Patents by Inventor Robert James Barry

Robert James Barry 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).

  • Implementing steep delta wave technique to inspect joints
    Patent number: 9594058
    Abstract: One aspect of a process of inspecting a joint that connects two parts includes directing an ultrasonic beam from an ultrasonic beam transmitter at a joint that connects two parts, the ultrasonic beam forming an angle between at least 14 degrees and at most 21 degrees with a joint axis of the joint, wherein the ultrasonic beam passes through a joint thickness of the joint. The process also includes determining a quality of the joint based, in part, on a difference between a strength of the ultrasonic beam directed at the joint and a strength of a portion of the ultrasonic beam that passed through the joint thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventor: Robert James Barry
  • IMPLEMENTING STEEP DELTA WAVE TECHNIQUE TO INSPECT JOINTS
    Publication number: 20160091463
    Abstract: One aspect of a process of inspecting a joint that connects two parts includes directing an ultrasonic beam from an ultrasonic beam transmitter at a joint that connects two parts, the ultrasonic beam forming an angle between at least 14 degrees and at most 21 degrees with a joint axis of the joint, wherein the ultrasonic beam passes through a joint thickness of the joint. The process also includes determining a quality of the joint based, in part, on a difference between a strength of the ultrasonic beam directed at the joint and a strength of a portion of the ultrasonic beam that passed through the joint thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: Robert James Barry