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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Akhil Mulloth, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/046 (2018.01); G01N 23/083 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/046 (2013.01); G01N 23/083 (2013.01); G01N 2223/309 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of scanning a component by computed tomography, the method comprising: providing the component having a first density; supporting the component in a scanning orientation using a support bed, the support bed comprising a granular material disposed in a container, the granular material having a second density lower than the first density; wherein supporting the component comprises at least partially embedding the component in the granular material. The method further comprises scanning the component in the scanning orientation by X-ray or gamma ray scanning to produce an image of the component.