Patents Assigned to Equipment Solutions, Inc
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Patent number: 11952021Abstract: System, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate monitoring and control of a railway maintenance assembly are disclosed. A railway workhead component monitor may be adapted to be disposed at a railway maintenance assembly. The railway workhead component monitor may be configured to perform one or a combination of the following. One or more conditions of at least a portion of the railway maintenance assembly may be monitored. Based at least in part on the monitoring, a plurality of monitoring data corresponding to operations of the railway maintenance assembly may be stored. Reporting data may be generated based at least in part on the stored plurality of monitoring data. A wireless communication may be transmitted toward a railway device controller that is remote from the railway maintenance assembly, the wireless communication including the reporting data.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Ryan Jay Koci, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Publication number: 20220170214Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate installation and adjustment of railway components are disclosed. Aligning of a railway anchor manipulator and a railway fastener installer with respect to a railway tie may be caused. The railway anchor manipulator may be slidably coupled with a frame assembly of a railway workhead, and may include anchor tools. The railway fastener installer may be slidably coupled with the main shaft structure, may include a hammer assembly, and may be operable to install railway fasteners through holes of a railway tie plate. The railway fastener installer may be caused to install the railway fasteners. The railway anchor manipulator may be lowered to a deployed position, and railway anchors may be adjusted with the anchor tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Ryan Jay Koci, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Publication number: 20220081849Abstract: Retention devices, and methods for retention devices, to retain a railway tie plate are disclosed. The retention devices may include a head section with one or more protrusions adapted to engage a railway rail. The retention devices may include an insert section adapted to fit in a spike hole of a railway tie plate and including one or more flexible members extending from the head section. Each flexible member may allow flex adjustment when the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate. When the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate, the head section may engage the railway rail and the insert section may engage the railway tie plate to mechanically interlock the railway tie plate with the railway rail to allow suspension of the railway tie plate from the railway rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Justin Wynne Tomac, Ryan Jay Koci
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Patent number: 11268247Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate installation and adjustment of railway components are disclosed. Aligning of a railway anchor manipulator and a railway fastener installer with respect to a railway tie may be caused. The railway anchor manipulator may be slidably coupled with a frame assembly of a railway workhead, and may include anchor tools. The railway fastener installer may be slidably coupled with the main shaft structure, may include a hammer assembly, and may be operable to install railway fasteners through holes of a railway tie plate. The railway fastener installer may be caused to install the railway fasteners. The railway anchor manipulator may be lowered to a deployed position, and railway anchors may be adjusted with the anchor tools.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Ryan Jay Koci, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Patent number: 11193242Abstract: Retention devices, and methods for retention devices, to retain a railway tie plate are disclosed. The retention devices may include a head section with one or more protrusions adapted to engage a railway rail. The retention devices may include an insert section adapted to fit in a spike hole of a railway tie plate and including one or more flexible members extending from the head section. Each flexible member may allow flex adjustment when the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate. When the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate, the head section may engage the railway rail and the insert section may engage the railway tie plate to mechanically interlock the railway tie plate with the railway rail to allow suspension of the railway tie plate from the railway rail.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: MOW EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Justin Wynne Tomac, Ryan Jay Koci
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Publication number: 20210221433Abstract: A tracked vehicle, controller for the tracked vehicle, and a method performed thereon are provided that enable the pilot to steer the tracked vehicle using an existing joystick of the tracked vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: RCE Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Benck, Andrew C. Wickman, John P. Driscoll
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Publication number: 20210171072Abstract: System, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate monitoring and control of a railway maintenance assembly are disclosed. A railway workhead component monitor may be adapted to be disposed at a railway maintenance assembly. The railway workhead component monitor may be configured to perform one or a combination of the following. One or more conditions of at least a portion of the railway maintenance assembly may be monitored. Based at least in part on the monitoring, a plurality of monitoring data corresponding to operations of the railway maintenance assembly may be stored. Reporting data may be generated based at least in part on the stored plurality of monitoring data. A wireless communication may be transmitted toward a railway device controller that is remote from the railway maintenance assembly, the wireless communication including the reporting data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Ryan Jay Koci, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Patent number: 10994778Abstract: A tracked vehicle includes a pilot control module which enables the pilot to steer the tracked vehicle using an existing joystick of the tracked vehicle. The tracked vehicle also includes a dual track drive pedal which drives the tracks of the vehicle simultaneously. The joystick is used to make steering corrections when utilizing the dual track drive pedal.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: RCE Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Benck, Andrew C. Wickman, John P. Driscoll
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Publication number: 20210071370Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory, machine-readable media for extracting railway fasteners and adjusting railway anchors are disclosed. A tie plate manipulator may be slidably coupled with a frame assembly and may include tie plate tools in an opposing arrangement and slidably coupled with a support framework. A fastener extractor may include fastener-extracting arms and pivot joints pivotably coupling the fastener-extracting arms with a subassembly. The fastener extractor may be slidably coupled with the frame assembly so that at least part of the fastener extractor is disposed over the tie plate manipulator. The fastener extractor may be coupled with the tie plate manipulator at least in part with a cylinder system. Each fastener-extracting arm may be adjustable to selectively engage and extract a railway fastener. The tie plate manipulator may be operable to engage and adjust a tie plate on the railway tie with the pair of tie plate tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Ryan Jay Koci, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Patent number: 10781559Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory, machine-readable media for extracting railway fasteners and adjusting railway anchors are disclosed. A tie plate manipulator may be slidably coupled with a frame assembly and may include tie plate tools in an opposing arrangement and slidably coupled with a support framework. A fastener extractor may include fastener-extracting arms and pivot joints pivotably coupling the fastener-extracting arms with a subassembly. The fastener extractor may be slidably coupled with the frame assembly so that at least part of the fastener extractor is disposed over the tie plate manipulator. The fastener extractor may be coupled with the tie plate manipulator at least in part with a cylinder system. Each fastener-extracting arm may be adjustable to selectively engage and extract a railway fastener. The tie plate manipulator may be operable to engage and adjust a tie plate on the railway tie with the pair of tie plate tools.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: MOW EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Ryan Jay Koci, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Publication number: 20200198700Abstract: A tracked vehicle includes a pilot control module which enables the pilot to steer the tracked vehicle using an existing joystick of the tracked vehicle. The tracked vehicle also includes a dual track drive pedal which drives the tracks of the vehicle simultaneously. The joystick is used to make steering corrections when utilizing the dual track drive pedal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: RCE Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Benck, Andrew C. Wickman, John P. Driscoll
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Patent number: 10526753Abstract: A multi-functional railway fastening component adjustment system is disclosed. The system may include a railway component adjuster. The railway component adjuster may include adjustment tools pivotally coupled with a tool bracket. The railway component adjuster may be configured to selectively engage railway fastening components from different addressing positions of the adjustment tools at least in part by pivoting to a selected addressing position. The railway component adjuster may be adapted to hold the one or more adjustment tools in the selected addressing position to make a component adjustment to the railway fastening component with the adjustment tools. The component adjustment may include movement of the railway fastening component with respect to a rail of a railway.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Publication number: 20190194878Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate installation and adjustment of railway components are disclosed. Aligning of a railway anchor manipulator and a railway fastener installer with respect to a railway tie may be caused. The railway anchor manipulator may be slidably coupled with a frame assembly of a railway workhead, and may include anchor tools. The railway fastener installer may be slidably coupled with the main shaft structure, may include a hammer assembly, and may be operable to install railway fasteners through holes of a railway tie plate. The railway fastener installer may be caused to install the railway fasteners. The railway anchor manipulator may be lowered to a deployed position, and railway anchors may be adjusted with the anchor tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Ryan Jay Koci, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Publication number: 20190136460Abstract: Retention devices, and methods for retention devices, to retain a railway tie plate are disclosed. The retention devices may include a head section with one or more protrusions adapted to engage a railway rail. The retention devices may include an insert section adapted to fit in a spike hole of a railway tie plate and including one or more flexible members extending from the head section. Each flexible member may allow flex adjustment when the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate. When the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate, the head section may engage the railway rail and the insert section may engage the railway tie plate to mechanically interlock the railway tie plate with the railway rail to allow suspension of the railway tie plate from the railway rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Justin Wynne Tomac, Ryan Jay Koci
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Publication number: 20190119861Abstract: A multi-functional railway fastening component adjustment system is disclosed. The system may include a railway component adjuster. The railway component adjuster may include adjustment tools pivotally coupled with a tool bracket. The railway component adjuster may be configured to selectively engage railway fastening components from different addressing positions of the adjustment tools at least in part by pivoting to a selected addressing position. The railway component adjuster may be adapted to hold the one or more adjustment tools in the selected addressing position to make a component adjustment to the railway fastening component with the adjustment tools. The component adjustment may include movement of the railway fastening component with respect to a rail of a railway.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Patent number: 10214861Abstract: Retention devices, and methods for retention devices, to retain a railway tie plate are disclosed. The retention devices may include a head section with one or more protrusions adapted to engage a railway rail. The retention devices may include an insert section adapted to fit in a spike hole of a railway tie plate and including one or more flexible members extending from the head section. Each flexible member may allow flex adjustment when the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate. When the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate, the head section may engage the railway rail and the insert section may engage the railway tie plate to mechanically interlock the railway tie plate with the railway rail to allow suspension of the railway tie plate from the railway rail.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Justin Wynne Tomac, Ryan Jay Koci
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Patent number: 10190264Abstract: A multi-functional railway fastening component adjustment system is disclosed. The system may include a railway component adjuster. The railway component adjuster may include adjustment tools pivotally coupled with a tool bracket. The railway component adjuster may be configured to selectively engage railway fastening components from different addressing positions of the adjustment tools at least in part by pivoting to a selected addressing position. The railway component adjuster may be adapted to hold the one or more adjustment tools in the selected addressing position to make a component adjustment to the railway fastening component with the adjustment tools. The component adjustment may include movement of the railway fastening component with respect to a rail of a railway.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Publication number: 20180223483Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory, machine-readable media for railway fastener removal are disclosed. A railway fastener extractor may be aligned with a railway fastener installed in a railway tie. The railway fastener extractor may be coupled with a frame assembly and a cylinder and slide assembly of a railway workhead so that the railway fastener extractor is suspended from the cylinder and slide assembly. The railway fastener extractor may be operated to extend opposing claws of the railway fastener extractor toward a railway fastener, and may be operated to selectively apply force to a linkage system to grip the railway fastener, the force being directed along a longitudinal axis. The force may be bifurcated and corresponding forces may be applied to move linkages and move the opposing claws to grip the railway fastener, and the railway fastener extractor may be operated to extract the railway fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Ryan Jay Koci, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Publication number: 20180223482Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory, machine-readable media for extracting railway fasteners and adjusting railway anchors are disclosed. A tie plate manipulator may be slidably coupled with a frame assembly and may include tie plate tools in an opposing arrangement and slidably coupled with a support framework. A fastener extractor may include fastener-extracting arms and pivot joints pivotably coupling the fastener-extracting arms with a subassembly. The fastener extractor may be slidably coupled with the frame assembly so that at least part of the fastener extractor is disposed over the tie plate manipulator. The fastener extractor may be coupled with the tie plate manipulator at least in part with a cylinder system. Each fastener-extracting arm may be adjustable to selectively engage and extract a railway fastener. The tie plate manipulator may be operable to engage and adjust a tie plate on the railway tie with the pair of tie plate tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Ryan Jay Koci, Justin Wynne Tomac
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Publication number: 20160298299Abstract: Retention devices, and methods for retention devices, to retain a railway tie plate are disclosed. The retention devices may include a head section with one or more protrusions adapted to engage a railway rail. The retention devices may include an insert section adapted to fit in a spike hole of a railway tie plate and including one or more flexible members extending from the head section. Each flexible member may allow flex adjustment when the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate. When the insert section is inserted in the spike hole of the railway tie plate, the head section may engage the railway rail and the insert section may engage the railway tie plate to mechanically interlock the railway tie plate with the railway rail to allow suspension of the railway tie plate from the railway rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: MOW Equipment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: William Michael Hamilton, Justin Wynne Tomac, Ryan Jay Koci