Patents by Inventor Gerald William Hough

Gerald William Hough 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).

  • Apparatus for measuring wall thicknesses of objects
    Patent number: 7891248
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring wall thicknesses of objects, includes a coordinate measuring machine that has a probe holder and an object support. The coordinate measuring machine is configured to provide relative movement between the probe holder and the object support in three dimensions. The apparatus also includes an ultrasonic test probe which is held by the probe holder. The coordinate measuring machine brings the transducer of the ultrasonic test probe into contact with a position on a surface of an object at the object support so that the probe can measure an object wall thickness at the probe contact position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Gerald William Hough, Nicholas Barrington Orchard, Dean Samuel Robert Whiteside