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8176783 |
Non-contact fluid characterization in containers using ultrasonic waves
Apparatus and method for non-contact (stand-off) ultrasonic determination of certain characteristics of fluids in containers or pipes are described. A combination of swept frequency acoustic...
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8171798 |
Acoustic liquid dispensing apparatus
A liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing droplets of a liquid, and methods for measuring various fluid parameters of the liquid are described. The liquid dispensing apparatus comprises a...
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8146429 |
Methods and systems for classifying the type and severity of defects in welds
A method for determining the type of a defect in a weld may include determining a defect location and a corresponding defect signal by analyzing ultrasonic response signals collected from a...
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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...
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8132461 |
Ice thickness measuring system
An ice thickness measurement system for determining thicknesses of an ice sheet such as an ice rink that is positioned on a solid or granular substrate. The system determines the thickness of the...
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8127611 |
Timber harvesting apparatus
The use of a harvester head, processor head or merchandiser to deploy or place probes into a standing tree, felled stem or trunk, log, cant or the like whereby a time of flight of a stress or...
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8104348 |
Method and device for monitoring a flowing liquid for the presence of air
The present invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring a flowing medium, in particular the blood flowing in an extracorporeal blood circulation, for the presence of air, in...
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8096183 |
Method and ultrasonic sensor for determining the height of objects disposed on a conveying device
The present invention relates to a method for determining the height of objects disposed on a conveying device, in which an ultrasonic sensor positioned in a specific relationship to the conveying...
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7997138 |
Method for inspection of metal tubular goods
A method for predicting the performance of tubular goods includes using a computer readable three-dimensional representation of tubular good which includes computer readable measurements of...
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7997139 |
Guided wave pipeline inspection system and method with enhanced natural focusing techniques
A method for the nondestructive inspecting of coated or uncoated pipeline, using ultrasonic guided waves excited on the outer or inner pipe surface, wherein at least one or more transducers are...
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7987719 |
Device for the ultrasound testing of hot rolling material
The invention relates to a device for the ultrasound testing of hot rolling material during the rolling procedure in one of a plurality of rolling stands in a rolling train which are arranged one...
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7975555 |
Apparatus for simultaneously measuring longitudinal and shear wave speeds in materials under compression load via an ultrasonic transducer
An apparatus for simultaneously measuring longitudinal and shear wave speeds in materials under load via echo or transmission is described. The apparatus comprises a housing with an open end, a...
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7942057 |
Method and a system for monitoring structural changes of a fiber web
A method for monitoring the structural state of a fiber web (1) that is being processed by a fiber web processing machine comprising a fiber web processing station (2) is described. The method...
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7938008 |
Non-destructive examination apparatus and method for guided waves
A method of performing a non-destructive examination of a piece of material, having the steps of providing an angle beam wedge and at least two transducers placed upon the wedge, wherein the...
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7900516 |
Ultrasonic flaw detection apparatus and ultrasonic flaw detection method
To simply and accurately determine the position of an edge, the depth or the height of a flaw including a surface crack, a corroded portion near the surface layer of a thick specimen, and a minute...
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7895895 |
Method and apparatus for quantifying porosity in a component
A computer implemented method, or hardware filtration apparatus, and computer usable program code for measuring porosity in materials. An ultrasonic signal is emitted from a transmitting transducer...
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7891247 |
Method and system for detecting an anomaly and determining its size
A method for detecting an anomaly and measuring its size may include generating a wave signal into a structure being evaluated and collecting at least one of any front and back scattered wave data...
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7854169 |
Sensor device and rolling bearing with sensor
A sensor device includes: a detected part D having a movable element 5 and a fixed element 3 contacting each other in which a contact area of the both elements changes corresponding to an external...
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7845232 |
Apparatus and method for determining service life of electrochemical energy sources using combined ultrasonic and electromagnetic testing
The present invention is an apparatus and method for determining the remaining service life of electrochemical energy generation and storage device including batteries, supercapacitors, DSSC solar...
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7739911 |
Ultrasonic characterization of solid liquid suspensions
Using an ultrasonic field, properties of a solid liquid suspension such as through-transmission attenuation, backscattering, and diffuse field are measured. These properties are converted to...
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7727152 |
Method and apparatus for scanning confocal acoustic diagnostic for bone quality
The invention comprises a system and method for determining at least one material property of a material sample (such as a bone sample) at at least one point. The system includes a transmitting...
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7650790 |
Method of inspecting a component and an apparatus for inspecting a component
An apparatus for ultrasonically inspecting a component comprises a first ultrasonic transducer for transmitting an ultrasonic signal into a component having rotational symmetry and a second...
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7601120 |
Method and device for the non-invasive assessment of bones
A method for the in vivo non-invasive characterization of the material and architectural properties of a bone in which an ultrasonic wave is introduced into a bone in such way as to produce one or...
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7591181 |
Ultrasonic testing of fitting assembly
Apparatus and method for determining relative and/or absolute axial position of a conduit end within a fluid coupling includes application of input ultrasonic energy in the form of transient shear...
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7581444 |
Method and circuit arrangement for disturbance-free examination of objects by means of ultrasonic waves
A method and circuit arrangement for processing signals which are produced during disturbance-free examination of objects such as pipes or sheet metal, by reflecting ultrasonic waves at defective...
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7549336 |
Harmonic fatigue evaluation
A method and apparatus for determining the performance level, amount of wear, and remaining useful life of a new or worn object, preferably of metallic construction through harmonic fatigue...
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7520172 |
Inspection system for inspecting a structure and associated method
A system and method for inspecting a structure having a coating on at least one surface are provided. The system includes at least one ultrasonic sensor positioned proximate to the structure. Each...
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7513160 |
Digital pulsed phase locked loop
A digital pulsed phase locked loop (DPPLL) provides exact measurements of echo phase, time, and/or position delay as well as echo amplitude. These exact measurements provide better and more...
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7503217 |
Sonar sand detection
Methods and apparatus for detecting particles flowing in a fluid within a conduit involve analysis of acoustic pressure signals detected with an array of at least two pressure sensors. The analysis...
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7480574 |
Method to characterize material using mathematical propagation models and ultrasonic signal
The invention is directed to a system and method for detecting defects in a manufactured object. These defects may include flaws, delaminations, voids, fractures, fissures, or cracks, among others....
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7451649 |
Differentiation and identification of analogous chemical or biological substances with biosensors
A biosensor detection system for detecting a particular substance has at least two biosensor devices. Each biosensor device includes a piezoelectric material, an input transducer mounted on the...
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7430912 |
Random incident absorber approximation
A method for measuring a first angular specific sound absorption spectrum of a first sound absorbing sample. The first sound absorbing sample has a predetermined random incidence sound absorption...
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7430914 |
Vibration analyzing device
A vibration analysing device for determining the vibrational response of a structural element, comprising: a vibration sensor for providing an output in response to a force input imparted to the...
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7426866 |
Acoustic liquid dispensing apparatus
A liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing droplets of a liquid, and methods for measuring various fluid parameters of the liquid are described. The liquid dispensing apparatus comprises a...
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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...
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7398685 |
Measuring method using surface acoustic wave device, and surface acoustic wave device and biosensor device
A measuring method using a surface acoustic wave device, with which even in a case where a target substance having a different viscosity is added to a buffer liquid on the surface acoustic wave...
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7390379 |
Method and apparatus for determining the lateral position of a web or fabric edge in a former
The lateral position of a web or fabric edge 11 in a paper machine is determined using an ultrasonic sensor. The ultrasonic sensor has a detector head 42, with an air channel system which opens to...
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7389693 |
Methods and apparatus for porosity measurement
A method for non-destructively inspecting a composite structure with a single ultrasonic transducer includes determining a calibration amplitude of ultrasonic transmissions emitted by the single...
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7357027 |
Ultrasonic sensor system for web-guiding apparatus
A sensor system for determining the position of at least one edge of at least one web material traveling along a predetermined path. In one embodiment, the sensor system has at least one...
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7353709 |
Method and system for determining material properties using ultrasonic attenuation
A method and system is disclosed for determining a property of an object by measuring ultrasonic attenuation. With the proposed method, a measured ultrasonic interaction signal of the object is...
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7337672 |
Method for inspecting grinding wheels
This invention discloses a method of evaluating the internal structure of a grinding wheel through ultrasonic inspection.
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7328197 |
Identifying a state of a data storage drive using an artificial neural network generated model
The state or condition of a data storage drive, or a subsystem within a drive, may be evaluated by comparing a set of selected parameter values, converted into a trial vector, with a number of...
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7305884 |
In situ monitoring of reactive material using ultrasound
The present invention provides a device and method of non-destructively monitoring reactive material through a substrate for changes in material properties that designate the condition of the...
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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...
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7290451 |
Status discriminating apparatus of human, animal, machine or the like using ultrasonic vibration detecting sensor, and status discriminating method of human, animal, machine or the like using the same
A human or other status discriminating apparatus includes an ultrasonic vibration detecting sensor comprising a container main body, a liquid packed tightly in the container main body, and an...
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7284433 |
Ultrasonic testing of fitting assembly for fluid conduits with a hand-held apparatus
Hand-held apparatus and method for determining relative and/or absolute axial position of a conduit end within a fluid coupling includes application of input ultrasonic energy in the form of...
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7270004 |
Method and apparatus for carrying out non-destructive testing of materials
A method of testing a material sample for defects, comprising the steps of applying a test signal to the material sample, receiving a return signal from the material sample and analysing the return...
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7263887 |
Method for inspection of metal tubular goods
A method for inspection of tubular goods includes using ultrasonic detection means to obtain wall thickness measurement of discrete sections of a tubular good and recording each measurement in...
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7263886 |
Apparatus for and methods of stress testing metal components
A tuning device (23) and an apparatus that incorporates the tuning device (23) for use in testing the integrity of a railway line (30) to obtain an improved test signal, the tuning device (23)...
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7240554 |
Method and device for sizing a crack in a workpiece using the ultrasonic pulse-echo technique
The invention relates to a method for determining the size of a fracture (26) in a workpiece (20), in particular the depth of a fracture (26) in said workpiece (20), by means of the ultrasound...
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