Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Alliant Techsystems Inc.

Orbital Atk, Inc.

Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.

Jeremy D Palmer

Ronald G Mellus

Edwin Dean S Oba

Vernon M Benson

Jason K Slack

Timothy S Olschewski

Douglas G Harris

Clint D Thomson

Kenneth B Riding

Michael D Cimbalista, Jr

Nicklaus C Kimball

Robert N Andersen

Michael D Cimbalista

Inspection devices include a nozzle portion having at least one opening and a transducer disposed in a rear chamber of a housing. The housing has at least one fluid channel defined in the housing and extending along at least a portion of the rear chamber. The at least one fluid channel is configured to supply a fluid into a forward chamber of the housing proximate the transducer. Related methods include operating an inspection device.

Inspection devices and related systems and methods

Inspection devices include a nozzle portion having at least one opening and a transducer disposed in a rear chamber of the housing. The housing has at least one fluid channel defined in the housing and extending along at least a portion of the rear chamber. The at least one fluid channel is configured to supply a fluid into a forward chamber of the housing proximate the transducer. Related methods include operating an inspection device.

An inspection fixture is provided that includes a fixture, a lens, an ultrasonic phase array, a mirror and a liquid supply connector. The fixture body includes an inner chamber and an opening to the inner chamber. The lens defines a portion of the inner chamber. The ultrasonic phase array generates ultrasonic signals and is positioned to send the ultrasonic signals through the lens. The mirror is received within the inner chamber and is positioned at 45&#xb0; in relation to the lens to reflect the ultrasonic signals from the lens out an opening to an inspection area of a body to be inspected and to reflect returned ultrasonic signals from the inspection area to the lens. The liquid supply connector is in fluid communication with the inner chamber.

Ultrasonic testing phased array inspection fixture and related methods

Stiffener tool positioning apparatus and methods are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a base, a first flipper member and second flipper member. The first flipper member is slide-ably attached to the base. The first flipper member is also configured to selectively attach a first mandrel thereon and to rotate the first mandrel. The second flipper member is also slide-ably attached to the base. The first and second flipper members are slide-ably positioned select distances from each other on the base in embodiments. The second mandrel is further configured to attach a second mandrel thereon and to rotate the second mandrel.

Stiffener tool positioning apparatus

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Farmington, UT, United States of America

Jeremy D Palmer