Patents by Inventor Roy Martin Gagnon

Roy Martin Gagnon 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).

  • Ultrasonic inspective device for simultaneous pulse echo and through transmission inspection
    Patent number: 11280764
    Abstract: An ultrasonic inspection device for inspection of a structure. The device includes a body with a first side and a second side that are on opposing sides of a gap. The gap is sized to receive the structure. A probe is attached to the first side and transmits ultrasonic signals at the structure. A reflector plate is attached to the second side and is fixed relative to the probe and reflects the signals that pass through the structure. The probe is configured to detect the signals that reflect off the structure and to detect the signals that pass through the structure and reflect off the reflector plate. The received signals provide for pulse echo and through transmission inspection of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffry J. Garvey, James C. Kennedy, Roy Martin Gagnon
  • Ultrasonic Inspective Device for Simultaneous Pulse Echo and Through Transmission Inspection
    Publication number: 20210063357
    Abstract: An ultrasonic inspection device for inspection of a structure. The device includes a body with a first side and a second side that are on opposing sides of a gap. The gap is sized to receive the structure. A probe is attached to the first side and transmits ultrasonic signals at the structure. A reflector plate is attached to the second side and is fixed relative to the probe and reflects the signals that pass through the structure. The probe is configured to detect the signals that reflect off the structure and to detect the signals that pass through the structure and reflect off the reflector plate. The received signals provide for pulse echo and through transmission inspection of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffry J. Garvey, James C. Kennedy, Roy Martin Gagnon
  • Self contained load frame for in-situ inspection
    Patent number: 10866175
    Abstract: A load frame for applying a tensile load to a test sample during a test or measurement includes a first gripper for gripping a first end of the test sample, a second gripper for gripping a second end of the test sample, and a tensioner for applying the tensile load to the test sample. The load frame further includes a first end tube that encircles the first gripper, a second end tube that encircles the second gripper, and a center tube that encircles a mid-portion of the test sample during the test or measurement. A system such as a wave-generating system may be used to measure the test sample through the center tube during a test or measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph D. Schaefer, Roy Martin Gagnon, Dinu Tandareanu
  • SELF CONTAINED LOAD FRAME FOR IN-SITU INSPECTION
    Publication number: 20190170627
    Abstract: A load frame for applying a tensile load to a test sample during a test or measurement includes a first gripper for gripping a first end of the test sample, a second gripper for gripping a second end of the test sample, and a tensioner for applying the tensile load to the test sample. The load frame further includes a first end tube that encircles the first gripper, a second end tube that encircles the second gripper, and a center tube that encircles a mid-portion of the test sample during the test or measurement. A system such as a wave-generating system may be used to measure the test sample through the center tube during a test or measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joseph D. Schaefer, Roy Martin Gagnon, Dinu Tandareanu
  • Self contained load frame for in-situ inspection
    Patent number: 10254206
    Abstract: A load frame for applying a tensile load to a test sample during a test or measurement includes a first gripper for gripping a first end of the test sample, a second gripper for gripping a second end of the test sample, and a tensioner for applying the tensile load to the test sample. The load frame further includes a first end tube that encircles the first gripper, a second end tube that encircles the second gripper, and a center tube that encircles a mid-portion of the test sample during the test or measurement. A system such as a wave-generating system may be used to measure the test sample through the center tube during a test or measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph D. Schaefer, Roy Martin Gagnon, Dinu Tandareanu
  • SELF CONTAINED LOAD FRAME FOR IN-SITU INSPECTION
    Publication number: 20180088013
    Abstract: A load frame for applying a tensile load to a test sample during a test or measurement includes a first gripper for gripping a first end of the test sample, a second gripper for gripping a second end of the test sample, and a tensioner for applying the tensile load to the test sample. The load frame further includes a first end tube that encircles the first gripper, a second end tube that encircles the second gripper, and a center tube that encircles a mid-portion of the test sample during the test or measurement. A system such as a wave-generating system may be used to measure the test sample through the center tube during a test or measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph D. Schaefer, Roy Martin Gagnon, Dinu Tandareanu