Patents by Inventor David Kornick

David Kornick 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).

  • Communications device for remote control of rail track switches in a train yard
    Patent number: 7257471
    Abstract: A communications device is provided for routing a locomotive over a track layout in a train yard. The locomotive is operable over a plurality of alternative track routes to reach a respective destination from a plurality of possible destinations in said track layout. The track layout includes a plurality of switches configured to alter a route for a locomotive running along the track layout. The communications device may include a first user display for use in commanding a desired destination for the locomotive within the track layout by setting the state of the switches along the route to the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Kornick, Robert James Foy, Eric B. Moore, John Welsh McElroy, Chris Luevano, George Freeman
  • Portable communications device integrating remote control of rail track switches and movement of a locomotive in a train yard
    Patent number: 7076343
    Abstract: A communications device is provided for controlling operation of an unmanned locomotive over a track layout in a train yard. The locomotive is operable over a plurality of alternative track routes to reach a respective destination from a plurality of possible destinations in said track layout. The track layout includes a plurality of switches configured to alter a route for a locomotive running along the track layout. The communications device may include a first user display for use in commanding a desired destination for the locomotive within the track layout by setting the state of the switches along the route to the destination. The communications device may further include a second user display for use in controlling movement of the locomotive along the track layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David Kornick, Robert James Foy
  • Communications device for remote control of rail track switches in a train yard
    Publication number: 20050228552
    Abstract: A communications device is provided for routing a locomotive over a track layout in a train yard. The locomotive is operable over a plurality of alternative track routes to reach a respective destination from a plurality of possible destinations in said track layout. The track layout includes a plurality of switches configured to alter a route for a locomotive running along the track layout. The communications device may include a first user display for use in commanding a desired destination for the locomotive within the track layout by setting the state of the switches along the route to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: David Kornick, Robert Foy, Eric Moore, John McElroy, Chris Luevano, George Freeman
  • Portable communications device integrating remote control of rail track switches and movement of a locomotive in a train yard
    Publication number: 20040167687
    Abstract: A communications device is provided for controlling operation of an unmanned locomotive over a track layout in a train yard. The locomotive is operable over a plurality of alternative track routes to reach a respective destination from a plurality of possible destinations in said track layout. The track layout includes a plurality of switches configured to alter a route for a locomotive running along the track layout. The communications device may include a first user display for use in commanding a desired destination for the locomotive within the track layout by setting the state of the switches along the route to the destination. The communications device may further include a second user display for use in controlling movement of the locomotive along the track layout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: David Kornick, Robert James Foy