ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,275, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Amsted Rail Co. Inc. (Chicago).
"Mobile railway asset monitoring apparatus and methods" was invented by Todd Snyder (Newtown Square, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a mobile railway asset monitoring apparatus is provided that includes a sensor configured to produce a signal indicative of a rotation of a wheelset of a mobile railway asset. The apparatus further includes a processor to receive data corresponding to a ground speed of the mobile railway asset. The processor is operably coupled to the sensor, the processor configured to estimate a running dimension of the wheelset ba...