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Patent No.:

US 9395335 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2013

Ultrasonic inspection system for non-planar surfaces

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Gary Ernest Georgeson, Tacoma, WA (US);

William Joseph Tapia, Graham, WA (US);

Justin D. Serrill, Issaquah, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Yee & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

John Fitzgerald

Assistant Examiner:

Suman K Nath

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/043 (2013.01); G01N 29/225 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0231 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2638 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2694 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for inspecting a test object. A sound signal is sent from a first portion of a curved transducer array through the test object in a direction towards a second portion of the curved transducer array. The curved transducer array has a shape that is configured to cover a non-planar surface of the test object. A response signal in response to the sound signal is received at the second portion of the curved transducer array.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Georgeson, Gary. (2016). Ultrasonic inspection system for non-planar surfaces (U.S. Patent No. 9395335). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9395335

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