US Patent Issued to Intramotev on July 28 for "Self-contained power source for railcars" (Missouri, Ohio, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,913, issued on July 28, was assigned to Intramotev Inc. (St. Louis).

"Self-contained power source for railcars" was invented by Timothy Luchini (Saint Louis, Mo.), Corey Vasel (Arnold, Mo.), Alex Peiffer (Columbus, Ohio) and Stephen Sommerlot (Lansing, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example embodiments relate to implementing self-contained power sources for railcars. A railcar may include an air turbine that comprises a generator. The air turbine converts mechanical energy received from air to electrical energy by way of the generator. In some implementations, the air turbine is selectably coupled to the air brake system of the...