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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Texas Research International, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Nagel, Austin, TX (US);
Mark Warchol, Austin, TX (US);
David Forsyth, Austin, TX (US);
Ajay Shah, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 29/06 (2013.01); G01N 29/226 (2013.01); G01N 29/2487 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2691 (2013.01);
Abstract
The use of nondestructive inspection (NDI) capabilities for the detection of fatigue cracks extending from fastener holes in multi-layered metallic structures without removing the fastener; including at least the use of a probe guide containing a UT sensor and either an inertial measurement unit (IMU) or a rotary encoder, and either of these options could be applied in testing of either raised head fasteners or flush fasteners.