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Patent No.:

US 9415784 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 10, 2014

System and method for detecting wheel condition

Applicant:

Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);

Inventors:

Mark J. Bartonek, Independence, MO (US);

Donald J. Arndt, Napoleon, MO (US);

Roland F. O'Connell, Lone Jack, MO (US);

Assignee:

Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);

Attorney:

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Russell Frejd

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/00 (2006.01); B61K 9/06 (2006.01); G01M 17/10 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01); B61K 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/0094 (2013.01); B61K 9/06 (2013.01); B61K 9/12 (2013.01); B61L 25/021 (2013.01); G01J 5/0022 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0033 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01); G01M 17/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a method for detecting a condition associated with a wheel on a train car. The method may include detecting a position of the wheel. The method may also include detecting a position of a rail on which the wheel travels. The method may further include comparing the position of the wheel relative to the position of the rail, and determining a wheel condition based on the comparison.

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