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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Robert Lye Crocker, Derby, GB;
Justin James Robert Stroud, Derby, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Lye Crocker, Derby, GB;
Justin James Robert Stroud, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
Sperry Rail (International) Limited, Derby, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system () for the detection of defects in rails (), the system comprising a source of ultrasonic waves for emitting ultrasonic waves onto a rail, a detector for detecting ultrasonic waves reflected or otherwise scattered by the rail or defects therein and a mist generator () arranged, in use, to expose one or both of the rail and source of ultrasonic wave to a mist of liquid, thus enabling the formation of an ultrasound-transmissive interface between the rail and the source of ultrasonic waves.