US 11,841,344 B2
Ultrasonic dry coupled wheel probe with a radial transducer
Fadl Abdellatif, Thuwal (SA); and Sahejad Patel, Thuwal (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/931,266.
Application 17/931,266 is a division of application No. 16/865,915, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 11,474,079.
Prior Publication US 2023/0003693 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/28 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/32 (2006.01); H10N 30/30 (2023.01)
CPC G01N 29/221 (2013.01) [B06B 1/0655 (2013.01); G01N 29/043 (2013.01); G01N 29/2437 (2013.01); G01N 29/2493 (2013.01); G01N 29/28 (2013.01); G01N 29/32 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/101 (2013.01); G01N 2291/102 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2634 (2013.01); H10N 30/302 (2023.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transducer module, comprising:
a first cylindrical member having a first longitudinal axis;
a first annular electroplate adjacent to the first cylindrical member and perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis; and
a second annular electroplate adjacent to the first cylindrical member and perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis,
wherein the first annular electroplate is parallel to the second annular electroplate, and
wherein the first and second annular electroplates apply a first electrical signal to the first cylindrical member to generate and emit sound waves in all radial directions relative to the longitudinal axis.