Patents by Inventor Carrie Ann Decker

Carrie Ann Decker 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).

  • Method and apparatus for quantifying porosity in a component
    Patent number: 7895895
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, or hardware filtration apparatus, and computer usable program code for measuring porosity in materials. An ultrasonic signal is emitted from a transmitting transducer in an ultrasonic measurement system into a material. A response signal is received at a receiving transducer in the ultrasonic measurement system from the material. The response signal is filtered to pass only frequencies in the response signal within a selected frequency range to form a filtered response signal. A porosity level of the material is identified using the filtered response signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kollgaard, Carrie Ann Decker, Barry A. Fetzer, Kevin M. Uhl
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING POROSITY IN A COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20090025479
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, or hardware filtration apparatus, and computer usable program code for measuring porosity in materials. An ultrasonic signal is emitted from a transmitting transducer in an ultrasonic measurement system into a material. A response signal is received at a receiving transducer in the ultrasonic measurement system from the material. The response signal is filtered to pass only frequencies in the response signal within a selected frequency range to form a filtered response signal. A porosity level of the material is identified using the filtered response signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kollgaard, Carrie Ann Decker, Barry A. Fetzer, Kevin M. Uhl