Patents by Inventor Carson Rentz

Carson Rentz 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).

  • Control system for railway yard and related methods
    Patent number: 12217183
    Abstract: A control system is for a railway yard with railroad tracks. The control system may include RCLs and sets of railcars on the railroad tracks. The control system may include railyard sensors configured to generate railyard sensor data of the railroad tracks, and a server in communication with the RCLs and the railyard sensors. The server may be configured to generate a database associated with the sets of railcars based upon the railyard sensor data. The database may have, for each railcar, a railcar type value, a railcar logo image, and a vehicle classification value. The server may be configured to selectively control the RCLs to position the sets of railcars within the railroad tracks based upon the railyard sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: All Terminal Services, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Mills, Matthew Michael McDermott, Jorge A. Perez Rincon, Carson Rentz, Edwin Victor Gendron, Dakoda Jarrard Sanders
  • CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RAILWAY YARD AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240386269
    Abstract: A control system is for a railway yard with railroad tracks. The control system may include RCLs and sets of railcars on the railroad tracks. The control system may include railyard sensors configured to generate railyard sensor data of the railroad tracks, and a server in communication with the RCLs and the railyard sensors. The server may be configured to generate a database associated with the sets of railcars based upon the railyard sensor data. The database may have, for each railcar, a railcar type value, a railcar logo image, and a vehicle classification value. The server may be configured to selectively control the RCLs to position the sets of railcars within the railroad tracks based upon the railyard sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Mark D. Mills, Matthew Michael McDermott, Jorge A. Perez Rincon, Carson Rentz, Edwin Victor Gendron, Dakoda Jarrard Sanders
  • CONTROL SYSTEM FOR RAILWAY YARD AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240386270
    Abstract: A control system is for a railway yard with railroad tracks. The control system may include RCLs and sets of railcars on the railroad tracks. The control system may include railyard sensors configured to generate railyard sensor data of the railroad tracks, and a server in communication with the RCLs and the railyard sensors. The server may be configured to generate a database associated with the sets of railcars based upon the railyard sensor data. The database may have, for each railcar, a railcar type value, a railcar logo image, and a vehicle classification value. The server may be configured to selectively control the RCLs to position the sets of railcars within the railroad tracks based upon the railyard sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Mark D. Mills, Matthew Michael McDermott, Jorge A. Perez Rincon, Carson Rentz, Edwin Victor Gendron, Dakoda Jarrard Sanders
  • Control system for railway yard and related methods
    Patent number: 12020148
    Abstract: A control system is for a railway yard with railroad tracks. The control system may include RCLs and sets of railcars on the railroad tracks. The control system may include railyard sensors configured to generate railyard sensor data of the railroad tracks, and a server in communication with the RCLs and the railyard sensors. The server may be configured to generate a database associated with the sets of railcars based upon the railyard sensor data. The database may have, for each railcar, a railcar type value, a railcar logo image, and a vehicle classification value. The server may be configured to selectively control the RCLs to position the sets of railcars within the railroad tracks based upon the railyard sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: ITS Technologies & Logistics, LLC
    Inventors: Mark D. Mills, Matthew Michael McDermott, Jorge Perez Rincon, Carson Rentz, Edwin Victor Gendron, Jr., Dakota Jarrard Sanders