Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Nelligan

Thomas J. Nelligan 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).

  • Removable wear-plate assembly for acoustic probes
    Patent number: 8448518
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wear plate assembly for NDT/NDI probes which provides sufficient protection for the probe being wrung against test objects, desirable acoustic performance meeting the requirements for versatile ultrasonic inspections while providing a mechanism that allows the transducer to be put into or taken out conveniently. The wear plate protects probes from being pieced, worn or structurally deformed albeit being thinner than a wavelength of the acoustic echoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Olympus NDT
    Inventors: Daniel Stephen Kass, Matthew Edward Stanton, Thomas J. Nelligan
  • REMOVABLE WEAR-PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR ACOUSTIC PROBES
    Publication number: 20110303013
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wear plate assembly for NDT/NDI probes which provides sufficient protection for the probe being wrung against test objects, desirable acoustic performance meeting the requirements for versatile ultrasonic inspections while providing a mechanism that allows the transducer to be put into or taken out conveniently. The wear plate protects probes from being pieced, worn or structurally deformed albeit being thinner than a wavelength of the acoustic echoes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Stephen Kass, Matthew Edward Stanton, Thomas J. Nelligan