Patents by Inventor Jennifer Steets

Jennifer Steets 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).

  • Optical path protection device and method for a railroad track inspection system
    Patent number: 8345099
    Abstract: A railroad track inspection system and method for facilitating inspection of a rail component while traveling on the railroad track. The railroad track inspection system includes an optical path protection device for a protective window for optical sensors of an optical inspection system when it becomes contaminated with dirt, dust, mud, grease, and other contaminants that block or obscure an optical path of the sensors. The optical path protection device eliminates the need for a human operator to perform the periodic cleaning of the protective window by using a clear film with an automated advancement mechanism for providing clean film, as needed, for keeping the optical path of the optical sensors unobstructed and clear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: ENSCO
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Bloom, Antonio Aquino, Anthony Kim, Jacobus McKenzie, Jennifer Steets
  • OPTICAL PATH PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A RAILROAD TRACK INSPECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110181721
    Abstract: A railroad track inspection system and method for facilitating inspection of a rail component while traveling on the railroad track. The railroad track inspection system includes an optical path protection device for a protective window for optical sensors of an optical inspection system when it becomes contaminated with dirt, dust, mud, grease, and other contaminants that block or obscure an optical path of the sensors. The optical path protection device eliminates the need for a human operator to perform the periodic cleaning of the protective window by using a clear film with an automated advancement mechanism for providing clean film, as needed, for keeping the optical path of the optical sensors unobstructed and clear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Bloom, Antonio Aquino, Anthony Kim, Jacobus McKenzie, Jennifer Steets