INSTANTANEOUS IN-SITU RESIN AND RESIN COMPOSITE CURE MONITORING

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United States of America

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18753459

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The disclosure provides a system and method for ultrasonic non-destructive testing to monitor the curing process of a resin and filled resin materials during manufacture. The inventors have discovered that ultrasound parameters revealed in ultrasonic signal analysis reveals the degree of cure and therefore important curing stages during processing for a proper cure and allow the product to perform as intended. Generally, the ultrasound parameters include signal speed of sound and/or instantaneous peak power relative to wall-clock time of the ultrasound signal. The system and method can monitor the cure of resin and filled resin materials using instantaneous data without the need for previous data for that individual scan, can use ultrasound portably such that carbon fiber laminates can be monitored in-situ, and is conducive to isothermal cure or cure using a varying temperature profile. Thus, the invention represents a step in manufacturing of resin-curing products heretofore unavailable.

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITYWACO TX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fleck, Trevor Waco, US 3 1
Jack, David A Waco, US 40 163
Rose, Savannah Waco, US 1 0
Wilkins, Jackson Waco, US 2 1

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