Top Inventors for class "Railway switches and signals" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Ajith Kuttannair Kumar | US | Erie, PA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289074 - VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | 9 |
2 | Jared Klineman Cooper | US | Melbourne, FL | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220266876 - VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 9 |
3 | Jeffrey Michael Fries | US | Lee'S Summit, MO | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170043678 - ROUTE FEATURE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | 6 |
4 | David K. Fox | US | Wayzata, MN | Aug 28, 2014 / 20140239128 - RAILWAY SNOW MELTER DUCT ASSEMBLY | 5 |
5 | Donald Coy Beaman | US | Thornton, TX | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170151968 - Method of Indicating a Railway Switch Status | 5 |
6 | John Brand | US | Melbourne, FL | Aug 07, 2014 / 20140222971 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA PROCESSING | 5 |
7 | John Erik Hershey | US | Ballston Lake, NY | Oct 21, 2021 / 20210325849 - TRANSFER LEARNING/DICTIONARY GENERATION AND USAGE FOR TAILORED PART PARAMETER GENERATION FROM COUPON BUILDS | 5 |
8 | David Baldwin | US | Madison, WI | Dec 26, 2013 / 20130341468 - VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM | 4 |
9 | Marc W. Cygnus | US | Mundelein, IL | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150329130 - Rail Vehicle Signal Enforcement and Separation Control | 4 |
10 | Mark Alan Fanara | US | Blue Springs, MO | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160091396 - Method and System for Data Redundancy Storage | 4 |
11 | Gerald Lude | DE | Berlin | Apr 17, 2014 / 20140103167 - TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM WITH PULSE-CODE-MODULATED CAB SIGNALING | 4 |
12 | Kurt A. Gunther | US | Round Lake Heights, IL | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150329130 - Rail Vehicle Signal Enforcement and Separation Control | 4 |
13 | Mark Joseph Bartonek | US | Blue Springs, MO | May 01, 2014 / 20140118152 - AUTOMATED CALIBRATION METHOD FOR A DRAGGING EQUIPMENT DETECTOR | 4 |
14 | Brock Estel Osborn | US | Niskayuna, NY | Oct 02, 2014 / 20140298097 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING OPERATIONAL DATA | 4 |
15 | Pierino Gianni Bonanni | US | Loudonville, NY | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220220935 - THRUST CONTROL FOR WIND TURBINES USING ACTIVE SENSING OF WIND TURBULENCE | 4 |
16 | Joseph Forrest Noffsinger | US | Lees Summit, MO | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190002002 - VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | 4 |
17 | Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr. | US | Clifton Park, NY | Aug 04, 2022 / 20220245048 - SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FAULT INDICATIONS FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BASED ON A PROBABILISTIC COMPARISON OF THE OUTPUTS OF MULTIPLE PROCESS MODELS TO MEASURED SENSOR DATA | 4 |
18 | Bernhard Evers | DE | Braunschweig | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130076899 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN INCORRECT REPRESENTATION OF IMAGE DATA ON A DISPLAY UNIT | 3 |
19 | Robert James Foy | US | Melbourne, FL | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220266876 - VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 3 |
20 | Brian Hogan | US | Temecula, CA | Oct 30, 2014 / 20140319286 - TRAIN DIRECTION DETECTION VIA TRACK CIRCUITS | 3 |
21 | Alessandro Agostini | IT | Firenze | May 14, 2015 / 20150131696 - Device for Testing a Sensor of Train Undercarriage Temperatures | 3 |
22 | Joseph Forrest Noffsinger | US | Grain Valley, MO | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160054250 - ROUTE EXAMINING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 3 |
23 | Richard A. Allshouse | US | Manassas, VA | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170043797 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF DETERMINING END OF TRAIN LOCATION AND CLEARANCE OF TRACKSIDE POINTS OF INTEREST | 3 |
24 | Michael Scott Mitchell | US | Lee'S Summit, MO | Apr 10, 2014 / 20140097667 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE BRAKING CONTROL | 3 |
25 | Zahid F. Mian | US | Loudonville, NY | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220260458 - Vehicle Inspection System | 3 |
26 | Jean-Luc Andre | FR | Molsheim | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210339672 - Improved Ratchet Tie-Down Tensioner | 3 |
27 | David Peltz | US | Melbourne, FL | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160375918 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING TERMINAL OPERATIONS WITH LINE OF ROAD MOVEMENTS | 3 |
28 | Michael Steffen, Ii | US | Melbourne, FL | Dec 18, 2014 / 20140367526 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WARNINGS AT VEHICLE CROSSINGS | 3 |
29 | Peer Bohlmann | DE | Schoenwalde | Apr 17, 2014 / 20140103167 - TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM WITH PULSE-CODE-MODULATED CAB SIGNALING | 3 |
30 | Samuel Robert Mollet | US | Grain Valley, MO | May 06, 2010 / 20100109899 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VITAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS | 3 |
31 | Ahtasham Ashraf | US | Lewis Center, OH | Dec 26, 2013 / 20130341468 - VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM | 3 |
32 | Jeffrey Michael Fries | US | Melbourne, FL | Dec 11, 2014 / 20140361125 - Systems and Methods for Providing Constant Warning Time At Crossings | 3 |
33 | Robert B. Groves, Jr. | US | Manassas, VA | Sep 16, 2010 / 20100232451 - Method for Maintaining Vital Guideway Operation in High-Demand Areas | 3 |
34 | Todd William Goodermuth | US | Melbourne, FL | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220266876 - VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 3 |
35 | Craig P. Gabel | US | Wayzata, MN | Feb 06, 2014 / 20140034785 - GATE MONITORING SYSTEM | 3 |
36 | Eugene Smith | US | Melbourne, FL | Jun 15, 2017 / 20170168506 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION, VEHICLE CONTROL, AND/OR ROUTE INSPECTION | 3 |
37 | Todd Goodermuth | US | Melbourne, FL | Jun 04, 2015 / 20150151769 - DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA IN A VEHICLE | 3 |
38 | Ronald W. Gamache | US | East Greenbush, NY | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200408682 - Optical Wheel Evaluation | 3 |
39 | Dilson Santos Rodrigues | US | Robinson, TX | Sep 11, 2014 / 20140252175 - Hydraulic switch machine for railroads | 3 |
40 | Rick Presley | US | Bremond, TX | Sep 11, 2014 / 20140252175 - Hydraulic switch machine for railroads | 3 |
41 | Aric Albert Weingartner | US | Lee'S Summit, MO | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160107663 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND UPDATING WAYSIDE DEVICES | 3 |
42 | Wolfgang Daum | US | Erie, PA | Jul 09, 2015 / 20150191183 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRACTION MOTORS IN A VEHICLE SYSTEM | 3 |
43 | Peter Michael Bartek | US | Ledgewood, NJ | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160096539 - WORK BLOCK ENCROACHMENT WARNING SYSTEM | 3 |
44 | Greggory C. Phelps | US | Plymouth, MN | Feb 06, 2014 / 20140034785 - GATE MONITORING SYSTEM | 3 |
45 | Bernd Raschke | DE | Berlin | Dec 29, 2011 / 20110315828 - DEVICES FOR DETECTING THE OCCUPIED STATE OR THE FREE STATE OF A TRACK SECTION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH DEVICES | 3 |
46 | Randall G. Honeck | US | Maple Grove, MN | Feb 04, 2016 / 20160033316 - SYSTEM FOR SENSING FLOWABLE SUBSTRATE LEVELS IN A STORAGE UNIT | 3 |
47 | John William Brand | US | Melbourne, FL | Aug 20, 2015 / 20150232097 - ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS | 3 |
48 | Yuri Alexeyevich Plotnikov | US | Niskayuna, NY | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160061991 - GAS WELL INTEGRITY INSPECTION SYSTEM | 3 |
49 | Maurizio Biagiotti | IT | Pisa | Dec 17, 2009 / 20090308986 - HYDRAULIC MOTOR FOR RAILWAY SWITCHES | 3 |
50 | Abe Kanner | CA | Mississauga | Jun 25, 2015 / 20150177706 - SAFETY ASSURANCE OF MULTIPLE REDUNDANT SYSTEMS | 3 |
51 | Karl Ginter | US | Beltsville, MD | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220263730 - NETWORK MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISCOVERING AND MANAGING NETWORK CONNECTED DATABASES | 2 |
52 | Jürgen Hellbach | DE | Gunthersleben-Wechmar | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160097165 - SUPERSTRUCTURE DEVICE | 2 |
53 | Harald Kopilovitsch | AT | Hetzendorf | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160097165 - SUPERSTRUCTURE DEVICE | 2 |
54 | Ulrich Bock | DE | Braunschweig | Feb 16, 2012 / 20120037761 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEMS | 2 |
55 | Waldemar L. Brzezik | CA | Port Moody | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110260009 - Fast Track Switch | 2 |
56 | Xi Sun | CN | Beijing | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160047092 - SWITCH MONITORING AND RAILWAY LINE MANAGEMENT | 2 |
57 | Thomas Christ | DE | Muhlhausen | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160097165 - SUPERSTRUCTURE DEVICE | 2 |
58 | Jerome J. Malone, Jr. | US | Pueblo West, CO | Dec 19, 2013 / 20130334373 - METHOD FOR DETECTING THE EXTENT OF CLEAR, INTACT TRACK NEAR A RAILWAY VEHICLE | 2 |
59 | Dennis John Melas | US | Chicago, IL | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160082838 - OPERATOR FATIGUE MONITORING SYSTEM | 2 |
60 | Jeffrey Orion Pritchard | US | Oakland, CA | Jul 30, 2015 / 20150210168 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST | 2 |
61 | Jeffrey S. Tippey | US | Arlington, TX | Apr 16, 2015 / 20150102177 - USING WAYSIDE SIGNALS TO OPTIMIZE TRAIN DRIVING UNDER AN OVERARCHING RAILWAY NETWORK SAFETY SYSTEM | 2 |
62 | Ke Hu | CN | Beijing | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160047092 - SWITCH MONITORING AND RAILWAY LINE MANAGEMENT | 2 |
63 | David L. Krebiehl | US | St. Joseph, MI | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199702 - CONTROL, SOUND, AND OPERATING SYSTEM FOR MODEL TRAINS | 2 |
64 | Carl Schwellnus | CA | York | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160107662 - METHOD OF DETERMINING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE ON A GUIDEWAY | 2 |
65 | Gregory K. Hann | US | Odessa, MO | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140263856 - System and Method For Expanded Monitoring and Control of Railroad Wayside Interlocking Systems | 2 |
66 | Krzysztof Kilian | US | Colorado Springs, CO | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160059623 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING ROLLING STOCK WHEELS | 2 |
67 | Glenn Robert Shaffer | US | Erie, PA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220289207 - VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEM | 2 |
68 | Sung-Ho Jee | AU | Leeming | Apr 16, 2015 / 20150102177 - USING WAYSIDE SIGNALS TO OPTIMIZE TRAIN DRIVING UNDER AN OVERARCHING RAILWAY NETWORK SAFETY SYSTEM | 2 |
69 | Thomas Schmidt | DE | Braunschweig | Jul 10, 2014 / 20140191090 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM, AND RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM | 2 |
70 | Dale Alexander Brown | US | Lagrange, IL | Jul 31, 2014 / 20140209756 - VEHICLE COUPLING FAULT DETECTING SYSTEM | 2 |
71 | Stacy Lynn O'Connor | US | Long Beach, CA | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120178336 - FLOATING TOY | 2 |
72 | Mark Kraeling | US | Melbourne, FL | Sep 26, 2013 / 20130249280 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE POWER DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGEMENT | 2 |
73 | Stanley K. Sasaki | US | Lake Oswego, OR | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199702 - CONTROL, SOUND, AND OPERATING SYSTEM FOR MODEL TRAINS | 2 |
74 | Randy M. O'Dell | US | Blue Springs, MO | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160101793 - APPARATUS FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL DOWNSTREAM ADJACENT CROSSING SIGNALING | 2 |
75 | Koki Yoshimoto | JP | Tokyo | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170043798 - TRAIN TRAVEL PREDICTION DEVICE AND TRAIN TRAVEL PREDICTION METHOD | 2 |
76 | Peter Strezev | US | Apollo Beach, FL | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140346285 - RAIL LINE SENSING AND SAFETY SYSTEM | 2 |
77 | Ahtasham Ashraf | US | Madison, WI | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120181390 - VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM | 2 |
78 | Frank Meyer | DE | Stockach | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130056545 - PLASTIC SCREW ANCHOR FOR SECURING A RAIL TO A RAILROAD TIE | 2 |
79 | Akira Kurita | JP | Kuki-Shi | Jul 31, 2014 / 20140209761 - TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM | 2 |
80 | Robert Francis Bryant | US | Melbourne, FL | Mar 19, 2015 / 20150076290 - DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAIL VEHICLE | 2 |
81 | Michael Paul Wolf | US | Highland, MD | Aug 09, 2012 / 20120199702 - CONTROL, SOUND, AND OPERATING SYSTEM FOR MODEL TRAINS | 2 |
82 | Richard C. Carlson | US | Village Of Lake In The Hills, IL | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150329130 - Rail Vehicle Signal Enforcement and Separation Control | 2 |
83 | Yong Gee Cho | KR | Seoul | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160075357 - AUTOMATIC TRAIN OPERATION SYSTEM IN RAILWAY VEHICLES | 2 |
84 | Kevin Pykkonen | US | Boulder, CO | Jul 30, 2015 / 20150210168 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST | 2 |
85 | Jeffrey Michael Fries | US | Grain Valley, MO | Nov 17, 2016 / 20160334543 - VIBRATION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 2 |
86 | Masashi Asuka | JP | Tokyo | Dec 30, 2021 / 20210403061 - TRAIN CONTROL APPARATUS AND TRAIN CONTROL METHOD | 2 |
87 | Colin Bantin | CA | Oakville | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160107662 - METHOD OF DETERMINING A POSITION OF A VEHICLE ON A GUIDEWAY | 2 |
88 | David Allen Eldredge | US | Melbourne, FL | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220266876 - VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 2 |
89 | Yukihide Yanobu | JP | Tokyo | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160046206 - TRAFFIC SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD | 2 |
90 | Sook-Jin Lee | KR | Daejeon-Si | Sep 12, 2013 / 20130233978 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING TRAIN CONTROL DATA USING BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM | 2 |
91 | Ulf Friesen | DE | Neubiberg | Aug 04, 2022 / 20220242380 - METHOD FOR CALIBRATING THE ORIENTATION OF AN ACCELERATION SENSOR PROVIDED IN A VEHICLE | 2 |
92 | Wolfgang Windolf | DE | Schwulper | Jul 10, 2014 / 20140191090 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM, AND RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM | 2 |
93 | John Welsh Mcelroy | US | Melbourne, FL | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160082989 - SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE SYSTEM FACTORING MASS ATTRIBUTABLE TO WEATHER | 2 |
94 | Samuel William Golden | US | Melbourne, FL | Dec 16, 2021 / 20210389360 - SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING ELECTRICAL FAULTS IN A VEHICLE | 2 |
95 | Scott Raymond Frazier | US | Morrison, CO | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160108761 - CONCRETE AND TUBE HOT THERMAL EXCHANGE AND ENERGY STORE (TXES) INCLUDING TEMPERATURE GRADIENT CONTROL TECHNIQUES | 2 |
96 | William Shields | US | Blue Springs, MO | Dec 18, 2014 / 20140367526 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WARNINGS AT VEHICLE CROSSINGS | 2 |
97 | Progress Rail Inspection & Information Systems S.r.i. | US | | Oct 17, 2013 / 20130270397 - DEVICE FOR DETECTING A HOT WHEEL CONDITION | 2 |
98 | Christoph Kutschera | DE | Bad Harzburg | Jul 10, 2014 / 20140191090 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM, AND RAILWAY SAFETY SYSTEM | 2 |
99 | Forrest S. Seitz | US | Beaverton, OR | Jan 14, 2021 / 20210011107 - RFID ANTENNA ARRAY FOR GAMING | 2 |
100 | Yoshinobu Murakami | JP | Tokyo | Jul 10, 2014 / 20140190366 - VEHICLE PICK-UP AND DELIVERY DEVICE AND TRACK-BASED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH | 2 |