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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:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Karl M. Gruca, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Inventor:
Karl M. Gruca, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/26 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G01N 29/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/225 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2694 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic transducer holder with a floating head is disclosed. This transducer holder allows the waterpath of the ultrasonic signal to be maintained over a contoured surface. Maintaining a constant waterpath between a transducer and the piece being inspected allows for inspection of surfaces that normally would not be capable of inspection by prior ultrasonic transducer holders.