Patents by Inventor Jose F. ROSA

Jose F. ROSA 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).

  • Managing a supply of gaseous fuel on a tender car
    Patent number: 10384701
    Abstract: A supply of gaseous fuel on a tender car for fuelling a locomotive engine requires the coordination of a variety of operational modes to improve the safety and efficiency 10 when operating components for delivering, refueling, draining, capturing and storing gaseous fuel. A method and apparatus for managing a supply of gaseous on a tender car comprises receiving on the tender car a command signal from the locomotive commanding delivery of gaseous fuel from the tender car to the locomotive; transferring from the tender car at least one status signal to the locomotive indicating 1 status of the tender car; representing a plurality of operational modes of the tender car as a plurality of states; and transitioning between the plurality of states in response to the command signal and the at least one status signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: WESTPORT POWER INC.
    Inventors: Jose F. Rosa, Stefan Barthel, Bradley E. Melanson
  • MANAGING A SUPPLY OF GASEOUS FUEL ON A TENDER CAR
    Publication number: 20160325769
    Abstract: A supply of gaseous fuel on a tender car for fuelling a locomotive engine requires the coordination of a variety of operational modes to improve the safety and efficiency 10 when operating components for delivering, refueling, draining, capturing and storing gaseous fuel. A method and apparatus for managing a supply of gaseous on a tender car comprises receiving on the tender car a command signal from the locomotive commanding delivery of gaseous fuel from the tender car to the locomotive; transferring from the tender car at least one status signal to the locomotive indicating 1 status of the tender car; representing a plurality of operational modes of the tender car as a plurality of states; and transitioning between the plurality of states in response to the command signal and the at least one status signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Jose F. ROSA, Stefan BARTHEL, Bradley E. MELANSON