Patents by Inventor Michael Berke

Michael Berke 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).

  • Patent number: 8770027
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nondestructive ultrasonic test method in which at least one ultrasonic pulse is emitted into a workpiece under test by at least one ultrasonic transmitter (3), the ultrasonic pulse is reflected on boundary surfaces within the workpiece, the reflected ultrasound is received by at least one ultrasonic receiver (2), and the associated signals are evaluated, the ultrasound penetrating a damping block (4) that is arranged between the workpiece and the transmitter or receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: York Oberdoerfer, Michael Berke, Wolf-Dietrich Kleinert, Jerome Poirier, Sascha Schieke
  • Patent number: 8739630
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nondestructive ultrasonic test method in which at least one ultrasonic pulse is emitted into a workpiece under test by means of at least one ultrasonic transmitter (3), the ultrasonic pulse is reflected on boundary surfaces within the workpiece, the reflected ultrasound is received by at least one ultrasonic receiver (2), and the associated signals are evaluated, the ultrasound penetrating a damping block (4) that is arranged between the workpiece and the transmitter or receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: GE Sensing & Inspection Technology
    Inventors: York Oberdoerfer, Michael Berke, Wolf-Dietrich Kleinert, Jerome Poirier, Sascha Schieke
  • Publication number: 20110247417
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nondestructive ultrasonic test method in which at least one ultrasonic pulse is emitted into a workpiece under test by means of at least one ultrasonic transmitter (3), the ultrasonic pulse is reflected on boundary surfaces within the workpiece, the reflected ultrasound is received by at least one ultrasonic receiver (2), and the associated signals are evaluated, the ultrasound penetrating a damping block (4) that is arranged between the workpiece and the transmitter or receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: GE SENSING & INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: York Oberdoerfer, Michael Berke, Wolf-Dietrich Kleinert, Jerome Poirier, Sascha Schieke
  • Publication number: 20110239768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nondestructive ultrasonic test method in which at least one ultrasonic pulse is emitted into a workpiece under test by means of at least one ultrasonic transmitter (3), the ultrasonic pulse is reflected on boundary surfaces within the workpiece, the reflected ultrasound is received by at least one ultrasonic receiver (2), and the associated signals are evaluated, the ultrasound penetrating a damping block (4) that is arranged between the workpiece and the transmitter or receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: GE SENSING & INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Berke, Wolf-Dietrich Kleinert, York Oberdoerfer, Jerome Poirier, Sascha Schieke
  • Patent number: 7240554
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the size of a fracture (26) in a workpiece (20), in particular the depth of a fracture (26) in said workpiece (20), by means of the ultrasound pulse method, comprising the following method steps: a workpiece (20), with a front surface (22) and a back surface (24), having a fracture (26), extending from the back surface (24) and an angle test head (28) is applied to the front face (22), transmits ultrasound pulses at an angle alpha into the workpiece (20) and receives echoes from said pulse, the angle test head (28) is moved at least once over the fracture (26), such that the radiation beam (46) from the angle test head (28) completely covers the fracture (26), the received echo signals are digitized and stored in a memory (40) as variable pairs of echo signal versus runtime, the variable pairs form a value upwardly defined by an envelope (48) and the dimension of the fracture (26) is determined from the width of the envelope (48) at a given partial amplitude a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: GE Inspection Technologies Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Berke
  • Publication number: 20060230831
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the size of a fracture (26) in a workpiece (20), in particular the depth of a fracture (26) in said workpiece (20), by means of the ultrasound pulse method, comprising the following method steps: a workpiece (20), with a front surface (22) and a back surface (24), having a fracture (26), extending from the back surface (24) and an angle test head (28) is applied to the front face (22), transmits ultrasound pulses at an angle alpha into the workpiece (20) and receives echoes from said pulse, the angle test head (28) is moved at least once over the fracture (26), such that the radiation beam (46) from the angle test head (28) completely covers the fracture (26), the received echo signals are digitised and stored in a memory (40) as variable pairs of echo signal versus runtime, the variable pairs form a value upwardly defined by an envelope (48) and the dimension of the fracture (26) is determined from the width of the envelope (48) at a given partial amplitude a
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Berke
  • Patent number: 4711230
    Abstract: A chiropractic adjustment device for use in applying toggle recoil to a vertebrae comprises a headrest placed upon a set of compression springs mounted atop a base. The device includes a pair of latches that have a catch formed with a series of catch elements and a latch bar for catching and holding the headrest in various positions relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1987
    Inventors: Michael Berke, Matthew Rosman