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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2017
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Scott Hartshorn, Snohomish, WA (US);

Keith Daniel Humfeld, Federal Way, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G01N 29/069 (2013.01); G01N 29/0654 (2013.01); G01N 29/262 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G01N 29/0609 (2013.01); G01N 29/4463 (2013.01); G01N 2291/017 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0231 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10132 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for ultrasonic image generation. One embodiment is a method that includes capturing a first ultrasound image that represents a first volume within a part, and capturing a second ultrasound image that represents a second volume that partially overlaps the first volume. The method also includes identifying a first constellation comprising at least three inconsistencies in the part that are depicted in the first ultrasound image, identifying a second constellation, comprising a reoriented version of the first constellation, in the second ultrasound image, and generating an aggregate image that combines the first ultrasound image with the second ultrasound image.


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