Patents by Inventor Frank Backo, III

Frank Backo, III 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).

  • SENSOR INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100288157
    Abstract: A sensor interface is disclosed including a flexible substrate in which are embedded sensors for measuring physical parameters such as temperature, displacement, velocity, acceleration, stress, strain, pressure and force present between objects such as a railcar bearing and a truck side frame. The substrate is positioned between the objects of interest Electronic components such as a data processing unit, a data storage device, a communication device and a power source may also be embedded within the substrate. The electronic devices communicate with one another and the sensors to process signals generated by the sensors indicative of the parameters being measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: William LeFebvre, Michael J. McCann, Frank Backo, III, Andrew H. Martin
  • Flexible sensor interface for a railcar truck
    Patent number: 7698962
    Abstract: A sensor interface is disclosed including a flexible substrate in which are embedded sensors for measuring physical parameters such as temperature, displacement, velocity, acceleration, stress, strain, pressure and force present between objects such as a railcar bearing and a truck side frame. The substrate is positioned between the objects of interest Electronic components such as a data processing unit, a data storage device, a communication device and a power source may also be embedded within the substrate. The electronic devices communicate with one another and the sensors to process signals generated by the sensors indicative of the parameters being measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William LeFebvre, Michael J. McCann, Frank Backo, III, Andrew H. Martin