Patents Assigned to Matix Industries, Inc.
  • Process and apparatus for testing of rails by ultrasound
    Patent number: 4457178
    Abstract: Beams of ultrasound are transmitted into a rail. The transmission alternates between vertical and oblique beams. Transmission of the beams and reception of ultrasonic echoes is accomplished by a probe which includes a two channel ultrasonic transducer. The echoes are displayed simultaneously on two linear arrays of LED's which are arranged to resemble the relationship between a vertical beam and an oblique beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Assignee: Matix Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Turbe, Bruno Meignan