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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Richard C. Bohme, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 29/28 (2006.01); B61L 29/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 29/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A user configurable horizontal brake feature for a railroad crossing gate. The braking feature will maintain lowered crossing gate arms in the horizontal position when a train is approaching and until it is the proper time to raise the gate arms (e.g., after the passing of the approaching train).