Patents by Inventor Richard J Mosher

Richard J Mosher 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).

  • Model vehicle with mechanical load
    Patent number: 9827506
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for monitoring and controlling a load disposed at least partially within a model vehicle. Preferred embodiments of the present invention operate in accordance with a load car that includes a load, a motor, and a controller for operating the motor to raise and lower the load. In one embodiment, the controller is configured to monitor at least one metric (e.g., a coal level) and to operate the motor so that the vertical position of the load (e.g., a coal load) is synchronized to the metric. If the metric goes up, then the load is moved (e.g., via the motor) in an upward direction. Alternatively, if the metric goes down, then the load is moved (e.g., via the motor) in a downward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Lionel LLC
    Inventors: Richard J Mosher, Jon F. Zahornacky, Robert M. Bosman
  • Model Vehicle With Mechanical Load
    Publication number: 20160279532
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for monitoring and controlling a load disposed at least partially within a model vehicle. Preferred embodiments of the present invention operate in accordance with a load car that includes a load, a motor, and a controller for operating the motor to raise and lower the load. In one embodiment, the controller is configured to monitor at least one metric (e.g., a coal level) and to operate the motor so that the vertical position of the load (e.g., a coal load) is synchronized to the metric. If the metric goes up, then the load is moved (e.g., via the motor) in an upward direction. Alternatively, if the metric goes down, then the load is moved (e.g., via the motor) in a downward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Lionel LLC
    Inventors: Richard J Mosher, Jon F. Zahornacky, Robert M. Bosman