Patents by Inventor David O. Hunter

David O. Hunter 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).

  • Compound angle wedges for coupling ultrasound into a curved surface object
    Patent number: 4353258
    Abstract: A compound angle wedge for coupling ultrasound into a turbine disc to interrogate the keyway area of the turbine disc, the compound angle wedge having a cylindrical surface which is disposed to contact the object to be interrogated and which has a double offset with respect to an interrogating transducer mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: David O. Hunter