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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin O. Gaw, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/20 (2006.01); G01T 1/18 (2006.01); G01N 15/08 (2006.01); G01N 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/20 (2013.01); G01N 15/08 (2013.01); G01T 1/18 (2013.01); G01N 23/00 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0813 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0846 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example systems and methods for testing materials and assemblies for voids, cracks, or other defects are provided. One example system for testing a part includes a chamber configured to accept the part, and a vacuum source connected to the chamber. The example system also includes a fluid source connected to the chamber and configured to provide a radioactive or isotope-labeled fluid to the chamber. In addition, the example system includes a detector configured to detect a presence or absence of radioactivity or the isotope-labeled fluid in the part.