MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617048778 A) filed by Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems Uk Limited on April 16, 2026, for A Monitoring System For A Rail Freight Wagon.
Inventors include Hemmings, Mark; May, John; Baker, Kevin; and Davison, Ian.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: A monitoring system for a rail freight wagon (2, 3, 4), in which an axle end generator (5) is provided on an axle (aa, bb) of the freight wagon to provide an electrical supply to a mechatronic brake valve (6) for controlling brake pressures to the axle. The system further comprises a wheel speed sensor (17) and a brake pressure sensor (7) and ...