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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William J. Sweet, Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin Richard Housen, Tacoma, WA (US);
Richard Henry Bossi, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2013.01); G01N 29/045 (2013.01); G01N 29/225 (2013.01); G01N 29/2418 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0231 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02827 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2694 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for testing a test object. A stress wave is generated in a fluid within a cavity in a structure. The stress wave is directed through the fluid within the cavity into the test object.