Patent ID: 11933763
Assignee: VERIFI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A system for non-destructive testing of a material, comprising:
at least one transducer housing assembly including an interior fluid-filled chamber;
at least one translation stage including at least one extension arm attached to the at least one transducer housing assembly;
a support apparatus, wherein the support apparatus is operable to rotate the at least one translation stage around at least one test object;
wherein the at least one extension arm is operable to automatically move vertically along the translation stage without contacting a surface of the at least one test object;
wherein the interior fluid-filled chamber includes an ultrasonic transducer operable to emit ultrasonic waves into and receive ultrasonic waves from the at least one test object;
wherein the at least one extension arm is operable to move the transducer in the interior fluid-filled chamber relative to the at least one transducer housing assembly;
wherein the at least one transducer housing assembly includes a membrane inside the fluid-filled chamber to cover a front lens housing of the at least one transducer housing assembly;
wherein an acoustic index of refraction between fluid of the fluid-filled chamber and the membrane is approximately 1;
wherein the support apparatus is supported by a plurality of wheels configured to rest on at least one surface of the at least one test object; and
wherein the system does not include ferromagnetic components, and wherein the system does not include a magnetic encoder.