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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:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James F Hopeck, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Peter B Nagy, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73644 ;
Abstract
An ultrasonic transducer for use in nondestructive testing includes a multi-transducer array mounted on a wedge, the wedge including a surface substantially contoured to conform to a sensing surface to be tested. At least the surface is covered by a silicone rubber material cast as a tubular sleeve which has the following properties: