Patents by Inventor Steven Hamerle

Steven 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).

  • Method and apparatus for monitoring bearings
    Patent number: 7752015
    Abstract: A system to facilitate reducing false train stops includes an infrared bearing scanner that is coupled to a processing unit. The processing unit is programmed to receive inputs from the infrared bearing scanner, generate a bearing profile for each bearing passing the Hot Box Detection System, assign a classification to each bearing profile, determine a quantity of bearing profiles assigned to each classification, and generate a maintenance alert if the quantity of bearings assigned to at least one classification exceeds a predetermined threshold. A method of reducing false trains stops is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Progress Rail Services Corp
    Inventors: Benjamin Paul Church, Steven Hamerle
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING BEARINGS
    Publication number: 20080281532
    Abstract: A system to facilitate reducing false train stops includes an infrared bearing scanner that is coupled to a processing unit. The processing unit is programmed to receive inputs from the infrared bearing scanner, generate a bearing profile for each bearing passing the Hot Box Detection System, assign a classification to each bearing profile, determine a quantity of bearing profiles assigned to each classification, and generate a maintenance alert if the quantity of bearings assigned to at least one classification exceeds a predetermined threshold. A method of reducing false trains stops is also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Benjamin Paul Church, Steven Hamerle