Patent ID: 9274090
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G01N,G10K

Claim Text:
1. A method of ultrasonic testing of a solid object, the method comprising: attaching a proximal end of an elongate strip having a width and a thickness and a width to thickness aspect ratio of greater than unit to a solid object; coupling a transducer to the elongate strip; exciting non-dispersive ultrasonic signals in the elongate strip with the transducer, the signals propagating along a length of the elongate strip toward the proximal end and into the solid object, said signals comprising shear wave signals which are polarized in a direction perpendicular to their propagation direction; and receiving corresponding reflected return signals from said solid object that are non-dispersive ultrasonic shear wave signals and are polarized in a direction perpendicular to a propagation direction of the reflected return signals.