Patents by Inventor Paul Gerard Bender
Paul Gerard Bender 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).
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Patent number: 11584410Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for determining a communication status in a train consist operating in a distributed power system, the train consist including a lead locomotive and a plurality of remote locomotives. The method includes, for each remote locomotive of the plurality of remote locomotives that receives the command message directly from the lead locomotive, setting the message source indicator of the remote locomotive to a first state representative of a direct receipt of the command message, incrementing the message source counter for each response message received by the remote locomotive from other remote locomotives in which the respective message source indicator is set to the first state, generating a response message including a value of the message source indicator and a value of the message source counter, and transmitting the response message. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul Gerard Bender, Charles L. Wolf, Richard S. Klemanski
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Publication number: 20220137620Abstract: Communication systems and methods for vehicles are provided. A method includes receiving a command message from a first vehicle at a second vehicle, wherein the first vehicle and second vehicle are communicatively coupled to define at least a portion of a vehicle group; receiving a status reply message from the second vehicle at the first vehicle in response to a trigger event; controlling an operation of one or more vehicles in the vehicle group based at least in part on a determined communications status of a communication network comprising at least one communication device with respect to the command message and the status reply message.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Charles L. Wolf, Paul Gerard Bender, Richard S. Klemanski
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Patent number: 11265284Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a communication system for vehicles and an associated method. A method includes receiving a command message from a first vehicle at a second vehicle, wherein the first vehicle and second vehicle are communicatively coupled to define at least a portion of a vehicle group; receiving a status reply message from the second vehicle at the first vehicle in response to a trigger event; controlling an operation of one or more vehicles in the vehicle group based at least in part on a determined communications status of a communication network comprising at least one communication device with respect to the command message and the status reply message.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationInventors: Charles L. Wolf, Paul Gerard Bender, Richard S. Klemanski
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Publication number: 20220017055Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first controller configured to communicate a first brake command to one or more brake devices of a vehicle system via a communication pathway. The system includes a second controller configured to monitor the communication pathway to determine whether the first brake command from the first controller is communicated via the communication pathway to the one or more brake devices. The second controller is configured to implement a backup brake command to the one or more brake devices based on a presence of the first brake command and a level of brake application dictated by the first brake command.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Danial Rice, Charles L. Wolf, Alan Laurence Cortie, Paul Gerard Bender
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Patent number: 11161486Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first controller configured to communicate a first brake command to one or more brake devices of a vehicle system via a communication pathway. The system also includes a second controller configured to monitor the communication pathway to determine whether the first brake command from the first controller is communicated via the communication pathway to the one or more brake devices. The second controller also is configured to implement a backup brake command to the one or more brake devices based on a presence of the first brake command and a level of brake application dictated by the first brake command.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationInventors: Danial Rice, Charles L. Wolf, Alan Laurance Cortie, Paul Gerard Bender
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Publication number: 20210269076Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for determining a communication status in a train consist operating in a distributed power system, the train consist including a lead locomotive and a plurality of remote locomotives. The method includes, for each remote locomotive of the plurality of remote locomotives that receives the command message directly from the lead locomotive, setting the message source indicator of the remote locomotive to a first state representative of a direct receipt of the command message, incrementing the message source counter for each response message received by the remote locomotive from other remote locomotives in which the respective message source indicator is set to the first state, generating a response message including a value of the message source indicator and a value of the message source counter, and transmitting the response message. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2018Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Paul Gerard Bender, Charles L. Wolf, Richard S. Klemanski
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Publication number: 20200084176Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a communication system for vehicles and an associated method. A method includes receiving a command message from a first vehicle at a second vehicle, wherein the first vehicle and second vehicle are communicatively coupled to define at least a portion of a vehicle group; receiving a status reply message from the second vehicle at the first vehicle in response to a trigger event; controlling an operation of one or more vehicles in the vehicle group based at least in part on a determined communications status of a communication network comprising at least one communication device with respect to the command message and the status reply message.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Charles L. Wolf, Paul Gerard Bender, Richard S. Klemanski
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Publication number: 20200017084Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a first controller configured to communicate a first brake command to one or more brake devices of a vehicle system via a communication pathway. The system also includes a second controller configured to monitor the communication pathway to determine whether the first brake command from the first controller is communicated via the communication pathway to the one or more brake devices. The second controller also is configured to implement a backup brake command to the one or more brake devices based on a presence of the first brake command and a level of brake application dictated by the first brake command.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Danial Rice, Charles L. Wolf, Alan Laurance Cortie, Paul Gerard Bender
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Patent number: 10479382Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for determining a communication status in a train consist operating in a distributed power system, the train consist including a lead locomotive and a plurality of remote locomotives. The method includes, for each remote locomotive of the plurality of remote locomotives that receives the command message directly from the lead locomotive, setting the message source indicator of the remote locomotive to a first state representative of a direct receipt of the command message, incrementing the message source counter for each response message received by the remote locomotive from other remote locomotives in which the respective message source indicator is set to the first state, generating a response message including a value of the message source indicator and a value of the message source counter, and transmitting the response message. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationInventors: Paul Gerard Bender, Charles L. Wolf, Richard S. Klemanski
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Patent number: 10464584Abstract: A train control system and method for use in an electronically-controlled pneumatic (ECP)-equipped train having a lead locomotive or control car, at least one railroad car and, optionally, at least one trailing locomotive or control car. A first controller or computer generates a train brake command and directly or indirectly transmit the train brake command to the at least one railroad car. A second controller or computer separate from the first controller or computer determines transmission of the train brake command to the at least one railroad car.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationInventors: Danial Rice, Charles L. Wolf, Alan Laurence Cortie, Paul Gerard Bender
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Publication number: 20180290674Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for determining a communication status in a train consist operating in a distributed power system, the train consist including a lead locomotive and a plurality of remote locomotives. The method includes, for each remote locomotive of the plurality of remote locomotives that receives the command message directly from the lead locomotive, setting the message source indicator of the remote locomotive to a first state representative of a direct receipt of the command message, incrementing the message source counter for each response message received by the remote locomotive from other remote locomotives in which the respective message source indicator is set to the first state, generating a response message including a value of the message source indicator and a value of the message source counter, and transmitting the response message. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Paul Gerard Bender, Charles L. Wolf, Richard S. Klemanski
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Publication number: 20180050711Abstract: A train control system and method for use in an electronically-controlled pneumatic (ECP)-equipped train having a lead locomotive or control car, at least one railroad car and, optionally, at least one trailing locomotive or control car. A first controller or computer generates a train brake command and directly or indirectly transmit the train brake command to the at least one railroad car. A second controller or computer separate from the first controller or computer determines transmission of the train brake command to the at least one railroad car.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Danial Rice, Charles L. Wolf, Alan Laurence Cortie, Paul Gerard Bender