Patents by Inventor Thomas George Cook

Thomas George Cook 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).

  • Configuration of a remote data collection and communication system
    Patent number: 6633784
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying configuration information used to control an on-board monitor located aboard a locomotive. Under the control of a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, the on-board monitor periodically collects information from the locomotive and transmits it to the remote monitoring and diagnostic center. When it is desired to change some aspect associated with the data collection process (including the period during which the data is collected, the types of data collected, etc.), it is necessary to change the configuration file that controls the on-board monitor. The configuration file is changed at the remote monitoring and diagnostic center and then transmitted to the on-board monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Corporation
    Inventors: John Howard Lovelace, II, Thomas George Cook, James E. Pander
  • Configuration of a remote data collection and communication system
    Patent number: 6622067
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying configuration information used to control an on-board monitor located aboard a locomotive. Under the control of a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, the on-board monitor periodically collects information from the locomotive and transmits it to the remote monitoring and diagnostic center. When it is desired to change some aspect associated with the data collection process (including the period during which the data is collected, the types of data collected, etc.), it is necessary to change the configuration file that controls the on-board monitor. The configuration file is changed at the remote monitoring and diagnostic center and then transmitted to the on-board monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Howard Lovelace, II, Thomas George Cook, James E. Pander
  • On-board monitor for railroad locomotive
    Patent number: 6487478
    Abstract: An on-board monitor for a railroad locomotive is disclosed. The on-board monitor interfaces with the controller subsystems of the locomotive to collect parametric performance data. The specific data to be collected and the collection intervals are defined at a remote service center and transmitted to the on-board monitor. The on-board monitor also includes the capability to collect additional data or collect data more frequently in response to the results of certain triggering events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Hector Azzaro, Thomas Shaginaw, Vinay Bhaskar Jammu, Thomas George Cook, Thomas Timothy Booth