Patents by Inventor Robert J. Alton, Jr.

Robert J. Alton, 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).

  • Locomotive speed determination
    Patent number: 7548032
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a ground speed for locomotives (e.g., 12, 14) of a train (16) comprising at least two locomotives for use in controlling an operation of the train. The method includes selecting an axle of any one locomotive of the train for measuring a speed corresponding to the selected axle. The method also includes determining a ground speed for at least another locomotive of the train based on a measured speed corresponding to the selected axle of the one locomotive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Alton, Jr., Ajith K. Kumar, Bret D. Worden