Patents by Inventor Richard Matusiak, Jr.

Richard Matusiak, 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).

  • Human machine interface for speed and location control with braking distance display
    Patent number: 8019496
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a locomotive controller including an input device, a display and a processor for driving the display and receiving inputs from the input device. Software in the processor determines and drives the display to show a location of a train on a track and indicia of the location on the track of stopping distances for one of an emergency brake application, a full service brake application and at least one controlled stop brake application. Creep control is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: New York Air Brake Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Matusiak, Jr., Folkert Horst
  • Human Machine Interface for Speed and Location Control with Braking Distance Display
    Publication number: 20080306641
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a locomotive controller including an input device, a display and a processor for driving the display and receiving inputs from the input device. Software in the processor determines and drives the display to show a location of a train on a track and indicia of the location on the track of stopping distances for one of an emergency brake application, a full service brake application and at least one controlled stop brake application. Creep control is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: NEW YORK AIR BRAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Matusiak, JR., Folkert Horst