US Patent Issued to Transportation IP Holdings on Aug. 12 for "Vehicle control system and method for implementing safety procedure" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,429, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Transportation IP Holdings LLC (Norwalk, Conn.).

"Vehicle control system and method for implementing safety procedure" was invented by James D. Brooks (Schenectady, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a controller, an activation device, and a communication device. The controller may control movement of a first vehicle system absent an operator input onboard the first vehicle system. The controller may control a propulsion system and a braking system of the first vehicle system. The controller may be positioned off-board the first vehicle system. The activation device may recei...