Patents by Inventor Christopher Rekucki

Christopher Rekucki 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).

  • Method and system for rail vehicle reconfiguration
    Patent number: 8843419
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling a locomotive (or other rail vehicle) owned by a first entity when borrowed and operated by a second entity. The locomotive includes an operating control system having a first mode and a second, different mode of operation, the first mode including settings configured for the first entity, the second mode including settings configured for a second, different entity. The method includes enabling the first mode and disabling the second mode of the operating control system when the locomotive is operated by the first entity, and enabling the second mode and disabling the first mode of the operating control system when the locomotive is operated by the second entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jared Klineman Cooper, David Eldredge, Robert Foy, Glenn Shaffer, John Brand, Todd William Goodermuth, Christopher Rekucki