| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 073599000 | Attenuation measurement | 29 |
| 20080282804 | Method and Device for Monitoring a Flow of Liquid for the Presence of Air by Means of Ultrasound - The invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring a flow of liquid for the presence of air bubbles, in particular the blood flowing in an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment device. The air bubbles are detected by an ultrasound measurement and the ultrasound signals received in a continuous sequence of time intervals are each compared to a predetermined reference level. When the amplitude of the ultrasound signal, or a parameter correlating to the amplitude of the ultrasound signal, is less than the predetermined reference level, the presence of a defined volume of air is determined. When the number of times the ultrasound signal is less that the predetermined reference value if is greater than the set limit value, it is determined that a critical volume of air is present in the patient's blood and the dialysis is stopped. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080289422 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR SYSTEM FOR WEB-GUIDING APPARATUS - A sensor system for determining the position of at least two edges of at least one web material traveling along a predetermined path. In one embodiment, the sensor system has at least one transmitter block having a plurality of transmitters capable of selectively transmitting ultrasonic signals and at least one receiver block having a plurality of receivers capable of generating receiver output signals in response to the receivers receiving at least a portion of the ultrasonic signals transmitted by the at least one transmitter block. The receiver block is spaced a distance from the transmitter block so as to define a continuous sensor field of view therebetween whereby at least a portion of the at least one web material traveling along a predetermined travel path interferes with at least a portion of the ultrasonic signals transmitted by the at least one transmitter block. The receiver output signals generated by the at least one receiver block is indicative of the position of the web of material as the same is moved along the travel path between the transmitter block and the receiver block. In an alternative embodiment, the functions of the at least one transmitter block and the at least one receiver block are performed essentially equivalently by at least one transceiver block and at least one reflector. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080295599 | Ice thickness measuring system - An ice thickness measurement system for determining thicknesses of an ice sheet such as an ice rink that is positioned on a solid or granular substrate. The system determines the thickness of the ice sheet using an acoustic technique, is portable, and may include a display graphic or graphical user interface on the portable unit to direct operators of the unit where to conduct an array of measurements on the ice sheet. The system may also be compatible with a computer for downloading of data and uploading of graphical displays. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090025479 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING POROSITY IN A COMPONENT - A computer implemented method, or hardware filtration apparatus, and computer usable program code for measuring porosity in materials. An ultrasonic signal is emitted from a transmitting transducer in an ultrasonic measurement system into a material. A response signal is received at a receiving transducer in the ultrasonic measurement system from the material. The response signal is filtered to pass only frequencies in the response signal within a selected frequency range to form a filtered response signal. A porosity level of the material is identified using the filtered response signal. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090205426 | Method and device for monitoring a flowing liquid for the presence of air - The present invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring a flowing medium, in particular the blood flowing in an extracorporeal blood circulation, for the presence of air, in particular micro-bubbles. A sequence of signal pulses or a continuous signal is injected into the flowing medium, and the signal pulses or continuous signal leaving the flowing medium are received. To detect micro-bubbles, a signal pattern that is characteristic of the variation over time of the received signal pulses or the continuous signal in a predetermined period of time is extracted from the signal received. The characteristic signal pattern is compared with one or more characteristic reference patterns, and the presence of air bubbles is determined if the characteristic signal pattern deviates from the characteristic reference pattern by a predetermined amount. Statistical characteristic variables, in particular the variance, are preferably determined from the signal patterns and compared with one another. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090211360 | Ultrasonic Sensor - An ultrasonic sensor having a diaphragm includes a heating element for heating the diaphragm. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090272190 | FLOW METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION IN CONDUITS - A method for measuring one or more parameters in a fluid in a flow conduit using ultrasound is disclosed, the method comprising transmitting ultrasound signals at a frequency in the range of from about 100 kHz to about 30,000 kHz through the fluid, measuring the amplitude attenuation of the ultrasound signals having passed through the fluid, and using the measured attenuation to measure a parameter in the fluid. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090282921 | Method for evaluating fastening state of threaded joint of pipes or tubes and method for fastening threaded joint of pipes or tubes using the method - There is provided a method capable of evaluating a fastening state of a threaded joint that is used as a joint of pipes or tubes such as OCTG with a high degree of accuracy even after being fastened and a method for fastening a threaded joint of pipes or tubes using the evaluating method. The present invention provides a method for evaluating a fastening state of a threaded joint of pipes or tubes including a pin having an external thread part, a metal seal part, and a shoulder part on an outer peripheral surface, and a box having an internal thread part, a metal seal part, and a shoulder part corresponding to each part of the pin on an inner peripheral surface and being fastened with the pin. The evaluating method according to the present invention is characterized by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave to and from a plurality of locations along an axial direction of the threaded joint in at least one of the internal thread part, the metal seal part, and the shoulder part of the box; detecting echo intensities for the plurality of locations; and comparing the echo intensities detected for the plurality of locations to determine whether the fastening state of the threaded joint is good or bad. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100147079 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF NOISE IN FLUIDIC SYSTEMS - A measurement device and method for diagnosing noise in fluidic systems. A microphone, which is arranged at least partially in the area of the flow medium, compensates for pressure surges in the flow medium. The microphone receives the noise via a membrane and converts it to an electrical signal for evaluation of the noise source by an electronic diagnosis unit. To compensate for pressure surges in the flow medium, the membrane of the microphone is arranged in a housing, which is open on both sides of the membrane and whose two openings have pressure applied to them by the flow medium as a sound source, with at least one of the two openings being provided, in order to detect noise, with filter means for attenuation and/or time delay of frequencies which are in an expected noise spectrum, while the filter means allows lower frequencies produced by the pressure fluctuations in the flow medium to pass through. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100154545 | DIFFERENTIATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ANALOGOUS CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES WITH BIOSENSORS - A biosensor for detecting particular substances biosensor comprises a piezoelectric material, an input transducer supported by the piezoelectric material to receive an input signal and propagate a corresponding acoustic wave within the piezoelectric material and an output transducer supported by the piezoelectric material to receive the acoustic wave. At least two chemically orthogonal or semi-orthogonal biolayers are supported by the piezoelectric material to receive substances to be tested and cause corresponding changes in the acoustic wave. The output transducer can transmit a corresponding output signal embodying separate channel data indicative of the substances received. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100206079 | ULTRASONIC MONITOR FOR A BIOREACTOR - A method and apparatus for monitoring the state of a microbiological or animal cell culture, or other bioprocess wherein the attenuation and in some embodiments, the speed of an ultrasonic wave passed through the culture is used to determine viscous and viscoelastic properties of the culture medium. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110132090 | Mode Decomposition of Sound Waves Using Amplitude Matching - The different advantageous embodiments provide a transducer unit, a testing system, and a method for testing a structure. The transducer unit comprises a first segment configured to generate a first electrical signal in response to detecting a plurality of waves propagating in a structure. The transducer unit also comprises a second segment configured to generate a second electrical signal in response to detecting the plurality of waves propagating in the structure. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120111117 | ULTRASONIC METHOD OF MONITORING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF A MEDIUM - The present invention provides embodiments relating to novel methods for determining, monitoring or detecting particle size distribution of a medium. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises comparing a measured ultrasound attenuation spectrum of the medium with a calculated attenuation spectrum, where the calculated attenuation spectrum is obtained by accounting for the scattering of ultrasound waves into the receiver. The methods of the present invention can be used to determine particle size distribution in a dense suspension of particles in the intermediate wavelength regime. In other aspects, methods of the present invention may also be used to monitor changes in particle size distribution, infer the shape of particles, provide feedback to a process involving a change in particle size, and determine the completion of a dissolution process. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130031979 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POROSITY MEASUREMENT AND DEFECT DETECTION - A method and apparatus for non-destructively inspecting a composite structure with an ultrasonic system including an ultrasonic probe includes positioning the composite structure in a tank-less environment, and scanning the composite structure with the ultrasonic system to measure ultrasonic sound waves reflected by the composite structure to the single ultrasonic probe. A physical characteristic of the composite structure is determined based at least in part on the measured ultrasonic sound waves. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130125656 | Method And Apparatus For Shockwave Attenuation - A method and apparatus for attenuating a shockwave propagating through a first medium. The method may include the steps of detecting a shockwave-producing event, determining a direction and distance of the shockwave relative to a defended target, and interposing a second medium between the shockwave and a defended object. The second medium is different from the first medium and the shockwave is attenuated in energy as it passes through the second medium prior to reaching the defended object. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20150135837 | Apparatus for Measuring Acoustic Absorption In-Situ - A phased microphone imaging array and repeatable sound source are used in concert to determine absorption and reflection coefficients of materials and spaces across a continuous frequency domain. Coefficients can be determined at normal and oblique incidences to the surface using beamforming software. The invention can be used in-situ without needing to alter the environment in which it is testing. Accurate results can be obtained at any distance from the array and sound source to the testing surface with relatively little material. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160084801 | ACOUSTIC DETECTION IN PROCESS ENVIRONMENTS - An acoustic measurement system for an industrial process asset includes a process measurement device providing a value representative of an acoustic signal near the industrial process asset based in part on a signal from an acoustic sensor positioned near the industrial process asset. A second acoustic sensor provides an acoustic value and a noise reduction component uses the acoustic value from the second acoustic sensor to affect the value provided by the process measurement device so that the value provided by the process measurement device is more representative of an acoustic signal generated by the industrial process asset. | 03-24-2016 |
| 073600000 | For flaw or discontinuity detection | 12 |
| 20090056454 | System and methods to determine and monitor changes in microstructural properties - The present invention is directed to a system and methods with changes in microstructure properties such as grain size, grain elongation, texture, and porosity, of materials can be determined and monitored over time to assess conditions such as stress and defects. The present invention includes a database of data, wherein a first set of data is used for comparison with a second set of data to determine the conditions of the material microstructure. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090114023 | ULTRASONIC TEST APPARATUS - An ultrasonic test apparatus includes a container containing de-ionized water, a pressing member, a supporting member, and a fixing member. The limiting member, the loading member, and the cover member are disposed in the de-ionized water. The fixing member tightly fixes the pressing member and the supporting member together for mounting at least part of integrated circuits to be detected between the pressing member and the supporting member. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090199643 | ACTUATION SYSTEM - A method and system for creating highly nonlinear solitary waves for use in performing nondestructive evaluation of structures and materials. The method and system use an apparatus having a spring loaded adjustable striker, a chain of granular particles, and a reloading device that allows for repeated activation of the adjustable striker. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090260440 | Document Inspection System - Document inspection system comprising a transport system for transporting documents along a transport path ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100147080 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - An ultrasonic transducer comprises a transmitting element for transmitting an ultrasonic signal at a fundamental frequency and a receiving element adaptable for multiple receive water path operations and for receiving ultrasonic signals at the fundamental frequency and harmonics of the fundamental frequency. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110088472 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF COMPOSITE DEFECTS - Provided is a method for detecting composite defects between a first material and a second material, comprising the steps of: (a) introducing horizontally polarized low-frequency transverse waves into an upper surface of the composite material; (b) detecting an ultrasound echo of the emitted low-frequency horizontally polarized transverse waves; (c) displaying the detected ultrasound echoes on a display device. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110252889 | TRANSMISSION MEDIUM FOR ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS - Provided is a method of ultrasound diagnosis, wherein the method includes: coating a surface of a specimen with a transmission medium; and performing the ultrasound diagnosis, wherein the transmission medium has a viscosity of at least 1,000 mPa·s at 25° C. and contains a hydrocarbon compound. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110259104 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION - A nondestructive inspection apparatus according to the present invention has a transmission-side probe configured to emit a first ultrasonic wave toward a test-target fluid, a plate through which a Lamb wave generated by the first ultrasonic wave is propagated when the first ultrasonic wave is propagated, and a reception-side probe configured to measure intensity of a second ultrasonic wave which is emitted from the plate and propagates through the test-target fluid. At this time, the nondestructive inspection apparatus can inspect the test-target fluid without bringing the transmission-side probe configured to emit the first ultrasonic wave and the reception-side probe configured to measure the second ultrasonic wave into contact with the test-target fluid. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120067127 | METHOD OF EVALUATING FASTENING STATE OF THREADED JOINT OF PIPES OR TUBES, METHOD FOR FASTENING THREADED JOINT OF PIPES OR TUBES, AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING FASTENING STATE OF THREADED JOINT OF PIPES OR TUBES - The present invention provides a method which allows simply, easily and accurately evaluating the fastening state of shoulder parts of a threaded joint for use as a joint of pipes or tubes, such as OCTG, during fastening or after fastening. The fastening state evaluation method for a threaded joint | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120186349 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING - Provided herein is a non-destructive testing method capable of diagnosing a condition of an object to be tested using a single-pulse ultrasonic wave signal. An attenuation waveform of the single-pulse ultrasonic wave signal received by a receiving section | 07-26-2012 |
| 20140338453 | Porosity Inspection System for Composite Structures with Non-Parallel Surfaces - A method and apparatus for inspecting a composite structure. A thickness profile of a portion of a region of a composite structure is identified. The region has a cross-section with non-parallel surfaces. An estimated thickness for a location within the region and outside of the portion is identified using the thickness profile. An indication of whether the location has undesirable porosity is generated based on information about attenuation of response sound signals and the estimated thickness for the location. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150300992 | METHOD FOR MEASURING HEIGHT OF LACK OF PENETRATION AND ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTOR - A method for measuring the degree of fusion involves: a step for creating a dividing pulse amplitude curve by using a probe that emits ultrasound beams; a step for scanning the probe that emits ultrasound beams at a predetermined angle on a surface that has weld beads of multiple welding specimens having different degrees of fusion and for obtaining beam path length information from the dividing pulse amplitude curve and the height of an F echo that returned to the probe after hitting the fused section of a welding site; and a step for obtaining a regression formula expressing the relationship between the beam path length information and the degree of fusion. | 10-22-2015 |
