Patents by Inventor Kenneth Tuttle

Kenneth Tuttle 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).

  • System and method for remote control of locomotives
    Patent number: 10974746
    Abstract: A system for remote control of locomotives over a single time division multiple access network is provided. The system includes a locomotive control unit configured to operatively control a locomotive. The locomotive control unit is suitable for transmitting and receiving information via the network. The system also includes at least two operator control units suitable for transmitting and receiving information via the network and a hump control unit suitable for transmitting and receiving information via the network. The network employs both spatial and frequency diversity for remote control. The locomotive control unit, the at least two operator control units, and the hump control unit will only transmit in a respective defined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Clayton Mayo, Jeffrey Michael Wilczewski, Kenneth Tuttle
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF LOCOMOTIVES
    Publication number: 20180265107
    Abstract: A system for remote control of locomotives over a single time division multiple access network is provided. The system includes a locomotive control unit configured to operatively control a locomotive. The locomotive control unit is suitable for transmitting and receiving information via the network. The system also includes at least two operator control units suitable for transmitting and receiving information via the network and a hump control unit suitable for transmitting and receiving information via the network. The network employs both spatial and frequency diversity for remote control. The locomotive control unit, the at least two operator control units, and the hump control unit will only transmit in a respective defined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Clayton Mayo, Jeffrey Michael Wilczewski, Kenneth Tuttle