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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:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Steven C. Taylor, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Nancy C. Kraft, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Inventors:
Steven C. Taylor, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Nancy C. Kraft, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrasonic transducer having an effective center frequency of about 42 MHz; a bandwidth of greater than 85% at 6 dB; a spherical focus of at least 0.5 inches in water; an F4 lens; a resolution sufficient to be able to detect and separate a 0.005 inch flat-bottomed hole at 0.005 inches below surface; and a beam size of approximately 0.006–0.008 inches measured off a 1½ mm ball in water at the transducer's focal point.