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Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2022
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Barry Allen Fetzer, Tukwila, WA (US);

Samuel Roy Goertz, Tukwila, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/08 (2005.12); B64F 5/60 (2016.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/0806 (2012.12); B64F 5/60 (2016.12);
Abstract

A non-destructive test apparatus includes a drive coil and a resonant coil in working relation to the drive coil. The non-destructive test apparatus includes a voltage source coupled to the drive coil. The voltage source is configured to apply an alternating current signal to the drive coil. The non-destructive test apparatus includes a sensor coupled to the resonant coil. The sensor is configured to output sensor data indicative of a voltage induced in the resonant coil by the alternating current signal applied to the drive coil. The non-destructive test apparatus also includes a processor coupled to the sensor to receive the sensor data from the sensor. The processor is configured to determine, based on the voltage, a porosity of an item positioned in working relation to the resonant coil.


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