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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 22, 2020
Applicant:

Stc, Inc., McLeansboro, IL (US);

Inventors:

Brad Cross, McLeansboro, IL (US);

Destry Diefenbach, Benton, IL (US);

Pete Ksycki, McLeansboro, IL (US);

Nicholas Freed, Thompsonville, IL (US);

Assignee:

STC, Inc., McLeansboro, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/06 (2006.01); B61L 15/00 (2006.01); B61L 23/34 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); G08G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 23/06 (2013.01); B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B61L 23/34 (2013.01); B61L 25/021 (2013.01); B61L 25/025 (2013.01); G08G 9/00 (2013.01); B61L 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and devices that will notify train system maintenance workers of an approaching vehicle and, conversely, will notify the operators and administrators of train systems of train system maintenance workers within the vicinity of an approaching section of track. Embodiments of the safety systems and methods disclosed herein may use proportional warnings based on the speed or proximity of approaching vehicles as well as the specific location of such approaching vehicles relative to worker positions to help avoid worker warning fatigue.


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