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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles F Raatz, Jr, Seattle, WA (US);
Russell K Woodbury, Seattle, WA (US);
Wayne E Woodmansee, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 6 / ;
Abstract
An ultrasonic scanner positions a transducer with respect to a fastener hole, with an installed fastener, to adjustably control transducer direction and location and to maintain transducer contact while scanning the hole. The scanner synchronizes transducer location during scanning cycle and transmits ultrasonic echoes from the transducer into a storage display monitor to detect flaws.