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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Alan R. Puchot, San Antonio, TX (US);
Charles E. Duffer, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sang Y. Kim, San Antonio, TX (US);
Adam C. Cobb, San Antonio, TX (US);
Pavan K. Shukla, San Antonio, TX (US);
Alan R. Puchot, San Antonio, TX (US);
Charles E. Duffer, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sang Y. Kim, San Antonio, TX (US);
Adam C. Cobb, San Antonio, TX (US);
Pavan K. Shukla, San Antonio, TX (US);
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
An ultrasonic probe that uses the magnetostrictive effect to generate and detect a surface-coupled guided wave for the purpose of inspecting a thick-walled structure for surface defects. A transmitter sensor and a receiver sensor are especially designed to generate and detect short wavelengths that will couple to only one surface of the plate.