Patents by Inventor James Peter Kanakis

James Peter Kanakis 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).

  • Rail crossover control system
    Patent number: 10384698
    Abstract: A rail crossover control system for a rail track section is disclosed. The rail track section has first and second rail tracks, a crossover track section extending between the first and second rail tracks, at least one first set of rail switches arranged to controllably determine whether a train continues on the first track or is diverted from the first track onto the crossover track section, and at least one second set of rail switches arranged to controllably determine whether a train continues on the second track or is diverted from the second track onto the crossover track section. The system comprises at least one interlocking control unit arranged to control the first and second sets of rail switches according to determined train routes, and an obstruction detector arranged to detect presence of an obstruction on the crossover track section and generate an obstruction signal when an obstruction is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Technological Resources Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Ilidio Gouveia Da Costa, Anthony Michael Godber, James Peter Kanakis, Arvind Maharaj, Tiberio Virgilio Nogueira Pereira
  • A Rail Crossover Control System
    Publication number: 20170120938
    Abstract: A rail crossover control system for a rail track section is disclosed. The rail track section has first and second rail tracks, a crossover track section extending between the first and second rail tracks, at least one first set of rail switches arranged to controllably determine whether a train continues on the first track or is diverted from the first track onto the crossover track section, and at least one second set of rail switches arranged to controllably determine whether a train continues on the second track or is diverted from the second track onto the crossover track section. The system comprises at least one interlocking control unit arranged to control the first and second sets of rail switches according to determined train routes, and an obstruction detector arranged to detect presence of an obstruction on the crossover track section and generate an obstruction signal when an obstruction is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Ilidio Gouveia Da Costa, Anthony Michael Godber, James Peter Kanakis, Arvind Maharaj, Tiberio Virgilio Nogueira Pereira