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Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2004
Applicants:

Michael J. Hawthorne, Arlington, TX (US);

Richard J. Matusiak, Watertown, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael J. Hawthorne, Arlington, TX (US);

Richard J. Matusiak, Watertown, NY (US);

Assignee:

New York Air Brake Corporation, Watertown, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A test system for computerized single car test devices. The test system includes at least one car tester having a first connector for connecting a first port to a brake pipe of the car, valves for selectively interconnecting ports of the tester, at least one pressure sensor sensing pressure at one or more of the ports, a communication circuit and a local controller connected to the valves and sensor and programmed to perform a test of the brake system and connected to the communication circuit to transmit test results. A plurality of car testers may be in communion with and controlled by the central controller at the same time.


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