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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);
Inventor:
Mark Joseph Bartonek, Blue Springs, MO (US);
Assignee:
Progress Rail Services Corporation, Albertville, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 3/00 (2006.01); B61L 3/02 (2006.01); B61L 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); B61L 27/00 (2006.01); B61L 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 27/0094 (2013.01); B61L 1/20 (2013.01); G06F 11/076 (2013.01); G06F 11/0736 (2013.01); G06F 11/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a dragger. The dragger may have a plurality of sensors configured to be located adjacent a railroad track. Each of the plurality of sensors may be oriented at an angle relative to a horizontal plane. The dragger may also have a controller in communication with the plurality of sensors. The controller may be configured to receive signals from the plurality of sensors, determine a parameter based on at least one of the received signals, and detect a fault condition when the parameter exceeds a threshold.