Patents by Inventor Markus Holger Blust

Markus Holger Blust 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).

  • Pipeline crack detection
    Patent number: 10557831
    Abstract: A method includes emitting an ultrasonic signal into a test specimen from a transducer, receiving a first reflected ultrasonic signal from the test specimen, wherein the first reflected ultrasonic signal is reflected from a feature in the test specimen and the first reflected ultrasonic signal is internally reflected within the test specimen three times prior to being received, and determining a threshold depth of the feature in the test specimen based on receiving the first reflected ultrasonic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jochen Uwe Giese, Andrew Robinson, Markus Holger Blust, Christian Alexander Goldmann
  • PIPELINE CRACK DETECTION
    Publication number: 20180328891
    Abstract: A method includes emitting an ultrasonic signal into a test specimen from a transducer, receiving a first reflected ultrasonic signal from the test specimen, wherein the first reflected ultrasonic signal is reflected from a feature in the test specimen and the first reflected ultrasonic signal is internally reflected within the test specimen three times prior to being received, and determining a threshold depth of the feature in the test specimen based on receiving the first reflected ultrasonic signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jochen Uwe Giese, Andrew Robinson, Markus Holger Blust, Christian Alexander Goldmann
  • Pipeline crack detection
    Patent number: 10060883
    Abstract: A method includes emitting an ultrasonic signal into a test specimen from a transducer, receiving a first reflected ultrasonic signal from the test specimen, wherein the first reflected ultrasonic signal is reflected from a feature in the test specimen and the first reflected ultrasonic signal is internally reflected within the test specimen three times prior to being received, and determining a threshold depth of the feature in the test specimen based on receiving the first reflected ultrasonic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventors: Jochen Uwe Giese, Andrew Robinson, Markus Holger Blust, Christian Alexander Goldmann
  • PIPELINE CRACK DETECTION
    Publication number: 20170097322
    Abstract: A method includes emitting an ultrasonic signal into a test specimen from a transducer, receiving a first reflected ultrasonic signal from the test specimen, wherein the first reflected ultrasonic signal is reflected from a feature in the test specimen and the first reflected ultrasonic signal is internally reflected within the test specimen three times prior to being received, and determining a threshold depth of the feature in the test specimen based on receiving the first reflected ultrasonic signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jochen Uwe Giese, Andrew Robinson, Markus Holger Blust, Christian Alexander Goldmann