Global Patent Index - EP 1377795 A1

EP 1377795 A1 20040107 - ULTRA SONIC METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF A FAINTLY REFLECTIVE PARTIAL LAYER BY ADDITION OF ECHO PERIODS

Title (en)

ULTRA SONIC METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF A FAINTLY REFLECTIVE PARTIAL LAYER BY ADDITION OF ECHO PERIODS

Title (de)

ULTRASCHALL DICKENMESSUNG EINER SCHWACH REFLEKTIERENDEN TEILSCHICHTEN DURCH VON ECHOPERIODEN

Title (fr)

MESURE ULTRASONORE DE L'EPAISSEUR D'UNE COUCHE PARTIELLE FAIBLEMENT REFLECHISSANTE PAR TOTALISATION DE PERIODES D'ECHO

Publication

EP 1377795 A1 20040107 (DE)

Application

EP 02742855 A 20020301

Priority

  • DE 10115329 A 20010328
  • EP 0202236 W 20020301

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02079724A1] The invention relates to ultra sonic measurement of the thickness of a partial layer in a multi-layered structure with reduced boundary surface reflections. A plurality of transmission pulses are produced on a predetermined point on the structure with the help of an ultra sonic probe head. The resulting echo signal associated with a transmission pulse are recorded digitally as an HF image. A plurality of wall thickness echo periods from different running periods are superimposed in a homologous manner with the aid of a computer program.

IPC 1-7

G01B 17/02; G01N 29/16; G21C 17/06

IPC 8 full level

G01B 17/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/07 (2006.01); G01N 29/40 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G21C 17/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G01B 17/02 (2013.01 - KR); G01B 17/025 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 29/07 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 29/40 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2291/0231 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2291/02854 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2291/0422 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2291/2632 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02079724A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02079724 A1 20021010; CN 1496475 A 20040512; DE 10115329 A1 20021010; DE 10115329 C2 20030703; EP 1377795 A1 20040107; JP 2004530126 A 20040930; KR 20030086325 A 20031107; US 2004074305 A1 20040422; US 6843129 B2 20050118

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0202236 W 20020301; CN 02806322 A 20020301; DE 10115329 A 20010328; EP 02742855 A 20020301; JP 2002578098 A 20020301; KR 20037012562 A 20030926; US 67396703 A 20030929