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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Barry A. Fetzer, Renton, WA (US);
James C. Kennedy, Renton, WA (US);
Thomas E. Riechers, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/28 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 29/223 (2013.01); G01N 2291/101 (2013.01); G01N 29/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method comprises positioning an ultrasonic probe against a surface of an item. The probe includes a chamber formed in part by a flexible membrane, which is opposite the surface. The method further comprises moving the probe along the surface while varying chamber pressure to flex the membrane to accommodate the surface.