Patents by Inventor Ian Thomas Cummings

Ian Thomas Cummings 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).

  • Coating inspection using steady-state excitation
    Patent number: 12228548
    Abstract: A structure including a substrate and a coating over the substrate is acoustically excited to measure acoustic response in the structure. The measured acoustic response in the structure is filtered to remove acoustic response of the substrate and determine acoustic response of the coating. The acoustic response of the coating is used to inspect the coating for failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Triad National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Erica Marie Jacobson, Ian Thomas Cummings, Eric Brian Flynn, Adam Joseph Wachtor, Benjamin M Chaloner-Gill, Brock Genter, Martin Quintero, Ryan S. Sanders
  • STRUCTURAL INSPECTION USING MULTI-TONE STEADY STATE EXCITATION
    Publication number: 20240393206
    Abstract: Different frequencies for steady state excitation of the structure may be tested by sweeping over an excitation frequency range. Partial measurements of the responses in the structure at different excitation frequencies may be used to select excitation frequencies, and the selected excitation frequencies may be used to inspect the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Alison Haley Root, Eric Brian Flynn, Adam Joseph Wachtor, Robert Kwan Meng Seah, Ian Thomas Cummings, Rodney F. Deschamps, Erica Marie Jacobson
  • COATING INSPECTION USING STEADY-STATE EXCITATION
    Publication number: 20230288375
    Abstract: A structure including a substrate and a coating over the substrate is acoustically excited to measure acoustic response in the structure. The measured acoustic response in the structure is filtered to remove acoustic response of the substrate and determine acoustic response of the coating. The acoustic response of the coating is used to inspect the coating for failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Erica Marie Jacobson, Ian Thomas Cummings, Eric Brian Flynn, Adam Joseph Wachtor, Benjamin M. Chaloner-Gill, Brock Genter, Martin Quintero, Ryan S. Sanders