Patents by Inventor Bruce Wright Maxfield

Bruce Wright Maxfield 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 generating ultrasonic waves, exciting special classes of ultrasonic transducers and ultrasonic devices for engineering measurements
    Patent number: 11692975
    Abstract: Embodiments include an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) system. The EMAT system includes a plurality of magnets and a conductor set. The plurality of magnets has a like pole arrangement and wherein each magnet is in close proximity to one another. The conductor set includes electrically conductive elements. A portion of the conductor set is positioned proximate to the plurality of magnets. The plurality of magnets and the conductor set are positioned proximate to a test object. The EMAT system is configured to perform at least one of generating and receiving an elastic wave. Embodiments also include a method of elastic wave measurement for nondestructive testing and evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: itRobotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Wright Maxfield, Zhiyong Wang, Anouar Jamoussi, Mansoor Shah
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ULTRASONIC WAVES, EXCITING SPECIAL CLASSES OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS AND ULTRASONIC DEVICES FOR ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS
    Publication number: 20190227037
    Abstract: Embodiments include an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) system. The EMAT system includes a plurality of magnets and a conductor set. The plurality of magnets has a like pole arrangement and wherein each magnet is in close proximity to one another. The conductor set includes electrically conductive elements. A portion of the conductor set is positioned proximate to the plurality of magnets. The plurality of magnets and the conductor set are positioned proximate to a test object. The EMAT system is configured to perform at least one of generating and receiving an elastic wave. Embodiments also include a method of elastic wave measurement for nondestructive testing and evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: itRobotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Wright Maxfield, Zhiyong Wang, Anouar Jamoussi, Mansoor Shah