ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,294, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to BNSF Railway Co. (Fort Worth, Texas).

"Pressure sensing probe" was invented by Brian J. Dumont (Royal Oak, Mich.), James Paul (Carmel, Calif.), Matthew Fleming (Ypsilanti, Mich.), Paul Harris (Canton, Mich.), Corey D. Wills (Berryton, Kan.), Corey T. Pasta (Topeka, Kan.), Paul K. Gabler (Lenexa, Kan.) and Dennis W. Morgart (Topeka, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a probe includes a first facet associated with a first pressure port operable to measure a first wind pressure, a second facet associated with a second pressure port operable to measure a second wind pressure, an...