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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Robert S. Toms, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventor:
Robert S. Toms, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Union Tank Car Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61K 9/04 (2006.01); G01G 19/04 (2006.01); G01G 23/37 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 19/042 (2013.01); G01G 23/3735 (2013.01); G01G 23/3742 (2013.01);
Abstract
A railcar has an on-board system for detecting conditions of the railcar. The on-board system includes a plurality of condition sensors positioned on the railcar. A transceiver is in communication with each of the plurality of condition sensors so as to receive condition data from the plurality of condition sensors. The transceiver transmits the condition data to a receiving station remote from the railcar for review and analysis.