Patents Assigned to Genesis Engineering Company
  • Patent number: 6341153
    Abstract: A system and method for non-destructive examination of parts using three-dimensional CT imagery. The system comprises a computer controlled x-ray source, a scintillator screen, and an amorphous silicon sensor array, which electronically records and transmits a series of images taken from different angles back to the computer system having a CAD/CAM software program. The part being examined is stored as a CAD/CAM record. The various images from the silicon sensor array are stored in the computer system and reconstructed as a three-dimensional CT image. That CT image is converted to the CAD/CAM coordinate space so a comparison between the CT image and the stored drawing of the part being examined may be made to detect any defects in the part. The overlaid or superimposed images are displayed for an analyst so that determination of a defect and a location can be made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Genesis Engineering Company
    Inventors: Charles Rivera, Robert A. Rashford