Patents by Inventor Timothy Jesse Sheets

Timothy Jesse Sheets 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: 8205500
    Abstract: An ultrasound inspection system is provided for inspecting an object. The inspection system includes an ultrasound probe configured to scan the object and acquire a plurality of ultrasound scan data. The inspection system further includes a processor coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to apply a transfer function to the ultrasound scan data to compensate for distortion of a plurality of ultrasound signals through the object and thereby generate a plurality of compensated ultrasound scan data, and to process the compensated ultrasonic scan data to characterize a feature in the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yanyan Wu, Edward James Nieters, Thomas James Batzinger, Nicholas Joseph Kray, James Norman Barshinger, Jian Li, Waseem Ibrahim Faidi, Prabhjot Singh, Francis Howard Little, Michael Everett Keller, Timothy Jesse Sheets
  • Publication number: 20100126277
    Abstract: An ultrasound inspection system is provided for inspecting an object. The inspection system includes an ultrasound probe configured to scan the object and acquire a plurality of ultrasound scan data. The inspection system further includes a processor coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to apply a transfer function to the ultrasound scan data to compensate for distortion of a plurality of ultrasound signals through the object and thereby generate a plurality of compensated ultrasound scan data, and to process the compensated ultrasonic scan data to characterize a feature in the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Yanyan Wu, Edward James Nieters, Thomas James Batzinger, Nicholas Joseph Kray, James Norman Barshinger, Jian Li, Waseem Ibrahim Faidi, Prabhjot Singh, Francis Howard Little, Michael Everett Keller, Timothy Jesse Sheets