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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Manuel Kenneth Bueno, Syracuse, NY (US);
Willis James Perry, Lewistown, PA (US);
Robert Charles Shaffer, Reedsville, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/26 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/043 (2013.01); G01N 29/262 (2013.01); G01N 29/4427 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2691 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener probe assembly includes a disc configured to rotate about a first axis of a fastener, an ultrasound probe coupled to the disc, and an encoder configured to determine an orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the first axis of the fastener during an inspection of the fastener. The ultrasound probe is configured to interface with an axial end of the fastener, to emit ultrasound signals into the axial end of the fastener, and to receive ultrasound signals from the fastener.