Patents by Inventor Eric Birot

Eric Birot 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).

  • Railway train control and communication system
    Patent number: 6546318
    Abstract: The communication and control system is for use in a railway train with at least one engine and a plurality of wagons or carriages. This system comprises first and second bi-directional transmission lines which extend along the train; a main control unit installed on the main engine and connected, in this engine, to both the transmission lines and to brake control devices or systems of the train; and a plurality of slave control units, each of which is installed on a respective wagon or carriage and is connected, in the respective carriage or wagon, to both transmission lines, to solenoid valve units associated with pneumatic brake actuators, as well as two sensor devices associated with the wagon or carriage. The main control unit and the slave control units are arranged to talk to one another through the transmission lines according to a serial protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignees: Sab Wabco S.p.A., Alstom
    Inventors: Dario Barberis, Roberto Tione, Eric Birot, Christian Coulange, Daniel Gallavardin, Dionisios Ouzounis
  • Railway train control and communication system
    Publication number: 20010037167
    Abstract: The system is intended for use in a railway train with at least one engine and a plurality of wagons or carriages. This system comprises first and second bi-directional transmission lines which extend along the train; a main control unit installed on the main engine and connected, in this engine, to both the transmission lines and to brake control devices or systems of the train; and a plurality of slave control units, each of which is installed on a respective wagon or carriage and is connected, in the respective carriage or wagon, to both transmission lines, to solenoid valve units associated with pneumatic brake actuators, as well as two sensor devices associated with the wagon or carriage. The main control unit and the slave control units are arranged to talk to one another through the transmission lines according to a serial protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Dario Barberis, Roberto Tione, Eric Birot, Christian Coulange, Daniel Gallavardin, Dionisios Ouzounis