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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Roy M. Gagnon, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jeffry J. Garvey, San Clemente, CA (US);
James C. Kennedy, Port Angeles, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic inspection probe for inspecting parts. The ultrasonic inspection probe comprises a probe body that comprises an ultrasonic array and a plate attachment surface. The ultrasonic array comprises a plurality of ultrasound elements, each selectively operable to generate an ultrasonic beam and each fixed relative to the plate attachment surface. The ultrasonic inspection probe also comprises an interface plate, comprising a body attachment surface, removably attachable to the plate attachment surface of the probe body, and a part inspection surface, shaped to complement a shape of one of the parts.