Patents by Inventor Edmund R. Peterson, Jr.

Edmund R. Peterson, Jr. 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 of determining maximum service brake reduction
    Patent number: 6487488
    Abstract: A method of and a system for determining a maximum brake pipe service reduction in the brake system of a train having a pneumatic brake on each car connected to a brake pipe which is controlled by a brake pipe controller. The method includes determining the status of the brake system throughout the train and determining a maximum brake pipe reduction for the brake pipe controller, using the status of the brake system, above which further reduction will not result in further brake application in the train. The determined maximum brake pipe reduction is displayed by itself or in combination with the brake pipe reduction produced by the brake pipe controller and/or used for automatic control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: New York Air Brake Corporation
    Inventors: Edmund R. Peterson, Jr., Michael J. Hawthorne