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Patent No.:

US 12748078 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2024

Carbon nanotube acoustic lens for underwater high intensity acoustic delivery

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Inventor:

Morteza Safai, Newcastle, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:

MH2 Technology Law Group LLP

Primary Examiner:

Kristina M Deherrera

Assistant Examiner:

Jean F Morello

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/22 (2006.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01); C01B 32/158 (2017.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/28 (2006.01); G01N 29/34 (2006.01); G10K 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/221 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); C01B 32/158 (2017.08); G01N 29/041 (2013.01); G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 29/343 (2013.01); G10K 11/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for evaluating a bond using an acoustic lens is provided. The acoustic lens focuses an underwater plasma generated compression wave towards a bond in a structure being inspected. The acoustic lens can be formed of a plurality of cylindrical shaped structures, each of the cylindrical shaped structures can be formed of a material that possesses a stiffness and a strength to withstand damage from the underwater plasma and resultant compression wave, such as, for example, carbon nanotubes. The length and diameter dimensions of each of the plurality of cylindrical shaped structures can be configured to phase shift the compression wave towards the structure being inspected.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Safai, Morteza. (2026). Carbon nanotube acoustic lens for underwater high intensity acoustic delivery (U.S. Patent No. 12748078). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12748078

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