Patents by Inventor Lawrence S. PRZYBYLSKI

Lawrence S. PRZYBYLSKI 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).

  • Methods and systems for controlling locomotives
    Patent number: 11240061
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system for controlling a locomotive may comprise a controller; an Ethernet switch; one or more Ethernet modules in communication with the controller through the Ethernet switch, wherein a given Ethernet module of the one or more Ethernet modules includes a microcontroller and one or more connectors, wherein the microcontroller provides one or more communication interfaces; one or more power supplies connected to the one or more Ethernet modules and providing power to the one or more Ethernet modules; and one or more locomotive units in communication with the one or more Ethernet modules, wherein the one or more locomotive units are installed on the locomotive and controlled by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Siergiej, Eugene T. Krakow, Robert J. Pflaum, Lawrence S. Przybylski
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING LOCOMOTIVES
    Publication number: 20200382338
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system for controlling a locomotive may comprise a controller; an Ethernet switch; one or more Ethernet modules in communication with the controller through the Ethernet switch, wherein a given Ethernet module of the one or more Ethernet modules includes a microcontroller and one or more connectors, wherein the microcontroller provides one or more communication interfaces; one or more power supplies connected to the one or more Ethernet modules and providing power to the one or more Ethernet modules; and one or more locomotive units in communication with the one or more Ethernet modules, wherein the one or more locomotive units are installed on the locomotive and controlled by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph SIERGIEJ, Eugene T. KRAKOW, Robert J. PFLAUM, Lawrence S. PRZYBYLSKI