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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard Henry Bossi, Renton, WA (US);
Alan Frank Stewart, Seattle, WA (US);
Marc Joel Piehl, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/00 (2006.01); G01N 19/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/00 (2013.01); G01M 5/0066 (2013.01); G01N 19/04 (2013.01); G01N 29/2418 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02827 (2013.01); G01N 2291/267 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for testing a bond interface is provided. The method comprises directing laser energy at a first surface of a first material connected to a second material by an adhesive at a bond interface. The first surface is opposite the bond interface. A first acoustic impedance of the first material is greater than a second acoustic impedance of the second material. The method also determines whether an inconsistency is present in the bond interface after directing the laser energy.