Patents by Inventor William Conis

William Conis 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).

  • Train control system and train control method including virtual train stop
    Patent number: 11235789
    Abstract: A train control system includes an onboard equipment with a wireless receiver and connected to a railway vehicle, a wayside equipment with a wireless transmitter and assigned to an interlocking entry point, wherein the interlocking entry point includes a home signal, wherein the wayside equipment is configured to wirelessly transmit status data of the home signal to the onboard equipment of the railway vehicle when approaching the interlocking entry point via a wireless communication link, and wherein the onboard equipment is configured to receive the status data of the home signal via the wireless communication link and to determine a distance between the railway vehicle and the interlocking entry point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Fiquet, William Conis
  • TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND TRAIN CONTROL METHOD INCLUDING VIRTUAL TRAIN STOP
    Publication number: 20210016812
    Abstract: A train control system includes an onboard equipment with a wireless receiver and connected to a railway vehicle, a wayside equipment with a wireless transmitter and assigned to an interlocking entry point, wherein the interlocking entry point includes a home signal, wherein the wayside equipment is configured to wirelessly transmit status data of the home signal to the onboard equipment of the railway vehicle when approaching the interlocking entry point via a wireless communication link, and wherein the onboard equipment is configured to receive the status data of the home signal via the wireless communication link and to determine a distance between the railway vehicle and the interlocking entry point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Bruno Fiquet, William Conis