Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Railway vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-13
2011-11-15
Trammell, James (Department: 3667)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Railway vehicle
C105S248000, C105S377010, C220S314000, C220S324000, C414S203000, C414S303000, C296S100020, C296S203030
Reexamination Certificate
active
08060264
ABSTRACT:
A system for monitoring railroad cars comprising a hatch cover assembly including a cover body, a sensor, a wireless transmitter for transmitting data received from the sensor, a wireless receiver for receiving the data from the wireless transmitter, and a satellite transmitter for transmitting the data to a satellite. The wireless receiver and the satellite transmitter are attached to the hatch cover assembly. In one embodiment, the sensor is a pressure sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is an air flow sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is a chain tension sensor attached to a handbrake chain. In another embodiment, the sensor is a hatch cover position attached to the hatch cover assembly.
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Borowski Andy
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Degutis Alex V.
Gubricky Peter
McLaughlin James M.
Leydig , Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Marc McDieunel
Salco Products Inc.
Trammell James
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