US Patent Issued to Molex on Oct. 21 for "Ultrasonic patch transducer for monitoring the condition of a structural asset" (Illinois, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,404, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Molex LLC (Lisle, Ill.).

"Ultrasonic patch transducer for monitoring the condition of a structural asset" was invented by Ke Wang (Naperville, Ill.), Alexander S. Chernyshov (Satellite Beach, Fla.), Mariusz Kloza (Orlando, Fla.), Sascha Schieke (Geneva, Ill.) and Dumitru Rosca (Naperville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic patch transducer is configured to be secured to an outer surface of a structural asset, such as a pipe or pressure vessel, for condition monitoring. The ultrasonic patch transducer includes a housing defining a centerline between a first end of the housing and...