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Eriez Manufacturing Co.

Gerald Douglas Rose

Wolfgang Daum

Glenn Robert Shaffer

Tom Otsubo

Ajith Kuttannair Kumar

John Erik Hershey

Joseph Forrest Noffsinger

Gerald Hess, Jr

Craig Alan Stull

Gregory Hann

Scott Sexauer

Phillip A Danner

Marshall A Carner

William H Benson

Jeffrey Keith Baker

Dennis Astemborski

Rodney J Torrey

A method for controlling operations of a power system having at least one internal combustion power unit includes: (a) identifying a plurality of discrete potential dynamic events; (b) for each potential dynamic event, computing an optimization profile which describes power settings for the power system to follow in order to optimize at least one operating parameter of the at least one power unit; (c) selecting one of the optimization profiles based on the potential dynamic event with the highest current probability; and (d) operating the system in accordance with the selected optimization profile.

System and method for optimizing vehicle performance in presence of changing optimization parameters

Systems are provided for efficiently managing the effects of a change to a transportation system's state. One example system comprises a plurality of distributed data input and data output terminals, the distributed data input terminal configured to automatically generate data related to a first aspect of transportation system operation, at least one of a distributed database and a synchronized database configured to store data, a plurality of distributed computational engines configured to receive data from at least one database, and based on the data received, automatically manage operations of a second, different aspect of the transportation system operations, and a communications network linking the data input terminals, the data output terminals, the databases, and the computational engines, wherein the change to the transportation system's state is initiated by the data generated at the distributed input terminals.

Digital railroad system

A portable computer system and method of operating a vehicle using the portable computer system in a communication-based train control (CBTC) system territory is provided. The portable computer system includes a sensor and a transceiver that is communicatively coupled to the sensor and to the CBTC system, wherein the portable computer system configured to be removably coupled to the vehicle. The method includes verifying that the vehicle is operating with one of a non-operational CBTC computer system and a non-CBTC computer system, and removably coupling a portable computer system including at least one sensor and a transceiver that is communicatively coupled to the sensor to the vehicle such that the transceiver is coupled in communication with the CBTC system.

System and method to provide communication-based train control system capabilities

A system for use with a locomotive or an off-highway vehicle (OHV) processor controlling an auxiliary device. A driver selectively energizes the auxiliary device. A driver switch for selectively activates the driver. A driver controller area network (CAN) microcontroller controls the driver switch. A panel switch selectively supplies power to the driver CAN microcontroller and the driver switch. A power distribution system connects the driver CAN microcontroller and the driver switch to the panel switch. A panel CAN microcontroller responsive to the processor controls the panel switch.

Distributed driver system for locomotive or OHV

A Precipitator Rapper is disclosed having a non-magnetic tube adjustably attached to a solenoid and a hammer extending through the solenoid and through the tube. The solenoid is adjustable toward and away from the precipitator and the tube has a removal cap on the end remote from the precipitator that can be removed so that an accurate measurement can be made from the hammer to the outer end of the tube. This enables a person to accurately adjust the hammer relative to the tube.

Precipitator rapper

An electromagnet is disclosed. The electromagnet has a winding that is wet wound with an epoxy material filled with grains of a material having a high coefficient of thermal-conductivity. The entire winding is empotted dry in a similar epoxy having grains of the said material. Fins are connected to the outside of the dry empotment for carrying away heat transferred to the fins from the coil.

Resin-empotted dry-type electromagnet for dusty and gassey locations

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Erie, PA, United States of America

Gerald Douglas Rose