Apparatus and method for detection of railroad wheel and bearing temperature
CA 2447464 C · Owner: Bartonek, Mark · Inventors: Bartonek, Mark
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This invention relates to the detection of a temperature range or temperature of a , wheel or bearing of a railway vehicle. An apparatus is provided comprising a sensor , generating signals indicative of infrared radiation radiating from the wheel or bearing , within two or more infrared wavelength ranges. A processor determines a temperature range or a temperature of the wheel or bearing from the generated signals. A method is also provided for detecting a temperature range of a railroad , train wheel or bearing wherein infrared radiation radiating from the wheel or bearing , of a train traversing a railroad track is indicative of the temperature range. The , method includes …
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- Filed October 30, 2003 and granted June 19, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 30, 2023.
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