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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:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles E Eckert, Plum Borough, PA (US);
Assignee:
Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 6 / ; 73644 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for ultrasonically detecting inclusions in molten bodies. The apparatus includes a probe comprising an inert refractory shell, a window supported by the shell for carrying ultrasonic waves between a coupling medium and a body of molten metal or molten glass, and a coupling medium contained within the shell for carrying ultrasonic waves between a transducer and the window. A preferred apparatus utilizes a coupling medium comprising liquid gallium and is suitable for detecting inclusions in molten aluminum and aluminum alloys.