Patents by Inventor George Cook

George Cook 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).

  • Configuration of a remote data collection and communication system
    Patent number: 6633784
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying configuration information used to control an on-board monitor located aboard a locomotive. Under the control of a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, the on-board monitor periodically collects information from the locomotive and transmits it to the remote monitoring and diagnostic center. When it is desired to change some aspect associated with the data collection process (including the period during which the data is collected, the types of data collected, etc.), it is necessary to change the configuration file that controls the on-board monitor. The configuration file is changed at the remote monitoring and diagnostic center and then transmitted to the on-board monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Corporation
    Inventors: John Howard Lovelace, II, Thomas George Cook, James E. Pander
  • Configuration of a remote data collection and communication system
    Patent number: 6622067
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying configuration information used to control an on-board monitor located aboard a locomotive. Under the control of a remote monitoring and diagnostic center, the on-board monitor periodically collects information from the locomotive and transmits it to the remote monitoring and diagnostic center. When it is desired to change some aspect associated with the data collection process (including the period during which the data is collected, the types of data collected, etc.), it is necessary to change the configuration file that controls the on-board monitor. The configuration file is changed at the remote monitoring and diagnostic center and then transmitted to the on-board monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Howard Lovelace, II, Thomas George Cook, James E. Pander
  • On-board monitor for railroad locomotive
    Patent number: 6487478
    Abstract: An on-board monitor for a railroad locomotive is disclosed. The on-board monitor interfaces with the controller subsystems of the locomotive to collect parametric performance data. The specific data to be collected and the collection intervals are defined at a remote service center and transmitted to the on-board monitor. The on-board monitor also includes the capability to collect additional data or collect data more frequently in response to the results of certain triggering events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Hector Azzaro, Thomas Shaginaw, Vinay Bhaskar Jammu, Thomas George Cook, Thomas Timothy Booth
  • Hose construction containing ternary blend of polymers
    Patent number: 6440512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hose construction containing a ternary blend. The hose comprises (a) an inner core comprising a ternary blend of (1) from 60 to 85 parts by weight of a low density polyethylene; (2) from 10 to 20 parts by weight of chlorinated polyethylene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene and mixtures thereof; and (3) from 2 to 25 parts by weight of EPDM; (b) a layer of tensioned reinforcement; and (c) an elastomeric cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John Patrick Thomas, Andre George Cook, Pascal Langlois
  • Abrasive material transport hose with wear detecting sensors
    Patent number: 6386237
    Abstract: The useful life of an abrasive material transport hose (10) can be maximized if the hose is repositioned at the first signs of internal wear. This is accomplished by disposing at least two wear sensing elements (17, 21), each at a specified distance from the inwardmost surface of the inner tube (12), and each monitoring a condition indicative of wear of the hose (10) at its specified distance from the inwardmost surface of the inner tube. When the innermost wear sensing element (17) implies wear, the hose can be repositioned to extend the useful life until the outermost wear sensing element (21) indicates wear requiring replacement of the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Ronald Marcel Chevalier, Andre Georges Cook, Thomas Goodsell Hutchins
  • Switching arrangements wherein a cylindrical trigger electrode is arranged around a gap between an anode and cathode for establishing a discharge therebetween
    Patent number: 5994850
    Abstract: A switch for switching large currents and large charges includes an anode separated from a cathode with a cylindrical trigger electrode located around the anode and the gap. The cathode is of a metal such as zinc, cadmium, tin or magnesium. During operation, a suitable potential applied to the trigger electrode causes a main discharge to occur between the anode and the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: EEV Limited
    Inventors: Richard John Seddon, Kenneth George Cook
  • Smooth bore hot tar and asphalt hose
    Patent number: 5698278
    Abstract: A hose having an inner tube layer comprised of an elastomeric layer having embedded therein a screen mesh and a wire helix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Jacques Bernard Emond, Andre George Cook