Patent ID: 6347551
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
An ultrasound apparatus for determining the internal condition of a wooden member, said apparatus comprising:a. a belt, sized to encircle a wooden member to be examined, which belt carries: i. a plurality of ultrasonic transceivers, spaced along said belt; and ii. a tightening mechanism that enables said belt to be tightened around said wooden member; b. a controller configured to: i. energize selected of said transceivers to transmit ultrasound energy, and others of said transceivers to receive said ultrasound energy; ii. receive signals that are based on said transmitted energy and said received energy; and iii. analyze said received signals to generate a signal that corresponds to the condition of a two dimensional slice surface of said wooden member; and c. a signal channel that couples said transceivers to said controller.