US Patent Issued to Amsted Rail on July 8 for "Discharge gate sensing method, system and assembly" (Pennsylvania, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,218, issued on July 8, was assigned to Amsted Rail Co. Inc. (Chicago).

"Discharge gate sensing method, system and assembly" was invented by Justin M. Lidgett (Burleson, Texas) and Andrew H. Martin (West Chester, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system, method and assembly for detecting the operational status of one or more discharge gates on one or more railcars. The system and method monitor parameters that include whether the discharge gate is open or closed, whether the railcar is in motion or not, and whether the railcar is in a location where it is acceptable for the discharge gate to be open. Sensors carry out the monitoring...