Patents by Inventor Alain Mally

Alain Mally 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).

  • Method and system of aiding the movement of works trains
    Patent number: 7706933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for aiding the movement of work trains on a railway line under construction having two tracks that are adjacent and two-way, managed from a central block PC by a PC chief. The system comprises a computer with means of management and of processing of data and an operation block diagram panel, means of communication between the PC chief and escort agents of the work trains for authorization requests to move in section, means of locating a train, connected to the computer, means of detecting the direction of travel of a train, connected to the computer, and means of entering the state of work of the sectors, connected to the computer. The system saves time by enabling a work train to move, under certain conditions, at the speed of the line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais
    Inventor: Alain Mally
  • Method and system of aiding the movement of works trains
    Publication number: 20070176054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for aiding the movement of work trains on a railway line under construction having two tracks that are adjacent and two-way, managed from a central block PC by a PC chief. The system comprises a computer with means of management and of processing of data and an operation block diagram panel, means of communication between the PC chief and escort agents of the work trains for authorization requests to move in section, means of locating a train, connected to the computer, means of detecting the direction of travel of a train, connected to the computer, and means of entering the state of work of the sectors, connected to the computer. The system saves time by enabling a work train to move, under certain conditions, at the speed of the line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Societe National Des Chemins De Fer Francais
    Inventor: Alain Mally