Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Sbrocca

Patrick J. Sbrocca 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).

  • Time-Space Network Based Multi-Objective Systems and Methods for Optimal Rail Car Stacking at a Railroad Merchandise Yard
    Publication number: 20240317285
    Abstract: A method for assigning train blocks at a railroad merchandise yard includes determining, using a first optimization model and outbound train schedule data, a first list of train block assignments for a planning horizon. The method further includes determining whether an unassigned train block volume from the first optimization model is greater than zero. The method further includes displaying the first list of train block assignments generated by the first optimization model on an electronic display in response to determining that the unassigned train block volume from the first optimization model is not greater than zero. The method further includes, in response to determining that the unassigned train block volume from the first optimization model is greater than zero: determining and then displaying on the electronic display a second list of train block assignments for the planning horizon using a second optimization model and the outbound train schedule data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: BNSF Railway Company
    Inventors: Avnish Kishor Malde, Paul Kuhn, Chad Lawrence, Nathaniel W. Merry, Shane Reffett, Patrick J. Sbrocca, Timothy J. Worrell