Patents by Inventor Ivan Eugene Bounds

Ivan Eugene Bounds 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).

  • GPS controlled multiple source material application
    Patent number: 6526339
    Abstract: A GPS controlled multiple source material application or ballast spreading system includes tracking the position of a plurality of ballast hopper cars using GPS derived coordinates and controlling the opening of multiple ballast doors to spread ballast on desired sections of track for railroad maintenance. The process involves tracking the current hopper loads, the opened or closed state of the ballast doors, and the concurrent amount of ballast which has been spread on the desired track sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Herzog Contracting Corp.
    Inventors: Stanley M. Herzog, Ronald A. Schmitz, Ivan Eugene Bounds, Randy L. Poggemiller, Stephen L. Bedingfield, Patrick R. Harris, Daniel B. Laughlin
  • Railroad hopper car with ballast distributing blades and remote control system
    Patent number: 5657700
    Abstract: A ballast distributing railroad car has a number of ballast hoppers, each with a selectively operable hopper discharge control member which is operable to selectively drop material from the respective hopper either inside of or outside of the rails of a railroad track. The railroad car also has a pair of ballast distributing blades pivotally attached beneath it, either between the hopper discharge control members or one at either end of the car, with the blades being mirror images of each other. Each blade and each hopper discharge control member can be selectively operated via an independent hydraulic actuator. A remote control radio transmitter and car mounted receiver provide for remote, individual and selective control of hopper discharge control members and blades on a car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Herzog Contracting Corporation
    Inventor: Ivan Eugene Bounds
  • Railroad hopper car with ballast distributing blades and remote control system
    Patent number: RE36685
    Abstract: A ballast distributing railroad car has a number of ballast hoppers, each with a selectively operable hopper discharge control member which is operable to selectively drop material from the respective hopper either inside of or outside of the rails of a railroad track. The railroad car also has a pair of ballast distributing blades pivotally attached beneath it, either between the hopper discharge control members or one at either end of the car, with the blades being mirror images of each other. Each blade and each hopper discharge control member can be selectively operated via an independent hydraulic actuator. A remote control radio transmitter and car mounted receiver provide for remote, individual and selective control of hopper discharge control members and blades on a car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Herzog Contracting Corporation
    Inventor: Ivan Eugene Bounds