Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inspection tool and method
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Application No.: US16008454Application Date: 2018-06-14
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Publication No.: US10822997B2Publication Date: 2020-11-03
- Inventor: Andrew Crispin Graham , Lyle Timothy Rasch , Michael Dean Fullington , Wayne Ray Grady , David Scott Diwinsky
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: F01D21/00
- IPC: F01D21/00

Abstract:
An engine assembly includes an engine including a component and defining an opening and an interior, the component including a first side and an opposite second side, the second side positioned within the interior of the engine. The engine assembly also includes an inspection tool having a first member including at least one of a receiver or a transmitter and directed at the first side of the component. The inspection tool also includes a second member including the other of the receiver or the transmitter and positioned at least partially within the interior of the engine and directed at the second side of the component to communicate a signal with the first member through the component, the second member being a robotic arm extending through the opening of the engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190383161A1 Inspection Tool and Method Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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