Patents by Inventor PETER J. MARIUZZA, JR.

PETER J. MARIUZZA, JR. 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).

  • System and method for identifying point detection calibration prior to point detector lock-out and switch machine failure
    Patent number: 10370013
    Abstract: A detection and indication system for use in a railway switch machine which utilizes one or more roller members which physically interact with a point detector bar coupled to one or more switch points to provide an indication of a point failure upon movement of the point detector bar a predetermined distance from an initial position. The system includes a mounting structure structured to be coupled to a housing of the switch machine and a first sensing device coupled to the mounting structure. The first sensing device is positioned and structured to detect movement of the point detector bar a second predetermined distance from the initial position, wherein the second predetermined distance is less than the first predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI RAIL STS USA, INC.
    Inventors: Peter J. Mariuzza, Jr., Kevin McQuistian, Sean Dowhy
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING POINT DETECTION CALIBRATION PRIOR TO POINT DETECTOR LOCK-OUT AND SWITCH MACHINE FAILURE
    Publication number: 20170137046
    Abstract: A detection and indication system for use in a railway switch machine which utilizes one or more roller members which physically interact with a point detector bar coupled to one or more switch points to provide an indication of a point failure upon movement of the point detector bar a predetermined distance from an initial position. The system includes a mounting structure structured to be coupled to a housing of the switch machine and a first sensing device coupled to the mounting structure. The first sensing device is positioned and structured to detect movement of the point detector bar a second predetermined distance from the initial position, wherein the second predetermined distance is less than the first predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: ANSALDO STS USA, INC.
    Inventors: PETER J. MARIUZZA, JR., KEVIN MCQUISTIAN, SEAN DOWHY
  • System and method for identifying point detection calibration prior to point detector lock-out and switch machine failure
    Patent number: 9592843
    Abstract: A detection and indication system for use in a railway switch machine which utilizes one or more roller members which physically interact with a point detector bar coupled to one or more switch points to provide an indication of a point failure upon movement of the point detector bar a predetermined distance from an initial position. The system includes a mounting structure structured to be coupled to a housing of the switch machine and a first sensing device coupled to the mounting structure. The first sensing device is positioned and structured to detect movement of the point detector bar a second predetermined distance from the initial position, wherein the second predetermined distance is less than the first predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: ANSALDO STS USA, INC.
    Inventors: Peter J. Mariuzza, Jr., Kevin McQuistian, Sean Dowhy
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING POINT DETECTION CALIBRATION PRIOR TO POINT DETECTOR LOCK-OUT AND SWITCH MACHINE FAILURE
    Publication number: 20150028164
    Abstract: A detection and indication system for use in a railway switch machine which utilizes one or more roller members which physically interact with a point detector bar coupled to one or more switch points to provide an indication of a point failure upon movement of the point detector bar a predetermined distance from an initial position. The system includes a mounting structure structured to be coupled to a housing of the switch machine and a first sensing device coupled to the mounting structure. The first sensing device is positioned and structured to detect movement of the point detector bar a second predetermined distance from the initial position, wherein the second predetermined distance is less than the first predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: ANSALDO STS USA, INC.
    Inventors: PETER J. MARIUZZA, JR., KEVIN MCQUISTIAN, SEAN DOWHY