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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Sameh Sadarous Wanis, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Hiroshi Komine, Torrance, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sameh Sadarous Wanis, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Hiroshi Komine, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
At least one transducer of an apparatus in one example is configured to generate a first standing wave field within a cavity. The first standing wave field exerts a first field-induced force to cause a plurality of particles within the cavity to align in a desired configuration. The at least one transducer is configured to generate a second standing wave field within the cavity. The second standing wave field causes one or more of the plurality of particles within the cavity to fuse into the desired configuration.