US3295362A
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Method of and apparatus for ultrasonic inspection utilizing correlation techniques
Assignee: AMF Inc
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Filing: 1963-07-15
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Granted: 1967-01-03
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Expires: 1983-07-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Fenton M Wood
- 👤 Noel B Proctor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:42
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N29/00; G01N29/04; G01N29/11; G01N29/22; G01N29/26; G01N29/27; G01N29/34; G01N29/341; G01N2291/00; G01N2291/04; G01N2291/044; G01N2291/26; G01N2291/263; G01N2291/2634; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S367/00; Y10S367/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A METHOD OF DETECTING DISCONTINUITIES IN A REGION BY ULTRASONIC VIBRATIONAL ENERGY, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF TRANSMITTING FROM A SOURCE A PERIODIC SERIES OF PULSES OF ULTRASONIC VIBRATIONAL ENERGY INTO THE REGION; MOVING THE REGION WITH RESPECT TO SAID SOURCE; RECEIVING AND CONVERTING INTO AN OUPUT REPRESENTATION A SERIES OF VIBRATIONAL ENERGY OUTPUT PULSES FOLLOWING THE TRAVERSING OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID REGION, THERE BEING AN OUTPUT PULSE FOR EACH ENCOUNTERED REGION BOUNDARY FOR EACH TRANSMITTED PULSE, SAID OUTPUT PULSES BEING MODIFIED BY DISCONTINUITIES ENCOUNTERED SUCH THAT MODIFICATIONS OF CORRESPONDING OUTPUT PULSES FOR DIFFERENT TRANSMITTED PULSES OCCUPY DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN SAID OUTPUT PULSES,
Claim 2
Independent Claim
105 words
A METHOD OF DETECTING DISCONTINUITIES IN A REGION BY ULTRASONIC VIBRATIONAL ENERGY, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF TRANSMITTING FROM A SOURCE A PERIODIC SERIES OF PULSES OF ULTRASONIC VIBRATIONAL ENERGY INTO THE REGION; MOVING THE REGION WITH RESPECT TO SAID SOURCE; RECEIVING AND CONVERTING INTO AN OUPUT REPRESENTATION A SERIES OF VIBRATIONAL ENERGY OUTPUT PULSES FOLLOWING THE TRAVERSING OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID REGION, THERE BEING AN OUTPUT PULSE FOR EACH ENCOUNTERED REGION BOUNDARY FOR EACH TRANSMITTED PULSE, SAID OUTPUT PULSES BEING MODIFIED BY DISCONTINUITIES ENCOUNTERED SUCH THAT MODIFICATIONS OF CORRESPONDING OUTPUT PULSES FOR DIFFERENT TRANSMITTED PULSES OCCUPY DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN SAID OUTPUT PULSES,
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