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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
William T Lewis, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Linda L Lewis, Chesterfield, MO (US);
William T Lewis, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Linda L Lewis, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method of locating lead goose neck pipes connected between a water main and a water service line buried under a surface comprising, using infrared (IR) photography to scan the surface above the buried pipes; wherein the water main and water service lines are constructed of a metal having a higher thermal conductivity than lead; and determining the presence of lead by differences in surface temperatures of the lead pipe and the water main and/or the service line as indicated by the infrared photography.
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