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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132463 | Method and apparatus for detecting voids in a pipe An apparatus for detecting and measuring gas voids in a pipe with a fluid includes a first ultrasonic transducer externally disposed on the pipe. The apparatus includes a second ultrasonic transducer externally disposed on the pipe. The apparatus includes a multiple... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7987724 | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic cross-sectional inspection The apparatus and method prevent inspection omission when ultrasonic flaw detection using a transducer array is applied to inspection of a test object being conveyed at a high speed. The method for inspecting a cross section of a test object using a transducer array... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7451651 | Modular sensor assembly and methods of fabricating the same A modular sensor assembly and methods of fabricating a modular sensor assembly are provided. The modular sensor assembly includes a sensor array coupled to an electronics array in a stacked configuration. The sensor array comprises a plurality of sensor modules, eac... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7430913 | Rapid prototype integrated matrix ultrasonic transducer array inspection apparatus, systems, and methods Apparatus, systems, and methods for inspecting a structure are provided which use a sensor holder constructed from rapid prototyping, such as stereolithography, and which is configured to support a plurality of inspection sensors typically arranged in an ordered mat... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7389694 | Rail inspection system An apparatus rides along a rail of a railroad track. A transmitter transmits ultrasonic guided waves bidirectionally along the rail while the apparatus and transmitter are moving along the railroad track. A sensor detects flaws in response to the transmitted ultraso... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368852 | Electrically conductive matching layers and methods Matching layers are provided, including: electrically conductive acoustic matching layers, methods for conducting electric current through matching layers, methods for manufacturing multi-dimensional arrays using conductive matching layers, and multi-dimensional arr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360427 | Coupling element with varying wall thickness for an ultrasound probe An ultrasonic probe is provided in which an elongate array of transducers is disposed within an elongate coupling element which is mounted for rotation about an axle. The profile of the coupling element is chosen so as to provide a substantially uniform contact forc... | 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 |
| 7348713 | Ultrasonic probe An ultrasonic probe includes a plurality of transducers arranged in XY directions, a plurality of backing members stacked along the X or Y direction, in back of the transducers, and a plurality of heat conductive sheets sandwiched between the plurality of backing me... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7321889 | Authoring and managing personalized searchable link collections A computer implemented method, and a carrier medium carrying computer code to implement the method to generate a customized “link collection” of topics and items attached to the topics related to a subject of interest to a group of people. The link collection in... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7285094 | 3D ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method A probe for electronic volume data acquisition using ultrasound incorporates a plurality of transducer elements arranged in a two dimensional array having an azimuth direction and an elevation direction. The transducer elements have a first element size in the azimu... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7263888 | Two dimensional phased arrays for volumetric ultrasonic inspection and methods of use The present disclosure provides for the application of a two-dimensional ultrasonic phased array (100), formed of a plurality of transducers (102) arranged in a rectilinear pattern, for material and volumetric component testing. The two-dimensional arr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7231826 | Non-destructive inspection device for inspecting limited-access features of a structure 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... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204142 | Liquid level detecting apparatus A guide pipe is formed from a metal material, and its internal cross section has a circular shape whose diametric dimension gradually becomes smaller with a distance from an ultrasonic sensor. That is, the guide pipe is formed so that a route for transmitting an ult... | 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 |
| 7075424 | System for damage location using a single channel continuous acoustic emission sensor A sensor array for non-destructively monitoring a structure to detect a critical structural event. The sensor array includes a plurality of discrete sensor nodes, each of the discrete sensor nodes producing an electrical signal in response to a structural event. A s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062056 | Directional hearing aid tester Method and apparatus for testing a directional acoustic device such as a directional hearing aid having level-dependent non-linear circuitry, in which two or more speakers are placed at desired positions relative to the hearing aid, e.g. in front and behind the hear... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7017414 | Ultrasonic inspection method and system therefor A method and system for ultrasonically inspecting turbine wheels and other disk-shaped articles having a central opening and multiple secondary openings radially spaced outward from the central opening. At least one ultrasonic transducer is placed in at least one of... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6993971 | Ultrasonic inspection device for inspecting components at preset angles There is provided an ultrasonic inspection device that provides a locking mechanism for inspecting components at preset angles. The inspection device can inspect a component along an arc by inspecting the component at each preset angle, which provides complete and r... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6957583 | Ultrasonic array sensor, ultrasonic inspection instrument and ultrasonic inspection method An ultrasonic inspection instrument for detecting a crack and performing sizing in the depth direction of the crack. By a transmitter element array and a receiver element array included in a common sensor, focus points between focused acoustic fields are electronica... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6910380 | Ultrasonic transmitting and receiving apparatus An ultrasonic transmitting and receiving apparatus capable of obtaining ultrasonic images with uniform image quality independently of sound ray directions. The apparatus includes: an ultrasonic transducer array including plural ultrasonic transducers; a drive signal... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6871560 | Electrode inspection system A system is provided for ultrasonic inspection of cylindrical carbon articles, such as electrodes of the type utilized in electric arc steel making furnaces. An inspection station is provided for receiving the electrode in a fixed longitudinal location and for rotat... | 03/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6780157 | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic imaging An ultrasound transducer array (408) includes at least one transducer element (412) having a first (604) and second (606) portions separated by an acoustical discontinuity (520). The first portion (604) has the desired lengt... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6739197 | Ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system with elevated and tilted scanhead connectors An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is provided in which the scanhead connectors are elevated and tilted upward. This is provided by a tilted card cage with a backplane mount for the scanhead connectors which extends above the top of the card cage. The elevated ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6725722 | Method of inspecting turbine wheel and bucket finger dovetails for cracks An ultrasonic probe is used to inspect wheel and bucket dovetails of turbines for cracks in the material surrounding pinholes and pins securing the buckets and wheel to one another. Only a minimum number of pins, for example, one of three radially aligned pins secur... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6684705 | Roller mechanism using an array of ultrasound elements to interrogate wood properties The present invention provides a method, system, and an apparatus for detecting anomalies in a wooden member. The apparatus includes a first roller device comprising a first array of transducers, and a second roller device comprising a second array of tra... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6622562 | Multi pre-focused annular array for high resolution ultrasound imaging An annular ultrasound bulk wave transducer array for electronic depth steering of symmetric focus from a near focus Fn to a far focus Ff includes elements that are divided into k groups with different fixed prefocusing. The central g... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6561034 | Ultrasonic sparse imaging array An ultrasonic sparse imaging array includes a substrate of an acoustically absorptive material, through which extend a multiplicity of holes. Adhesive sheets, having selectively conductive regions, are fixed to a first side of the substrate, and are each ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6457365 | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic imaging An ultrasound transducer array (408) includes at least one transducer element (412) having a first (604) and second (606) portions separated by an acoustical discontinuity (520). The first portion (604) has the desired length to form a half-wave k31 reson... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6247367 | Multiplexed ultrasonic system 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... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6234024 | Ultrasonic inspection system for laminated stiffeners An ultrasonic one pass inspection system for determining the presence, location, and size of flaws in laminated structure such as an "I" stiffener in a single inspection cycle. The exemplary system includes an immersion tank, six (6) single probes, 184 tr... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6202489 | Ultrasonic testing method for a part of complex geometry An ultrasonic testing method for parts of complex geometry comprises using a multielement transducer transmitting focused ultrasonic waves into the part to be tested. The focusing of the ultrasonic waves is implemented in two different modes using multich... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6167760 | Ultrasonic inspection system for laminated stiffeners An ultrasonic one pass inspection system for determining the presence, location, and size of flaws in laminated structure such as an "I" stiffener in a single inspection cycle. The exemplary system includes an immersion tank, six (6) single probes, 184 tr... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6131460 | Ultrasonic inspection system for laminated stiffeners An ultrasonic one pass inspection system for determining the presence, location, and size of flaws in laminated structure such as an "I" stiffener in a single inspection cycle. The exemplary system includes an immersion tank, six (6) single probes, 184 tr... | 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 |
| 6055861 | Methods and apparatus for ultrasound imaging using combined scan patterns An ultrasound imaging system includes an array of transducer elements, a predetermined number of transducer and receiver channels less than the number of transducer elements in the array, and an electronic switch for selecting transducer elements for conn... | 05/02/2000 |
