Patents by Inventor Thomas Gebert

Thomas Gebert 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 for wagon-to-wagon communication, method for controlling integrity of a train and train wagon
    Patent number: 11584411
    Abstract: A method for wagon-to-wagon communication between wagons of a train is disclosed. The train includes a first train wagon and at least one further train wagon, the first train wagon having a first transmitter/receiver device, and the further train wagon having a further transmitter/receiver device. The first transmitter/receiver device sends a request message using short distance communication. The further transmitter/receiver device sends an acknowledgement to the first transmitter/receiver device using short distance communication. The first transmitter/receiver device sends a first identification code identifying the first train wagon to the further train wagon. A method for checking train integrity and a train wagon is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Gebert
  • RAIL CONTACT ELEMENT AND DROP OFF DETECTION UNIT
    Publication number: 20220289257
    Abstract: A rail contact element for drop off detection is disclosed, wherein the rail contact element is mountable to a rail and includes a spring element, a main body which holds the spring element and an optical fiber. The spring element is in a tension state or in a relax state depending on a mounting state of the rail contact element. The optical fiber includes an outlet surface for emitting a light beam and the rail contact element further includes a reflector element. The spring element, the reflector element and the optical fiber are arranged so that the influence of the reflector element on the light beam is different in the tension state than in the relax state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Thales Management & Services Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Gebert, Michael Becker, Rainer Klemm, Ingo Rath
  • METHOD FOR WAGON-TO-WAGON COMMUNICATION, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTEGRITY OF A TRAIN AND TRAIN WAGON
    Publication number: 20200269889
    Abstract: A method for wagon-to-wagon communication between wagons of a train is disclosed. The train includes a first train wagon and at least one further train wagon, the first train wagon having a first transmitter/receiver device, and the further train wagon having a further transmitter/receiver device. The first transmitter/receiver device sends a request message using short distance communication. The further transmitter/receiver device sends an acknowledgement to the first transmitter/receiver device using short distance communication. The first transmitter/receiver device sends a first identification code identifying the first train wagon to the further train wagon. A method for checking train integrity and a train wagon is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Gebert