Patents by Inventor Chad E. Diefenderfer

Chad E. Diefenderfer 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).

  • Track data determination system and method
    Patent number: 9846025
    Abstract: A track data determination system including: a video camera device positioned on a vehicle to capture video data in at least one field-of-view; a geographic positioning unit associated with the vehicle to generate position data and time data; a recording device to store at least one of the following: at least a portion of the video data, at least a portion of the position data, at least a portion of the time data, or any combination thereof; and a controller to: (i) receive the video data, the position data, and/or the time data; and (ii) determine track data based at least in part upon the video data, the position data, and/or the time data. A computer-implemented track data determination method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Wabtec Holding Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Kirchner, Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Chad E. Diefenderfer, Matthew T. Wall
  • Track Data Determination System and Method
    Publication number: 20140176711
    Abstract: A track data determination system including: a video camera device positioned on a vehicle to capture video data in at least one field-of-view; a geographic positioning unit associated with the vehicle to generate position data and time data; a recording device to store at least one of the following: at least a portion of the video data, at least a portion of the position data, at least a portion of the time data, or any combination thereof; and a controller to: (i) receive the video data, the position data, and/or the time data; and (ii) determine track data based at least in part upon the video data, the position data, and/or the time data. A computer-implemented track data determination method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Wabtec Holding Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Charles Kirchner, Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Chad E. Diefenderfer, Matthew T. Wall