Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Kneib

Joseph A. Kneib 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).

  • Method for delivering replacement rail ties using GPS techniques
    Patent number: 7437997
    Abstract: A method of efficiently delivering replacement railway ties for use in replacing ties that have deteriorated. GPS technology is used to obtain the GPS location of each tie that needs to be replaced. A tie train carrying replacement ties has a GPS monitor so that one or more ties can be unloaded at or near the location of each tie that requires replacement. A tie replacement crew can use a GPS monitor to locate each tie that requires replacement, and the crew can remove those ties and install a nearby replacement tie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Herzog Contracting Corp.
    Inventors: Stanley M. Herzog, Ivan E. Bounds, Timothy M. Beers, Steve Pete, Ron Schmitz, Stephen L. Bedingfield, Daniel B. Laughlin, Joseph A. Kneib
  • Method for delivering replacement rail ties using GPS techniques
    Publication number: 20050235864
    Abstract: A method of efficiently delivering replacement railway ties for use in replacing ties that have deteriorated. GPS technology is used to obtain the GPS location of each tie that needs to be replaced. A tie train carrying replacement ties has a GPS monitor so that one or more ties can be unloaded at or near the location of each tie that requires replacement. A tie replacement crew can use a GPS monitor to locate each tie that requires replacement, and the crew can remove those ties and install a nearby replacement tie.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Stanley Herzog, Ivan Bounds, Timothy Beers, Steve Peter, Ron Schmitz, Stephen Bedingfield, Daniel Laughlin, Joseph Kneib