Patents by Inventor John Charles Hounschell, 2nd

John Charles Hounschell, 2nd 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).

  • Methods and systems for verifying the operation of a railroad gate
    Patent number: 7789348
    Abstract: A system for verifying the operation of a railroad gate is provided. The system includes a tilt device for measuring a tilt of the railroad gate and a controller coupled to the tilt device. The controller is selectively operable in a calibration mode and a monitoring mode. In the calibration mode, the controller measures a predetermined tilt of the railroad gate. In the monitoring mode, the controller measures a current tilt of the railroad gate to determine deviations between the current tilt and the predetermined tilt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Andrew Lawrence Ruggiero, John Charles Hounschell, 2nd, Mark J. Bartonek