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7594439 |
Method and device for ultrasonic testing of a workpiece having an uneven surface
A method and a device for the ultrasonic testing of a workpiece having an uneven surface is provided. An ultrasonic test head containing a multiplicity of transducer elements arranged rigidly in a...
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7549964 |
Multiple frequency doppler ultrasound probe
A method of measuring blood flow through a blood vessel is provided using a single quasi-continuous mode probe that can support multiple frequencies without increasing the probe tip size. A...
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7544165 |
Dynamically configurable ultrasound transducer with integral bias regulation and command and control circuitry
A dynamically configurable ultrasound transducer element and related circuits and methods. The transducer may comprise an array of capacitive transducer elements, a row decoder coupled to said...
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7541923 |
Method for and system of intrusion detection by using ultrasonic signals
A method for and system of intrusion detection by using ultrasonic signals are provided. The method includes a training phase and a detection phase. The training phase includes capturing multi-echo...
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7479110 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment
An ultrasonic diagnostic equipment capable of reducing cost by reducing the number of transmission drive circuits for generating transmission pulse is disclosed. High voltage switches for...
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7472597 |
Ultrasonic imaging device and the information processing method thereof
An ultrasonic imaging device, comprising: a receiver, for receiving ultrasonic signals which carry information about human body; a processor, for analyzing and processing the received ultrasonic...
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7428842 |
Phased array ultrasonic testing system and methods of examination and modeling employing the same
A phased array ultrasonic testing system is for examining turbine disc bores and blade attachments for discontinuities, such as stress corrosion cracking. The system is particularly suited to...
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RE40456 |
Acoustic wave imaging apparatus and method
An acoustic imaging apparatus and method that achieves desired delays with coded signals. Linear, curved linear and sector scanning is provided in 1-D arrays and planar, curved planar and sector...
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7252004 |
Imaging method and device employing sherar waves
An imaging method for observing the propagation of a shear wave simultaneously at a multitude of points in a diffusing viscoelastic medium. The shear wave is caused to be generated by firing at...
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7197932 |
Failure detecting system
The present invention relates to a failure detecting system that enables the detection of a break in a rail and the like by a simple network configuration. Detecting units ( 20 and 50 ), relay...
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7135806 |
Transducer-based sensor system with multiple drive signal variants
A sensor system including a plurality of transducer groups, with each transducer group having a plurality of transducers. The transducers of each group are adapted to be placed in operative...
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7125384 |
Ultrasonograph
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is disclosed which can reduce the device amount of a receiving circuit, while obtaining the shape of an excellent received beam. In this ultrasonic diagnostic...
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7101337 |
Method and non-invasive device for focusing acoustic waves
The invention concerns a method for focusing acoustic waves useful for obtaining an image of a field to be observed in a dissipative heterogeneous medium ( 2, 3 ) around which acoustic transducers...
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7093490 |
Ultrasonic flaw detecting method and ultrasonic flaw detector
In order to make it possible in ultrasonic flaw detection to generate ultrasonic waves containing a main beam only by use of an array probe and clearly identify a defect in a specimen by use of...
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6926671 |
Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method
An ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method combines dynamically focused reception and coded transmission/reception technologies by inexpensive circuitry. A receive aperture is divided into smaller...
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6923066 |
Ultrasonic transmitting and receiving apparatus
An ultrasonic transmitting and receiving apparatus capable of scanning an object to be inspected in high density and in a short time by using nondiffracting beams. The ultrasonic transmitting and...
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6915696 |
Intersecting ultrasonic transducer arrays
A method is provided for manufacturing crossing/intersecting transducer arrays including first and second ultrasonic transducer arrays which intersect centrally of one another. Each transducer...
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6868729 |
Method of driving two-dimensional array ultrasonic probe, and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
For the purpose of reducing the load on hardware for driving a two-dimensional array ultrasonic probe having a multiplicity of transducers, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes programmable...
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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...
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6817255 |
Apparatus and method for testing of microscale to nanoscale thin films
Apparatus and method for testing a thin film material. A chip is fabricated that includes the specimen to be tested, held by a force sensor beam at a first longitudinal end and by a support...
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6786097 |
Ultrasound imaging system and method using weighted chirp signals
An ultrasound imaging system and method for making a harmonic image of a good SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) by effectively removing fundamental frequency components through a pulse-compressing using...
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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...
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6728515 |
Tuned wave phased array
A tuned wave phased array includes a plurality of spaced transmitter elements, a signal generator that produces an activation signal for activating the transmitter elements to transmit a guided...
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6711953 |
Method of and apparatus for controlling beams produced by a cylindrical transducer
In a cylindrical transducer constructed of a plurality of ultrasonic transducer arrays arranged in a circular form, the ultrasonic transducer arrays is divided into a plurality of groups, and tilt...
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6698291 |
Ultrasonic inspection apparatus
An ultrasonic inspection apparatus obtains information on the interface of a sample as digital waveform data for any “unit measurement range” and is provided with at least two data memories and...
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6637270 |
System for transmitting ultrasonic waves
The invention relates to a transmitting system for the generation of ultrasonic waves for testing materials, comprising a controllable signal generator and an ultrasonic transducer, wherein the...
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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 F n to a far focus F f includes elements that are divided into k groups with...
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6622560 |
Ultrasound imaging method and apparatus based on pulse compression technique using a spread spectrum signal
An ultrasound imaging method forms an image of an object using signals reflected from the object after transmitting an ultrasound pulse to the object. In the method, at a first step, a...
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6582367 |
2D ultrasonic transducer array for two dimensional and three dimensional imaging
An ultrasonic 2D array has elements extending in two dimensions which can be individually controlled and operated to form a 2D array for scanning a volumetric region in three dimensions. Individual...
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6547733 |
Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method using Golay codes with orthogonal property
Ultrasound images are obtained using a set of Golay codes with orthogonal property as ultrasound receiving and transmitting signals. Ultrasound signals having a plurality of codes are transmitted...
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6546803 |
Ultrasonic array transducer
The present invention provides an ultrasonic probe and method for making the same is provided which has an advantageous construction and method of assembly. The ultrasonic probe has a segmented...
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6516667 |
Ultrasonic harmonic signal acquisition
An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system receives echo signals from a transducer for digital processing and image formation. An analog to digital converter converts the analog echo signals to...
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6474164 |
Noise suppression and signal enhancement system for ultrasonic non-destructive inspection/evaluation
The Noise Suppressor II provides procedures and add-on units, which are attached to standard analog or digital ultrasonic flaw detector instruments for either suppressing noise spikes that clutter...
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6443012 |
Monitoring
An aircraft has several ultrasonic phased arrays acoustically bonded to parts of its structure to be monitored. The arrays are energized to produce an ultrasonic beam that scans the structure in...
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6374674 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus wherein a three dimensional space is scanned by ultrasonic beams and echo signals are received simultaneously in parallel to produce ultrasonic information....
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6321588 |
Chemical sensor array
A device for detecting chemical substances includes a plurality of sensors arranged in an array. The sensors are connected to respective oscillator circuits which drive the sensors, and the...
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6305225 |
Ultrasonic signal focusing method for ultrasonic imaging system
A focusing method plays a big role of determining a resolution of an ultrasonic image. Focusing is performed by controlling an arrival difference of a signal up to a focal point by an electronics...
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6282963 |
Numerical optimization of ultrasound beam path
In dual line ultrasound beamforming, an ideal transmit beam should have two peak locations, each following one of the receive beams. Dual beam steering by apodization creates such transmit beam;...
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6279399 |
Multi-dimensional transducer array apparatus
An ultrasound imaging device comprising a set of bins, wherein each bin includes a set of transducer elements. Additionally, a set of mode switches or multiplexers are associated with the set of...
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6279397 |
Method and apparatus for focusing propagating wave paths of a phased array in spherically-bounded materials
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for focusing ultrasonic waves that are propagated from a phased array toward a spherically-bounded object so that they arrive at a...
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6276211 |
Methods and systems for selective processing of transmit ultrasound beams to display views of selected slices of a volume
A configuration of slices of a volume, such as B slices, I slices, and/or C slices, is selected. Subsequently, the volume is scanned based on the selected configuration of slices. For example,...
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6253618 |
Apparatus and method for synthetic phase tuning of acoustic guided waves
A synthetic phase tuned multi-mode acoustic guided wave system and method activates at least one of a plurality of elements as a receiver or a transmitter and at least two of the elements as...
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6183419 |
Multiplexed array transducers with improved far-field performance
A multiplexer for connecting a beamformer to a multi-row transducer array, where the transducer array has more electrically independent elements than the beamformer has channels, enables dynamic...
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6138513 |
Method and apparatus for fast acquisition of ultrasound images
New apodization functions providing an effective rejection of side lobe amplitude level within wide range of beam steering angles are described in this invention. A central amplitude apodization...
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6128958 |
Phased array system architecture
Architecture for driving a ultrasound phased array. The architecture includes a series of amplifiers which produce discrete driving signals. The amplifiers number less than the number of transducer...
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6116090 |
Multieyed acoustical microscopic lens system
The present invention provides an acoustical microscope which has a plurality of acoustical transducers, each generating an independent beam of acoustic energy. Each acoustical transducer is...
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6089096 |
Elevation focusing by beamformer channel sharing
An ultrasound imaging system provides for depth-variable elevational and azimuthal focusing by combining electronic beamforming and fixed mechanical lens (or element shaping). The imaging system...
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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...
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6009755 |
Ultrasonic transceiver displaying modified B scope
An ultrasonic transceiver has a function of displaying a modified B scope. The ultrasonic transceiver transmits ultrasonics to an inner part of a test object at an angle of inclination to a surface...
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5992235 |
Ultrasonic test head and method for its operation
An ultrasonic test head for ultrasonically testing flaws in a workpiece includes a common housing. An ultrasonic transducer configuration is disposed in the common housing. At least one ultrasonic...
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