Patents by Inventor Brian Michael Nypaver

Brian Michael Nypaver 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).

  • System and method for controlling braking of a train
    Patent number: 9090272
    Abstract: A method of controlling braking of a train that includes obtaining in an on-board computer of the train a brake propagation delay time (Td), a brake build-up time (T) and a maximum brake rate (?max) for the train, and controlling braking of the train in the on-board computer by generating one or more braking signals for the train using Td, T and ?max. Also, a methods of determining for a train a profile velocity to a target position of a selected target, selecting a most restrictive target from among a plurality of targets for a train, and determining a plurality of braking parameters for a train having a train consist, wherein the parameters include a brake propagation delay time (Td), a brake build-up time (T) and a maximum brake rate (?max).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Ansaldo STS USA, Inc.
    Inventors: William Stover Rhea, Chinnarao Mokkapati, Robert D. Pascoe, Brian Michael Nypaver
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING OF A TRAIN
    Publication number: 20140180573
    Abstract: A method of controlling braking of a train that includes obtaining in an on-board computer of the train a brake propagation delay time (Td), a brake build-up time (T) and a maximum brake rate (?max) for the train, and controlling braking of the train in the on-board computer by generating one or more braking signals for the train using Td, T and ?max. Also, a methods of determining for a train a profile velocity to a target position of a selected target, selecting a most restrictive target from among a plurality of targets for a train, and determining a plurality of braking parameters for a train having a train consist, wherein the parameters include a brake propagation delay time (Td), a brake build-up time (T) and a maximum brake rate (?max).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: ANSALDO STS USA, INC.
    Inventors: WILLIAM STOVER RHEA, CHINNARAO MOKKAPATI, ROBERT D. PASCOE, BRIAN MICHAEL NYPAVER
  • System and Method for Controlling Braking of a Train
    Publication number: 20100241296
    Abstract: A method of controlling braking of a train that includes obtaining in an on-board computer of the train a brake propagation delay time (Td), a brake build-up time (T) and a maximum brake rate (?max) for the train, and controlling braking of the train in the on-board computer by generating one or more braking signals for the train using Td, T and ?max. Also, a methods of determining for a train a profile velocity to a target position of a selected target, selecting a most restrictive target from among a plurality of targets for a train, and determining a plurality of braking parameters for a train having a train consist, wherein the parameters include a brake propagation delay time (Td), a brake build-up time (T) and a maximum brake rate (?max).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Ansaldo STS USA, Inc.
    Inventors: William Stover Rhea, JR., Chinnarao Mokkapati, Robert D. Pascoe, Brian Michael Nypaver