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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079265 | Portable scanner device for metallurgical, nondestructive testing A portable, self-contained scanner device for metallurgical, nondestructive testing is provided. The portable, self-contained scanner device includes a chassis having wheels extending beneath a lower surface thereof, a nondestructive testing probe detachably fixed t... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7878065 | Ultrasonic inspection apparatus An ultrasonic inspection apparatus includes a container containing de-ionized water, at least one limiting member, a loading member, and a cover member. The at least one limiting member, the loading member, and the cover member are disposed in the de-ionized water a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874213 | Ultrasonic test apparatus An ultrasonic test apparatus includes a container containing de-ionized water, a pressing member, a supporting member, and a fixing member. The limiting member, the loading member, and the cover member are disposed in the de-ionized water. The fixing member tightly ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7856883 | Capacitive ultrasonic sensors and display devices using the same A capacitive ultrasonic device is capable of detecting an object and providing information regarding an orientation of the object. The capacitive ultrasonic device includes a power source configured to generate a voltage signal, an array of sensor elements, each of ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7775111 | Method of analyzing ultrasonic inspection data from turbine wheel finger dovetails to identify the presence of cracks on the finger ledges A method of analyzing ultrasonic inspection data from turbine wheel or bucket dovetail fingers for a crack about a ledge thereof with the turbine wheel or bucket having a number of adjacent holes therethrough. The method may include inserting an ultrasonic probe int... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7775110 | Ultrasonic sensor An ultrasonic sensor includes an ultrasonic detecting element, an acoustic matching member, and an oscillation damping member. The ultrasonic detecting element detects an ultrasonic wave. The acoustic matching member has a receiving surface that is adapted on a side... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7762137 | Method for checking a weld between two metal pipelines A method for checking a weld (1) between a first metal pipeline (2) and a second metal pipeline (4), in particular an austenitic weld, the method comprising at least the following method steps: (a) a first ultrasonic beam (30) is transmit... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7757559 | Oblique flaw detection using ultrasonic transducers Ultrasonic transducers and methods for detecting oblique flaws in cylindrically-shaped objects using pulse-echo testing are provided. By mounting one or more transducers on a rotary tester for testing manufactured objects such as tubes and bars, offsetting each tran... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748273 | Interactive ultrasound-based depth measurement for medical applications A device for determining the internal structure of a bone along a path directed into the bone (or other tissue) is disclosed. The device comprises a nozzle fluidically connected to a liquid reservoir for providing a liquid jet directed at the bone in the direction o... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7726192 | Ultrasonic sensor An ultrasonic sensor attached to a certain object, includes an ultrasonic detecting element, an acoustic matching member, and a reflection limiting member. The ultrasonic detecting element detects an ultrasonic wave. The acoustic matching member has a receiving surf... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7721606 | Ultrasonic test method and ultrasonic test instrument used for the method An ultrasonic test method for detecting a defective portion more precisely in a noncontact reflection way, and ultrasonic test instrument used for the method. An ultrasonic wave is transmitted from a transmitter (20 (21)) provided on one side of an obj... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7716989 | Collapsible guide for non-automated area inspections A system for scanning an aircraft structure includes a collapsible support frame including a mounting member configured to be releasably mountable to the aircraft structure and a moveable member configured to be moveably mounted to the mounting member and to receive... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7698948 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus Encoded transmission and reception which reduces time side lobe are realized while suppressing increase of circuit scale. Transmission signals corresponding to a composite modulation code sequence composed from two or more modulation code sequences are outputted as ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7694568 | Method for the nondestructive material testing of highly pure polycrystalline silicon Noncontaminating and nondestructive testing of a shaped polysilicon body for a material defect is accomplished by exposing the shaped polysilicon body to ultrasound waves, and the ultrasound waves are registered by an ultrasound receiver after they have passed throu... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694567 | Acoustic detection of hidden objects and material discontinuities Sonic excitation is used to locate, without contact, an object or defect beneath a surface. Defects may include, for example, damage and flaws in load bearing concrete structures wrapped in plastic, fiberglass or composite sheathing, while buried objects amenable to... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7677103 | Systems and methods for non-destructive testing of tubular systems Method and systems for non-destructive testing of a gas or liquid filled object at atmospheric pressure or high pressure. The method includes steps of: providing an acoustic pulse reflectometry (APR) system having a wideband transmitter, a pressure sensor and a shor... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665363 | Ultrasonic head for pulse-echo multichannel inspection Ultrasonic head for pulse-echo multichannel inspection applied to flat and curved surfaces, which is connected to a displacement system (3), and which comprises a chassis (1) housing a tilting frame (4) joined to said chassis via a first point o... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7614305 | Ultrasonic sensor An ultrasonic sensor includes an ultrasonic detector for detecting an ultrasonic wave, an acoustic matching member joined to the ultrasonic detector, a housing in which the ultrasonic detector and the acoustic matching member are accommodated, a vibration isolator l... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7472599 | Strain sensing device A strain sensing device is provided, which may include a hollow, cylindrical member having an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface may have an outer diameter corresponding approximately in size to an inner diameter of an inner surface of a cylindric... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472598 | Ultrasonic inspection apparatus and method for evaluating ultrasonic signals An ultrasonic inspection apparatus for non-destructive inspection of a test body. The apparatus includes a probe, a transmitter operably connected to the probe, a receiver operably connected to the probe and a monitor with a display operably connected to the receive... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7434468 | Porosity reference standard for ultrasonic inspection of composite materials A porosity reference standard for ultrasonic inspection of composite materials includes a right prism manufactured from a solid isotropic material and a porosity created within the right prism. The porosity reference standard may be a glass block that encloses a plu... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426867 | Electromagnetic acoustic transducers for use in ultrasound inspection systems An ultrasound system for inspecting an object is provided. The ultrasound system includes an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) and a pulser-receiver system. The EMAT is configured to generate acoustic signals representative of the area being inspected and c... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7418867 | Remote use of ultrasonic sensors A method and apparatus for conducting ultrasonic inspections of what would normally be inaccessible areas of objects for such properties as thickness, cracks, discontinuities, density, pits and holes. In addition, a method and apparatus for improving ultrasonic insp... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415880 | Method for determining the sound velocity in a basic material, particularly for measuring the thickness of a wall Disclosed is a method for determining the sound velocity (Cb) in a basic material, in which an ultrasonic probe having a transmitting probe, a receiver transducer, and a forward member is used. The forward member is provided with a coupling surface that couples the ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7391676 | Ultrasonic distance sensors A lithographic apparatus comprises an illumination system, a support constructed to support a patterning device, and a projection system. In pixel grid imaging, a large number of small optical spots are imaged onto the substrate surface using a micro-lens array (MLA... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7360417 | Fluid level detector A fluid detector for determining a presence of a fluid within a container includes a piezoelectric element that outputs a first ultrasonic signal in response to an input electrical signal and a lens with an upper portion and a lower portion. The piezoelectric elemen... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357028 | Nondestructive testing apparatus A nondestructive testing apparatus inspects an internal part of a large-diameter pile using both a single transmission/reception probe for transmitting/receiving an ultrasound signal of more than 50 kHz and a plurality of reception probes, digitally processes the re... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354401 | Ultrasound sex determination for sorting of avian hatchlings A method for making a sex determination in avian hatchlings involves the following activities. A process line is equipped to process an endless plurality of hatchlings. The process line has an ultrasound inspection station for the hatchlings. The ultrasound inspecti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341758 | Method for preparing and ultrasonically testing a thermal-spray coated article An article having a thermal-spray coating thereon is prepared by thermally spraying a coating material onto a surface of a substrate article. The coated article is nondestructively tested by directing a transmitted ultrasonic signal into the coated article, receivin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337672 | Method for inspecting grinding wheels This invention discloses a method of evaluating the internal structure of a grinding wheel through ultrasonic inspection. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328620 | Methods and system for ultrasound inspection An ultrasound inspection system is provided. The ultrasound inspection system includes a pulse echo transducer and a processor that is operationally coupled to the transducer. The system facilitates reducing noise in an echo received from a near surface inspection a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329039 | Systems and methods for determining a state of fluidization and/or a state of mixing Apparatus and methods are disclosed for treating a sample by selectively controlling sonic energy and/or selectively controlling the location of the sample relative to the sonic energy. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7310060 | Multi-mode landmine detector An multi-mode target detection system includes a ground penetrating metal detector and a ground penetrating radar detector permitting operation of the system in a variety of target detection modes. The system includes a control section having a selection device for ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299697 | Method and system for inspecting objects using ultrasound scan data A method and apparatus for estimating a depth of a crack from ultrasound scan data are provided. The method includes mapping multiple amplitude responses from the ultrasound scan data, each mapped amplitude response being representative of a signal from one of the s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290450 | Process diagnostics A diagnostic device for use in a industrial process includes monitoring electronics or diagnostic circuitry configured to diagnose or identify a condition or other occurrence in the industrial process. The system can be implemented in a process device such as a flow... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270325 | Sheet feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus, and method of detecting double feed A sheet feeding apparatus includes first and second transport devices disposed at a transport guide with a distance in between for nipping and transporting a sheet, and a double feed detection device disposed between the first transport device and the second transpo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260023 | Remote underwater laser acoustic source A method for generating an acoustic source in a liquid includes transmitting an optical pulse through the liquid so the optical pulse reaches ILIB through pulse compression and ionizes a liquid volume. The pulse compression is achieved through at least on... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256365 | Electrode holder with integrated ultrasound sensor A connecting element for connecting and/or fixing an electrode with an electrode arm of a welding apparatus has a base body; and a sensor selected from the group consisting of a sensor for introducing ultrasound waves into an electrode, a sensor for receiving ultras... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7249514 | Repositionable mask for ultrasonic inspection Methods and apparatus are provided for protecting an acoustic liner having a perforated facesheet from water leakage during a through-transmission ultrasonic (TTU) inspection using an ultrasonic squirter system. The apparatus comprises a repositionable mask that cov... | 07/31/2007 |
