Patents by Inventor Christophe Claude Imbert

Christophe Claude Imbert 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).

  • Weld seam tracking system using phased array ultrasonic devices
    Patent number: 8365602
    Abstract: A weld seam tracking device for tracking weld seams on pipes or the like uses NDT/NDI sensor(s) in conjunction with an NDT/NDI operation, such as an ultrasonic phased array (PA) inspection. Processing of the weld seam tracking data is integrated or combined with the existing data processing element of the existing NDT/NDI inspection devices. Wide scanning areas of phased array probes allow weld seam tracking and inspection to be performed using a single set of probe and data processing elements to achieve both fault scanning and seam tracking with a single run of the PA scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Olympus NDT, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Claude Imbert, Jinchi Zhang
  • WELD SEAM TRACKING SYSTEM USING PHASED ARRAY ULTRASONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20110083512
    Abstract: A weld seam tracking device for tracking weld seams on pipes or the like uses NDT/NDI sensor(s) in conjunction with an NDT/NDI operation, such as an ultrasonic phased array (PA) inspection. Processing of the weld seam tracking data is integrated or combined with the existing data processing element of the existing NDT/NDI inspection devices. Wide scanning areas of phased array probes allow weld seam tracking and inspection to be performed using a single set of probe and data processing elements to achieve both fault scanning and seam tracking with a single run of the PA scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Christophe Claude Imbert, Jinchi Zhang