Patents by Inventor John Kingham

John Kingham 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).

  • Electrically Powered Rail Propulsion Vehicle and Method
    Publication number: 20080021602
    Abstract: A method of bridging a gap in an external electrical power supply line without stalling using an electrically powered rail propulsion vehicle includes using an electrically powered rail propulsion vehicle to propel a consist, the electrically powered rail propulsion vehicle configured to run as an emission-free pure electric unit from the external electrical power supply line; determining if a gap in the external electrical power supply line condition occurs; and supplying electric power from one or more ultracapacitor packs to run the electrically powered rail propulsion vehicle if a gap condition is determined to occur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: ISE CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Kingham, Thomas Bartley, Paul Kaufmann