Patents by Inventor Bradley C. Hendrickson

Bradley C. Hendrickson 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).

  • Locomotive control system and method
    Patent number: 7131614
    Abstract: The invention includes a system and method for managing an operation of a locomotive as a function of a location of the locomotive. The system comprises a location unit for determining the location of the locomotive and a control unit for controlling an operation of the locomotive as a function of the determined location. In another embodiment, the invention includes a system and method for receiving a security authorization input from an operator of the locomotive, comparing the received operator security authorization input to a security authorization parameter, and restricting an operation of the locomotive when the received operator security authorization input does not match the security authorization parameter. In yet another embodiment, the invention includes a system and method of sending a control command from a remote system, receiving the control command at the locomotive, and controlling an operation of the locomotive responsive to the received control command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kisak, Bradley C. Hendrickson, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Daniel Ballesty, Gerald J. Hess, Jr., Stephen Matthew Pelkowski
  • Locomotive control system and method
    Publication number: 20040245410
    Abstract: The invention includes a system and method for managing an operation of a locomotive as a function of a location of the locomotive. The system comprises a location unit for determining the location of the locomotive and a control unit for controlling an operation of the locomotive as a function of the determined location. In another embodiment, the invention includes a system and method for receiving a security authorization input from an operator of the locomotive, comparing the received operator security authorization input to a security authorization parameter, and restricting an operation of the locomotive when the received operator security authorization input does not match the security authorization parameter. In yet another embodiment, the invention includes a system and method of sending a control command from a remote system, receiving the control command at the locomotive, and controlling an operation of the locomotive responsive to the received control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kisak, Bradley C. Hendrickson, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Daniel Ballesty, Gerald J. Hess, Stephen Matthew Pelkowski