Patents by Inventor Larry F. Myers

Larry F. Myers 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).

  • Hot bearing simulator
    Patent number: 4974797
    Abstract: A hot bearing simulator is provided for verifying the proper operation of hot box detectors in a dynamic fashion. The hot bearing simulator employs a temperature controller and heater means associated with various axles of a rolling carriage. The heaters are adjusted such that a hot box detector will be verified to determine if it is able to sense when the absolute temperature of left or right wheel bearings exceeds a first predetermined temperature or, alternatively, when the difference in temperature between a left and right wheel bearing differ by a second predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Consolidated Rail Corporation
    Inventors: Larry F. Myers, Douglas B. Tharp, Ralph H. Holl
  • Hot bearing simulator
    Patent number: 4878437
    Abstract: A hot bearing simulator is provided for verifying the proper operation of hot box detectors in a dynamic fashion. The hot bearing simulator employs a temperature controller and heater means associated with various axles of a rolling carriage. The heaters are adjusted such that a hot box detector will be verified to determine if it is able to sense when the absolute temperature of left or right wheel bearings exceeds a first predetermined temperature or, alternatively, when the difference in temperature between a left and right wheel bearing differ by a second predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: Consolidated Rail Corporation
    Inventors: Larry F. Myers, Douglas B. Tharp, Ralph H. Holl