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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Gerald John Czerw, Scotia, NY (US);
Laurie Diane Donovan, Cat Spring, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gerald John Czerw, Scotia, NY (US);
Laurie Diane Donovan, Cat Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) testing a component of an assembly is provided. The method includes positioning a transducer on a face of the component, transmitting ultrasonic waves into the component at a plurality of steering angles, receiving ultrasonic echoes, wherein each received echo is indicative of an acoustic impedance interface within the component, and analyzing the ultrasonic echoes.