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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:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert A McKay, Stoney Creek, CA;
Assignee:
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
303 224 ; 303 222 ;
Abstract
A microprocessor based electro-pneumatic brake system for a railroad car including an emergency backup having load control apparatus under control of the microprocessor and arranged to maintain a load setting consistent with the microprocessor control in the event a power failure or malfunction renders the microprocessor inoperable.