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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Hong Hue Tat, Redmond, WA (US);
Barry Allen Fetzer, Renton, WA (US);
Gary E. Georgeson, Tacoma, WA (US);
William Joseph Tapia, Kapowsin, WA (US);
Martin L. Freet, Federal Way, WA (US);
Edward L. Puckett, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/08 (2006.01); G01N 29/11 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/088 (2013.01); G01N 29/043 (2013.01); G01N 29/11 (2013.01); G01N 2291/015 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0231 (2013.01); G01N 2291/056 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal is sent into a structure at an angle substantially parallel to a ramp of the structure using a transducer array positioned at a first surface of the structure. An ultrasound response signal is formed at a second surface of the structure. The ultrasound response signal is received at the transducer array.