Patent ID: 11860131
Assignee: VERIFI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for ultrasonic testing of composite materials, comprising:
a central housing, having a front end and a back end, defining an interior sealed chamber;
a transducer;
a fluid connector attached to the central housing;
wherein the transducer is located within the interior sealed chamber of the central housing;
wherein the fluid connector is operable to connect with a fluid pump to introduce coupling fluid into the interior sealed chamber;
wherein the front end of the central housing is sealed by a membrane;
wherein the membrane is acoustically translucent or acoustically transparent to the coupling fluid;
wherein the transducer is operable to emit and receive ultrasonic waves; and
wherein the central housing includes at least one surface offset element extending longitudinally outward from the front end of the central housing, wherein the at least one surface offset element is operable to retract by a specified amount.