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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:
Apr. 26, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce J Taszarek, Mt. Lebanon, PA (US);
Warren R Junker, Monroeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73579 ; 73602 ;
Abstract
Near-surface discontinuities, or flaws, within a workpiece are determined by transmitting acoustic energy into the workpiece. If a discontinuity is present the acoustic energy will resonate in the section of the material between the discontinuity and the surface. Acoustic energy emerging from the section as a result of the resonating is detected and analyzed to determine this fundamental frequency, from which the half wavelength and depth of the discontinuity may be determined. The procedure is also applicable for determining the thickness of relatively thin sheets of material.