Patents by Inventor Felix GATTIKER

Felix GATTIKER 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).

  • Apparatus and device for testing a component by means of ultrasound
    Patent number: 11226313
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing a component by ultrasound comprises a plurality of identical devices. Each device has several channels of ultrasonic transducers as well as a master controller. The individual devices are daisy-chained and controlled by one of their master controllers. Mechanical connectors can be used to mechanically couple adjacent devices. Further, a number of differently shaped handles is provided, all of which can be coupled to a common handle interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: PROCEQ SA
    Inventors: Felix Gattiker, Marco Osterwalder, Marcel Poser
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPENSATING FOR COUPLING NONUNIFORMITIES IN ULTRASONIC TESTING
    Publication number: 20210278375
    Abstract: A method and a device for testing a component by means of ultrasound is described. It is based on using transducers (4) for sending a probe signal into the component and monitoring its propagation. The response signals (C1 . . . C7) of the individual receivers are analyzed for the strength (A) of the arriving surface wave, and this strength (A) is used for scaling the response signals (C1 . . . C7). This allows to compensate for variations in the coupling strength between the various ultrasonic transducers {4}.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: PROCEQ SA
    Inventors: Felix GATTIKER, Thomas SCHLEGEL, Ralph MENNICKE
  • APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR TESTING A COMPONENT BY MEANS OF ULTRASOUND
    Publication number: 20190285591
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing a component by ultrasound comprises a plurality of identical devices. Each device has several channels of ultrasonic transducers as well as a master controller. The individual devices are daisy-chained and controlled by one of their master controllers. Mechanical connectors can be used to mechanically couple adjacent devices. Further, a number of differently shaped handles is provided, all of which can be coupled to a common handle interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: PROCEQ SA
    Inventors: Felix GATTIKER, Marco OSTERWALDER, Marcel POSER