Patents by Inventor Howard Atchley

Howard Atchley 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).

  • Publication number: 20250083719
    Abstract: Systems and methods for gathering data on passing vehicles is disclosed. The system can comprise a support structure spanning across a railroad track; an overhead inspection system attached to the support structure and comprising one or more cameras for gathering data on the top portion of the passing railcar; a first side inspection system and a second side inspection system attached to the support structure, and each comprising one or more cameras and one or more lights and configured to capture images of opposing sides of a railcar; an undercarriage inspection system comprising one or more undercarriage inspection assemblies, each of which can comprise one or more cameras and one or more lights; and one or more tie-mounted inspection assemblies comprising one or more cameras and one or more lights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Mabby Nicholas Amouie, Evan Thomas Gebhardt, Colin Usher, Alex Samoylov, Howard Atchley, Brian Thomas Yeager, Thomas Samuel Fox