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Removable wear-plate assembly for acoustic probes

US8448518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

OLYMPUS NDT, INC. · US

Inventors

Daniel Kass · Portland, US
Matthew Stanton · Reading, US
Thomas J. Nelligan · Waltham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 11, 2010
Grant date	May 28, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01D11/245
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a wear plate assembly for NDT/NDI probes which provides sufficient protection for the probe being wrung against test objects, desirable acoustic performance meeting the requirements for versatile ultrasonic inspections while providing a mechanism that allows the transducer to be put into or taken out conveniently. The wear plate protects probes from being pieced, worn or structurally deformed albeit being thinner than a wavelength of the acoustic echoes.

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