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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Christopher M. Villar, Liberty Hill, TX (US);
John Anthony Nagle, Ii, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Steven C. Orrell, Georgetown, TX (US);
Inventors:
Christopher M. Villar, Liberty Hill, TX (US);
John Anthony Nagle, II, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Steven C. Orrell, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
Georgetown Rail Equipment Company, Georgetown, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for determining rail seat abrasion of a rail road track is disclosed. An inspection system comprises lasers, cameras, and processors adapted to determine whether rail seat abrasion is present along the track. The processor employs a mathematics based algorithm which compensates for tilt encountered as the inspection system moves along the track.