Patents by Inventor Ronald Herman Till

Ronald Herman Till 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).

  • Method and apparatus for onboard locomotive fuel usage indicator
    Patent number: 6564172
    Abstract: A method for determining the ideal fuel usage value of a locomotive or other off-highway vehicle is disclosed. The time spent in each of a plurality of operating modes is determined and applied to an algorithm for calculating the ideal fuel usage associated with that operating mode. The individual values calculated for each operating mode are summed in accord with the operating modes experienced during a given train run. The sum value represents the ideal fuel usage quantity for the train run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Ronald Herman Till