Patents by Inventor Roland F. O'CONNELL

Roland F. O'CONNELL 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 detecting wheel bearing condition
    Patent number: 9518947
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for detecting a condition associated with a wheel bearing on a train car. The method may include detecting a size and a location of the wheel bearing. The method may also include detecting a temperature associated with the wheel bearing based at least in part on the size and the location of the wheel bearing. The method may further include determining a wheel bearing condition based on the detected temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Progress Rail Services Corporation
    Inventors: Mark J. Bartonek, Donald J. Arndt, Roland F. O'Connell
  • System and method for detecting wheel condition
    Patent number: 9415784
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for detecting a condition associated with a wheel on a train car. The method may include detecting a position of the wheel. The method may also include detecting a position of a rail on which the wheel travels. The method may further include comparing the position of the wheel relative to the position of the rail, and determining a wheel condition based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Progress Rail Services Corporation
    Inventors: Mark J. Bartonek, Donald J. Arndt, Roland F. O'Connell
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WHEEL CONDITION
    Publication number: 20160101792
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for detecting a condition associated with a wheel on a train car. The method may include detecting a position of the wheel. The method may also include detecting a position of a rail on which the wheel travels. The method may further include comparing the position of the wheel relative to the position of the rail, and determining a wheel condition based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Mark J. BARTONEK, Donald J. ARNDT, Roland F. O'CONNELL
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WHEEL BEARING CONDITION
    Publication number: 20160103083
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for detecting a condition associated with a wheel bearing on a train car. The method may include detecting a size and a location of the wheel bearing. The method may also include detecting a temperature associated with the wheel bearing based at least in part on the size and the location of the wheel bearing. The method may further include determining a wheel bearing condition based on the detected temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Mark J. BARTONEK, Donald J. ARNDT, Roland F. O'CONNELL