Patents by Inventor Michel de Billy

Michel de Billy 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).

  • Method for measuring surface and near surface properties of materials
    Patent number: 4574637
    Abstract: The properties of the surface layer of a material are measured by a technique which employs the transmission of ultrasonic waves from varying angles of incidence into a specimen, from a transducer at a point spaced from the specimen. The backscattered waves are detected and evaluated from the varying angles to detect the local maximum intensity, from which the corresponding properties of the material are determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Inventors: Laszlo Adler, Dale W. Fitting, Michel de Billy