Patents by Inventor Geary Walter Smith, Jr.

Geary Walter Smith, 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).

  • Publication number: 20150345370
    Abstract: A cooling control system is provided for a mobile machine having an engine. The cooling control system may have a circuit fluidly connected to the engine, and a heat exchanger configured to dissipate heat from coolant in the circuit. The cooling control system may also have a fan disposed proximate the heat exchanger, a thermostat configured to selectively allow coolant through the heat exchanger, and a locating device configured to generate a location signal indicative of a location of the mobile machine. The cooling control system may further have a pressure sensor configured to generate a pressure signal indicative of a barometric pressure in proximity to the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the fan, the thermostat, the locating device, and the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas Michael Biagini, Geary Walter Smith, JR., William Charles Hawkins
  • Patent number: 8176854
    Abstract: A roof structure for a power module of a locomotive is disclosed. The roof structure may have an upper roof layer and at least a portion of the upper roof layer may have a first set of cooling passages. The roof structure may further have a lower roof layer at least partially positioned below the upper roof layer and at least a portion of the lower roof layer may have a second set of cooling passages. Each of the cooling passages of the first set of cooling passages may not overlap a cooling passage of second set of cooling passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Progress Rail Services Corp
    Inventors: Geary Walter Smith, Jr., Timothy Scott McChesney, Edwin Ray Winter, Jay Dee Schmechel
  • Publication number: 20100071584
    Abstract: A roof structure for a power module of a locomotive is disclosed. The roof structure may have an upper roof layer and at least a portion of the upper roof layer may have a first set of cooling passages. The roof structure may further have a lower roof layer at least partially positioned below the upper roof layer and at least a portion of the lower roof layer may have a second set of cooling passages. Each of the cooling passages of the first set of cooling passages may not overlap a cooling passage of second set of cooling passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Geary Walter Smith, JR., Timothy Scott McChesney, Edwin Ray Winter, Jay Dee Schmechel