Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Kube

Christopher M. Kube 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).

  • Systems and methods for ultrasonically evaluating structural properties
    Patent number: 8857262
    Abstract: Systems and methods for ultrasonically evaluating one or more microstructural material properties of a structural specimen are disclosed. An example system comprises an ultrasonic sensor unit including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers that generate ultrasonic backscatter within the specimen, and an evaluation module that performs an autocorrelation function on the ultrasonic backscatter data. An autocorrelation algorithm is configured to execute a single scattering response (SSR) model that computes second order grain statistics of the structural specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Joseph A. Turner, Christopher M. Kube
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ULTRASONICALLY EVALUATING STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20120132005
    Abstract: Systems and methods for ultrasonically evaluating one or more microstructural material properties of a structural specimen are disclosed. An example system comprises an ultrasonic sensor unit including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers that generate ultrasonic backscatter within the specimen, and an evaluation module that performs an autocorrelation function on the ultrasonic backscatter data. An autocorrelation algorithm is configured to execute a single scattering response (SSR) model that computes second order grain statistics of the structural specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
    Inventors: Joseph A. Turner, Christopher M. Kube