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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:
Nov. 12, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2021
Applicant:

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Misaki Fukuyama, Tokyo, JP;

Nobuhiro Higuchi, Tokyo, JP;

Natsuse Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2006.01); B22F 10/85 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); G01N 29/12 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/043 (2013.01); B22F 10/85 (2021.01); B22F 12/90 (2021.01); B29C 64/268 (2017.08); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); G01N 29/12 (2013.01); G01N 29/2418 (2013.01); G01N 2291/014 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01);
Abstract

A defect detection method includes: a step of irradiating an object with a pulsed laser beam to continuously generate ultrasonic waves in the object; and a step of detecting the presence or absence of an internal defect of the object on the basis of the presence or absence of resonance of the ultrasonic waves occurring between a surface of the object and the internal defect. In this method, the internal defect is detected on the basis of the presence or absence of resonance of the ultrasonic waves occurring between the surface of the object and the internal defect. The internal defect can be thus detected even when the internal defect is in a surface layer of the object. The detected internal defect is crack or void.


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