Patents by Inventor Darrell R. Krueger

Darrell R. Krueger 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND MEHODS FOR DETERMINING DEFECTS IN PHYSICAL OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20210192716
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a defect detector module, an image of a physical object and classifying, by the defect detector module, one or more first features from the image of the physical object into one or more first classifications using one or more machine learning algorithms. The method further includes analyzing, by the defect detector module, the one or more first classifications and determining, by the defect detector module, that the physical object comprises a defect based on analyzing the one or more first classifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Rachel Kohler, Darrell R. Krueger, Kevin Lawhon, Garrett Smitley
  • Systems and methods for determining defects in physical objects
    Patent number: 10984521
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a defect detector module, an image of a physical object and classifying, by the defect detector module, one or more first features from the image of the physical object into one or more first classifications using one or more machine learning algorithms. The method further includes analyzing, by the defect detector module, the one or more first classifications and determining, by the defect detector module, that the physical object comprises a defect based on analyzing the one or more first classifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Rachel Kohler, Darrell R. Krueger, Kevin Lawhon, Garrett Smitley
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFINING BALLAST SAMPLES
    Publication number: 20210088419
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a sample confinement tool includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the sample confinement tool is coupled to a driving tool. The driving tool is coupled to a heavy-duty vehicle. The sample confinement tool is operable to insert a predetermined depth below a ballast surface and collect a ballast sample within the second end of the sample confinement tool. The sample confinement tool is also operable to confine the ballast sample within the second end of the sample confinement tool by mechanically compressing the ballast sample. The sample confinement tool is further operable to release the ballast sample into a sample receptacle by mechanically decompressing the ballast sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Darrell R. Krueger, Michael A. Wnek, William Dombrow
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DEFECTS IN PHYSICAL OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20200160505
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a defect detector module, an image of a physical object and classifying, by the defect detector module, one or more first features from the image of the physical object into one or more first classifications using one or more machine learning algorithms. The method further includes analyzing, by the defect detector module, the one or more first classifications and determining, by the defect detector module, that the physical object comprises a defect based on analyzing the one or more first classifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Rachel Kohler, Darrell R. Krueger, Kevin Lawhon, Garrett Smitley