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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Jeffrey R. Kollgaard, Seattle, WA (US);
Barry A. Fetzer, Renton, WA (US);
Christopher R. Brown, Seattle, WA (US);
William J. Tapia, Graham, WA (US);
David Brooks, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey R. Kollgaard, Seattle, WA (US);
Barry A. Fetzer, Renton, WA (US);
Christopher R. Brown, Seattle, WA (US);
William J. Tapia, Graham, WA (US);
David Brooks, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A geometry compensating transducer attachment for ultrasonic inspection of a structure includes a geometry-compensating structure having at least one angled surface configured to engage the structure to be inspected, and the geometry-compensating structure having an acoustic velocity generally matching an acoustic velocity of the structure to be inspected.