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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert William Bergman, Scotia, NY (US);
Thomas James Batzinger, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/30 (2006.01); G01N 27/90 (2006.01); G01M 15/14 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/30 (2013.01); G01M 15/14 (2013.01); G01N 27/9006 (2013.01); G01N 29/043 (2013.01); G01N 29/225 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2636 (2013.01);
Abstract
Probes for an inspection system for a substantially round hole in a material are provided. One version of the probe may include a flexible sheet shaped and biased to substantially conform with a portion of an interior of the substantially round hole; and a plurality of sensors disposed on the flexible sheet, each sensor configured to transmit a non-destructive signal into the material for inspecting the substantially round hole.