Acoustic coupling with a fluid bath
    81.
    发明授权
    Acoustic coupling with a fluid bath 失效
    与流体浴的声耦合

    公开(公告)号:US06973832B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-13

    申请号:US10160493

    申请日:2002-05-31

    摘要: An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air, which essentially totally reflects acoustic signals in the 1-200 MHz frequency range. The apparatus has an acoustic transducer that emits and receives acoustic signals in the 1-200 MHz frequency range and an acoustic coupler that acoustically couples the acoustic transducer to the object. The acoustic coupler is adapted to essentially retain a body of fluid such as water between a section of the surface of the object and the acoustic transducer for carrying acoustic signals in the 1-200 MHz frequency range between the acoustic transducer and the object.

    摘要翻译: 设备检查基本上设置在诸如空气的介质中的物体的内部结构,其基本上完全反映1-200MHz频率范围内的声学信号。 该装置具有在1-200MHz频率范围内发射和接收声信号的声学换能器,以及将声换能器声学耦合到物体的声耦合器。 声学耦合器适于在物体表面的一部分与声换能器之间基本上保持诸如水之类的流体,以便在声换能器和物体之间传送1-200MHz频率范围内的声信号。

    Self adjusting sensor mounting device
    82.
    发明申请
    Self adjusting sensor mounting device 有权
    自调节传感器安装装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050193839A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-08

    申请号:US10794560

    申请日:2004-03-05

    申请人: Daniel Gronvall

    发明人: Daniel Gronvall

    IPC分类号: G01M99/00 G01M19/00

    摘要: A method and device for mounting a sensor to a surface that is flat in one dimension and flat or curved in a second dimension. The mounting method results in stable self-centering attachment of the sensor to the surface across a wide range of radii in the second dimension of the surface. A fixed distance and angle between the sensor components and the surface is automatically maintained despite wide changes in the radius of the surface. An attachment means is provided that is secure, repeatable, and reusable. Additionally, a means of maintaining a clear unobstructed window between the sensor and surface is provided.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将传感器安装到在一个维度上平坦且在第二维度上平坦或弯曲的表面上的方法和装置。 安装方法导致传感器在表面的第二维度中的宽半径范围内对表面的稳定的自对中附接。 传感器部件和表面之间的固定距离和角度自动维持,尽管表面的半径有很大的变化。 提供了安全,可重复和可重复使用的附接装置。 另外,提供了一种在传感器和表面之间保持清晰的无障碍窗口的方法。

    Method and apparatus for determining filtrate contamination from density measurements
    83.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for determining filtrate contamination from density measurements 审中-公开
    用于从密度测量中测定滤液污染的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050182566A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-18

    申请号:US11036674

    申请日:2005-01-14

    申请人: Rocco DiFoggio

    发明人: Rocco DiFoggio

    摘要: The present invention provides a downhole method and apparatus to determine the percentage of oil based mud or water based mud filtrate contamination in a formation fluid sample. The present invention determines the percentage of filtrate contamination in a sample comprised of a mixture of crude oil and an oil based mud filtrate or of formation brine and a water based mud filtrate. The filtrate contamination percentage is determined from a relationship between the densities of uncontaminated formation fluid and filtrate. Filtrate may oil based or water based mud. The density of formation fluid is determined from a series of high precision pressure measurements of formation fluid at a plurality of depths in a hydrocarbon producing well. The density of filtrate is provided by downhole measurements with a flexural mechanical resonator or by measurements made downhole or at the surface.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种井下方法和装置,用于确定地层流体样品中油基泥浆或水基泥浆滤液污染物的百分比。 本发明确定由原油和油基泥浆滤液或地层盐水和水基泥浆滤液的混合物组成的样品中滤液污染的百分比。 滤液污染百分比由未污染的地层流体和滤液的密度之间的关系确定。 滤液可以是油基或水基泥浆。 地层流体的密度是由烃生产井中的多个深度的地层流体的一系列高精度压力测量确定的。 滤液的密度通过用弯曲机械共振器的井下测量或通过井下或表面处的测量来提供。

    Gas concentration sensor
    86.
    发明授权
    Gas concentration sensor 失效
    气体浓度传感器

    公开(公告)号:US06892566B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-17

    申请号:US10393496

    申请日:2003-03-21

    摘要: A gas concentration sensor includes a measurement chamber for measuring a concentration of a specific gas component in a gas under measurement; an inflow path for allowing inflow of the gas under measurement thereinto and an outflow path for allowing outflow of the gas under measurement therefrom; a reflection wall for reflecting an acoustic wave; and an acoustic wave transmitting-receiving element having a transmitting-receiving surface adapted to transmit an acoustic wave toward the reflection wall and receive an acoustic wave reflected from the reflection wall. The concentration of the specific gas in the gas under measurement is detected on the basis of a propagation time between transmission of the acoustic wave and reception of the reflected acoustic wave. When a predetermined member having the sensor attached thereto is placed in a horizontal plane, the transmitting-receiving surface faces downward. A recess is formed in a peripheral portion of the reflection wall. The recess is receded toward a back surface of the reflection wall, namely, in a direction away from the transmitting-receiving surface.

    摘要翻译: 气体浓度传感器包括用于测量被测气体中特定气体成分浓度的测量室; 用于允许在其中测量气体的流入的流入路径和用于允许从其测量的气体流出的流出路径; 用于反射声波的反射壁; 以及具有发射接收表面的声波发射接收元件,所述发射接收表面适于向反射壁传输声波并接收从反射壁反射的声波。 基于声波的发送和反射声波的接收之间的传播时间来检测被测气体中的比气体的浓度。 当安装有传感器的预定构件放置在水平面中时,发送接收表面向下。 在反射壁的周边部分形成有凹部。 凹部朝向反射壁的后表面,即远离发射接收表面的方向退回。

    Method and apparatus for measuring film thickness and film thickness growth
    88.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for measuring film thickness and film thickness growth 审中-公开
    用于测量膜厚度和膜厚度增长的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20040206178A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-21

    申请号:US10742228

    申请日:2003-12-19

    发明人: Scott F. Grimshaw

    IPC分类号: G01H013/00 G01N029/12

    摘要: A device for measuring thickness and/or rate of thickness increase of a film comprises at least one piezoelectric element, and first and second electrodes in contact with the piezoelectric element. A method of measuring thickness and/or rate of thickness increase of a film comprises applying a voltage across a piezoelectric element from a first electrode to a second electrode, thereby causing the piezoelectric element to vibrate, and measuring the rate of vibration of the piezoelectric element. Heat may be applied to the piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element may be formed of quartz crystal, e.g., IT-cut.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量膜的厚度和/或厚度增加速率的装置包括至少一个压电元件以及与压电元件接触的第一和第二电极。 一种测量薄膜厚度和/或薄膜厚度增加速率的方法包括将压电元件上的电压从第一电极施加到第二电极,从而使压电元件振动,并测量压电元件的振动速率 。 可以对压电元件施加热量。 压电元件可以由石英晶体形成,例如IT切割。

    Method and apparatus for non-destructive target cleanliness characterization by types of flaws sorted by size and location
    90.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for non-destructive target cleanliness characterization by types of flaws sorted by size and location 有权
    通过按尺寸和位置分类的缺陷类型对非破坏性目标清洁度进行表征的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20040199337A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-07

    申请号:US10485084

    申请日:2004-01-26

    IPC分类号: G01B003/44

    摘要: A preferred, non-destructive method for characterizing sputter target cleanliness includes the steps of sequentially irradiating the test sample with sonic energy predominantly of target sputter track areas; detecting echoes induced by the sonic energy; and discriminating texture-related backscattering noise from the echoes to obtain modified amplitude signals. These modified amplitude signals are compared with one or more calibration values so as to detect flaw data points at certain positions or locations where the comparison indicates the presence of at least one flaw. Most preferably, groups of the flaw data pixels corresponding to single large flaws are bound together so as to generate an adjusted set of flaw data points in which each group is replaced with a single, most significant data point. The adjusted set of flaw data point is used to calculate one or more cleanliness factors, or to plot a histogram, which characterizes the cleanliness of the sample.

    摘要翻译: 用于表征溅射靶清洁度的优选的非破坏性方法包括以下主要步骤:主要由靶溅射轨道区域发出声能; 检测由声能引起的回波; 并且从回波中辨别纹理相关的后向散射噪声以获得修改的振幅信号。 将这些修改的幅度信号与一个或多个校准值进行比较,以便在特定位置或位置处检测缺陷数据点,其中比较指示存在至少一个缺陷。 最优选地,对应于单个大缺陷的缺陷数据像素的组被绑定在一起,以便生成调整的缺陷数据点组,其中每个组被替换为单个最重要的数据点。 经调整的缺陷数据点集合用于计算一个或多个清洁度因子,或绘制表征样品清洁度的直方图。