341 patents
Utility
Vehicle Location Determining System and Method
4 Jan 24
A system and method include one or more processors and a communication device.
Andrew Ryan Staats, Joseph Gorman, Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Stuart J. Barr
Filed: 14 Sep 23
Utility
Device for fastening a sliding element to a current collector
2 Jan 24
The invention relates to a device for fastening a sliding element to a current collector or to a rocker mounted thereto, to draw electrical energy from an overhead contact line to an electrically driven vehicle.
Bastian Grothe
Filed: 23 Apr 19
Utility
Drive Arrangement for the Displacement of a Contacting Device As Well As Contacting Device and Use Thereof
14 Dec 23
A drive arrangement for displacing a contacting device from a raised position to a lowered position includes a four-joint linkage having first, second and third arms interconnected such as to displace the contacting device as the first, second and third arms pivot.
Jan Koopsingraven, Marcel Volker
Filed: 11 Nov 21
Utility
Vehicle access control system
12 Dec 23
A control system and a related method includes determining an access state of a vehicle and communicating a locking command message from an off-board control system to remotely change the access state of the vehicle between a locked state and an unlocked state.
Janmejay Tripathy, Irwin Morris
Filed: 9 Nov 21
Utility
Component having an integrated display device
28 Nov 23
A planar component and a method of manufacturing thereon includes an integrated display device for digital information display, comprising a glass pane, at least one screen module, and a controller for controlling and supplying energy to the screen module.
Werner Malcherek
Filed: 6 Jun 20
Utility
System and method for detection of multi-vehicle system separation
21 Nov 23
A leak control device includes a reservoir fluidly coupled with a brake pipe of a vehicle brake system.
James A. Oswald
Filed: 19 Oct 21
Utility
Brake control system
14 Nov 23
A braking system and method control application of brakes disposed onboard vehicles using brake control devices.
Charles L. Wolf, Carl L. Haas
Filed: 14 Jun 21
Utility
Blocks for Wheel Brakes
2 Nov 23
A block for wheel brakes comprising a friction portion, in which a friction surface is defined, which, in use, acts upon a peripheral surface of a wheel in order to carry out the braking action, a support plate, which is fixed, in an irreversible manner, to a surface of the friction portion opposite the friction surface, and a base plate, which is fixed to the support plate and comprises a coupling element to fix the block as a whole to a brake system.
Vittorio De Soccio
Filed: 26 Jan 22
Utility
Detection device and method
24 Oct 23
A brake assembly includes a first assembly component; a second assembly component that is movable with respect to the first assembly component; and a device for determining a status of the brake assembly.
Michael Koziol
Filed: 3 Sep 20
Utility
Vehicle location determining system and method
24 Oct 23
A system and method include a control unit configured to detect a presence of a vehicle within a route area based on sensor signals output by an observer device that monitors the route area.
Andrew Ryan Staats, Joseph Gorman, Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Stuart J. Barr
Filed: 11 Feb 21
Utility
Method and apparatus for vehicle-based switch locking in a rail network
3 Oct 23
A switch locking system and method of an authorized locomotive for safely traversing a switch in a railway including sending a lock command from a computer onboard the authorized locomotive to a switch controller associated with the switch; determining if a lock confirmation from the switch controller is received by the computer onboard the authorized locomotive; and safely traversing the switch upon receipt of the lock confirmation.
Jeffrey D. Kernwein
Filed: 30 Nov 18
Utility
Lock mechanism and door assembly
26 Sep 23
A lock mechanism is provided for use with a door assembly.
Gunneet Singh
Filed: 22 Aug 19
Utility
Transducer sensor system
12 Sep 23
A system that may include a bus bar that may include a mounting bracket configured to electrically couple the bus bar to a motor.
Benjamin Richard Kundman, Jeffrey John Hritz, Samir Ganesh Kamat
Filed: 20 Dec 19
Utility
Vehicle location and control system
12 Sep 23
A vehicle location and control system determines a signal-derived separation distance between antennas disposed onboard a vehicle based on signals received by the antennas from an off-board source.
Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Brett Trombo-Somerville, Matthew Vrba
Filed: 19 Feb 21
Utility
Bracket for a distributor valve
22 Aug 23
A pipe bracket for a brake distributor valve for a vehicle includes a pipe bracket body including a main portion mounting face to receive the main portion of the distributor valve, a main-line portion mounting face to receive the main-line portion of the distributor valve, and an attachment face configured to secure the pipe bracket to a vehicle.
Michael S. Plechey, Jeffrey B. Skweres
Filed: 17 Dec 19
Utility
Brake control system
8 Aug 23
A brake control system includes first and second brake control units for controlling braking of first and second bogies of a rail car.
Krishnakumar Sornamani
Filed: 1 Nov 21
Utility
Vehicle control and trip planning system
8 Aug 23
A vehicle control system and method includes identifying a segment of a route where one or more first vehicle systems were operated manually instead of operated by one or more processors according to one or more trip plans during prior traversals of the segment by the one or more first vehicle systems.
Dipankar Ghosh, James Glen Corry, William Cherrick Schoonmaker, Mark Bradshaw Kraeling
Filed: 18 Dec 19
Utility
Operator Protection System and Method
3 Aug 23
A method includes receiving a request to assume control of a vehicle generated by a candidate operator via a first communication pathway.
Matthew McClory, Pascal Martin, Kelly D. Nichols, Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Andrew Ryan Staats, Stuart J. Barr, Karen A. Shaw, Thomas Paul Spiegelhalter, JR.
Filed: 27 Mar 23
Utility
Communication system and method
1 Aug 23
A system includes a housing operably coupled with a vehicle system, and a vehicle monitoring system disposed within the housing comprising a wireless communication device including an antenna configured to wirelessly communication data signals.
Carl L. Haas, Padam D. Swar
Filed: 6 May 21
Utility
Vehicle orientation determination system
25 Jul 23
A vehicle orientation determination system includes one or more processors configured to determine a first distance between a reference device disposed on a first vehicle and a front device disposed on a second vehicle.
Sunil Rajanna, Manjunath Dwarakanath, Vimal Ramamoorthy
Filed: 4 Feb 20