Patents by Inventor Luke Breon

Luke Breon 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).

  • System and method for directing guided waves through structures
    Patent number: 9672187
    Abstract: A non-destructive testing system includes directing guided wave energy to regions of interest in waveguides. Knowing the propagation paths taken by guided wave energy in complex waveguides can be used to intentionally insonify regions of interest. Additionally, knowledge of the propagation direction and location of an energy mode in a waveguide allows the calculation of the path previously taken by the energy mode. This information can be used for signal processing of guided wave inspection systems. The test system can have various sensor configurations including: a single transducer configured to direct or receive guided wave energy along a particular direction, a one-dimensional array or a two dimensional array of transducers. The transducers can operate independently to provide mutual phasing and amplitude adjusting to steer guided wave energy in a waveguide or determine the directionality of guided wave energy received by the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Luke Breon, Michael J Quarry, Joseph L. Rose, Ehsan Khajeh
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING GUIDED WAVES BEYOND CURVES IN TEST STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20140278193
    Abstract: A non-destructive testing system includes directing guided wave energy to regions of interest in waveguides. Knowing the propagation paths taken by guided wave energy in complex waveguides can be used to intentionally insonify regions of interest. Additionally, knowledge of the propagation direction and location of an energy mode in a waveguide allows the calculation of the path previously taken by the energy mode. This information can be used for signal processing of guided wave inspection systems. The test system can have various sensor configurations including: a single transducer configured to direct or receive guided wave energy along a particular direction, a one-dimensional array or a two dimensional array of transducers. The transducers can operate independently to provide mutual phasing and amplitude adjusting to steer guided wave energy in a waveguide or determine the directionality of guided wave energy received by the sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Electric Power Research Institute
    Inventors: Luke Breon, Michael J. Quarry