Patents by Inventor Bradley Robert Gates

Bradley Robert Gates 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).

  • Locomotive fluid heater control system
    Patent number: 11352940
    Abstract: A method of controlling a fluid heater control system for a locomotive, the fluid heater control system including a heater assembly including a water pump and a heating element, the method including determining if a fuel pump of the locomotive is on, if the fuel pump is off, activating the heater assembly, running the water pump for a first predetermined period of time, determining if a temperature of the fluid is greater than a first predetermined threshold, and if the temperature of the fluid is greater than the first predetermined threshold, deactivating the water pump for a second predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Power Drives, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Robert Gates, Sean R. Jackson, Kevin W. O'Neal