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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Siemens Canada Limited, Burlington, Ontario, CA;
Inventor:
Frederick Toshack, London, CA;
Assignee:
SIEMENS CANADA LIMITED, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 25/00 (2006.01); B61L 25/02 (2006.01); B61L 13/00 (2006.01); B61L 27/00 (2006.01); B61L 29/18 (2006.01); B61L 29/22 (2006.01); B61L 29/28 (2006.01); B61L 29/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 25/023 (2013.01); B61L 13/002 (2013.01); B61L 27/0077 (2013.01); B61L 29/18 (2013.01); B61L 29/22 (2013.01); B61L 29/282 (2013.01); B61L 29/32 (2013.01); B61L 2205/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting train direction and route along a railroad track. The systems and methods use wireless train presence detection sensors such as e.g., magnetometer sensors to detect the presence of the train, and its direction and route along the track.