Patents by Inventor Tara Lauren Wawrzyniak

Tara Lauren Wawrzyniak 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 DECOUPLING A VEHICLE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160009302
    Abstract: A system and method for separating a vehicle system into separate vehicle segments, separately moving the vehicle segments, and re-connecting the vehicle segments without initiation of a brake penalty application are provided. The system and method communicate a suspend command signal between vehicle segments to suspend operations of vehicles in a cooperative mode. The vehicles in the vehicle system are decoupled into plural separate vehicle segments. The system and method also move one or more of the vehicle segments separately from one or more other vehicle segments. The vehicle segments are reconnected to form the vehicle system, and the system and method communicate a reconnect command signal between the vehicle segments to resume operations in the cooperative mode, without incurring a penalty brake application of the vehicle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Francis Bryant, Jared Klineman Cooper, Frank Wawrzyniak, Tara Lauren Wawrzyniak
  • System and method for decoupling a vehicle system
    Patent number: 9227639
    Abstract: A system and method for separating a vehicle system into separate vehicle segments, separately moving the vehicle segments, and re-connecting the vehicle segments without initiation of a brake penalty application are provided. The system and method communicate a suspend command signal between vehicle segments to suspend operations of vehicles in a cooperative mode. The vehicles in the vehicle system are decoupled into plural separate vehicle segments. The system and method also move one or more of the vehicle segments separately from one or more other vehicle segments. The vehicle segments are reconnected to form the vehicle system, and the system and method communicate a reconnect command signal between the vehicle segments to resume operations in the cooperative mode, without incurring a penalty brake application of the vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Francis Bryant, Jared Klineman Cooper, Frank Wawrzyniak, Tara Lauren Wawrzyniak