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Patents and Awards

Patents

3,552,858 Contour Generation by Wavefront Reconstruction, B.P. Hildebrand, 1971
3,616,754 Scanned Object Holography, B.P. Hildebrand, 1971
3,632,183 Holographic Imaging by Simultaneous Source and Receiver Scanning, B.P. Hildebrand (co-inventor), 1972
3,655,258 Holographic Imaging of a Moving Object by Detecting Radiation Along a Line Perpendicular to the Direction of Travel, B.P. Hildebrand, 1972
3,712,119 Material Tester, G.J. Posakony, 1973
3,715,482 Holographic Imaging by Simultaneous Source and Receiver Scanning, B.P. Hildebrand (co-inventor), 1973
3,741,004 Ultrasonic Contact Sensor, G.J. Posakony, 1973
3,748,635 Aircraft Submergence Detector, G.J. Posakony (co-inventor), 1973
3,760,344 Scanned Holography with Rotating Extended Source, B.P. Hildebrand, 1972
3,794,866 Ultrasonic Search Unit Construction, G.J. Posakony (co-inventor), 1974
3,807,827 Reservoirless Thermionic Battery, (Bob Bowey, co-inventer), 1971
3,889,226 Scanned Holography by Sector Scanning, B.P. Hildebrand, 1975
3,925,646 Information System Employing Series of Square-Wave Components, B.P. Hildebrand (co-inventor), 1975
3,953,129 Testing and Inspecting Lens by Holographic Means, B.P. Hildebrand, 1976
3,997,266 Lens Testing Using Total Internal Reflection Holography, B.P. Hildebrand, 1976
4,084,136 Eddy Current Nondestructive Testing Device for Measuring Variable Characteristics of a Sample Utilizing Walsh Functions, B.P. Hildebrand (co-inventor), 1978
4,133,600 Method of Manufacturing and Utilizing Holographic Lens Means, B.P. Hildebrand (co-inventor), 1979
4,170,142 Linear Transducer Array Method for Both Pulse-Echo and Holographic Acoustic Imaging, B.P. Hildebrand, G.J. Posakony (co-inventors), 1979
4,179,683 Method and Apparatus for Energizing an Array of Acoustic Transducers to Eiminate Grating Lobes, B.P. Hildebrand and G.K. Posakony, 1979
4,210,028 Method and Apparatus for Ultrasonically Measuring Concentration of Stress, B.P. Hildebrand, 1980
4,258,574 Method and Apparatus for Ultrasonic Imaging Using Source and a Linear Receiver Array, B.P. Hildebrand, S.R. Doctor, 1981
4,500,163 Holographic Projection Screen, B.P. Hildebrand (co-inventor), 1985
4,701,761 Means for Suppressing Reflection of Electromagnetic Radiation. (U), J. Affinito
4,849,693 Automated Measurement System Employing Eddy Currents to Adjust Probe Position and Determine Metal Hardness, J.M. Prince, M.G. Dodson, W.M. Lechelt, 1989
5,238,671 Chemical Reactions in Reverse Micelle Systems, D.W. Matson, 1993
5,260,095 Vacuum Deposition and Curing of Liquid Monomers, J. Affinito, 1993
5,335,184 Nondestructive Ultrasonic Testing of Materials, B.P. Hildebrand, 1994
5,395,644 Vacuum Deposition and Curing of Liquid Monomers, CIP, J. Affinito, 1995
5,454,045 Apparatus and Method for Identification and Recognition of an Item with Ultrasonic Patterns from Item Subsurface Micro-Features, R.W. Perkins, J.L. Fuller, S.R. Doctor, M.S. Good, P.G. Heasler, J.R. Skorpik, N.H Hansen, 1995
5,547,508 Vacuum Deposition and Curing of Liquid Monomers Apparatus, DIV J. Affinito, 1996
5,646,351 Ultrasonic Material Hardness Depth Measurement, M.S. Good, G.J. Schuster, J.R. Skorpik, 1997
5,652,192 Catalyst Material and Method of Making, D.W.Matson, 1997
5,681,615 Vacuum Flash Evaporated Polymer Composites, J. Affinito, M. Gross, 1997
5,708,191 Ultrasonic Fluid Densitometry and Densitometer, M.S. Greenwood, J.C. Lail, 1998

Software Licenses

M.G. Dodson
J.R Skorpik
Effervescence Acoustic Detection System, 1996

Awards and Honors

Federal Laboratory Consortium Awards:

S.R. Doctor Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technology, S.R. Doctor and T.E. Hall, 1986
M.S. Good
G.J. Schuster
Ultrasonic Microstructural Analyzer, 1995
J. Affinito Vacuum Processes for Manufacturing Lithium Polymer Batteries, 1996

R&D 100 Awards:

B.P. Hildebrand SDL-5000 Holocamera, 1981
B.P. Hildebrand SDL-1000 Ultrasonic Holography System, 1983
M.S. Good
G.J. Schuster
Ultrasonic Microstructural Analyzer, 1994
J. Affinito Liquid Multilayer/Polymer Multilayer Processes for Vacuum Deposition of Polymer Films, 1996

Professional and Technical Society Awards:

B.P. Hildebrand Fellow, Optical Society of America, 1981
G.J. Posakony Fellow, American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), 1974
Fellow, American Institute for Ultrasonics in Medicine (AIUM), 1975
Fellow, American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), 1990
ASNT Lester Honor Lecture Award, 1976
AIUM, William Fry Memorial Lecture Award, 1981
ASNT, Gold Medal Award, 1985
AIUM, Pioneer Award, 1988
ASTM, Award of Merit, 1990
M.S. Good Fellow, American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), 1991
S.R. Doctor Fellow, American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), 1991
J. Affinito Best Paper of Optical Coatings Session at the International Conference of Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films in San Diego, CA, in April 1996 for the presentation the previous year of Vacuum Deposited Polymer/Metal Films for Optical Applications, 1996