Patents by Inventor Michael J. Neeson

Michael J. Neeson 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).

  • Systems and methods for interfacing a railroad centralized traffic control wayside and a railroad centralized traffic control office using interoperable train control messaging
    Patent number: 10710620
    Abstract: A method of exchanging application messages generated by an applications with a format specified by a predetermined protocol and then encapsulating the message with a railroad edge messaging protocol (EMP) header and a railroad Class D messaging transport header to form a packet for transmission across a railroad communications system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Meteorcomm LLC
    Inventors: Tim Potter, Michael J. Neeson, Steve Brog, Jerry Specht, Bruce Simon, William Mark Allen, Thanongsak Himsoon, Wipawee Siriwongpairat
  • Systems and Methods for Interfacing a Railroad Centralized Traffic Control Wayside and a Railroad Centralized Traffic Control Office Using Interoperable Train Control Messaging
    Publication number: 20190126961
    Abstract: A method of exchanging application messages generated by an applications with a format specified by a predetermined protocol and then encapsulating the message with a railroad edge messaging protocol (EMP) header and a railroad Class D messaging transport header to form a packet for transmission across a railroad communications system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Tim Potter, Michael J. Neeson, Steve Brog, Jerry Specht, Bruce Simon, William Mark Allen, Thanongsak Himsoon, Wipawee Siriwongpairat
  • Systems and methods for interfacing a railroad centralized traffic control wayside and a railroad centralized traffic control office using interoperable train control messaging
    Patent number: 10160466
    Abstract: A method of exchanging centralized train control (CTC) messages in a railroad communication system includes generating a message having a format defined by a protocol with an application running on a sending one of a railroad wayside system and a railroad dispatch system. A railroad edge messaging protocol (EMP) header and a railroad Class D messaging transport header are appended to the message to generate a packet. The packet is transmitted to a receiving one of the railroad dispatch system and the railroad wayside system across the railroad communications system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: METEORCOMM LLC
    Inventors: Tim Potter, Michael J. Neeson, Steve Brog, Jerry Specht, Bruce Simon, William Mark Allen, Thanongsak Himsoon, Wipawee Siriwongpairat
  • Apparatus and method for tracking reporting and recording equipment inventory on a locomotive
    Patent number: 5786998
    Abstract: An apparatus for tracking reporting and recording equipment inventory on a locomotive equipped with a mobile communications package (MCP) operatively connected to on-board intelligent devices and operative to transmit and receive information to and from at least one remote base communications unit, the intelligent devices operatively connected in a local communication network, the apparatus including a processing device operative to broadcast a Query for Health Report to on-board intelligent devices and receive Health Reports Messages from on-board intelligent devices, wherein the Query for Health Report is a request for equipment identification information and the Health Report Messages are the requested equipment identification information. A database in information transmission connection with the processing device is operative to receive and store equipment identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Automated Monitoring and Control International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Neeson, Edward L. Furman