Patents by Inventor John Mustard

John Mustard 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).

  • Workhead assembly
    Patent number: 10106934
    Abstract: A rail vehicle includes a rail vehicle frame, a pocket, a first beam, a second beam, an endplate, an actuator and a workhead carrier. The pocket is coupled to a frame portion of the rail vehicle frame. The first beam is disposed in a cavity defined by the pocket. The second beam is disposed proximal to the first beam. The end plate couples the first beam and the second beam. The actuator extends the first and second beams such that the end plate is displaced transversely with respect to the rail vehicle frame. The work head carrier is operable to translate along the first and second beams and couple the second beam to the frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Brett Hofer, Michael L. Petersen, John Mustard
  • Lead rail vehicle with drone vehicle and method
    Patent number: 9598822
    Abstract: A system for performing track maintenance operations is described. The system includes a lead vehicle for identifying sections of rail that have been pre-marked for track maintenance operations. The lead vehicle further includes a control system for receiving and transmitting coordinates of the pre-marked track sections. The system further includes at least one drone vehicle for receiving the coordinates from the control system and the drone vehicle has at least one workhead for performing track maintenance operations on the pre-marked track sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: John Mustard
  • WORKHEAD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160273170
    Abstract: A rail vehicle includes a rail vehicle frame, a pocket, a first beam, a second beam, an endplate, an actuator and a workhead carrier. The pocket is coupled to a frame portion of the rail vehicle frame. The first beam is disposed in a cavity defined by the pocket. The second beam is disposed proximal to the first beam. The end plate couples the first beam and the second beam. The actuator extends the first and second beams such that the end plate is displaced transversely with respect to the rail vehicle frame. The work head carrier is operable to translate along the first and second beams and couple the second beam to the frame portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Brett Hofer, Michael L. Petersen, John Mustard
  • LEAD RAIL VEHICLE WITH DRONE VEHICLE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150375765
    Abstract: A system for performing track maintenance operations is described. The system includes a lead vehicle for identifying sections of rail that have been pre-marked for track maintenance operations. The lead vehicle further includes a control system for receiving and transmitting coordinates of the pre-marked track sections. The system further includes at least one drone vehicle for receiving the coordinates from the control system and the drone vehicle has at least one workhead for performing track maintenance operations on the pre-marked track sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: John Mustard