INTERNATIONAL PATENT: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY FILES APPLICATION FOR "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING APPLIED RAILCAR BRAKES USING THERMAL IMAGING"

GENEVA, March 4 -- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (2500 LOU MENK DRIVE, AOB-3FORT WORTH, Texas 76131) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/042771) for "SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING APPLIED RAILCAR BRAKES USING THERMAL IMAGING" on Aug 20, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/043983, the details related to the patent application was published on Feb 26, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): WICKERSHEIM, Michael D. (1621 Matthew CircleLawrence, Kansas 66044), ALLEN, Jeffrey R. (17684 W 155th TerOlathe, Kansas 66062)

Abstract: Systems and techniques for detecting applied railcar brakes wit...