Patents by Inventor Benjamin Quick

Benjamin Quick 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).

  • Publication number: 20250388248
    Abstract: Railcar inspection systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed, including a railcar inspection portal. The railcar inspection portal includes a physical structure positioned around a railroad track, and through which a railcar can travel. The railcar inspection portal can include wheel detection sensors along the railroad track for detecting the presence of a railcar passing over the sensors. The sensors can transmit signals, corresponding to railcars passing over the sensors, to computing devices for determining railcar speeds. The railcar inspection portal can include imaging devices configured to capture images and readings of railcars passing through the inspection portal. Based on a determined speed corresponding to a passing railcar, the computing devices can control the imaging devices to capture specific areas or components of the passing railcar, or individual cars thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventors: Mabby Nicholas Amouie, Evan Thomas Gebhardt, Colin Usher, Benjamin Quick, Trent Black, John Rose, Emily Strube, Priyank Patel, Nick Ramsey, Ian Strothers
  • Patent number: 12420851
    Abstract: Railcar inspection systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed, including a railcar inspection portal. The railcar inspection portal includes a physical structure positioned around a railroad track, and through which a railcar can travel. The railcar inspection portal can include wheel detection sensors along the railroad track for detecting the presence of a railcar passing over the sensors. The sensors can transmit signals, corresponding to railcars passing over the sensors, to computing devices for determining railcar speeds. The railcar inspection portal can include imaging devices configured to capture images and readings of railcars passing through the inspection portal. Based on a determined speed corresponding to a passing railcar, the computing devices can control the imaging devices to capture specific areas or components of the passing railcar, or individual cars thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Norfolk Southern Corporation & Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Mabby Nicholas Amouie, Evan Thomas Gebhardt, Colin Usher, Benjamin Quick, Trent Black, John Rose, Emily Strube, Priyank Patel, Nick Ramsey, Ian Strothers
  • Publication number: 20250086771
    Abstract: Railcar inspection systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed, including a railcar inspection portal. The railcar inspection portal includes a physical structure positioned around a railroad track, and through which a railcar can travel. The railcar inspection portal can include wheel detection sensors along the railroad track for detecting the presence of a railcar passing over the sensors. The sensors can transmit signals, corresponding to railcars passing over the sensors, to computing devices for determining railcar speeds. The railcar inspection portal can include imaging devices configured to capture images and readings of railcars passing through the inspection portal. Based on a determined speed corresponding to a passing railcar, the computing devices can control the imaging devices to capture specific areas or components of the passing railcar, or individual cars thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Mabby Nicholas Amouie, Evan Thomas Gebhardt, Colin Usher, Benjamin Quick, Trent Black, Emily Strube, Brian Thomas Yeager, Thomas Samuel Fox
  • Publication number: 20250086975
    Abstract: Railcar inspection systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed, including a railcar inspection portal. The railcar inspection portal includes a physical structure positioned around a railroad track, and through which a railcar can travel. The railcar inspection portal can include wheel detection sensors along the railroad track for detecting the presence of a railcar passing over the sensors. The sensors can transmit signals, corresponding to railcars passing over the sensors, to computing devices for determining railcar speeds. The railcar inspection portal can include imaging devices configured to capture images and readings of railcars passing through the inspection portal. Based on a determined speed corresponding to a passing railcar, the computing devices can control the imaging devices to capture specific areas or components of the passing railcar, or individual cars thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Mabby Nicholas Amouie, Evan Thomas Gebhardt, Colin Usher, Benjamin Quick, John Rose
  • Publication number: 20250083717
    Abstract: Railcar inspection systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed, including a railcar inspection portal. The railcar inspection portal includes a physical structure positioned around a railroad track, and through which a railcar can travel. The railcar inspection portal can include wheel detection sensors along the railroad track for detecting the presence of a railcar passing over the sensors. The sensors can transmit signals, corresponding to railcars passing over the sensors, to computing devices for determining railcar speeds. The railcar inspection portal can include imaging devices configured to capture images and readings of railcars passing through the inspection portal. Based on a determined speed corresponding to a passing railcar, the computing devices can control the imaging devices to capture specific areas or components of the passing railcar, or individual cars thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Mabby Nicholas Amouie, Evan Thomas Gebhardt, Colin Usher, Benjamin Quick, Trent Black, John Rose, Emily Strube, Priyank Patel, Nick Ramsey, Ian Strothers