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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:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arnold W Knight, New Brighton, MN (US);
Assignee:
New York Air Brake Corporation, Watertown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364138 ; 364131 ; 364132 ; 303 15 ;
Abstract
A computerized electro-pneumatic braking system that includes a train monitoring system. Preferably, the braking system control device is installed on all vehicles on the train. When braking is initiated, the system applies the brakes instantaneously and simultaneously to all the vehicles on the train, bringing the train to a stop quickly. Sensors on the system's control device also monitor operating conditions of each vehicle and report the results to the master controller.