Patents by Inventor Jennifer B. Young

Jennifer B. Young 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).

  • System, method and computer software code for controlling a powered system and operational information used in a mission by the powered system
    Patent number: 9527518
    Abstract: A method for communicating operational information for a mission plan to an operator of a powered system, the method including collecting information specific to a mission plan, verifying information specific to the mission, and/or accepting information specific to the mission. The powered system is allowed to be autonomously controlled. A system and a computer software code are also disclosed for communicating operational information for a mission plan to an operator of a powered system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Patricia Sue Lacy, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Glenn Robert Shaffer, Jennifer B. Young
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RAIL VEHICLE CONSIST
    Publication number: 20120303187
    Abstract: A system is provided including a control unit and an input unit. The control unit is configured to interface with a first vehicle in a vehicle consist, and to generate first control signals for controlling operations of at least one of the first vehicle or the vehicle consist based on a stored consist configuration data set including information regarding a distribution of vehicles. The control unit receives consist change information from the input unit. The consist change information includes positional information representative of a location of at least one change in the vehicle consist. The control unit is configured to use the consist change information to generate an updated stored consist configuration data set, and to generate additional, second control signals for controlling at least one of the first vehicle or the vehicle consist based on the updated stored consist configuration data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Scott Joseph Sexauer, Jennifer B. Young, Bharath Kumar Reddy Vennela
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR CONTROLLING A POWERED SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL INFORMATION USED IN A MISSION BY THE POWERED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080195269
    Abstract: A method for communicating operational information for a mission plan to an operator of a powered system, the method including collecting information specific to a mission plan, verifying information specific to the mission, and/or accepting information specific to the mission. The powered system is allowed to be autonomously controlled. A system and a computer software code are also disclosed for communicating operational information for a mission plan to an operator of a powered system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Patricia Sue Lacy, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Glenn Robert Shaffer, Jennifer B. Young