Patents by Inventor Charles W. Yopp

Charles W. Yopp 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).

  • Testing system for multiple-unit locomotives
    Patent number: 10514411
    Abstract: Described herein is a system for testing one or more multiple-unit (MU) conductors on a locomotive using a first and second test unit together with a portable display unit having a wireless transceiver for communicating with the test units. The portable display may include a panel of LED indicators corresponding to the MU conductors to be tested and a user interface in the form of a display screen. The system may be used for running both test procedures and monitoring procedures. The wireless portable display unit allows a single technician to run the procedures and review information from both test units without using long and heavy MU jumper cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Norfolk Southern Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce E. Backus, Charles W. Yopp
  • TESTING SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE-UNIT LOCOMOTIVES
    Publication number: 20180149687
    Abstract: Described herein is a system for testing one or more multiple-unit (MU) conductors on a locomotive using a first and second test unit together with a portable display unit having a wireless transceiver for communicating with the test units. The portable display may include a panel of LED indicators corresponding to the MU conductors to be tested and a user interface in the form of a display screen. The system may be used for running both test procedures and monitoring procedures. The wireless portable display unit allows a single technician to run the procedures and review information from both test units without using long and heavy MU jumper cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Bruce E. Backus, Charles W. Yopp