Patents by Inventor Claude Perras

Claude Perras 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).

  • TRAIN SAFETY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170050654
    Abstract: A method and system for assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew comprises generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, the GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; monitoring the real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for the locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Claude Perras, Leigh Thorpe, Francois Blouin
  • Train safety system
    Patent number: 9428202
    Abstract: A method and system for assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew comprises generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, the GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; monitoring the real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for the locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Via Rail Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Claude Perras, Leigh Thorpe, Francois Blouin
  • TRAIN SAFETY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150291193
    Abstract: A method and system for assisting the safe operation of a train adapted to be operated by a locomotive operating crew comprises generating GPS-located critical information at a central location, the GPS-located critical information being based at least in part on one or more railroad maps and one or more train dispatcher information systems; monitoring the real-time location of the train with a GPS device on-board the train; and generating alerts for the locomotive operating crew based on the GPS-located critical information and the real time location of the train, so that the crew is alerted as to upcoming changes to be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Claude Perras, Leigh Thorpe, Francois Blouin