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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Wolf-Dietrich Kleinert, Bonn, DE;
Mark Howard Feydo, Reedsville, PA (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/22 (2013.01); G01N 29/043 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasonic sensor assembly for a test object includes a sensor array having a plurality of sensor elements. The sensor elements detect a characteristic of the test object. The sensor elements are arranged in a matrix formation. Each of the sensor elements includes a transmitter for transmitting a signal and a receiver for receiving the transmitted signal. The sensor array has a curvature that substantially matches a curvature of the test object. A method of detecting characteristics of the test object is also provided.