Patents Assigned to Railcomm, LLC
  • Tracking rolling stock in a controlled area of a railway
    Patent number: 8296000
    Abstract: A system for monitoring the location of rolling stock within a controlled area of a railway system is provided. The system includes a plurality of axle counters within the controlled area, wherein the axle counts are associated with a global sequence identifier. A central controller processes the axle counts and associated global sequence identifier in conjunction with a list of rolling stock entering the controlled area to provide a real time map of the location of each piece of rolling stock within the controlled area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Railcomm, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph M. Denny, Michael J. Penza, Andrew Kunzmann, Sean Gleeson
  • TRACKING ROLLING STOCK IN A CONTROLLED AREA OF A RAILWAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120056042
    Abstract: A system for monitoring the location of rolling stock within a controlled area of a railway system is provided. The system includes a plurality of axle counters within the controlled area, wherein the axle counts are associated with a global sequence identifier. A central controller processes the axle counts and associated global sequence identifier in conjunction with a list of rolling stock entering the controlled area to provide a real time map of the location of each piece of rolling stock within the controlled area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: RAILCOMM, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph M. Denny, Michael J. Penza, Andrew Kunzmann, Sean Gleeson