GE SENSING & INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES GMBH Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140236500 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN ULTRASONIC ANALOG SIGNAL, DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT AND ULTRASONIC INSPECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for processing an ultrasonic analog signal ( | 08-21-2014 |
20140216160 | DEVICE FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OF A TEST OBJECT BY MEANS OF ULTRASOUND, METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OF A TEST OBJECT BY MEANS OF ULTRASOUND - The present invention relates to a device for the non-destructive testing of a test object by means of ultrasound. The device comprises a control unit provided for driving a phased array ultrasonic test probe and a display. The control unit is configured to operate the phased array test probe in the pulse echo operation and to control the insonification angle Θ of the phased array test probe into the test object. The pulse echo from the test object received by the phased array test probe is analyzed by the control unit, wherein the control unit generates an A-scan or/and a B-scan of a received pulse echo on the display. The invention further relates to a method for operating such a device and a method for the non-destructive inspection of a test object by means of ultrasound in accordance with the TCG method, using a phased array ultrasonic test probe. | 08-07-2014 |
20140190262 | FEEDING DEVICE FOR AN ULTRASOUND INSPECTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a feeding device for an ultrasound inspection system, with means for transporting a test object ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140185897 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY METHOD, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A VOLUMETRIC REPRESENTATION OF A SAMPLE - A method of using computed tomography for determining a volumetric representation of a sample, involving a first reconstruction for reconstructing first reconstructed volume data of the sample from first x-ray projection data of the sample taken by an x-ray system, a second reconstruction for reconstructing second reconstructed volume data of the sample from second x-ray projection data of the sample taken by an x-ray system, characterized by calculating first individual confidence measures for single voxels of the first reconstructed volume data, calculating second individual confidence measures for single voxels of the second reconstructed volume data, and calculating, in a subsequent step, at least one resulting set of individual values for each voxel based on the first individual confidence measures and the second individual confidence measures. | 07-03-2014 |
20130039475 | CATHODE ELEMENT FOR A MICROFOCUS X-RAY TUBE - A cathode element for a microfocus x-ray tube includes a heatable filament formed of a wire for thermionic emission of electrons for generating an electron beam. The filament, in a source area of the electron beam, has an elongate extension in two directions perpendicular to the electron beam. | 02-14-2013 |
20120060612 | TEST PROBE AS WELL AS FAMILY OF TEST PROBES FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF A WORKPIECE BY MEANS OF ULTRASONIC SOUND AND TESTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a test probe | 03-15-2012 |
20120024067 | METHOD FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF A TEST OBJECT BY WAY OF ULTRASOUND AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for the non-destructive testing of a test object ( | 02-02-2012 |
20110247417 | PULSE-ECHO METHOD BY MEANS OF AN ARRAY-TYPE PROBE AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION - The invention relates to a nondestructive ultrasonic test method in which at least one ultrasonic pulse is emitted into a workpiece under test by means of at least one ultrasonic transmitter ( | 10-13-2011 |
20110239768 | PULSE-ECHO METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DAMPING BLOCK GEOMETRY - The invention relates to a nondestructive ultrasonic test method in which at least one ultrasonic pulse is emitted into a workpiece under test by means of at least one ultrasonic transmitter ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110162455 | METHOD FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE ULTRASONIC TESTING AS WELL AS DEVICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for non-destructive ultra-sonic testing, in which ultrasonic pulses with a pulse repetition frequency are radiated by means of an ultrasonic transmitter into a workpiece to be tested and the ultrasonic pulses are reflected to bounding surfaces in the workpiece and the reflected ultra sound is recorded by means of an ultra-sonic receiver and the signals are displayed in time- or position-dependent resolution. The method is characterized in that the pulse repetition frequency is changed at least once during the method. | 07-07-2011 |
20110138919 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE ULTRASONIC TESTING OF A TEST PIECE WITH FLAT SURFACES AT AN ANGLE TO EACH OTHER - The invention relates to a method for the non-destructive ultrasonic testing of a test piece ( | 06-16-2011 |
20110129055 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY METHOD, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A VOLUMETRIC REPRESENTATION OF A SAMPLE - A computed tomography method for determining a volumetric representation of a sample comprises using reconstructed volume data of the sample from x-ray projections of the sample taken by an x-ray system, computing a set of artificial projections of said sample by a forward projection from said reconstructed volume data , and determining, essentially from process data of said reconstruction including said reconstructed volume data and/or said x-ray projections, individual confidence measures for single voxels of said volume data based on calculating, for each of said measured x-ray projections, the difference between the contribution of this measured x-ray projection to the voxel under inspection and the contribution from a corresponding artificial projection to the voxel under inspection. | 06-02-2011 |
20110019796 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED TESTING AND/OR MEASURING OF A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL COMPONENTS USING X-RAY RADIATION - A method and system for automated testing and/or measurement of a plurality of substantially identical components by means of X-ray radiation comprises a testing/measuring device with an X-ray device, a protection cabin surrounding the testing/measuring device, a conveying device for continuously conveying components to or away from the testing/measuring device, and a control/evaluation unit, which is set up for automated control of the system and for evaluation of the X-ray signals. The testing/measuring device comprises a support and a rotor mounted on the support so as to be continuously rotatable, the X-ray device being arranged on the rotor and the conveying device being set up for serial conveying of the components through the rotor and the control/evaluation unit for computer tomographic evaluation of the X-ray signals. | 01-27-2011 |
20110016978 | METHOD FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF A TEST OBJECT BY WAY OF ULTRASOUND AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for nondestructive testing of a test object by means of ultrasound, and a corresponding device, the method including
| 01-27-2011 |
20110005321 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OF HIGH-PRESSURE LINES - The invention relates to a method for the non-destructive ultrasound inspection of a high-pressure line as a testing piece by means of the pulse-echo method, where the high-pressure line is conveyed to a near-field range of at least one ultrasonic transducer and an ultrasonic pulse is emitted with a perpendicular sound incidence on the high-pressure line in such a way that the high-pressure line is completely captured in its cross section by the near-field sound emission caused by the ultrasonic transducer, and the reflected ultrasonic pulse(s) is/are received by the ultrasonic transducer and/or, optionally, further ultrasonic transducers, the associated echo delay times are recorded and, optionally, evaluated. | 01-13-2011 |