Patents by Inventor Joseph DiMambro

Joseph DiMambro 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).

  • Ultrasonic probe deployment device for increased wave transmission and rapid area scan inspections
    Patent number: 8371173
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe deployment device in which an ultrasound-transmitting liquid forms the portion of the ultrasonic wave path in contact with the surface being inspected (i.e., the inspection surface). A seal constrains flow of the liquid, for example preventing the liquid from surging out and flooding the inspection surface. The seal is not rigid and conforms to variations in the shape and unevenness of the inspection surface, thus forming a seal (although possibly a leaky seal) around the liquid. The probe preferably is held in place to produce optimum ultrasonic focus on the area of interest. Use of encoders can facilitate the production of C-scan area maps of the material being inspected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph DiMambro, Dennis P. Roach, Kirk A. Rackow, Ciji L. Nelson, Cameron J. Dasch, David G. Moore
  • Ultrasonic probe deployment device for increased wave transmission and rapid area scan inspections
    Patent number: 8087298
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe deployment device in which an ultrasound-transmitting liquid forms the portion of the ultrasonic wave path in contact with the surface being inspected (i.e., the inspection surface). A seal constrains flow of the liquid, for example preventing the liquid from surging out and flooding the inspection surface. The seal is not rigid and conforms to variations in the shape and unevenness of the inspection surface, thus forming a seal (although possibly a leaky seal) around the liquid. The probe preferably is held in place to produce optimum ultrasonic focus on the area of interest. Use of encoders can facilitate the production of C-scan area maps of the material being inspected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph DiMambro, Dennis P. Roach, Kirk A. Rackow, Ciji L. Nelson, Cameron J. Dasch, David G. Moore