Patents by Inventor Miles Metschke

Miles Metschke 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).

  • Train wheel bearing temperature detection
    Patent number: 8622351
    Abstract: A system (10) for sensing a condition of a rail vehicle undercarriage component (e.g., 18) includes a sensor (e.g., 12) comprising an array of infrared sensing elements (29). Each of the elements may be aimed at a different region of a target area (e.g., 32) of a rail vehicle undercarriage component to generate respective scanning waveform signature data corresponding to each different region. The sensor may be oriented so that at least one of the elements receives unobstructed infrared emissions (e.g., 33) from the undercarriage component of a rail vehicle passing the sensor. The system also includes a memory (42) for storing characteristic waveform signature data corresponding to known undercarriage components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Progress Rail Services Corp
    Inventors: Peter Hesser, Thomas Strecker, Miles Metschke, Thomas Shanahan, Daniel Kurt Stevens, Mathias Hartmann
  • Train wheel bearing temperature detection
    Patent number: 8430363
    Abstract: A system (10) for sensing a condition of a rail vehicle undercarriage component (e.g., 18) includes a sensor (e.g., 12) comprising an array of infrared sensing elements (29). Each of the elements may be aimed at a different region of a target area (e.g., 32) of a rail vehicle undercarriage component to generate respective scanning waveform signature data corresponding to each different region. The sensor may be oriented so that at least one of the elements receives unobstructed infrared emissions (e.g., 33) from the undercarriage component of a rail vehicle passing the sensor. The system also includes a memory (42) for storing characteristic waveform signature data corresponding to known undercarriage components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Progress Rail Services Corp
    Inventors: Peter Hesser, Thomas Strecker, Miles Metschke, Thomas Shanahan, Daniel Kurt Stevens, Mathias Hartmann
  • Train Wheel Bearing Temperature Detection
    Publication number: 20100155543
    Abstract: A system (10) for sensing a condition of a rail vehicle undercarriage component (e.g., 18) includes a sensor (e.g., 12) comprising an array of infrared sensing elements (29). Each of the elements may be aimed at a different region of a target area (e.g., 32) of a rail vehicle undercarriage component to generate respective scanning waveform signature data corresponding to each different region. The sensor may be oriented so that at least one of the elements receives unobstructed infrared emissions (e.g., 33) from the undercarriage component of a rail vehicle passing the sensor. The system also includes a memory (42) for storing characteristic waveform signature data corresponding to known undercarriage components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Hesser, Thomas Strecker, Miles Metschke, Thomas Shanahan, Daniel Kurt Stevens, Mathias Hartmann
  • Movable point frog switching assembly
    Patent number: 7341226
    Abstract: A lost motion apparatus for adapting a typical in-tie switch machine, designed for use with interconnected switch points, to be used as an in-tie machine for moving the movable V-point of a movable point frog assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Maurizio Biagiotti, Wallace M. Catanach, III, Charles D. Crawford, Miles Metschke
  • Train wheel bearing temperature detection
    Publication number: 20060131464
    Abstract: A system (10) for sensing a condition of a rail vehicle undercarriage component (e.g., 18) includes a sensor (e.g., 12) comprising an array of infrared sensing elements (29). Each of the elements may be aimed at a different region of a target area (e.g., 32) of a rail vehicle undercarriage component to generate respective scanning waveform signature data corresponding to each different region. The sensor may be oriented so that at least one of the elements receives unobstructed infrared emissions (e.g., 33) from the undercarriage component of a rail vehicle passing the sensor. The system also includes a memory (42) for storing characteristic waveform signature data corresponding to known undercarriage components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Hesser, Thomas Strecker, Miles Metschke, Thomas Shanahan, Daniel Stevens, Mathias Hartmann
  • Movable point frog switching assembly
    Publication number: 20060102804
    Abstract: A lost motion apparatus for adapting a typical in-tie switch machine, designed for use with interconnected switch points, to be used as an in-tie machine for moving the movable V-point of a movable point frog assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Maurizion Biagiotti, Wallace Catanach, Charles Crawford, Miles Metschke