Ultrasonic transducer arrangement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9261490
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13433450

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An ultrasonic transducer arrangement for inspecting a pipe to fitting weld with restricted scanning access. A TOFD ultrasonic send transducer is mounted adjacent one end of a frame. A TOFD ultrasonic receive transducer is mounted on the frame and spaced linearly apart from and aligned with the TOFD send transducer. The TOFD send and receive transducers are each positioned at an angle that matches the external radius of curvature of the pipe. A phased array curved, wedge, send/receive transducer is mounted on the frame and spaced radially apart from the TOFD transducers.

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J RAY MCDERMOTT S A915 N ELDRIDGE PKWY HOUSTON TX 77079

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kurian, Abraham Pathanamthitta District, IN 1 6
Panicker, Jayadev Muraleedhara Alapuzha District, IN 1 6
Putsherry, Dinesh Damodar Mumbai, IN 1 6

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