US 11,835,484 B2
Cylindrical ultrasonic scanning apparatus
David A. Jack, Waco, TX (US); Benjamin M. Blandford, Waco, TX (US); Pruthul Kokkada Ravindranath, Waco, TX (US); Nathaniel J. Blackman, Hewitt, TX (US); Daniel Pulipati, Waco, TX (US); and Ian Gravagne, Waco, TX (US)
Assigned to VERIFI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Waco, TX (US)
Filed by Verifi Technologies, LLC, Waco, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/525,326.
Application 17/525,326 is a continuation of application No. 17/362,342, filed on Jun. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412921 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/28 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 29/0654 (2013.01) [G01D 5/14 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02854 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2698 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for non-destructive testing of a test object, comprising:
at least one scanner support;
at least one transducer housing assembly including an interior fluid-filled chamber attached to the at least one scanner support;
a support apparatus, wherein the support apparatus is operable to support and rotate at least one test object about a central axis of the at least one test object;
wherein the interior fluid-filled chamber includes an ultrasonic transducer operable to emit ultrasonic waves into and receive ultrasonic waves from the at least one test object;
wherein an elongate member is connected to the ultrasonic transducer within the at least one transducer housing assembly and extends through an exterior opening of the at least one transducer housing assembly;
wherein rotation of the elongate member moves the ultrasonic transducer relative to the at least one transducer housing assembly; and
wherein the system is operable to scan at least a portion of a side wall of the at least one test object without mechanically contacting the side wall of the at least one test object.