Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-03
2011-05-03
Larkin, Daniel S (Department: 2856)
Measuring and testing
Vibration
By mechanical waves
Reexamination Certificate
active
07934424
ABSTRACT:
A material characteristic measurement approach measures an internal state of a material by measuring the nonlinear shift in velocity induced by different acoustic energies. The technology for implementing this measurement approach is relatively simple, robust, permits portable measurements, does not require that an unloaded initial condition of the material be measured or otherwise known in order to determine a characteristic of the material, can be applied using one or more transducers, and does not require physical contact with the material. Some example material characteristics include a residual stress existing without any external mechanical force applied, applied stress, a fatigue state, age, an interference-fit fastener stress, bio-activity, a nanostructure mixture of the material, a heat treatment of the material, a cross-linking of polymers in the material, a bio-growth organization of the material, a clotting factor of blood or blood-like material, a cure of an adhesive or sealant material, or the microstructure of the material.
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Heyman Joseph S.
McKenna Mark J.
Larkin Daniel S
Luna Innovations Incorporated
Miller Rose M
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
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