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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Applicants:
James Michael Kiss, Jr., Melbourne, FL (US);
Eric Bruce Moore, Melbourne, FL (US);
Dirk Uebe, Mannheim, DE;
Inventors:
James Michael Kiss, Jr., Melbourne, FL (US);
Eric Bruce Moore, Melbourne, FL (US);
Dirk Uebe, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An approach annunciator for a railway includes at least one sensor for sensing a vehicle traveling along the railway, a control device adapted to receive a first message from the sensor and to create a second message, and a transmitting module adapted to send the second message created by the control device. The control device is adapted to operate the transmitting module in one of a plurality of modes including an energy saving mode and an operation mode.