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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mario Fernandes, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Harsh Piparsaniya, Maharashtra, IN;
Assignee:
Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 15/0054 (2013.01); B61L 15/0027 (2013.01); B61L 15/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end of train device (EOT) suitable of use on a railway vehicle includes a mounting unit for installation on a car of a railway vehicle, a position sensor configured to detect vertical alignment and orientation during the installation, and a feedback mechanism configured to provide feedback during the installation with respect to the vertical alignment and orientation. Further, a monitoring and communications system and a method for monitoring mounting integrity of an EOT are described.