Patents by Inventor John Gregory Zimmerman

John Gregory Zimmerman 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 mapping railroad tracks
    Patent number: 8406940
    Abstract: A method for mapping a railroad track is provided. The method includes defining a plurality of track segments that form the railroad track and determining coordinates of each track segment. The method also includes storing the coordinates of each track segment in a database as map segments and linking the map segments stored in the database to create a multi-dimensional railroad track map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Tom Otsubo, Wolfgang Daum, Craig Alan Stull, Gerald Hess, Andrew David Caple, Misty McCrea Chambers, Jason G. White, Robert Allen Coker, John Gregory Zimmerman
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAPPING RAILROAD TRACKS
    Publication number: 20090177401
    Abstract: A method for mapping a railroad track is provided. The method includes defining a plurality of track segments that form the railroad track and determining coordinates of each track segment. The method also includes storing the coordinates of each track segment in a database as map segments and linking the map segments stored in the database to create a multi-dimensional railroad track map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Tom Otsubo, Wolfgang Daum, Craig Alan Stull, Gerald Hess, Andrew David Caple, Misty McCrea Chambers, Jason G. White, Robert Allen Coker, John Gregory Zimmerman