Patents by Inventor STEVEN CONRAD HAMERLE

STEVEN CONRAD HAMERLE 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).

  • Temperature detection systems and methods for railway applications
    Patent number: 10012546
    Abstract: A temperature detection system for railway applications is provided. The system may include at least one infrared (IR) sensing element configured to detect IR signals emitted by a rail or a railcar, and a controller in communication with the at least one IR sensing element. The controller may be configured to receive the IR signals from the at least one IR sensing element, extract IR data corresponding to at least one of a rail and an undercarriage of the railcar from the IR signals, and generate a characteristic thermal profile of at least one of an ambient temperature and a rail temperature based on the IR data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Progress Rail Services Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Bartonek, Donald J. Arndt, Steven Conrad Hamerle
  • Temperature Detection Systems and Methods for Railway Applications
    Publication number: 20170115166
    Abstract: A temperature detection system for railway applications is provided. The system may include at least one infrared (IR) sensing element configured to detect IR signals emitted by a rail or a railcar, and a controller in communication with the at least one IR sensing element. The controller may be configured to receive the IR signals from the at least one IR sensing element, extract IR data corresponding to at least one of a rail and an undercarriage of the railcar from the IR signals, and generate a characteristic thermal profile of at least one of an ambient temperature and a rail temperature based on the IR data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Progress Rail Services Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Bartonek, Donald J. Arndt, Steven Conrad Hamerle
  • Automated calibration method for a dragging equipment detector
    Patent number: 8922384
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a moving object impact detector is disclosed. A controller may receive input indicative of movement of an impact element from a first position to a second position. The controller may also receive an activation signal corresponding to the movement of the impact element. The controller may further receive input indicative of instructions to correlate the activation signal with the movement of the impact element. The controller may selectively set the activation signal as a reference signal for the detector, with the reference signal being indicative of an impact the moving object impact detector is set to detect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Bartonek, Donald John Arndt, Steven Conrad Hamerle
  • AUTOMATED CALIBRATION METHOD FOR A DRAGGING EQUIPMENT DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20140118152
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a moving object impact detector is disclosed. A controller may receive input indicative of movement of an impact element from a first position to a second position. The controller may also receive an activation signal corresponding to the movement of the impact element. The controller may further receive input indicative of instructions to correlate the activation signal with the movement of the impact element. The controller may selectively set the activation signal as a reference signal for the detector, with the reference signal being indicative of an impact the moving object impact detector is set to detect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARK JOSEPH BARTONEK, DONALD JOHN ARNDT, STEVEN CONRAD HAMERLE