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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William LeFebvre, West Chester, PA (US);
Matthew Bonnes, Malvern, PA (US);
Darren Dragish, Downingtown, PA (US);
Andrew Martin, West Chester, PA (US);
Edward J. Mansfield, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Assignee:
Amsted Rail Company, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/00 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 17/00 (2006.01); B61L 25/04 (2006.01); B61K 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/0005 (2013.01); B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B61L 17/00 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); B61L 25/028 (2013.01); B61L 25/04 (2013.01); B61L 27/0011 (2013.01); B61L 27/0077 (2013.01); B61L 27/0083 (2013.01); B61L 27/0094 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); B61K 9/04 (2013.01); B61L 2201/00 (2013.01); B61L 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rail yard management system that takes advantage of infrastructure installed in rail yards and on railcars to allow the management of the railcars within a rail yard. The invention is also applicable to yard management for vehicles other than railcars.