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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Yanyan Wu, Schenectady, NY (US);
Edward James Nieters, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Thomas James Batzinger, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Nicholas Joseph Kray, Blue Ash, OH (US);
James Norman Barshinger, Scotia, NY (US);
Jian LI, Rexford, NY (US);
Waseem Ibrahim Faidi, Schenectady, NY (US);
Prabhjot Singh, Guilderland, NY (US);
Francis Howard Little, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael Everett Keller, Mason, OH (US);
Timothy Jesse Sheets, San Marcos, TX (US);
Yanyan Wu, Schenectady, NY (US);
Edward James Nieters, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Thomas James Batzinger, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Nicholas Joseph Kray, Blue Ash, OH (US);
James Norman Barshinger, Scotia, NY (US);
Jian Li, Rexford, NY (US);
Waseem Ibrahim Faidi, Schenectady, NY (US);
Prabhjot Singh, Guilderland, NY (US);
Francis Howard Little, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael Everett Keller, Mason, OH (US);
Timothy Jesse Sheets, San Marcos, TX (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An ultrasound inspection system is provided for inspecting an object. The inspection system includes an ultrasound probe configured to scan the object and acquire a plurality of ultrasound scan data. The inspection system further includes a processor coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to apply a transfer function to the ultrasound scan data to compensate for distortion of a plurality of ultrasound signals through the object and thereby generate a plurality of compensated ultrasound scan data, and to process the compensated ultrasonic scan data to characterize a feature in the object.