Patents by Inventor James Trainor
James Trainor 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).
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Patent number: 11958512Abstract: A vehicle monitoring device includes a camera or other optical sensor configured to be disposed at a trailing end of a first vehicle system. The camera or other optical sensor is configured to output one or more images or video of a field of view behind the first vehicle system. The monitoring device also includes a controller configured to receive output from one or more sensors and to activate the camera or other optical sensor to output the one or more images or video based on the output from the one or more sensors. The output from the one or more sensors indicates one or more of a change in movement of the first vehicle system, a temperature, an acoustic sound, or movement of a second vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Carl L. Haas, Padam D. Swar, Danial Rice, Christopher Claussen, Joseph W. Gorman, James A. Oswald, Ann K. Grimm, Kevin Angel, James Trainor, Phillip A. Burgart, Kendrick W. Gawne, Robert Hoffman, Tim Gibson, Brian Kurz
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Publication number: 20230407830Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus is provided that includes a database configured to store one or more vehicle status parameters of a vehicle and one or more secured space status parameters of a secured space. The apparatus further includes a server-based processor operatively coupled or connected to the database and configured to receive one or more of the one or more vehicle status parameters and one or more of the one or more secured space status parameters. The server-based processor is further configured to determine, based on at least one of the one or more vehicle status parameters and at least one of the one or more secured space status parameters whether to change a state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Laura Crawford, Garth Wesley Hopkins, Oddy Khamharn, Edward James Lukas, Erich Struckmeyer, James Trainor
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Patent number: 11773815Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus is provided that includes a database configured to store one or more vehicle status parameters of a vehicle and one or more secured space status parameters of a secured space. The apparatus further includes a server-based processor operatively coupled or connected to the database and configured to receive one or more of the one or more vehicle status parameters and one or more of the one or more secured space status parameters. The server-based processor is further configured to determine, based on at least one of the one or more vehicle status parameters and at least one of the one or more secured space status parameters whether to change a state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: Laura Crawford, Garth Wesley Hopkins, Oddy Khamharn, Edward James Lukas, Erich Struckmeyer, James Trainor
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Publication number: 20220355781Abstract: A method may include detecting a first pressure and a second pressure of a fluid in a brake pipe of a vehicle system that includes a plurality of vehicles and extends from a lead vehicle to an end vehicle. The first pressure may be measured in the lead vehicle and the second pressure may be measured in the end vehicle. The method may further include determining a pressure differential signature between the first pressure and the second pressure and evaluating the pressure differential signature with a machine learning model to determine whether a blockage or a leak exists in the brake pipe. A system may include one or more processors configured to detect a first pressure and a second pressure of a fluid in a brake pipe. The one or more processors may be further configured to determine a pressure differential signature between the first pressure and the second pressure and evaluate the pressure differential signature with a machine learning model to determine whether a blockage exists in the brake pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: James A. Oswald, Ann K. Grimm, Kevin Angel, James Trainor, Phillip A. Burgart, Kendrick W. Gawne
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Publication number: 20220154677Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus is provided that includes a database configured to store one or more vehicle status parameters of a vehicle and one or more secured space status parameters of a secured space. The apparatus further includes a server-based processor operatively coupled or connected to the database and configured to receive one or more of the one or more vehicle status parameters and one or more of the one or more secured space status parameters. The server-based processor is further configured to determine, based on at least one of the one or more vehicle status parameters and at least one of the one or more secured space status parameters whether to change a state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Laura Crawford, Garth Wesley Hopkins, Oddy Khamharn, Edward James Lukas, Erich Struckmeyer, James Trainor
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Patent number: 11248576Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus is provided that includes a database configured to store one or more vehicle status parameters of a vehicle and one or more secured space status parameters of a secured space. The apparatus further includes a server-based processor operatively coupled or connected to the database and configured to receive one or more of the one or more vehicle status parameters and one or more of the one or more secured space status parameters. The server-based processor is further configured to determine, based on at least one of the one or more vehicle status parameters and at least one of the one or more secured space status parameters whether to change a state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: Laura Crawford, Garth Wesley Hopkins, Oddy Khamharn, Edward James Lukas, Erich Struckmeyer, James Trainor
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Publication number: 20220032978Abstract: A vehicle monitoring device includes a camera or other optical sensor configured to be disposed at a trailing end of a first vehicle system. The camera or other optical sensor is configured to output one or more images or video of a field of view behind the first vehicle system. The monitoring device also includes a controller configured to receive output from one or more sensors and to activate the camera or other optical sensor to output the one or more images or video based on the output from the one or more sensors. The output from the one or more sensors indicates one or more of a change in movement of the first vehicle system, a temperature, an acoustic sound, or movement of a second vehicle system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Carl L. Haas, Padam D. Swar, Danial Rice, Christopher Claussen, Joseph W. Gorman, James A. Oswald, Ann K. Grimm, Kevin Angel, James Trainor, Phillip A. Burgart, Kendrick W. Gawne, Robert Hoffman, Tim Gibson, Brian Kurz
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Publication number: 20190353130Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus is provided that includes a database configured to store one or more vehicle status parameters of a vehicle and one or more secured space status parameters of a secured space. The apparatus further includes a server-based processor operatively coupled or connected to the database and configured to receive one or more of the one or more vehicle status parameters and one or more of the one or more secured space status parameters. The server-based processor is further configured to determine, based on at least one of the one or more vehicle status parameters and at least one of the one or more secured space status parameters whether to change a state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Laura Crawford, Garth Wesley Hopkins, Oddy Khamharn, Edward James Lukas, Erich Struckmeyer, James Trainor
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Patent number: 9406035Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method of providing communications for a mobile vehicle, comprising: a) providing the vehicle with the ability to communicate using a number of different communications methods; b) establishing a list of parameters, said list of parameters defining a set of criteria for determining the preferred attributes of the communications method to be used at any given time; and c) selecting a communications method based on said list of parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: TRAPEZE SOFTWARE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Coil, Jamie Scherkenbach, James Trainor, Roland Kane
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Patent number: 8190516Abstract: Systems and methods are illustrated for providing an equity protection product to a borrower of a loan. Aspects of the equity protection product may be implemented using an equity protection agreement. The equity protection product may be used to safeguard a borrower's investment in the event of a housing market downturn. In some examples, once the equity protection is purchased, the borrower's equity can only increase or remain stable (i.e., flat) regardless of market conditions. The payoff amount of the borrower's loan may be reduced to compensate for a change in the market value of the borrower's home. The equity protection product may be provided by a lending institution, bank, or any other comparable entity/person. A trading desk may also be used to hedge against the risk created by the equity protection product. In addition, an appraiser may also be used to evaluate and provide current market values of the relevant property.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Debashis Ghosh, Sudeshna Banerjee, William Michael Upchurch, Robert H. Eshleman, Christopher James Trainor, Frank B. Turner
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Publication number: 20110236565Abstract: An electroless palladium plating solution includes a polar solvent, at least one palladium salt, at least one non-nitrogenated complexing agent, an alkaline adjusting agent that adjusts the plating solution to a pH of at least 8.0, and a reducing agent. The plating solution, which is used for forming a layer of palladium on a surface of a substrate, yields a substantially pure palladium deposit on the substrate. Precipitation of reduced palladium in the plating solution is substantially prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: OMG AMERICAS, INC.Inventors: Anthony M Piano, James Trainor
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Publication number: 20110178920Abstract: Systems and methods are illustrated for providing an equity protection product to a borrower of a loan. Aspects of the equity protection product may be implemented using an equity protection agreement. The equity protection product may be used to safeguard a borrower's investment in the event of a housing market downturn. In some examples, once the equity protection is purchased, the borrower's equity can only increase or remain stable (i.e., flat) regardless of market conditions. The payoff amount of the borrower's loan may be reduced to compensate for a change in the market value of the borrower's home. The equity protection product may be provided by a lending institution, bank, or any other comparable entity/person. A trading desk may also be used to hedge against the risk created by the equity protection product. In addition, an appraiser may also be used to evaluate and provide current market values of the relevant property.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Debashis Ghosh, Sudeshna Banerjee, William Michael Upchurch, Robert H. Eshleman, Christopher James Trainor, Frank B. Turner
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Patent number: 7917431Abstract: Systems and methods are illustrated for providing an equity protection product to a borrower of a loan. Aspects of the equity protection product may be implemented using an equity protection agreement. The equity protection product may be used to safeguard a borrower's investment in the event of a housing market downturn. In some examples, once the equity protection is purchased, the borrower's equity can only increase or remain stable (i.e., flat) regardless of market conditions. The payoff amount of the borrower's loan may be reduced to compensate for a change in the market value of the borrower's home. The equity protection product may be provided by a lending institution, bank, or any other comparable entity/person. A trading desk may also be used to hedge against the risk created by the equity protection product. In addition, an appraiser may also be used to evaluate and provide current market values of the relevant property.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Debashis Ghosh, Sudeshna Banerjee, William Michael Upchurch, Robert H. Eshleman, Christopher James Trainor, Frank B. Turner
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Publication number: 20080288415Abstract: Systems and methods are illustrated for providing an equity protection product to a borrower of a loan. Aspects of the equity protection product may be implemented using an equity protection agreement. The equity protection product may be used to safeguard a borrower's investment in the event of a housing market downturn. In some examples, once the equity protection is purchased, the borrower's equity can only increase or remain stable (i.e., flat) regardless of market conditions. The payoff amount of the borrower's loan may be reduced to compensate for a change in the market value of the borrower's home. The equity protection product may be provided by a lending institution, bank, or any other comparable entity/person. A trading desk may also be used to hedge against the risk created by the equity protection product. In addition, an appraiser may also be used to evaluate and provide current market values of the relevant property.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2007Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: Bank of AmericaInventors: Debashis Ghosh, Sudeshna Banerjee, William Michael Upchurch, Robert H. Eshleman, Christopher James trainor, Frank B. Turner
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Publication number: 20080182606Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method of providing communications for a mobile vehicle, comprising: a) providing the vehicle with the ability to communicate using a number of different communications methods; b) establishing a list of parameters, said list of parameters defining a set of criteria for determining the preferred attributes of the communications method to be used at any given time; and c) selecting a communications method based on said list of parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: TRAPEZE SOFTWARE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Coil, Jamie Scherkenbach, James Trainor, Roland Kane
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Publication number: 20060235871Abstract: A system for managing metadata information comprising a database for storing the metadata in formation; a central processing core, connected to the database, for monitoring and controlling access of the database; a process dispatcher for receiving the metadata information and transmitting the metadata information to the database via the central processing core; and a user interface for displaying the metadata information connected to the central processing core.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Inventors: James Trainor, James Pike
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Patent number: 6337691Abstract: Image data (derived from film or video clips) is transferred from storage to high speed memory. After a transfer has taken place, a prediction is made as to subsequent image frames that will need to be transferred. The predicted images are transferred from storage to high speed memory while previously transferred data held in memory is processed.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1998Date of Patent: January 8, 2002Assignee: Discreet Logic Inc.Inventor: James Trainor
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Patent number: 5963600Abstract: A radio modem is disclosed that includes a radio receiver for receiving radio signals comprising data frequency multiplexed onto a carrier signal having a carrier frequency. An oscillator generates a reference frequency for an FM discriminator, which is connected to the antenna and to the for demodulating said data from said radio signals using said reference frequency. A microprocessor has an input connected to the output of the FM discriminator. The microprocessor also has an output. The microprocessor is programmed to sample the signal voltage output by the FM discriminator, average the signal voltage samples, and compare the average to a preset voltage. The microprocessor is programmed so that if the average differs from the preset voltage, the microprocessor generates an error signal at the microprocessor output. The oscillator is coupled to the microprocessor output so that the error signal adjusts the frequency of the oscillator.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1997Date of Patent: October 5, 1999Assignee: Northrop Grumman CorporationInventors: Kris Rausch, Michael James Trainor, Louis R. DiFrancisco
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Patent number: 5856786Abstract: A method is disclosed for controlling operation of a battery powered modem to implement power conservation by adaptive modem sleep. The method comprises detecting the presence of a periodic network timing signal and detecting transition of the modem processor to a processing ready condition, wherein received RF signals can be processed. A processor ready signal is generated in response to detection of the processing ready condition and compared in time to occurrence of the network timing signal. A sleep error signal is generated which represents the interval between occurrence of the network timing signal and the processor ready signal. A modem is then directed into a sleep mode for periods of time sufficient to reduce the sleep error signal to be within a predetermined error budget.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1997Date of Patent: January 5, 1999Assignee: Northrop Grumman CorporationInventors: Louis R. DiFrancisco, Scott A. Stratmoen, Michael James Trainor