Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-17
2008-11-11
Williams, Hezron E. (Department: 2856)
Measuring and testing
Vibration
By mechanical waves
Reexamination Certificate
active
07448271
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for inspecting a structure are provided. The system includes at least one non-destructive inspection (“NDI”) sensor capable of acquiring data indicative of at least a portion of the structure, and at least one positional sensor for acquiring positional data of the NDI sensor. The system also includes a mechanism operable to trigger the NDI sensor and/or the positional sensor to acquire data such that data indicative of the structure and the positional data are acquired at approximately the same time. The system further includes a movable arm carrying the sensors and movably attached to a base. The system includes a data acquisition system capable of communicating with the sensors such that the data acquisition system generates information indicative of at least a portion of the structure based on the data acquired by the sensors.
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Invitation to Pay Additional Fees mailed Nov. 28, 2006 for PCT/US2006/030045 (Filed Aug. 2, 2006).
Duncan Michael J.
Lee Mark A.
Young Fred D.
Alston & Bird LLP
Miller Rose M
The Boeing Company
Williams Hezron E.
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