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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:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis Alexander Reed, Scotia, NY (US);
Robert V. Falsetti, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/24 ;
Abstract
A method to determine a depth of an internal feature in a forging using an ultrasonic transducer including: collecting data on echoes reflected by the internal feature of ultrasonic signals transmitted into the forging; correcting the collected data to compensate for attenuation of the echoes and signals in the forging, and determining a depth of the internal feature in the forging.