Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Uhl

Kevin M. Uhl 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).

  • Inspection system for alignment in restricted volumes
    Patent number: 10156439
    Abstract: An inspection system is presented. The inspection system comprises a remotely controllable imaging assembly and a scale reticle. The remotely controllable imaging assembly includes a camera and a lens system. The lens system includes a tunable-focus lens and a magnifying lens between the camera and the tunable-focus lens. The scale reticle is positioned within a sight line of the camera of the imaging assembly such that the scale reticle is between the imaging assembly and a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christopher W. Fay, Farshad Forouhar, Kevin M. Uhl, Gary Mark Buckus, Eric Sean Kamila, Joshua Charles Modrzynski, John B. Winn
  • Inspection System for Alignment in Restricted Volumes
    Publication number: 20180252519
    Abstract: An inspection system is presented. The inspection system comprises a remotely controllable imaging assembly and a scale reticle. The remotely controllable imaging assembly includes a camera and a lens system. The lens system includes a tunable-focus lens and a magnifying lens between the camera and the tunable-focus lens. The scale reticle is positioned within a sight line of the camera of the imaging assembly such that the scale reticle is between the imaging assembly and a target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher W. Fay, Farshad Forouhar, Kevin M. Uhl, Gary Mark Buckus, Eric Sean Kamila, Joshua Charles Modrzynski, John B. Winn
  • Ultrasonic aperture scanning system and method
    Patent number: 8286487
    Abstract: An ultrasonic aperture scanning system includes a transducer insert having an insert plug, an ultrasonic transducer carried by the transducer insert and an indicator unit having at least one indicator interfacing with the ultrasonic transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kollgaard, Barry A. Fetzer, Kevin M. Uhl
  • Method and apparatus for quantifying porosity in a component
    Patent number: 7895895
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, or hardware filtration apparatus, and computer usable program code for measuring porosity in materials. An ultrasonic signal is emitted from a transmitting transducer in an ultrasonic measurement system into a material. A response signal is received at a receiving transducer in the ultrasonic measurement system from the material. The response signal is filtered to pass only frequencies in the response signal within a selected frequency range to form a filtered response signal. A porosity level of the material is identified using the filtered response signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kollgaard, Carrie Ann Decker, Barry A. Fetzer, Kevin M. Uhl
  • Ultrasonic Aperture Scanning System and Method
    Publication number: 20100198076
    Abstract: An ultrasonic aperture scanning system includes a transducer insert having an insert plug, an ultrasonic transducer carried by the transducer insert and an indicator unit having at least one indicator interfacing with the ultrasonic transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kollgaard, Barry A. Fetzer, Kevin M. Uhl
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING POROSITY IN A COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20090025479
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, or hardware filtration apparatus, and computer usable program code for measuring porosity in materials. An ultrasonic signal is emitted from a transmitting transducer in an ultrasonic measurement system into a material. A response signal is received at a receiving transducer in the ultrasonic measurement system from the material. The response signal is filtered to pass only frequencies in the response signal within a selected frequency range to form a filtered response signal. A porosity level of the material is identified using the filtered response signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Kollgaard, Carrie Ann Decker, Barry A. Fetzer, Kevin M. Uhl