09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Software to assist in the conducting of non-destructive testing, assessing the efficiency and reliability of non-destructive testing techniques and evaluating operator performance. Software for generating printable and online tests and examinations.
(2) Textbooks. (1) Research, development and consulting services in the field of non-destructive testing. Development of computer software for use in the conducting of non-destructive testing, assessing the efficiency and reliability of non-destructive testing techniques and evaluating operator performance. Development of computer software for generating printable and online tests and examinations.
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Materials engineering, selection, testing, inspection, analysis and evaluation; engineering and component reliability services performed in association with materials engineering, selection, testing, inspection, analysis and evaluation; general non-destructive testing, namely testing of in-service materials without using damaging techniques
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Materials engineering, selection, testing, inspection, analysis and evaluation; engineering and component reliability services performed in association with materials engineering, selection, testing, inspection, analysis and evaluation; general non-destructive testing, namely testing of in-service materials without using damaging techniques.
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Materials engineering, selection, testing, inspection, analysis and evaluation; engineering and component reliability services performed in association with materials engineering, selection, testing, inspection, analysis and evaluation; general non-destructive testing, namely testing of in-service materials without using damaging techniques.
A rolling search unit for ultrasonic inspection of railroad rails employs a wheel assembly including a fluid-filled tire that rolls along a rail with ultrasonic transducers that propagate ultrasonic beams through the fluid and tire into an underlying rail during an inspection operation. The beams reflected from defects in the rail return to the transducers and are detected and analyzed for subsequent care. The wheel assembly also includes an anti-rotation baffle to reduce rotation of the fluid with the tire and a pressure regulator for controlling the pressure of the fluid within the tire at various speeds.
A rolling search unit for ultrasonic inspection of railroad rails employs a wheel assembly including a fluid-filled tire that rolls along a rail with ultrasonic transducers that propagate ultrasonic beams through the fluid and tire into an underlying rail during an inspection operation. The beams reflected from defects in the rail return to the transducers and are detected and analyzed for subsequent care. The wheel assembly also includes an anti-rotation baffle to reduce rotation of the fluid with the tire and a pressure regulator for controlling the pressure of the fluid within the tire at various speeds.
G01N 29/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic wavesVisualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object Details
G01N 29/265 - Arrangements for orientation or scanning by moving the sensor relative to a stationary material
G01N 29/28 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic wavesVisualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object Details providing acoustic coupling
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ROLLING SEARCH UNIT FOR ULTRASONIC RAILROAD RAIL INSPECTION
A rolling search unit for ultrasonic inspection of railroad rails employs a wheel assembly including a fluid-filled tire that rolls along a rail with ultrasonic transducers that propagate ultrasonic beams through the fluid and tire into an underlying rail during an inspection operation. The beams reflected from defects in the rail return to the transducers and are detected and analyzed for subsequent care. The wheel assembly also includes an anti-rotation baffle to reduce rotation of the fluid with the tire and a pressure regulator for controlling the pressure of the fluid within the tire at various speeds.
An adaptive inspection carriage for inspecting the rails of a railroad by one or more detectors supported by the carriage. The carriage includes a frame having a generally rectangular configuration with oppositely disposed side members and transverse members. The side members may be in an operative position extending parallel to a respective rail to be inspected. The transverse members may be in an operative position extending in a direction transverse to the rails. Each transverse member may be connected at one end with a side member by means of a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the generally rectangular frame and another swivel axis parallel to the side member, and connected at the other end to another side member by a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the rectangular frame and no swivel axis parallel to the second side member.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Repair and maintenance of oil and gas pipes and related structures, namely oil and gas wells and petro chemical plants, storage tanks, and related structures, namely pipe attachments.
(2) Technical services, consisting of non-destructive materials testing and analysis of oil and gas pipes and related structures, namely oil and gas wells and petro chemical plants, storage tanks, and related structures, namely pipe attachments.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Repair and maintenance of oil and gas pipes and related structures, namely oil and gas wells and petro chemical plants, storage tanks, and related structures, namely pipe attachments.
(2) Technical services, consisting of non-destructive materials testing and analysis of oil and gas pipes and related structures, namely oil and gas wells and petro chemical plants, storage tanks, and related structures, namely pipe attachments.
An adaptive inspection carriage for inspecting the rails of a railroad by one or more detectors supported by the carriage. The carriage includes a frame having a generally rectangular configuration with oppositely disposed side members and transverse members. The side members may be in an operative position extending parallel to a respective rail to be inspected. The transverse members may be in an operative position extending in a direction transverse to the rails. Each transverse member may be connected at one end with a side member by means of a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the generally rectangular frame and another swivel axis parallel to the side member, and connected at the other end to another side member by a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the rectangular frame and no swivel axis parallel to the second side member.
An adaptive inspection carriage for inspecting the rails of a railroad by one or more detectors supported by the carriage. The carriage includes a frame having a generally rectangular configuration with oppositely disposed side members and transverse members. The side members may be in an operative position extending parallel to a respective rail to be inspected. The transverse members may be in an operative position extending in a direction transverse to the rails. Each transverse member may be connected at one end with a side member by means of a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the generally rectangular frame and another swivel axis parallel to the side member, and connected at the other end to another side member by a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the rectangular frame and no swivel axis parallel to the second side member.
An adaptive inspection carriage for inspecting the rails of a railroad by one or more detectors supported by the carriage. The carriage includes a frame having a generally rectangular configuration with oppositely disposed side members and transverse members. The side members may be in an operative position extending parallel to a respective rail to be inspected. The transverse members may be in an operative position extending in a direction transverse to the rails. Each transverse member may be connected at one end with a side member by means of a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the generally rectangular frame and another swivel axis parallel to the side member, and connected at the other end to another side member by a swivel coupling having one swivel axis perpendicular to the plane of the rectangular frame and no swivel axis parallel to the second side member.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
(1) Inspection, survey, maintenance and repair services, namely, inspection, survey, structural and operational maintenance and repair in difficult-to-reach areas of commercial, institutional and industrial buildings, plants, namely, power plants, manufacturing and repair plants, transportation facilities, namely, airports, marine ports, train terminals, private and public infrastructures, namely, bridges, underpasses, overpasses, tunnels, towers, poles, chimneys, silos, stadiums, arenas, monuments, statues, catenaries, elevators, cable cars, ski lifts, caves and cliffs, by providing rope-based access as an alternative to conventional access by ladders, scaffolds, portable elevators, and cranes; consultation services in the field of rescue services; consultation services in the field of the safety needs of commercial and industrial companies, namely consultation services in the field of providing rope-based access to optimize fall and hazard protection and compliance training
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
(1) Inspection, survey, maintenance and repair services, namely, inspection, survey, structural and operational maintenance and repair in difficult-to-reach areas of commercial, institutional and industrial buildings, plants, namely, power plants, manufacturing and repair plants, transportation facilities, namely, airports, marine ports, train terminals, private and public infrastructures, namely, bridges, underpasses, overpasses, tunnels, towers, poles, chimneys, silos, stadiums, arenas, monuments, statues, catenaries, elevators, cable cars, ski lifts, caves and cliffs, by providing rope-based access as an alternative to conventional access by ladders, scaffolds, portable elevators, and cranes; consultation services in the field of rescue services; consultation services in the field of the safety needs of commercial and industrial companies, namely consultation services in the field of providing rope-based access to optimize fall and hazard protection and compliance training
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF RAILROAD RAILS USING ULTRASONIC APPARATUSES MOUNTED WITHIN FLUID-FILLED TIRES MAINTAINED AT CONSTANT TEMPERATURES
A rolling search unit including an ultrasonic device and a heat exchanger mounted within a fluid-filled tire may be utilized to perform ultrasonic testing on an underlying railroad rail. The ultrasonic device may transmit or receive ultrasonic beams into or from the railroad rail, and the heat exchanger may be utilized to maintain the temperature of the fluid within the tire at a preferred level or within a preferred range. In such a manner, the results of testing obtained using the rolling search unit may be standardized regardless of the ambient temperature in the environment where the testing is being performed, and regardless of any heat gained or lost by the rolling search unit during operation.
G01B 17/04 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic vibrations for measuring the deformation in a solid, e.g. by vibrating string
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Non-destructive testing and inspection services performed for others using radiographic, ultrasonic, eddy current and electromagnetic technologies; and analysis, interpretation, reporting and archiving results of the testing and inspection.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
12 - Land, air and water vehicles; parts of land vehicles
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Non-destructive inspection, testing, and analysis apparatus for the railroad transportation industry, namely single and dual rail walking sticks, continuous testing equipment and vehicles which employ scientific, measuring, signalling, scanning, optical, electrical, magnetic, electromagnetic, radio-frequency, sonic or ultrasonic apparatus, instruments and equipment for the non-destructive inspection, testing and analysis of railroad infrastructure (1) Inspection, testing, analysis, and evaluation services performed for the railroad transportation industry
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Materials engineering, selection, testing, inspection, analysis, and evaluation; engineering design and component reliability services performed in association with materials engineering, selection, testing, inspection, analysis and evaluation.
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Training services in the field of materials testing, analysis, evaluation, inspection and reporting, and in nondestructive testing and examination; materials testing, analysis and evaluation; inspection of railroad rails for others; testing, analysis and evaluation of rail equipment for others for the purpose of certification; Consulting services relating to training others in the field of materials testing, analysis, evaluation, inspection and reporting, and in nondestructive testing and examination; consulting services relating to materials testing, analysis and evaluation; consulting services relating to inspection of railroad rails for others; consulting services relating to testing, analysis and evaluation of rail equipment for others for the purpose of certification.
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METHOD OF AND AN APPARATUS FOR IN SITU ULTRASONIC RAIL INSPECTION OF A RAILROAD RAIL
An ultrasonic railroad rail inspection system, apparatus and method for in situ rail inspection including a wheel assembly containing a fluid-filled tire and an ultrasonic transducer mounted within the wheel assembly. The transducer is supported in the tire such that the ultrasonic beam generated by the transducer has a beam axis that intersects a head of a railroad rail at a position offset from the longitudinal median plane of the rail to the side of the head penetrated by the ultrasonic beam. The ultrasonic beam is reflected by flaws in the rail in the form of echoes. The echoes return to the transducer identifying the location of flaws.
