are used to determine the presence of defects within a porous medium, such as a membrane. An acoustic wave can be propagated through a porous medium to create a plate wave within the medium. The plate wave creates fast compression waves and slow compress... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959589 | Ultrasound analysis of slurries An autoclave reactor allows for the ultrasonic analysis of slurry concentration and particle size distribution at elevated temperatures and pressures while maintaining the temperature- and pressure-sensitive ultrasonic transducers under ambient conditions. The react... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952967 | Ultrasonic transducer An ultrasonic transducer is provided having a transduction element in the form of a truncated cone. The angle of the transduction element is selected so that the majority of the acoustic energy incident on the target is refracted beyond the longitudinal critical ang... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6925856 | Non-contact techniques for measuring viscosity and surface tension information of a liquid A non-contact method for measuring viscosity and surface tension information of a liquid in a first liquid containment structure. The steps of the method include oscillating a free surface of the liquid in the liquid containment structure; detecting wave characteris... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925881 | Time shift data analysis for long-range guided wave inspection A method of analysis long range guided wave data reflected from defects and geometric features such as welds in a structure. The method involves acquiring two sets of data, and time shifting one set of data relative to the other. Data points that match in time after... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923067 | Defect type classifying method The invention relates to a method for non-destructive testing of materials, in which at least two differently guided waves (modes) are produced in the solid body, each at at least one specified angle, the measured reflection values are placed in relation to a refere... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6898978 | Geometry for pulsed acoustic measurements of particle size An apparatus for making pulsed acoustic measurements to determine particle size in a sample (1) such as a colloid. The apparatus includes two electrodes (2) between which an electric voltage is applied to the sample. The voltage is applied in short pul... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6848313 | Method and device for inspecting pipelines The invention concerns a method and a device for inspecting pipelines, in particular for detecting defects in pipelines by means of ultrasound. Towards this end, measuring sensors transmit ultrasound signals during passage through a pipeline. The signals reflected o... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6826490 | Transducer calibration system: apparatus and method A transducer calibration apparatus and method for transforming both previously established transducer parameters for a transducer calibrated to a first target object material and measured transducer parameters for the transducer monitoring a second different target ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6792808 | Ultrasonic inspection method An ultrasonic inspection method includes exciting a first set of transducers in an array to introduce ultrasonic energy into a component, generating a number of echo signals using a second set of transducers in the array as receive elements, and processing the echo ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6792809 | Self-aligning turbine disc inspection apparatus A self-aligning turbine disc inspection apparatus (30) for positioning a non-destructive examination sensor (38) proximate the disc web surface (20) of a turbine rotor assembly (10). The apparatus supports the sensor at a proper height ab... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6766693 | Averaged guided wave inspection technology for ribbon cable Averaged guided wave inspection method for a throttle cable is disclosed. Access to the engine end of the throttle cable is obtained and a transducer is applied to an end of the ribbon cable. The transducer generates an ultrasonic guided wave in the cable. The ultra... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6684696 | Filling-level measuring device that evaluates echo signals A filling-level measuring device, specifically a filling-level radar system, comprises a transmitter (1), a receiver (2) for an echo of a signal emitted by the transmitter (1), and an evaluation circuit (3) for estimating the filling level. The transmitte... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6626042 | Communication for water distribution networks A system for monitoring the flow of a fluid such as water in a pipe, including a remote pressure sensor operably connected to the pipe for sensing the pressure of the fluid at the location of the pressure sensor. An acoustic transmitter is placed proximat... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6595061 | Noninvasive detection of corrosion, MIC, and foreign objects in containers using guided ultrasonic waves Ultrasonic energy in the form of guided waves (plate waves or Lamb waves) is launched into the wall of a container. The guided wave propagates around the circumference of the container from a transmitting transducer to a receiving transducer. Analysis of ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6550334 | Ultrasonic detecting apparatus An ultrasonic detecting apparatus includes a transmitting element for emitting an ultrasonic wave toward a surface to be probed inside a sample from a surface of the sample at a predetermined angle. The ultrasonic detecting apparatus also includes a recei... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6484584 | Method for the concurrent ultrasonic inspection of partially completed welds A method for the concurrent ultrasonic inspection of partially completed welds is disclosed and which includes providing a pair of transducers which are individually positioned on the opposite sides of a partially completed weld to be inspected; moving th... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6422082 | Laser shock peening quality assurance by ultrasonic analysis A method for quality control testing of a laser shock peening process of a production workpiece includes (a) ultrasonically scanning at least a portion of a laser shock peened surface on the workpiece wherein a region having deep compressive residual stre... | 07/23/2002 |
