Patents by Inventor Brandon H. Long

Brandon H. Long 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).

  • Railroad tie plugging system
    Patent number: 10975527
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated repair and maintenance operations on a railroad track comprise a work head that is automatically moved over the railroad track according to a predetermined pattern, such as the movement of an applicator for tie plugging compound according to a predetermined pattern of spike holes. The automated repair and maintenance operations may be coupled to systems and methods for automatically detecting a feature on a railroad track that comprise two or more distance measurement sensors that travel over the railroad track. Features on the railroad track are detected where the distance measured by each sensor falls within two different predetermined distance ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Encore Rail Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Delmonico, Stephen R. Epps, Brandon H. Long, Jacob Schmidt
  • Railroad Tie Plugging System
    Publication number: 20180163348
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated repair and maintenance operations on a railroad track comprise a work head that is automatically moved over the railroad track according to a predetermined pattern, such as the movement of an applicator for tie plugging compound according to a predetermined pattern of spike holes. The automated repair and maintenance operations may be coupled to systems and methods for automatically detecting a feature on a railroad track that comprise two or more distance measurement sensors that travel over the railroad track. Features on the railroad track are detected where the distance measured by each sensor falls within two different predetermined distance ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas Delmonico, Stephen R. Epps, Brandon H. Long, Jacob Schmidt
  • Railroad tie plugging system
    Patent number: 9920488
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated repair and maintenance operations on a railroad track comprise a work head that is automatically moved over the railroad track according to a predetermined pattern, such as the movement of an applicator for tie plugging compound according to a predetermined pattern of spike holes. The automated repair and maintenance operations may be coupled to systems and methods for automatically detecting a feature on a railroad track that comprise two or more distance measurement sensors that travel over the railroad track. Features on the railroad track are detected where the distance measured by each sensor falls within two different predetermined distance ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Encore Rail Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Delmonico, Stephen R. Epps, Brandon H. Long, Jacob Schmidt
  • Railroad Tie Plugging System
    Publication number: 20150284912
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated repair and maintenance operations on a railroad track comprise a work head that is automatically moved over the railroad track according to a predetermined pattern, such as the movement of an applicator for tie plugging compound according to a predetermined pattern of spike holes. The automated repair and maintenance operations may be coupled to systems and methods for automatically detecting a feature on a railroad track that comprise two or more distance measurement sensors that travel over the railroad track. Features on the railroad track are detected where the distance measured by each sensor falls within two different predetermined distance ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas Delmonico, Stephen R. Epps, Brandon H. Long, Jacob Schmidt