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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Robert Haupt, Lexington, MA (US);
Ken Rolt, Westford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Haupt, Lexington, MA (US);
Ken Rolt, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Sonic excitation is used to locate, without contact, an object or defect beneath a surface. Defects may include, for example, damage and flaws in load bearing concrete structures wrapped in plastic, fiberglass or composite sheathing, while buried objects amenable to detection include landmines or above-ground mines.