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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Brian Joseph Hogan, Temecula, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Mobility, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 29/16 (2006.01); B61L 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 29/16 (2013.01); B61L 29/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A crossing gate mechanism includes an enclosure housing multiple components including a control unit configured to operate the crossing gate mechanism and associated crossing gate arm, an electric motor driving a main shaft, the main shaft extending outside the enclosure and the crossing gate arm being coupled to the main shaft, one or more electronic sensor(s) capable of providing angular information, and a processing unit configured to determine positions based on the angular information.