ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,892, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. (Pittsburgh).
"Vehicle monitoring system" was invented by Matthew Vrba (Marion, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided that may include obtaining image data related to a route from a imaging device associated with a vehicle. The method may also include determining an environmental condition based on the image data, and operating the vehicle or communicating an alert signal based on the environmental condition that is determined."
The patent was filed on July 27, 2021, under Application No. 17/443,483.
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