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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.:

US 12195054 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025

Filed:

May. 13, 2022

System and method of establishing a communication link between lead and remote vehicles of a consist

Applicant:

Transportation Ip Holdings, Llc, Norwalk, CT (US);

Inventors:

Jared Klineman Cooper, Melbourne, FL (US);

Brian Joseph McManus, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Frank Wawrzyniak, Melbourne, FL (US);

Ralph C. Haddock, Melbourne, FL (US);

Robert James Foy, Melbourne, FL (US);

James Glen Corry, Melbourne, FL (US);

Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Melbourne, FL (US);

Todd William Goodermuth, Melbourne, FL (US);

Eugene Smith, Banner Elk, NC (US);

Steven Andrew Kellner, Melbourne, FL (US);

Joseph Mario Nazareth, Melbourne, FL (US);

Brian William Schroeck, Melbourne, FL (US);

David Michael Peltz, Melbourne, FL (US);

Jeffrey Donald Kernwein, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Daniel J. Rush, Melbourne, FL (US);

David Allen Eldredge, Melbourne, FL (US);

Assignee:

Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);

Attorney:

K&L Gates LLP

Primary Examiner:

Todd Melton

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 17/12 (2006.01); B60L 15/00 (2006.01); B60L 15/32 (2006.01); B60L 15/34 (2006.01); B60L 15/38 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 17/12 (2013.01); B60L 15/00 (2013.01); B60L 15/32 (2013.01); B60L 15/34 (2013.01); B60L 15/38 (2013.01); B60T 13/665 (2013.01); B60L 2200/26 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method includes a first control system having one or more processors onboard a lead vehicle of a vehicle system that includes the lead vehicle and a remote vehicle. The second control system automatically restricts movement of the vehicle system based on a location of the vehicle system. The processors detect a signal instance of an operator actuating an input device, and communicate a vehicle information request message to the second control system. The second control system communicates a list of vehicle identifiers, that includes a vehicle identifier associated with the remote vehicle, to the processors. The processors communicate a wireless linking message, including a request to establish a communication link, to the remote vehicle based on the vehicle identifier associated with the remote vehicle.

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