Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Noffsinger

Joseph F. Noffsinger 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA IN A PASSENGER VEHICLE OR OTHER VEHICLE CONSIST
    Publication number: 20120287972
    Abstract: A passenger vehicle consist includes a plurality of passenger vehicles and an electrical power transmission line interconnecting the plurality of passenger vehicles. A system for communicating data in the vehicle consist includes first unit on a first vehicle in the consist and a second unit on a second vehicle in the consist. The first and second units are electrically coupled to an electrical power transmission line in the consist that interconnections adjacent vehicles. The electrical power transmission line is an existing line used in the vehicle consist for transferring electrical power to the vehicles in the consist. The first and second units are configured to transmit and/or receive at least one of high-bandwidth data or network data over the electrical power transmission line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph F. Noffsinger, Michael Mitchell, Paul Gutauskas, Jeffrey Smith, Jared Cooper, Todd Goodermuth, Eugene Smith
  • System and method for monitoring the effectiveness of a brake function in a powered system
    Patent number: 8112191
    Abstract: A system is provided for monitoring the effectiveness of a braking function in a powered system. The system includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter related to the operation of the powered system. Additionally, the system includes a processor coupled to the sensor, to receive data related to the parameter. Subsequent to activating the braking function, the processor is configured to determine the effectiveness of the braking function of the powered system, based upon whether the parameter data varies by a predetermined threshold. A method and a computer software code are also provided for monitoring the effectiveness of a braking function in a powered system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Glenn Robert Shaffer, David Michael Peltz, Joseph F. Noffsinger
  • System and Method For Monitoring The Effectiveness Of A Brake Function In A Powered System
    Publication number: 20080288192
    Abstract: A system is provided for monitoring the effectiveness of a braking function in a powered system. The system includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter related to the operation of the powered system. Additionally, the system includes a processor coupled to the sensor, to receive data related to the parameter. Subsequent to activating the braking function, the processor is configured to determine the effectiveness of the braking function of the powered system, based upon whether the parameter data varies by a predetermined threshold. A method and a computer software code are also provided for monitoring the effectiveness of a braking function in a powered system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Glenn Robert Shaffer, David Michael Peltz, Joseph F. Noffsinger