Patents by Inventor Terrance Towner

Terrance Towner 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).

  • RAILROAD YARD INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080055043
    Abstract: A system for tracking railcar identification and location within a rail yard including readers positioned near rail yard switches and remotely connected to a system data processing computer, typically a PC. The readers include antennas for interrogating RFID tags attached to railcars with radio waves. Identification data obtained from the RFID tags is transmitted from the readers to the system PC via electrical power lines within the rail yard. Processing of the data to standard T-94 format is shifted from the readers to the system PC thereby reducing the processing capability required at each reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: WATCO COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Webb, Cheryl Correll, Terrance Towner, Jerry Crane