Patents by Inventor Thomas Stuart Head

Thomas Stuart Head 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).

  • Chain locator
    Patent number: 8857573
    Abstract: A brake mechanism having a chain locator comprises a chain coupled between a braking mechanism and a railway car brake system, a marker is releasably secured to the chain, and a sensor is coupled to the railway car proximate the chain for detecting the state of the railway car brake system. The chain is moveable between a first position in which the marker is not sensed by the sensor, and a second position in which the sensor detects the marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Amsted Rail—Faiveley, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Michel, Thomas Stuart Head
  • CHAIN LOCATOR
    Publication number: 20100059320
    Abstract: A brake mechanism having a chain locator comprises a chain coupled between a braking mechanism and a railway car brake system, a marker is releasably secured to the chain, and a sensor is coupled to the railway car proximate the chain for detecting the state of the railway car brake system. The chain is moveable between a first position in which the marker is not sensed by the sensor, and a second position in which the sensor detects the marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Michel, Thomas Stuart Head