Patents by Inventor Hans-Uwe Baron

Hans-Uwe Baron 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 FOR TESTING A COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20230314339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for testing a component by a penetrant test, in which a penetrant is introduced onto a surface of the component; at least one portion of the penetrant is removed from the surface by blasting the surface with a solid blasting material; the surface is optically detected after the blasting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: MTU Aero Engines AG
    Inventors: Guenter Zenzinger, Anian Goegelein, Hans-Uwe Baron
  • DESTRUCTION-FREE AND CONTACTLESS INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR SURFACES OF COMPONENTS WITH ULTRASOUND WAVES
    Publication number: 20160116442
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of nondestructive and contactless testing of components (3), wherein ultrasonic waves (6) are irradiated onto the surface of the component (3) at a predefinable, non-perpendicular angle of incidence (9) using an ultrasonic transmission sound transducer (1) arranged spaced apart from the surface of the component (3) and the intensity of the ultrasonic waves (7) reflected from the surface of the component (3) is detected with time resolution and/or frequency resolution by the antenna array elements (2n) of an ultrasonic antenna array (2) configured for detecting ultrasonic waves (7) and the phase shift of the ultrasonic waves guided at the surface of the test body is determined therefrom with respect to the ultrasonic waves (7) directly reflected at the surface of the component (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicants: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V., MTU Aero Engines GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd KOEHLER, Martin BARTH, Joachim BAMBERG, Hans-Uwe BARON
  • Destruction-free and contactless inspection method and inspection apparatus for surfaces of components with ultrasound waves
    Patent number: 9194844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of nondestructive and contactless testing of components (3), wherein ultrasonic waves (6) are irradiated onto the surface of the component (3) at a predefinable, non-perpendicular angle of incidence (9) using an ultrasonic transmission sound transducer (1) arranged spaced apart from the surface of the component (3) and the intensity of the ultrasonic waves (7) reflected from the surface of the component (3) is detected with time resolution and/or frequency resolution by the antenna array elements (2n) of an ultrasonic antenna array (2) configured for detecting ultrasonic waves (7) and the phase shift of the ultrasonic waves guided at the surface of the test body is determined therefrom with respect to the ultrasonic waves (7) directly reflected at the surface of the component (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Koehler, Martin Barth, Joachim Bamberg, Hans-Uwe Baron
  • DESTRUCTION-FREE AND CONTACTLESS INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR SURFACES OF COMPONENTS WITH ULTRASOUND WAVES
    Publication number: 20130111995
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of nondestructive and contactless testing of components (3), wherein ultrasonic waves (6) are irradiated onto the surface of the component (3) at a predefinable, non-perpendicular angle of incidence (9) using an ultrasonic transmission sound transducer (1) arranged spaced apart from the surface of the component (3) and the intensity of the ultrasonic waves (7) reflected from the surface of the component (3) is detected with time resolution and/or frequency resolution by the antenna array elements (2n) of an ultrasonic antenna array (2) configured for detecting ultrasonic waves (7) and the phase shift of the ultrasonic waves guided at the surface of the test body is determined therefrom with respect to the ultrasonic waves (7) directly reflected at the surface of the component (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Bernd Koehler, Martin Barth, Joachim Bamberg, Hans-Uwe Baron