Inventor · Erlangen, DE

Rainer Meier

8Patents
4h-index
8Co-inventors
50Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 10, 1980 → Mar 6, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7516664B2 Method for the ultrasound testing of a workpiece within a curved region of its surface and device suitable for the execution of the process Physics 33 Active
US7010980B2 Method of determining the porosity of a workpiece Physics 23 Expired
US4370889A Test device for the detection and analysis of material faults Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5987993A Test apparatus and method for nondestructive material testing Physics 5 Expired
US5936162A Method for the production of ultrasound waves for nondestructive materials testing and an ultrasound test instrument Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7594439B2 Method and device for ultrasonic testing of a workpiece having an uneven surface Physics 4 Active
US7690257B2 Method and device for checking a welding seam present at one of the interior surfaces of a reactor pressure vessel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8578780B2 Apparatus for internal inspection of a workpiece having a hollow cylindrical hole Physics 1 Active

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