Patents by Inventor Carson L. Willey

Carson L. Willey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11628470
    Abstract: A method for locating a plurality of elements comprising a flexible ultrasound phased array. The method includes constructing a matrix of traveltimes by iteratively transmitting a signal from one element of the plurality and receiving the signal at each of the other elements of the plurality. Traveltimes are derived from each received signal and arrayed in a matrix. Relative positions of the first element of the plurality and the last element of the plurality are established and the locations of the remaining elements of the plurality are iteratively modeled to fit the matrix of traveltimes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Carson L Willey, Abigail T Juhl
  • Publication number: 20200391244
    Abstract: A method for locating a plurality of elements comprising a flexible ultrasound phased array. The method includes constructing a matrix of traveltimes by iteratively transmitting a signal from one element of the plurality and receiving the signal at each of the other elements of the plurality. Traveltimes are derived from each received signal and arrayed in a matrix. Relative positions of the first element of the plurality and the last element of the plurality are established and the locations of the remaining elements of the plurality are iteratively modeled to fit the matrix of traveltimes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Carson L. Willey, Abigail T. Juhl
  • Patent number: 10704901
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer storage mediums accurately measure wall thickness in a region of interest included in complex curved structures. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to generating a wall thickness loss distribution map of a region of interest that provides an accurate representation of wall thickness for the region of interest included in a complex curved structure. The wall thickness loss distribution map is generated from a two-dimensional model of the wall thickness loss distribution of the region of interest. The two-dimensional model is converted from a three-dimensional representation of the wall thickness loss distribution of the region of interest. The three-dimensional representation of the wall thickness is generated by ultrasonic waves generated by a transducer system that propagated through the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati NDE, Ltd.
    Inventors: Geir Instanes, Peter B. Nagy, Francesco Simonetti, Carson L. Willey
  • Publication number: 20170292835
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer storage mediums accurately measure wall thickness in a region of interest included in complex curved structures. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to generating a wall thickness loss distribution map of a region of interest that provides an accurate representation of wall thickness for the region of interest included in a complex curved structure. The wall thickness loss distribution map is generated from a two-dimensional model of the wall thickness loss distribution of the region of interest. The two-dimensional model is converted from a three-dimensional representation of the wall thickness loss distribution of the region of interest. The three-dimensional representation of the wall thickness is generated by ultrasonic waves generated by a transducer system that propagated through the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicants: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati NDE, Ltd.
    Inventors: Geir Instanes, Peter B. Nagy, Francesco Simonetti, Carson L. Willey
  • Patent number: 9689671
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer storage mediums accurately measure wall thickness in a region of interest included in complex curved structures. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to generating a wall thickness loss distribution map of a region of interest that provides an accurate representation of wall thickness for the region of interest included in a complex curved structure. The wall thickness loss distribution map is generated from a two-dimensional model of the wall thickness loss distribution of the region of interest. The two-dimensional model is converted from a three-dimensional representation of the wall thickness loss distribution of the region of interest. The three-dimensional representation of the wall thickness is generated by ultrasonic waves generated by a transducer system that propagated through the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: University Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati NDE, Ltd.
    Inventors: Geir Instanes, Peter B. Nagy, Francesco Simonetti, Carson L. Willey
  • Publication number: 20140208852
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer storage mediums accurately measure wall thickness in a region of interest included in complex curved structures. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to generating a wall thickness loss distribution map of a region of interest that provides an accurate representation of wall thickness for the region of interest included in a complex curved structure. The wall thickness loss distribution map is generated from a two-dimensional model of the wall thickness loss distribution of the region of interest. The two-dimensional model is converted from a three-dimensional representation of the wall thickness loss distribution of the region of interest. The three-dimensional representation of the wall thickness is generated by ultrasonic waves generated by a transducer system that propagated through the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicants: CINCINNATI NDE, LTD., UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
    Inventors: Geir Instanes, Peter B. Nagy, Francesco Simonetti, Carson L. Willey