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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Barry A. Fetzer, Renton, WA (US);
Vicki Wu, Seattle, WA (US);
Terrace G. McClure, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jonathan W. Bell, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin J. Mandt, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/11 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G01N 29/26 (2006.01); E04F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/262 (2013.01); G01N 29/11 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); E04F 11/002 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2638 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal is sent into a first surface of a structure at an angle relative to the first surface of the structure using a transducer array, wherein the structure has a second surface with a portion non-parallel to the first surface. An ultrasound response signal is formed at the portion of the second surface of the structure. The ultrasound response signal is received at the transducer array.