Patents by Inventor Ross Pirtle

Ross Pirtle 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).

  • Patent number: 9517782
    Abstract: Tools (such as system, apparatus, methodology, etc.) may be provided to control traffic over a railway track section, when a railway worker is working on or near the track section. Move particularly, when traffic over the track section is to be blocked, a release code is generated and sent to an electronic contact address of the railway worker. Traffic through the track section is blocked until the release code is entered in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: RAILWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Ross Pirtle
  • Publication number: 20160280241
    Abstract: Tools (such as system, apparatus, methodology, etc.) may be provided to control traffic over a railway track section, when a railway worker is working on or near the track section. Move particularly, when traffic over the track section is to be blocked, a release code is generated and sent to an electronic contact address of the railway worker. Traffic through the track section is blocked until the release code is entered in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: RAILWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Ross PIRTLE
  • Patent number: 9403545
    Abstract: Tools (such as system, apparatus, methodology, etc.) may be provided to control traffic over a railway track section, when a railway worker is working on or near the track section. Move particularly, when traffic over the track section is to be blocked, a release code is generated and sent to an electronic contact address of the railway worker. Traffic through the track section is blocked until the release code is entered in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: RAILWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Ross Pirtle
  • Publication number: 20150108284
    Abstract: Tools (such as system, apparatus, methodology, etc.) may be provided to control traffic over a railway track section, when a railway worker is working on or near the track section. Move particularly, when traffic over the track section is to be blocked, a release code is generated and sent to an electronic contact address of the railway worker. Traffic through the track section is blocked until the release code is entered in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: RAILWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Ross Pirtle
  • Publication number: 20070055743
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring data to a remote player device include establishing a two-way direct connection between a personal media server and the remote player device. A remote device includes a processor and memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the remote device to perform steps of: establishing a two-way direct connection between a personal media server storing media thereon and the remote device; initiating data transfer requests associated with the media from the remote device directly to the personal media server; and sending the media from the personal media server to the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Ross Pirtle, Thomas DiEmidio, George Denton
  • Patent number: RE47835
    Abstract: Tools (such as system, apparatus, methodology, etc.) may be provided to control traffic over a railway track section, and more particularly, when a railway worker is working on or near the track section. Move particularly, when traffic over the track section is to be blocked, a block is placed to prevent trains from traversing the track section. Further, a release code is generated and sent to an electronic contact address of the railway worker. Traffic through the track section is blocked until the release code is entered in a user terminal. The block is removed from the track section when the release code is received by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: RAILWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Ross Pirtle
  • Patent number: RE49115
    Abstract: Tools (such as system, apparatus, methodology, etc.) may be provided to control traffic over a railway track section, and more particularly, when a railway worker is working on or near the track section, a block is placed to prevent trains from traversing the track section. Move particularly, when traffic over the track section is to be blocked Further, a release code is generated and sent to an electronic contact address of the railway worker. Traffic through the track section is blocked until the release code is entered in the system a user terminal. The block is removed from the track section when the release code is received by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: RAILWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Ross Pirtle