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Method and apparatus for tire inspection

CA 1329648 C · Owner: Dikeman, Loren Joseph · Inventors: Cushman, Charles Richard; Dikeman, Loren Joseph

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of Invention, An apparatus for inspecting a tire for structural defects as the tire is rotated on a stand comprises a movable transducer transmitter for directing a plurality of successive collimated bursts of ultrasonic energy against the tire surface, said bursts passing through the tire and forming inspection areas having the same diameter and overlapping each other as the tire is rotated during an inspection cycle. A movable receiver transducer located on the other side of the tire from the transmitter is constantly positioned to receive the collimated ultrasonic energy that passes through each inspection area. Coordination control elements are provided for moving the transmitter …

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  • Granted May 17, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 17, 2011.
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FiledSeptember 13, 1989
GrantedMay 17, 1994
Term endedMay 17, 2011
Patent numberCA 1329648 C
Classification (IPC)G01N29/04 +2 more

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19901993199619992002200520082011Application filedSep 13, 1989Patent grantedMay 17, 1994Term endedMay 17, 2011

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