ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,899, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. (Pittsburgh).
"Derailing system" was invented by Jarred Michael Pollock (Berwick, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A derailing system includes a derailer device and an electronic communication unit. The derailer device includes a directional derail block extending from a base and including a wheel deflecting surface arranged at an angle less than or equal to about 13 degrees with regard to a longitudinal axis of the track and designed to deflect the wheel away from the track. The electronic communication unit is configured for attachment to the derailer...