Patents by Inventor Brenton Ho Frakes

Brenton Ho Frakes 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 FOR OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE
    Publication number: 20130151041
    Abstract: A method for operating a locomotive is provided. The method includes coupling a processor within the locomotive to monitor at least one of an operating parameter and an equipment operation. The method also includes determining a status of a locomotive pre-trip or departure test using the processor and operating an interlock based on the status of the pre-trip or departure test, wherein the interlock is configured to regulate an operating speed of the locomotive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Tom OTSUBO, Jeffrey Keith Baker, Jerome Stephen Beshoner, Craig Alan Stull, William Edward Hagen, Shawn Thomas Clark, Stephen Harold Humphrey, Brenton Ho Frakes