When most people think of ultrasound, they immediately think of pregnancy and blurred black
and white photos. But the brothers Jim and Tom Gayle of
Gayle Technologies, Inc. want you to think of their invention, the
Cargate Arch.
The system, which the brothers developed from tinkering with handheld ultrasound scanners for NASCAR, detects leaks
in autos during manufacturing.
The device has garnered considerable interest from auto makers. Testing for leaks normally involves the use of water
booths where the vehicle is dipped into a tank of water. Unfortunately, that causes water damage. And such systems are
expensive, costing $4 million each. The Cargate Arch does not cause such damage to vehicles and costs only $500,000 per
system.
GM has already contacted the company.