Reflective echo tomographic imaging using acoustic beams

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8894580
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13870604

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An inspection system includes a plurality of acoustic beamformers, where each of the plurality of acoustic beamformers including a plurality of acoustic transmitter elements. The system also includes at least one controller configured for causing each of the plurality of acoustic beamformers to generate an acoustic beam directed to a point in a volume of interest during a first time. Based on a reflected wave intensity detected at a plurality of acoustic receiver elements, an image of the volume of interest can be generated.

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  • UT-BATTELLE, LLC

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Kisner, Roger Knoxville, US 5 54
Santos-Villalobos, Hector J Knoxville, US 8 87

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