ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,995, issued on July 29, was assigned to Amsted Rail Co. Inc. (Chicago).
"Brake monitoring systems for railcars" was invented by Andrew H. Martin (West Chester, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for detecting the operational status of a brake system on a railcar. The system receives from a sensor an indication of the magnitude of a braking force applied by the braking system in response to an instruction to increase or decrease the braking force. It compares the response to possible responses of the braking system in view of the instruction provided. Based on the comparison, the system generates at least one of a ...