Patents by Inventor Micheal John West

Micheal John West 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).

  • Railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration system and method
    Patent number: 9855961
    Abstract: A railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration system for a plurality of trains comprising: a monitoring system, and an on-board computer programmed or configured to: determine or receive railroad locomotive data; determine or receive railroad operation data; determine or receive configuration data; and based at least partially on at least a portion of the railroad locomotive data, at least a portion of the railroad operation data, and at least a portion of the configuration data, automatically configure at least one setting of the at least one component of the monitoring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Micheal John West, Theodore E. Allwardt
  • Railroad Locomotive Monitoring System Configuration System and Method
    Publication number: 20170217462
    Abstract: A railroad locomotive monitoring system configuration system for a plurality of trains comprising: a monitoring system, and an on-board computer programmed or configured to: determine or receive railroad locomotive data; determine or receive railroad operation data; determine or receive configuration data; and based at least partially on at least a portion of the railroad locomotive data, at least a portion of the railroad operation data, and at least a portion of the configuration data, automatically configure at least one setting of the at least one component of the monitoring system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Micheal John West, Theodore E. Allwardt