Patents by Inventor Matthew Barker

Matthew Barker 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 computing rail car switching solutions in a switchyard including logic to re-switch cars for block size
    Publication number: 20070156307
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency, Gordon Doyle
  • System and method for computing rail car switching solutions by assessing space availability in a classification track on the basis of block pull time
    Publication number: 20070156299
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency, Gordon Doyle
  • System and method for computing rail car switching solutions in a switchyard including logic to re-switch cars for arrival rate
    Publication number: 20070156303
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency
  • System and method for computing railcar switching solutions using an available space search logic assigning different orders of preference to classification tracks
    Publication number: 20070156306
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency
  • System and method for computing car switching solutions in a switchyard using car ETA as a factor
    Publication number: 20070156302
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency
  • System and method for computing rail car switching solutions in a switchyard using an iterative method
    Publication number: 20070156301
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency, Gordon Doyle
  • Method and system for computing rail car switching solutions in a switchyard based on expected switching time
    Publication number: 20070156305
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency, Gordon Doyle
  • System and method for computing railcar switching solutions in a switchyard using empty car substitution logic
    Publication number: 20070156309
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency
  • System and method for computing rail car switching solutions in a switchyard including logic to re-switch cars for block pull time
    Publication number: 20070156300
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency, Gordon Doyle
  • System and method for computing rail car switching solutions using dynamic classification track allocation
    Publication number: 20070156304
    Abstract: A system for computing car switching solutions in a railway switch yard. The system is computer based and has an input for receiving data conveying information about one or more arrival trains arriving at the switch yard and data conveying information about departure trains to depart the switch yard. A processing entity processes the data and computes car switching solutions for the railcars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kari Muinonen, Anshu Pathak, Matthew Barker, Vincent Morency, Gordon Doyle