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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy D. Palmer, Farmington, UT (US);
Ronald G. Mellus, Erda, UT (US);
Edwin Dean S. Oba, Holladay, UT (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/28 (2006.01); G01N 29/11 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 29/11 (2013.01); G01N 29/221 (2013.01); G01N 29/223 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0231 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.