Patents by Inventor Dirk Terblanche

Dirk Terblanche 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).

  • Rail planning system
    Patent number: 12515722
    Abstract: A rail planning system for planning movement of trains is disclosed. At least some trains comprising a plurality of containers and each container includes at least one train appliance. The system comprises a data storage device arranged to store container data indicative of the or each appliance associated with each container, and planned future locations of the containers. The system is arranged to produce data indicative of a train graph for display, the train graph including a line for each container, each line indicative of the planned locations in time and space of a container, and the system includes an interface arranged to facilitate modification by a user of the planned location of a container and thereby modification of the line associated with the container on the train graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kevin Lill, James Papanastasiou, Dirk Terblanche, Chintana Meegamarachchi, Jonathan J. M. Wan
  • Rail Planning System
    Publication number: 20230278608
    Abstract: A rail planning system for planning movement of trains is disclosed. At least some trains comprising a plurality of containers and each container includes at least one train appliance. The system comprises a data storage device arranged to store container data indicative of the or each appliance associated with each container, and planned future locations of the containers. The system is arranged to produce data indicative of a train graph for display, the train graph including a line for each container, each line indicative of the planned locations in time and space of a container, and the system includes an interface arranged to facilitate modification by a user of the planned location of a container and thereby modification of the line associated with the container on the train graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Lill, James Papanastasiou, Dirk Terblanche, Chintana Meegamarachchi