Patents by Inventor Bryan J. Clarke

Bryan J. Clarke 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 FOR PROVIDING IMAGES OF A WORK TOOL FOR A MACHINE
    Publication number: 20170175363
    Abstract: A method of providing a vantage of a work tool. The method comprises positioning an unmanned aerial vehicle with respect to a machine such that a camera carried by the aerial vehicle has a vantage of a work tool associated with the machine. The camera is configured to capture the image of the work tool. Images captured by the camera are displayed to the operator of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan J. Clarke
  • Railroad car brake manifold
    Patent number: 6234191
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a railroad car brake manifold adapted to be attached to the pipe brackets on existing railroad cars to provide sufficient pneumatic chambers and channels to perform the required pneumatic logic flow for pneumatic devices attached to the manifold, accomplish pneumatic timing function and provide system stabilization for electronically controlled pneumatic braking systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Inventor: Bryan J. Clarke
  • Railcar air motor driven generator
    Patent number: 6036282
    Abstract: An electrical power generating system for a railcar to provide power for electrically driven accessories on the railcar which includes a generator driven by an air motor, wherein free air to the air motor is derived from air operating the braking system on the railcar, and particularly air that is exhausted to the atmosphere during braking operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Zeftron, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan J. Clarke, Jeremy S. Waldrop
  • Railcar braking system
    Patent number: 6024419
    Abstract: A pneumatic railcar braking system for freight or passenger cars, wherein the system is operable as an electronically controlled pneumatic brake system in conjunction with a head end unit in the locomotive or as a conventional pneumatic brake system in conjunction with a pneumatic brake control in the locomotive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Zeftron, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy S. Waldrop, Bryan J. Clarke