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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
David A. Oestermeyer, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Alex V. Degutis, East Chicago, IN (US);
Peter Gubricky, Crest Hill, IL (US);
Michael S. Ryan, Darien, IL (US);
Clayton Strand, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
William R. Borowski, Palos Park, IL (US);
Andy Borowski, Palos Park, IL (US);
James M. Mclaughlin, Monee, IL (US);
David A. Oestermeyer, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Alex V. Degutis, East Chicago, IN (US);
Peter Gubricky, Crest Hill, IL (US);
Michael S. Ryan, Darien, IL (US);
Clayton Strand, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
William R. Borowski, Palos Park, IL (US);
Andy Borowski, Palos Park, IL (US);
James M. McLaughlin, Monee, IL (US);
Salco Products Inc., Lemont, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for monitoring railroad cars comprising a hatch cover assembly including a cover body, a sensor, a wireless transmitter for transmitting data received from the sensor, a wireless receiver for receiving the data from the wireless transmitter, and a satellite transmitter for transmitting the data to a satellite. The wireless receiver and the satellite transmitter are attached to the hatch cover assembly. In one embodiment, the sensor is a pressure sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is an air flow sensor having a sensing unit situated in the plenum of a vented hatch cover. In another embodiment, the sensor is a chain tension sensor attached to a handbrake chain. In another embodiment, the sensor is a hatch cover position attached to the hatch cover assembly.