US3132510A
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Ultrasonic inspection apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-02-20
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1981-02-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Buchan William Raymond
- 👤 Rankin Alexander Bryce Calder
- 👤 Brown Stanley William Charles
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:19
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N29/00; G01N29/22; G01N29/26; G01N29/265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
APPARATUS FOR THE ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF MATERIAL COMPRISING TRANSMITTING MEANS HAVING TRANSDUCER MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING ULTRASONIC PULSES THROUGH A WAVE-TRANSMITTING SURFACE THEREOF, RECEIVING MEANS HAVING TRANSDUCER MEANS MOUNTED ALONGSIDE OF SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID ULTRASONIC PULSES THROUGH A WAVERECEIVING SURFACE OF SAID RECEIVING MEANS AFTER REFLECTION, AN ACOUSTIC CURTAIN DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MEANS AND PROJECTING BEYOND SAID SURFACES, ADJUSTING MEANS FOR VARYING THE POSITION OF SAID CURTAIN IN A DIRECTION HAVING AT LEAST A COMPONENT PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SURFACES, PULSE GENERATING MEANS FOR GENERATING SAID ULTRASONIC PULSES, SELECTING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID TRANSDUCER MEANS OF SAID RECEIVING MEANS AND TO SAID PULSE GENERATING MEANS AND SELECTING FROM SIGNALS RECEIVED BY SAID RECEIVING MEANS A SIGNAL OCCURING AT A PREDETERMINED TIME AFTER EACH SAID TRANSMITTED PULSES, CONTROL VOLTAGE GENERATING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SELECTING MEANS AND GENERATING FROM SAID SELECTED SIGNAL A CONTROL VOLTAGE, AND MEANS COUPLING SAID CONTROL VOLTAGE GENERATING MEANS TO SAID ADJUSTING MEANS, WHEREBY SAID CURTAIN IS ADJUSTED AUTOMATICALLY IN DEPENDENCE UPON THE AMPLITUDE OF SAID SELECTED SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
APPARATUS FOR THE ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF MATERIAL COMPRISING TRANSMITTING MEANS HAVING TRANSDUCER MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING ULTRASONIC PULSES THROUGH A WAVE-TRANSMITTING SURFACE THEREOF, RECEIVING MEANS HAVING TRANSDUCER MEANS MOUNTED ALONGSIDE OF SAID TRANSMITTING MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID ULTRASONIC PULSES THROUGH A WAVERECEIVING SURFACE OF SAID RECEIVING MEANS AFTER REFLECTION, AN ACOUSTIC CURTAIN DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MEANS AND PROJECTING BEYOND SAID SURFACES, ADJUSTING MEANS FOR VARYING THE POSITION OF SAID CURTAIN IN A DIRECTION HAVING AT LEAST A COMPONENT PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SURFACES, PULSE GENERATING MEANS FOR GENERATING SAID ULTRASONIC PULSES, SELECTING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID TRANSDUCER MEANS OF SAID RECEIVING MEANS AND TO SAID PULSE GENERATING MEANS AND SELECTING FROM SIGNALS RECEIVED BY SAID RECEIVING MEANS A SIGNAL OCCURING AT A PREDETERMINED TIME AFTER EACH SAID TRANSMITTED PULSES, CONTROL VOLTAGE GENERATING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SELECTING MEANS AND GENERATING FROM SAID SELECTED SIGNAL A CONTROL VOLTAGE, AND MEANS COUPLING SAID CONTROL VOLTAGE GENERATING MEANS TO SAID ADJUSTING MEANS, WHEREBY SAID CURTAIN IS ADJUSTED AUTOMATICALLY IN DEPENDENCE UPON THE AMPLITUDE OF SAID SELECTED SIGNAL.
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