ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,282, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Goodrich Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Method for testing drive shafts and other bodies" was invented by Douglas McNeil (Rome, N.Y.), Jeffrey J. Allen (Oneida, N.Y.), Joyel Schaefer (Earlville, N.Y.), Mark R. Gurvich (Middletown, Conn.), Michael J. King (Sauquoit, N.Y.) and Brayton Reed (New York Mills, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of testing a part includes placing a first member on a part to be tested. A second member is placed on an opposed surface of the part. One of the members has an ultrasonic transmitter and the other has an ultrasonic receiver. At least one of the members has...