PATRICK M MINOGUE
Engineers in Pittsburgh, PA

6459748, Oct 1, 2002

Nov 8, 1999

09/435548

James W. Everett - New Stanton PA
James M. Adamski - Cecil PA
Patrick M. Minogue - Pittsburgh PA
Paul J. Boone - Bethel Park PA

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC - Pittsburgh PA

G21C 17003

376249, 376245, 376248, 376252, 73627, 73631, 73632, 73634, 1286601, 128 4

An end effector for supporting an ultrasonic testing probe on a robot arm having a robot mounting bracket for use in a nuclear reactor pressure vessel. The end effector has a wrist assembly with a rotatable wrist axle. The wrist assembly is coupled to the robot mounting bracket and a probe assembly is coupled to the wrist shaft. The ultrasonic testing probe is floatably disposed within the probe assembly.

7194908, Mar 27, 2007

Jan 7, 2005

11/031841

Thomas W. Nenno - Murrysville PA, US
Patrick M. Minogue - Pittsburgh PA, US
Rick D. Rishel - Monroeville PA, US

Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC - Pittsburgh PA

G01N 29/26

73618, 73625, 73628

An ultrasonic testing assembly structured to examine a test object, wherein the test object has a surface, and the examination examines the structure of the test object under the surface as well as the profile of the surface. The ultrasonic testing assembly includes a sled assembly structured to support a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, the sled assembly including at least one support member having a lower surface, at least one surface ultrasonic transducer coupled to the sled assembly and structured to extend below the support member lower surface and further structured to engage the test object surface, the surface ultrasonic transducer structured to examine internal structure of the test object and provide a first output, at least one profiling device coupled to the sled assembly, the profiling device structured to measure the profile of the test object surface and provide a second output, and a control device structured to correlate the first output and the second output and to calculate a corrected output.