Patents by Inventor Erling O. Nyborg

Erling O. Nyborg 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).

  • Portable direct sensor attachment system
    Patent number: 6981419
    Abstract: A vehicle equipped with monitoring equipment is adapted to ride a railroad track rail. An apparatus mount is coupled to the vehicle undercarriage. A downwardly displaced arm is coupled to the apparatus mount. A sensor mounting bracket couples a pair of railroad wheels and a pair of wheel bracket axles couples the wheels to the mounting bracket. A wheel axle couples one wheel to the arm. A sensor is positioned at a fixed adjustable distance above the top of the rail. The sensor is coupled to monitoring equipment with an electronic coupling means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Inventors: D. Robert Hay, Erling O. Nyborg