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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Alan Frank Stewart, Renton, WA (US);
Richard H. Bossi, Renton, WA (US);
Clarence L. Gordon, Iii, Renton, WA (US);
Inventors:
Alan Frank Stewart, Renton, WA (US);
Richard H. Bossi, Renton, WA (US);
Clarence L. Gordon, III, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a tension wave. A beam of coherent light is directed to an absorber surface of a transducer structure. A compression wave is generated within the transducer structure. The compression wave is reflected on a reflecting surface of the transducer structure to form the tension wave. The tension wave is directed through a test object in a desired direction using a configuration of the reflecting surface relative to the test object.