Patents by Inventor Dane Eugene Hackenberger

Dane Eugene Hackenberger 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).

  • Rolling phased array ultrasonic scanner
    Patent number: 9658193
    Abstract: A rolling ultrasonic scanner comprises a member having an inspection surface for rolling across the surface of an object under test. A plurality of ultrasonic transducers are disposed within the member in a formation such that they are each aimed at a common point that is coincident with the surface of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Jenkins, Dane Eugene Hackenberger, Robert Charles Shaffer
  • Transducer apparatus and method for assembling a transducer apparatus
    Patent number: 9027406
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a transducer apparatus is provided that includes a core section, a transducer disposed in the core section, the transducer configured to transmit or receive signals and a tubular member mounted to the core section for relative rotation, wherein a fluid is disposed in the tubular member. The apparatus further includes a weight reduction device disposed inside the tubular member to occupy a volume inside the tubular member, wherein the weight reduction device is configured to provide a transmission path from the transducer to the tubular member via the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dane Eugene Hackenberger, Robert Charles Shaffer
  • ROLLING PHASED ARRAY ULTRASONIC SCANNER
    Publication number: 20150068312
    Abstract: A rolling ultrasonic scanner comprises a member having an inspection surface for rolling across the surface of an object under test. A plurality of ultrasonic transducers are disposed within the member in a formation such that they are each aimed at a common point that is coincident with the surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Richard Jenkins, Dane Eugene Hackenberger, Robert Charles Shaffer
  • TRANSDUCER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A TRANSDUCER APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120291555
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a transducer apparatus is provided that includes a core section, a transducer disposed in the core section, the transducer configured to transmit or receive signals and a tubular member mounted to the core section for relative rotation, wherein a fluid is disposed in the tubular member. The apparatus further includes a weight reduction device disposed inside the tubular member to occupy a volume inside the tubular member, wherein the weight reduction device is configured to provide a transmission path from the transducer to the tubular member via the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Dane Eugene Hackenberger, Robert Charles Shaffer