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Pb Innovations, LLC

Michael S Davis

Peter Michael Bartek

A portable, single-fixation, magnetic derailment mitigation device may be fixed on a rail track for measuring the deflection of the rail track. The magnetically fixing device is used for measuring vertical track deflection (sleeper voids), horizontal track deflection, ambient and rail temperature, rail angle, vibration, displacement, and location. The derailment mitigation device sends digital notifications and/or alarms during the live train and/or freight operations to help prevent derailments, rail buckles, breaks, and pull apart. The measured data and/or all events obtained from the derailment mitigation device is stored in the data storage such as cloud storage and viewed from any smart devices.

Derailment mitigation device for railroads and rail tracks

Manual snowplow board with integrated metal scraper blade

A work cell containing robot(s), video camera(s), and structured lighting source(s) is calibrated by observing targets with the camera(s) as a robot is displaced through a set of offsets. Complete information is recovered about the camera(s) calibration data and the structure of illumination from the light source(s). The robot is utilized to create known relative movements between the targets and the camera(s) and light source(s). Therefore, this technique is applicable to both the fixed and moving camera cases. Except for the target surface profile, there is no requirement to externally determine any absolute or relative positions, or any relationships either within or between the camera(s), targets, light source(s), and robot(s). Either single or multiple cameras (acting independently or in stereo) are calibrated to the robot's coordinate frame, and then optionally used as measuring devices to determine the position and form of the structured light.

Automatic calibration of cameras and structured light sources

A puzzle-type amusement device comprises a novel structural combination of a rigid support member, a plurality of rigid, headed, elongated balance members, and a planar storage member which carries a base protruding therefrom. A method for using such elements includes disposing a first end of the support member in the base, interweaving balance members and balancing the interwoven structures on the support member.

Balancing game device and method

A game and method of playing same which comprises a plurality of game members and a playing board, is provided such that a number of the game members are used to form a free-stading structure and a remaining game member is used to remove all game members in the structure from the playing board simultaneously without causing any of the members to fall. The game and method of playing is designated to be a game of skill capable of solution within a given time limit.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Michael S Davis