Patents by Inventor Ioana Francisca Waedt

Ioana Francisca Waedt 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).

  • Device and Method for the Non-Destructive Testing of Objects Using Ultrasound and the Use of Matrix-phased Array Probes
    Publication number: 20110126626
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (68) and a method for the non-destructive testing of planar objects (70) such as thick or thin metal sheets using ultrasound in different focal zones, said device comprising one or more independently controllable probes (PK1-PKn), and to the use of matrix phased array probes. To achieve uniform sensitivity over a wide thickness range, the probes (PK1-PKn) are designed as 2-dimensional phased array probes (PK2-PKn) and are located in rows offset in relation to one another. The sum of the number and length of the individual probes (PK1, PKn) corresponds to the width of the material to be tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Roman Heinrich Koch, Albrecht Maurer, Walter Franz De Odorico, Ioana Francisca Waedt