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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2002
Applicants:
Eugene A. Smith, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
James Kiss, Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventors:
Eugene A. Smith, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
James Kiss, Melbourne, FL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T011/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a distributed power railroad train, an apparatus for equalizing the equalizing reservoir pressure in the remote power unit and the brake pipe pressure. With these pressures equal, the remote unit cannot charge the brake pipe while the lead unit attempts to vent the brake pipe to command a brake application at the railcars of the train.