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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Zahid F. Mian, Troy, NY (US);
Inventors:
Zahid F. Mian, Loudonville, NY (US);
Frederick A. Prahl, Wilmington, MA (US);
Assignee:
International Electronic Machines Corp., Troy, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/04 (2006.01); B61L 27/50 (2022.01); B61L 27/53 (2022.01); B61L 27/57 (2022.01); B61K 9/00 (2006.01); B61K 9/08 (2006.01); E01B 35/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/041 (2013.01); B61L 23/04 (2013.01); B61L 23/042 (2013.01); B61L 23/044 (2013.01); B61L 23/045 (2013.01); B61L 23/047 (2013.01); B61L 23/048 (2013.01); B61L 27/50 (2022.01); B61L 27/53 (2022.01); B61L 27/57 (2022.01); B61K 9/00 (2013.01); B61K 9/08 (2013.01); E01B 35/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring and detecting various events or anomalies of interest on or along an object of interest, such as a transportation path, road, or railway, are presented. Data regarding the detected events can be collected near its source and transmitted to a data collection or processing object for analysis or storage. These events may include, but not limited to, rock falls, wheel or tire flat spots, or other acoustic or vibration generating events at or near the object of interest.