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7607594 |
Nozzle apparatus and methods for providing a stream for ultrasonic testing
Nozzle apparatus and methods for producing a flow stream for ultrasonic testing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a nozzle assembly includes an outerbody and an innerbody disposed within the...
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7571649 |
Probe for inspection of edges of a structure
An apparatus including a linear array transducer coupled to an upper housing of the apparatus and positioned above a tapered chamber. The tapered chamber configured to maintain a column of couplant...
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7565842 |
Ultrasonic receiver
An ultrasonic receiver according to the present invention includes a first horn having a first large opening and a first small opening which are an incidence end and an outgoing end of an...
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7552641 |
Through-transmission ultrasonic inspection system and testing methods
Methods and systems are provided for protecting an acoustic liner having a perforated facesheet from water leakage during a through-transmission ultrasonic (TTU) inspection using an ultrasonic...
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7530271 |
Method and apparatus for coupling ultrasound between an integral ultrasonic transducer assembly and an object
A method and apparatus are disclosed for coupling ultrasound between an ultrasonic transducer and an object. A scanning element is attached to an ultrasonic transducer to form an integral...
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7516664 |
Method for the ultrasound testing of a workpiece within a curved region of its surface and device suitable for the execution of the process
In a method for the ultrasonic testing of a workpiece ( 2 ) in a curved area of its surface, in particular of a workpiece ( 2 ) made of a fiber composite material, an ultrasonic test head ( 10 ) is...
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7458267 |
Acoustic emission inspection of coiled tubing
A method for testing tubing having the following steps: plastically deforming the tubing with a tubing handling system, the tubing handling system having a reel, a gooseneck and an injector;...
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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...
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7421901 |
Method of using ultrasound to inspect a part in immersion
A method of inspecting a part in immersion using a focused beam of ultrasound waves oriented perpendicularly to the surface of the part, the method including, when the axis of the focused beam is...
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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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7418866 |
Method and apparatus for evaluation of standing timber
A method and apparatus for measuring the quality of live, standing timber employs deep-set spike probes angled to create a longitudinal compression wave. Alignment tools and isolation of the probes...
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7404327 |
Diffusion nozzle for an ultrasonic probe
A suitable diffusion nozzle ( 20 ) for an ultrasounds probe using water as coupling agent between a piece under inspection and an acoustic transductor ( 13 ) such that the water is driven towards...
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7395714 |
Magnetically attracted inspecting apparatus and method using a ball bearing
An apparatus and method for inspecting a structure are provided which include probes with sensing elements and are disposed proximate the opposite surfaces of a structure, where only one of the...
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7395713 |
Tray-fed scanning microscope system and method primarily for immobilizing parts during inspection
An improved scanning station and method for a tray-fed scanning acoustic microscope has a vacuum system which at least assists in immobilizing loosely held parts in the trays during insonification...
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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...
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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...
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7343821 |
Device for coupling an ultrasound clamp-on measuring head on the wall of a tube
The invention relates to a device for coupling ultrasound clamp-on throughflow measuring heads to a high-temperature measuring tube. The invention is characterized in that a thin coupling plate is...
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7340958 |
Methods for determining potential characteristics of a specimen based on stress wave velocity measurements
Methods are provided for using stress wave velocity measurements taken of a specimen at an early age to determine potential characteristics at a later age. The data may be used to, for example,...
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7284434 |
Rigid-contact dripless bubbler (RCDB) apparatus for acoustic inspection of a workpiece in arbitrary scanning orientations
A lightweight apparatus for performing ultrasonic immersion inspection of a workpiece in an arbitrary orientation that uses significantly less couplant and has a reduced footprint size while...
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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...
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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...
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7234354 |
Ultrasonic probe and inspection method and system
A method of inspecting a component includes immersing the component in a coupling medium with material velocity c w and immersing an ultrasonic (UT) probe having at least one transducer in the...
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7228741 |
Alignment compensator for magnetically attracted inspecting apparatus and method
An apparatus and method aligning magnetically coupled inspection probes are provided. In this regard, a tracking probe may be magnetically coupled to a driven probe and move in coordination...
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7210355 |
Supersonic sensor head for supersonic non-destructive test apparatus
A supersonic sensor head for a supersonic non-destructive test apparatus is disclosed. The supersonic sensor head includes a supersonic vibrator for transmitting and receiving supersonic waves, a...
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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...
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7197933 |
Ultrasonic sensor for controlling the process during resistance spot welding
A sensor carrier is provided that has at least one oscillating element ( 32 ) that introduces ultrasonic waves into an area to be examined and/or receives ultrasonic waves coming from the area to...
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7131333 |
Pulse echo ultrasonic test chamber for tray production system
A method and apparatus for retaining a part in a carrier during an ultrasonic scan. The part is positioned above a first opening in a lower chamber while air is drawn out of a second opening in the...
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7124636 |
Non-contact measurement of material property
A process for measuring a property of a sample is provided. The sample has an external surface enclosing an inner portion, and firstly, the sample is deformed by applying a predetermined...
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7117741 |
Method and device for ultrasonic vibration detection during high-performance machining
Dynamic vibration monitoring of a cutting tool or workpiece is provided by propagating an ultrasonic carrier beam in a stream of fluid flowing from a probe chamber, which includes a transducer, to...
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7117738 |
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...
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7100449 |
Method and apparatus for coupling ultrasound between an ultrasonic transducer and an object
A method and apparatus are disclosed for coupling ultrasound between an ultrasonic transducer and an object. A fluid cavity in an upper chamber has an inlet for receiving a flow of coupling fluid,...
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7089795 |
Ultrasonic characterization of polymeric containers
The present invention provides a system and method for detecting changes in the properties of a polymeric material. A frame is hand held against the outside surface of a curved polymeric test...
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7080557 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting a tubular using acoustic signals
A method and apparatus for acoustically inspecting a tubular member is presented. In particular a method for inspecting coiled tubing using ultrasound is presented. The method includes contacting a...
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7069786 |
Ultrasonic transducer structures
The present invention provides an ultrasonic transducer structure, comprising a first ultrasonic transducer element ( 1 ), arranged and operable for transmitting an ultrasonic signal from a front...
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7066028 |
Acoustic sensor for monitoring machining processes in machining tools
An acoustic sensor for monitoring machining processes in machining tools, e.g. grinding machines, includes a stationary unit, or stator ( 21 ) and a rotating unit, or rotor ( 23 ), the latter being...
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7066027 |
Method and apparatus for determining thickness of a lubricant film
A method and apparatus of determining the thickness of a lubricant film disposed between two bodies by measuring and performing a frequency spectrum analysis on a reflected or transmitted part of...
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7055389 |
Acoustic coupling with a fluid retainer
An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air, which essentially totally reflects acoustic signals in the 1-200 MHz frequency range. The...
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7021145 |
Acoustic transducer
An acoustic transducer for measuring a property of a fluid includes an acoustic pulse generator and buffer assembly. The buffer assembly is between the pulse generator and the fluid. The buffer...
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7021143 |
Cylindrically-rotating ultrasonic phased array inspection method for resistance spot welds
The present invention provides an ultrasonic inspection assembly having an ultrasonic transducer mounted on a stage, with a support structure below. The support structure is coupled to the stage,...
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7013732 |
Method and apparatus for temperature-controlled ultrasonic inspection
A method and apparatus for temperature-controlled ultrasonic inspection of an object. The temperature of a coupling medium between an ultrasonic transducer and an object under inspection is...
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6980688 |
Method and apparatus for investigating integrity of structural member
A method for investigating structural integrity utilizes a carrier member having a flexible surface and a plurality of electromechanical transducer elements attached to the carrier member, the...
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6973832 |
Acoustic coupling with a fluid bath
An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air, which essentially totally reflects acoustic signals in the 1-200 MHz frequency range. The...
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6955286 |
Use of silver-copper-palladium brazing alloys
A compound arrangement comprising a first component of metal being brazed to a second component of metal. The first component has an external cylindrical surface touching an cylindrical internal...
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6951134 |
Flowing fluid acoustic coupling
An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air, which essentially totally reflects acoustic signals in the 1–200 MHz frequency range. The...
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6925869 |
Ultrasonic fuel-gauging system
The invention provides a fuel-tank system with an ultrasonic fuel-gauging system for an aircraft. The fuel-tank system includes a fuel tank, a transducer carrier tape covered with a separation...
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6920790 |
Apparatus for in-situ nondestructive measurement of Young's modulus of plate structures
A method and apparatus for determining stiffness of a plate-like structure including a monolithic or composite laminate plate entails disposing a device for generating an acoustical pulse against a...
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6907786 |
Device for injecting ultrasonic waves into a medium
The invention is a device for coupling ultrasonic waves into a medium via a boundary surface, including at least one ultrasonic-wave transducer unit, which couples ultrasonic waves into the medium...
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6899677 |
Coupling medium for transversal ultrasonic waves
A coupling medium of a thin layer of a homogenized mixture of at least one polysaccharide or disaccharide such as trehalose; a surface-active substance such as sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate; and...
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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...
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6876128 |
Short-circuit noise abatement device and method for a gas ultrasonic transducer
A vibration attenuator, for an ultrasonic transducer having a transducer shaft, having: a compressible sleeve mountable on said shaft wherein said sleeve comprises vibration attenuating material; a...
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