Patents by Inventor Kevin David Oldknow
Kevin David Oldknow 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).
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Patent number: 10220860Abstract: A wayside friction management system, and method for monitoring and controlling a wayside friction management system is described. The system comprises one or more wayside device for mounting with a track of a rail system. The wayside device comprises a delivery system connected to a reservoir comprising a friction control media, the delivery system for applying the friction control media from the reservoir to one or both rails of a track. The wayside device further comprises one or more data collection module located at or adjacent to the delivery system. The data collection module for collecting and transmitting data to a remote performance unit. The data may comprise performance information, track status information, information of an environment of the track, information of a train passing over the track, status of the one or more wayside device, or a combination thereof. The wayside device may comprise a power source operatively connected to one or more components of the wayside device.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: L.B. Foster Rail Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Glen Appleby, James Gavin Campbell, Donald Thomas Eadie, Petar Nedkov Gueorguiev, Michael Irwin Handler, Harold DeVillo Harrison, Kevin David Oldknow, Steven David Singleton, Jacob Matthew Welch, Walter Eric Spicker, William T. Urmson
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Patent number: 9592841Abstract: A method to determine fuel consumption, energy consumption, or both fuel consumption and energy consumption, during one test train run, or a plurality of test train runs, that is associated with modifying an operating parameter is provided. The method includes determining a reference fuel/energy consumption, and a cumulative ITE for one, or a plurality of reference train runs (CITERR) over a portion of track, and correcting the reference fuel/energy consumption using the CITERR of the one, or a plurality of reference train runs, to produce a corrected reference fuel/energy consumption value. The operating parameter is modified, and a modified fuel/energy consumption and cumulative ITE for the one, or a plurality of test train runs (CITETR), over the portion of track is determined, and a corrected test fuel/energy consumption value is obtained by correcting the modified fuel/energy consumption using the CITETR of the one, or a plurality of test train runs.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignees: L.B. FOSTER RAIL TECHNOLOGIES, CORP., UNION PACIFIC RAILROADInventors: Kevin David Oldknow, Wayne A. Kennedy, John M. Peters, Srini Nedunoori, Divya Kadam
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Publication number: 20160257319Abstract: A wayside friction management system, and method for monitoring and controlling a wayside friction management system is described. The system comprises one or more wayside device for mounting with a track of a rail system. The wayside device comprises a delivery system connected to a reservoir comprising a friction control media, the delivery system for applying the friction control media from the reservoir to one or both rails of a track. The wayside device further comprises one ore more data collection module located at or adjacent to the delivery system. The data collection module for collecting and transmitting data to a remote performance unit. The data may comprise performance information, track status information, information of an environment of the track, information of a train passing over the track, status of the one or more wayside device, or a combination thereof. The wayside device may comprise a power source operatively connected to one or more components of the wayside device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Glen Appleby, James Gavin Campbell, Donald Thomas Eadie, Petar Nedkov Gueorguiev, Michael Irwin Handler, Harold DeVillo Harrison, Kevin David Oldknow, Steven David Singleton, Jacob Matthew Welch, Walter Eric Spicker, William T. Urmson
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Publication number: 20160251025Abstract: A method to determine fuel consumption, energy consumption, or both fuel consumption and energy consumption, during one test train run, or a plurality of test train runs, that is associated with modifying an operating parameter is provided. The method includes determining a reference fuel/energy consumption, and a cumulative ITE for one, or a plurality of reference train runs (CITERR) over a portion of track, and correcting the reference fuel/energy consumption using the CITERR of the one, or a plurality of reference train runs, to produce a corrected reference fuel/energy consumption value. The operating parameter is modified, and a modified fuel/energy consumption and cumulative ITE for the one, or a plurality of test train runs (CITETR), over the portion of track is determined, and a corrected test fuel/energy consumption value is obtained by correcting the modified fuel/energy consumption using the CITETR of the one, or a plurality of test train runs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Kevin David OLDKNOW, Wayne A. KENNEDY, John M. PETERS, Srini NEDUNOORI, Divya KADAM
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Patent number: 9352761Abstract: A wayside friction management system, and method for monitoring and controlling a wayside friction management system is described. The system comprises one or more wayside device for mounting with a track of a rail system. The wayside device comprises a delivery system connected to a reservoir comprising a friction control media, the delivery system for applying the friction control media from the reservoir to one or both rails of a track. The wayside device further comprises one ore more data collection module located at or adjacent to the delivery system. The data collection module for collecting and transmitting data to a remote performance unit. The data may comprise performance information, track status information, information of an environment of the track, information of a train passing over the track, status of the one or more wayside device, or a combination thereof. The wayside device may comprise a power source operatively connected to one or more components of the wayside device.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: L.B. Foster Rail Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Glen Appleby, James Gavin Campbell, Donald Thomas Eadie, Petar Nedkov Gueorguiev, Michael Irwin Handler, Harold DeVillo Harrison, Kevin David Oldknow, Steven David Singleton, Jacob Matthew Welch, Walter Eric Spicker, William T. Urmson
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Publication number: 20130233649Abstract: A wayside friction management system, and method for monitoring and controlling a wayside friction management system is described. The system comprises one or more wayside device for mounting with a track of a rail system. The wayside device comprises a delivery system connected to a reservoir comprising a friction control media, the delivery system for applying the friction control media from the reservoir to one or both rails of a track. The wayside device further comprises one ore more data collection module located at or adjacent to the delivery system. The data collection module for collecting and transmitting data to a remote performance unit. The data may comprise performance information, track status information, information of an environment of the track, information of a train passing over the track, status of the one or more wayside device, or a combination thereof. The wayside device may comprise a power source operatively connected to one or more components of the wayside device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: L.B. Foster Rail Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Glen Appleby, James Gavin Campbell, Donald Thomas Eadie, Petar Nedkov Gueorguiev, Michael Irwin Handler, Harold DeVillo Harrison, Kevin David Oldknow, Steven David Singleton, Jacob Matthew Welch, Walter Eric Spicker, William T. Urmson