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1. 发明授权

US08650958B2 Thin-film ultrasonic probe having a flexible membrane 有权
标题翻译：具有柔性膜的薄膜超声波探头
公开(公告)号：US08650958B2
公开(公告)日：2014-02-18
申请号：US11345905
申请日：2006-02-02
申请人： Barry A. Fetzer , James C. Kennedy , Thomas E. Riechers
发明人： Barry A. Fetzer , James C. Kennedy , Thomas E. Riechers
IPC分类号： G01N29/28
CPC分类号： G01N29/28 , B33Y80/00 , G01N29/223 , G01N29/24 , G01N2291/101
摘要： An ultrasonic probe for examining an item. The probe includes a body having a contact surface adapted for contacting the item when being examined and an ultrasonic transducer attached to the body and spaced from the contact surface. The probe further includes a spacer positioned in the body between the transducer and the contact surface for spacing the transducer from the item when being examined. The spacer includes a coupling surface facing the item when being examined and a transducer surface facing the transducer. The probe also includes a fluid outlet positioned adjacent the coupling surface of the spacer for delivering coupling fluid to the coupling surface as a film so that the coupling fluid tends to maintain contact with the spacer due to surface tension after the fluid is delivered through the outlet.
摘要翻译：用于检查物品的超声波探头。探针包括具有接触表面的主体，该接触表面适于在检查时接触物品，以及附接到主体并与接触表面间隔开的超声波换能器。探头还包括位于换能器和接触表面之间的主体中的间隔件，用于在检测时将换能器与物品间隔开。间隔件包括当检查时面向物品的联接表面和面向换能器的换能器表面。探针还包括邻近间隔件的联接表面定位的流体出口，用于将耦合流体作为膜输送到耦合表面，使得耦合流体趋向于在流体通过出口输送流体之后由于表面张力而保持与间隔物的接触。

2. 发明授权

US08336384B2 Ultrasonic probe 有权
标题翻译：超声波探头
公开(公告)号：US08336384B2
公开(公告)日：2012-12-25
申请号：US12626859
申请日：2009-11-27
申请人： Barry A. Fetzer , James C. Kennedy , Thomas E. Riechers , Fred D Young
发明人： Barry A. Fetzer , James C. Kennedy , Thomas E. Riechers , Fred D Young
IPC分类号： G01N29/28 , G01N29/24
CPC分类号： A61B8/14 , A61B8/4281 , G10K11/02
摘要： An ultrasonic probe includes a probe body having a contact surface and a cavity that is open at the contact surface, an ultrasonic transducer carried by the body, and a spacer within the cavity. The spacer has a first surface acoustically coupled to the transducer, and a second (coupling) surface within the cavity. The spacer propagates an acoustic signal between the transducer and the coupling surface. The coupling surface is spaced apart from the contact surface to form a recess within the body. The body further has at least one port for circulating a coupling fluid into the recess. Depth of the recess is selected to balance gravitational force on the coupling fluid versus surface tension of the coupling fluid so a bead of the fluid forms over an edge of a structure under inspection as the probe is moved over the edge.
摘要翻译：超声波探头包括具有接触表面和在接触表面处开口的空腔的探针体，由身体承载的超声换能器和腔内的间隔件。间隔件具有声耦合到换能器的第一表面和腔内的第二（耦合）表面。隔离器在换能器和耦合表面之间传播声信号。联接表面与接触表面间隔开，以在主体内形成凹陷。主体还具有用于使耦合流体循环到凹部中的至少一个端口。选择凹槽的深度以平衡耦合流体上的重力与耦合流体的表面张力，因此当探针在边缘上移动时，流体的边缘形成在被检查结构的边缘上。

3. 发明申请

US20100064812A1 ULTRASONIC PROBE 有权
标题翻译：超声探头
公开(公告)号：US20100064812A1
公开(公告)日：2010-03-18
申请号：US12626859
申请日：2009-11-27
申请人： Barry A. Fetzer , James C. Kennedy , Thomas E. Riechers , Fred D. Young
发明人： Barry A. Fetzer , James C. Kennedy , Thomas E. Riechers , Fred D. Young
IPC分类号： G01N29/02
CPC分类号： A61B8/14 , A61B8/4281 , G10K11/02
摘要： An ultrasonic probe includes a probe body having a contact surface and a cavity that is open at the contact surface, an ultrasonic transducer carried by the body, and a spacer within the cavity. The spacer has a first surface acoustically coupled to the transducer, and a second (coupling) surface within the cavity. The spacer propagates an acoustic signal between the transducer and the coupling surface. The coupling surface is spaced apart from the contact surface to form a recess within the body. The body further has at least one port for circulating a coupling fluid into the recess. Depth of the recess is selected to balance gravitational force on the coupling fluid versus surface tension of the coupling fluid so a bead of the fluid forms over an edge of a structure under inspection as the probe is moved over the edge.
摘要翻译：超声波探头包括具有接触表面和在接触表面处开口的空腔的探针体，由身体承载的超声换能器和腔内的间隔件。间隔件具有声耦合到换能器的第一表面和腔内的第二（耦合）表面。隔离器在换能器和耦合表面之间传播声信号。联接表面与接触表面间隔开，以在主体内形成凹陷。主体还具有用于使耦合流体循环到凹部中的至少一个端口。选择凹槽的深度以平衡耦合流体上的重力与耦合流体的表面张力，因此当探针在边缘上移动时，流体的边缘形成在被检查结构的边缘上。

4. 发明申请

US20140005840A1 Automated Inspection of Soft-Tooled Hollow Structure 有权
标题翻译：软工空心结构的自动检测
公开(公告)号：US20140005840A1
公开(公告)日：2014-01-02
申请号：US13534014
申请日：2012-06-27
申请人： William P. Motzer , James C. Kennedy , Michael C. Hutchinson , Martin L. Freet , Ronald E. VonWahlde , Steven Ray Walton , Jeffry J. Garvey , Scott W. Lea , James J. Troy , Daniel James Wright , Hien T. Bui , Michael Joseph Duncan , Mark L. Little , William Joseph Tapia , Barry A. Fetzer
发明人： William P. Motzer , James C. Kennedy , Michael C. Hutchinson , Martin L. Freet , Ronald E. VonWahlde , Steven Ray Walton , Jeffry J. Garvey , Scott W. Lea , James J. Troy , Daniel James Wright , Hien T. Bui , Michael Joseph Duncan , Mark L. Little , William Joseph Tapia , Barry A. Fetzer
IPC分类号： G05D7/00 , G06F1/26 , G01N29/04
CPC分类号： G01N29/043 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , G01N2291/0231 , G01N2291/2694
摘要： A system and method that allow inspection of hollow structures made of composite material, such as an integrally stiffened wing box of an aircraft. A wing box comprises top and bottom skins connected by a plurality of spaced spars. The system employs a plurality of scanners for inspecting different portions of each spar. The system uses dynamically controlled magnetic coupling to connect an external drive tractor to computer-controlled scanners that carry respective sensors, e.g., linear ultrasonic transducer arrays. A system operator can control the various components by means of a graphical user interface comprising multiple interaction regions that represent the individual scanner motion paths and are associated with respective motion script files.
摘要翻译：允许检查由复合材料制成的中空结构的系统和方法，例如飞机的整体加强的翼箱。翼盒包括通过多个间隔的翼梁连接的顶部和底部皮肤。该系统采用多个扫描器来检查每个翼梁的不同部分。该系统使用动态控制的磁耦合将外部驱动拖拉机连接到携带相应传感器的计算机控制的扫描器，例如线性超声换能器阵列。系统操作者可以通过图形用户界面来控制各种组件，所述图形用户界面包括表示各个扫描仪运动路径的多个交互区域，并且与相应的运动脚本文件相关联。

5. 发明授权

US09366655B2 Method for ultrasonic inspection of irregular and variable shapes 有权
标题翻译：不规则形状超声波检测方法
公开(公告)号：US09366655B2
公开(公告)日：2016-06-14
申请号：US13532815
申请日：2012-06-26
申请人： Michael C. Hutchinson , James C. Kennedy , Barry A. Fetzer , Michael Joseph Duncan , Navpreet S. Grewal , Steven Ray Walton , Hien T. Bui
发明人： Michael C. Hutchinson , James C. Kennedy , Barry A. Fetzer , Michael Joseph Duncan , Navpreet S. Grewal , Steven Ray Walton , Hien T. Bui
IPC分类号： G01N29/26 , G01N29/11
CPC分类号： G01N29/043 , G01N29/11 , G01N29/262 , G01N2291/0231 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2638
摘要： System and method for enabling ultrasonic inspection of a variable and irregular shape. The system comprises one or more ultrasonic pulser/receivers, one or more ultrasonic transducer arrays, a shoe or jig to hold and position the array(s), data acquisition software to drive the array(s), and data analysis software to select a respective best return signal for each pixel to be displayed. This system starts with information about the general orientation of the array relative to the part and a general predicted part shape. More specific orientation of the transmitted ultrasound beams relative to the part surface is done electronically by phasing the elements in the array(s) to cover the expected (i.e., predicted) surface as well as the full range of part surface variability.
摘要翻译：允许超声波检查可变和不规则形状的系统和方法。该系统包括一个或多个超声波脉冲发生器/接收器，一个或多个超声波换能器阵列，用于保持和定位阵列的鞋或夹具，用于驱动阵列的数据采集软件以及数据分析软件，以选择每个要显示的像素的最佳返回信号。该系统从关于阵列相对于部件的一般取向和一般预测部件形状的信息开始。通过定位阵列中的元件以覆盖预期（即，预测的）表面以及部分表面变化的全部范围，电子地通过电子地实现发射的超声波束相对于部件表面的更具体的取向。

6. 发明授权

US09010684B2 Automated inspection of soft-tooled hollow structure 有权
标题翻译：软工具中空结构自动检测
公开(公告)号：US09010684B2
公开(公告)日：2015-04-21
申请号：US13534014
申请日：2012-06-27
申请人： William P. Motzer , James C. Kennedy , Michael C. Hutchinson , Martin L. Freet , Ronald E. VonWahlde , Steven Ray Walton , Jeffry J. Garvey , Scott W. Lea , James J. Troy , Daniel James Wright , Hien T. Bui , Michael Joseph Duncan , Mark L. Little , William Joseph Tapia , Barry A. Fetzer , Richard C. Krotzer
发明人： William P. Motzer , James C. Kennedy , Michael C. Hutchinson , Martin L. Freet , Ronald E. VonWahlde , Steven Ray Walton , Jeffry J. Garvey , Scott W. Lea , James J. Troy , Daniel James Wright , Hien T. Bui , Michael Joseph Duncan , Mark L. Little , William Joseph Tapia , Barry A. Fetzer , Richard C. Krotzer
IPC分类号： B64C1/00 , B64C30/00 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/04
CPC分类号： G01N29/043 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , G01N2291/0231 , G01N2291/2694
摘要： A system and method that allow inspection of hollow structures made of composite material, such as an integrally stiffened wing box of an aircraft. A wing box comprises top and bottom skins connected by a plurality of spaced spars. The system employs a plurality of scanners for inspecting different portions of each spar. The system uses dynamically controlled magnetic coupling to connect an external drive tractor to computer-controlled scanners that carry respective sensors, e.g., linear ultrasonic transducer arrays. A system operator can control the various components by means of a graphical user interface comprising multiple interaction regions that represent the individual scanner motion paths and are associated with respective motion script files.
摘要翻译：允许检查由复合材料制成的中空结构的系统和方法，例如飞机的整体加强的翼箱。翼盒包括通过多个间隔的翼梁连接的顶部和底部皮肤。该系统采用多个扫描器来检查每个翼梁的不同部分。该系统使用动态控制的磁耦合将外部驱动拖拉机连接到携带相应传感器的计算机控制的扫描器，例如线性超声换能器阵列。系统操作者可以通过图形用户界面来控制各种组件，所述图形用户界面包括表示各个扫描仪运动路径的多个交互区域，并且与相应的运动脚本文件相关联。

7. 发明申请

US20130340531A1 Method for Ultrasonic Inspection of Irregular and Variable Shapes 有权
标题翻译：超声波检查不规则形状的方法
公开(公告)号：US20130340531A1
公开(公告)日：2013-12-26
申请号：US13532815
申请日：2012-06-26
申请人： Michael C. Hutchinson , James C. Kennedy , Barry A. Fetzer , Michael Joseph Duncan , Navpreet S. Grewal , Steven Ray Walton , Hien T. Bui
发明人： Michael C. Hutchinson , James C. Kennedy , Barry A. Fetzer , Michael Joseph Duncan , Navpreet S. Grewal , Steven Ray Walton , Hien T. Bui
IPC分类号： G01N29/04
CPC分类号： G01N29/043 , G01N29/11 , G01N29/262 , G01N2291/0231 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2638
摘要： System and method for enabling ultrasonic inspection of a variable and irregular shape. The system comprises one or more ultrasonic pulser/receivers, one or more ultrasonic transducer arrays, a shoe or jig to hold and position the array(s), data acquisition software to drive the array(s), and data analysis software to select a respective best return signal for each pixel to be displayed. This system starts with information about the general orientation of the array relative to the part and a general predicted part shape. More specific orientation of the transmitted ultrasound beams relative to the part surface is done electronically by phasing the elements in the array(s) to cover the expected (i.e., predicted) surface as well as the full range of part surface variability.
摘要翻译：允许超声波检查可变和不规则形状的系统和方法。该系统包括一个或多个超声波脉冲发生器/接收器，一个或多个超声波换能器阵列，用于保持和定位阵列的鞋或夹具，用于驱动阵列的数据采集软件以及数据分析软件，以选择每个要显示的像素的最佳返回信号。该系统从关于阵列相对于部件的一般取向和一般预测部件形状的信息开始。通过定位阵列中的元件以覆盖预期（即，预测的）表面以及部分表面变化的全部范围，电子地通过电子地实现发射的超声波束相对于部件表面的更具体的取向。

8. 发明授权

US07628075B2 Multiple-frequency ultrasonic test probe, inspection system, and inspection method 有权
标题翻译：多频超声波探头，检查系统和检查方法
公开(公告)号：US07628075B2
公开(公告)日：2009-12-08
申请号：US11759105
申请日：2007-06-06
申请人： James C. Kennedy , Barry A. Fetzer , Jeffry J. Garvey , Mark L. Little
发明人： James C. Kennedy , Barry A. Fetzer , Jeffry J. Garvey , Mark L. Little
IPC分类号： G01N29/24 , G01N29/28
CPC分类号： G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , G01N2291/044 , G01N2291/2694
摘要： Improved apparatus, systems, and methods for inspecting a structure are provided that use a probe having two ultrasonic transducer arrays. This enables simultaneous testing using two different test frequencies. The probe uses pulse echo ultrasonic signals at different frequencies to inspect the structure. The probe includes a support body having a fluid conduit formed therein. The fluid conduit provides flow paths for a couplant (such as water) that is used to couple the ultrasonic signals between the structure under test and the arrays. The fluid conduit is configured to quickly eject couplant and bubbles contained in the couplant.
摘要翻译：提供了用于检查结构的改进的装置，系统和方法，其使用具有两个超声波换能器阵列的探针。这使得可以使用两个不同的测试频率进行同时测试。探头采用不同频率的脉冲回波超声波信号检测结构。探针包括具有形成在其中的流体导管的支撑体。流体导管为耦合剂（例如水）提供流动路径，其用于将被测结构和阵列之间的超声信号耦合。流体导管被配置为快速地排出耦合剂中包含的耦合剂和气泡。

9. 发明授权

US08899113B2 Apparatus and method for inspecting a tube 有权
标题翻译：用于检查管子的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US08899113B2
公开(公告)日：2014-12-02
申请号：US13482409
申请日：2012-05-29
申请人： Barry A. Fetzer , Navpreet S. Grewal , Peter Kuk-kyung Hwang , William R. Schell , Kate Brown Boudreau
发明人： Barry A. Fetzer , Navpreet S. Grewal , Peter Kuk-kyung Hwang , William R. Schell , Kate Brown Boudreau
IPC分类号： G01N29/04
CPC分类号： G01N29/043 , G01N29/225 , G01N2291/023 , G01N2291/044 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2636
摘要： An apparatus for inspecting a tubular workpiece may include a probe assembly and a rotation mechanism. The probe assembly may include a transducer array positionable adjacent to an inner surface of the tubular workpiece. The probe assembly may generate transmitted sound waves and may receive reflected sound waves. The rotation mechanism may rotate the probe assembly relative to the tubular workpiece in a manner such that the transducer array passes over the inner surface in a circumferential direction during transmission of the transmitted sound waves.
摘要翻译：用于检查管状工件的装置可以包括探针组件和旋转机构。探针组件可以包括可邻近管状工件的内表面定位的换能器阵列。探头组件可以产生发射的声波并且可以接收反射的声波。旋转机构可以使探针组件相对于管状工件旋转，使得换能器阵列在传输的声波的传输期间在圆周方向上越过内表面。

10. 发明申请

US20140060197A1 ULTRASONIC ARRAY TRANSDUCER HOLDER AND GUIDE FOR FLANGES HAVING CUTOUTS AND ASYMMETRIC GEOMETRY 审中-公开
标题翻译：超声波阵列传感器支架和带有切口和不对称几何的法兰指南
公开(公告)号：US20140060197A1
公开(公告)日：2014-03-06
申请号：US13601612
申请日：2012-08-31
申请人： Patrick L. Anderson , Barry A. Fetzer
发明人： Patrick L. Anderson , Barry A. Fetzer
IPC分类号： G01N29/26
CPC分类号： G01N29/0645 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/265 , G01N2291/0231 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2638
摘要： An ultrasonic inspection device employs a transducer incorporating an ultrasonic array and a positioner/holder having abase with a rail extending from the base to support the transducer in at least two lateral positions. A guide extends from the base for contact with a web of a composite shape, the guide maintaining the rail substantially perpendicular to the web. An encoder supported by the base and contacts a flange of the composite shape. The Positioner/holder is adapted for longitudinal motion along the composite shape to create C-scans with the transducer.
摘要翻译：超声波检查装置采用包含超声波阵列的换能器和具有从底座延伸的轨道的定位器/保持器，定位器/保持器具有至少两个横向位置支撑换能器。引导件从底座延伸以与复合形状的腹板接触，导轨将导轨保持在基本上垂直于腹板。编码器由基座支撑并接触复合形状的法兰。定位器/支架适用于沿着复合形状的纵向运动，以便与换能器进行C扫描。

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