Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Robert McLaochlan
  • Patent number: 6643002
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an ultrasonic testing system. The system tests a manufactured part for various physical attributes, including specific flaws, defects, or composition of materials. The part can be housed in a gantry system that holds the part stable. An energy generator illuminates the part within energy and the part emanates energy from that illumination. Based on the emanations from the part, the system can determined precisely where the part is in free space. The energy illumination device and the receptor have a predetermined relationship in free space. This means the location of the illumination mechanism and the reception mechanism is known. Additionally, the coordinates of the actual testing device also have a predetermined relationship to the illumination device, the reception device, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas E. Drake, Jr.