Patents by Inventor Andy Borowski

Andy Borowski has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for monitoring railroad cars
    Patent number: 8060264
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Salco Products Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Oestermeyer, Alex V. Degutis, Peter Gubricky, Michael S. Ryan, Clayton Strand, William R. Borowski, Andy Borowski, James M. McLaughlin
  • SYSTEM FOR MONITORING RAILROAD CARS
    Publication number: 20080252515
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: SALCO PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: David A. OESTERMEYER, Alex V. DEGUTIS, Peter GUBRICKY, Michael S. RYAN, Clayton STRAND, Bill BOROWSKI, Andy BOROWSKI, James M. MCLAUGHLIN